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The Hollies

The Hollies were part of the huge wave of bands that took the UK and then the world-wide charts by storm at the same time as the Beatles.

Their run of single hits started in 1963 and by 1974 - when The Air That I Breathe reached number two spot - they had enjoyed 17 top ten hits.

They were stopped at number two four times and managed the top spot only once (at least during that era) with I'm Alive in 1965. The Manchester band also had a number of top five albums, particularly with a variety of ‘Greatest Hits’ releases from 1968 to 1977.