The man who crossed Rock with Classical and came up with E.L.O.
88 JEFF LYNNE
Born 30th December 1947 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Anything that has been touched by Jeff Lynne has his unmistakable print stamped all over it, in the early 70's along with Roy Wood they formed The Electric Light Orchestra, a group who took classical music and mixed it with rock and roll. Although by the 80's the group was much derided as being dinosaurs, this couldn't have been further from the truth, and in recent years their true value is starting to be recognised. In fact one of the biggest compliments they were given was that they were in the 70's, musically where The Beatles would have been had they stayed together. In the late 80's and early 90's he was a much sought after producer, working with among others The Beatles on their Anthology album and former Beatle George Harrison.
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NO. OF HITS |
47 |
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NO. OF NO.1'S |
1 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
19 |
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WEEKS ON CHART |
365 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
|
1 |
Xanadu |
Olivia Newton John/E.L.O. |
1 |
11 |
|
2 |
Be With You |
Atomic Kitten |
2 |
12 |
|
3 |
Beep (1) |
Pussycat Dolls/Will.I.Am |
2 |
11 |
|
4 |
You Got It (2) |
Roy Orbison |
3 |
10 |
|
5 |
Don't Bring Me Down |
E.L.O. |
3 |
9 |
|
6 |
Livin' Thing |
E.L.O. |
4 |
12 |
|
7 |
Hold On Tight |
E.L.O. |
4 |
12 |
|
8 |
Wild West Hero |
E.L.O. |
6 |
14 |
|
9 |
Mr Blue Sky |
E.L.O. |
6 |
11 |
|
10 |
Shine A Little Love |
E.L.O. |
6 |
10 |
|
11 |
Sweet Talkin' Woman |
E.L.O. |
6 |
9 |
|
12 |
Shine |
Lovefreekz |
6 |
6 |
|
13 |
Telephone Line |
E.L.O. |
8 |
10 |
|
14 |
Last Train To London |
E.L.O. |
8 |
10 |
|
15 |
Confusion |
E.L.O. |
8 |
10 |
|
16 |
The Diary Of Horace Wimp |
E.L.O. |
8 |
9 |
|
17 |
10538 Overture |
E.L.O. |
9 |
8 |
|
18 |
Rockaria! |
E.L.O. |
9 |
9 |
|
19 |
Evil Woman |
E.L.O. |
10 |
8 |
|
20 |
All Over The World |
E.L.O. |
11 |
8 |
|
21 |
Showdown |
E.L.O. |
12 |
10 |
|
22 |
Rock 'N' Roll Is King |
E.L.O. |
13 |
9 |
|
23 |
Turn To Stone |
E.L.O. |
18 |
12 |
|
24 |
I'm Alive |
E.L.O. |
20 |
9 |
|
25 |
Handle With Care (3) |
Travelling Wilburys |
21 |
13 |
|
26 |
Don't Walk Away |
E.L.O. |
21 |
10 |
|
27 |
Ma Ma Ma Belle |
E.L.O. |
22 |
8 |
|
28 |
Ticket To The Moon |
E.L.O. |
24 |
8 |
|
29 |
Here Is The News |
E.L.O. |
24 |
8 |
|
30 |
Livin' Thing |
Beautiful South |
24 |
2 |
|
31 |
When We Was Fab (4) |
George Harrison |
25 |
7 |
|
32 |
A Love So Beautiful |
Michael Bolton |
27 |
5 |
|
33 |
Calling America |
E.L.O. |
28 |
7 |
|
34 |
I Won't Back Down (5) |
Tom Petty |
28 |
10 |
|
35 |
Twilight |
E.L.O. |
30 |
7 |
|
36 |
Elo E.P. |
E.L.O. |
34 |
8 |
|
37 |
Strange Magic |
E.L.O. |
38 |
3 |
|
38 |
Learning To Fly (5) |
Tom Petty |
46 |
4 |
|
39 |
Secret Messages |
E.L.O. |
48 |
3 |
|
40 |
End Of The Line (3) |
Travelling Wilburys |
52 |
4 |
|
41 |
Runnin' Down A Dream (5) |
Tom Petty |
55 |
4 |
|
42 |
This Is Love (4) |
George Harrison |
55 |
3 |
|
43 |
Fallin' (6) |
Teenage Fan Club/De La Soul |
59 |
1 |
|
44 |
Every Little Thing |
Jeff Lynne |
59 |
4 |
|
45 |
Slipping Away |
Dave Edmunds |
60 |
4 |
|
46 |
Free Fallin' (5) |
Tom Petty |
64 |
2 |
|
47 |
Xanadu |
Sharleen Spiteri |
71 |
1 |
|
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|
365 |
(1) with William Adams/Kara Dio Guardi
(2) with Roy Orbison/Tom Petty
(3) with Roy Orbison/Tom Petty/Bob Dylan/George Harrison
(4) with George Harrison
(5) with Tom Petty
(6) with Tom Petty/Norman Blake/David Jolicouer/Gerard Love/Vincent Mason/Ray Mcginley/Kelvin Mercer/Brendan O'Hare