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Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor.He was described as "the last great music hall entertainer" and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances.
Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Tears" by Ken Dodd is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1965.
The Beatles released 18 of the best-selling songs of the 1960s. A single is a type of music release defined by the British Official Charts Company (OCC) as having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes. On 31 May 2010, a retrospective record chart was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 that listed the 60 biggest-selling singles in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The ...
The single spent 24 weeks in total on the chart, with five of those at No. 1. [12] It sold over 1,000,000 copies in the UK, becoming the biggest-selling single of 1965 in the UK, and was the third- biggest selling single of the 1960s ; it was the only non- Beatles song in the top 5. [ 13 ]
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In the United Kingdom, the song is best known in the version by comedian and singer Ken Dodd. Dodd's recording, arranged by Ivor Raymonde and released on EMI's Columbia label, reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1964. Although not one of Dodd's biggest chart hits, it became known as the comedian's signature song. [2] [3]