Which UK instrumental group had top 20 hit singles in the 1960’s with “Globetrotter” and “Robot”?
The Tornados with Fury as "The Tornados". Their recordings with Fury were produced by Mike Smith and Ivor Raymonde. The Tornados made a scopitone film (an early form of music video) for "Telstar" and another for their chart hit "Robot" featuring members of the group walking around a woodland dressed in appropriate headgear with their guitars, flirting with various young women and being finally arrested by policemen after lighting a campfire. For a time The Tornados were considered serious rivals to The Shadows. The Tornados' single "Globetrotter" made it to #5 in the UK Singles Chart. However, pop instrumentals began to lose
Lists of UK Singles Chart number ones 12 hit parade, which was topped by "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino. "NME"s chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine. The sources, in accordance with the official canon of the Official Charts Company, are the "New Musical Express" chart from 1952 to 1960; the "Record Retailer" chart from 1960 to 1969; and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 onwards. The calendar year that has featured the most UK number ones is 2000, which featured 42 singles reaching the top spot; the year with the fewest number ones is 2016, with 10 songs, followed by 1954,