Awards and Honours
On this page you will find listed just some of Frank's many achievements and just a few of the awards and honours bestowed upon him througout his career...
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Frank's UK Singles chart success as confirmed by the
Guinness World Records' BRITISH HIT SINGLES...
| DATE |
TITLE |
LABEL/No. |
HIGHEST |
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WEEKS IN |
| 19 Feb 60 |
LUCKY DEVIL |
Columbia DB 4399 |
22 |
|
2 wks |
| 7 Apr 60 |
LUCKY DEVIL (re-entry) |
Columbia DB 4399 |
33 |
|
2 wks |
| 29 Sep 60 |
GOTTA GET A DATE |
Columbia DB 4496 |
49 |
|
1 wk |
| 5 Jul 62 |
I REMEMBER YOU |
Columbia DB 4856 |
1 |
|
28 wks |
| 25 Oct 62 |
LOVESICK BLUES |
Columbia DB4913 |
1 |
|
17 wks |
| 24 Jan 63 |
WAYWARD WIND |
Columbia DB4960 |
1 |
|
13 wks |
| 11 Apr 63 |
NOBODY'S DARLIN' BUT MINE |
Columbia DB7007 |
4 |
|
16wks |
| 27 Jun 63 |
CONFESSIN' |
Columbia B7062 |
1 |
|
16wks |
| 17 Oct 63 |
MULE TRAIN |
Columbia DB7131 |
22 |
|
6 wks |
| 9 Jan 64 |
DON'T BLAME ME |
Columbia DB7184 |
8 |
|
13wks |
| 23 Apr 64 |
ANGRY AT THE BIG OAK TREE |
Columbia DB7263 |
25 |
|
8 wks |
| 23 Jul 64 |
I SHOULD CARE |
Columbia DB7319 |
33 |
|
3 wks |
| 1 Oct 64 |
SUMMER IS OVER |
Columbia DB7355 |
25 |
|
6 wks |
| 19 Aug 65 |
PARADISE |
Columbia DB7655 |
26 |
|
9wks |
| 23 Jun 66 |
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW |
Columbia DB7940 |
25 |
|
4 wks |
| 8 Dec 66 |
CALL HER YOUR SWEETHEART |
Columbia DB8078 |
24 |
|
11 wks |
| 7 Dec 91 |
THE YODELLING SONG
(with Backroom Boys) |
EMI 7YODEL1 |
40 |
|
4 wks |
According to the Guinness Book of Hit Records from 1952 to 1980:
Most Weeks On The Chart: - 158 weeks.
Most Weeks At Number One: (by all artists)- #9 with 17 weeks counting four separate recordings, and #5 by a single artist in one calendar year.
Most Consecutive Number Ones: - Frank Ifield was the first instance of a number one hat-trick (three in a row) by a British Artist.
Top 100 chart hits of all time: - #24 - I Remember You and #68 - Lovesick Blues.
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Congratulations on being selected to
perform before Queen Elizabeth II
at the London Palladium
29th October 1962 |
International Country and Western
Music Association - 1982 Award
Great Britain
Male Entertainer of the Year |
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Honorary Lifetime Citizenship
of the State of Kansas |
Honorary Citizenship of
the State of Tennessee |
Various Australian Awards, including the Macquarie (Radio Network) Tune Table Award and the 2TM (Tamworth) Hands of Fame 1978.
Arthur Blanch and Frank were inducted into the Tamworth 'Hands of Fame' in 1978 and the hand print of Arthur's daughter Jewel was placed next to Frank's in 1979.
In January 2003, Frank was inducted into the Country Music Roll of Renown, Australian Country Music's highest honour. Full story here...
The 2004 TIARA
(Tamworth Independent Artist Recognition Awards)
Services to Industry Award was given to FRANK
IFIELD for his commitment to the nurturing of talent through
the International Spur Award and his ongoing involvement in
the careers of many emerging artists.
All photos above by Bob Howe
Wednesday 18th July 2007: Legendary newsreader and Australian Bandstand host Brian Henderson appeared at the ARIA Hall of Fame ceremony at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne to induct FRANK IFIELD who was being recognised for his extensive career in country music. The Sydney Sun-Herald quoted Brian Henderson saying, "I'm honoured to be inducting Frank Ifield, a man for whom I have tremendous respect. I'm really pleased that he is being honoured at this stage in his life."
Left: Photo of Brian Henderson and Frank Ifield by Marty Philbey. Photograph published with the kind permission of Australian Recording Industry Association. Copyright owned by ARIA.
Christine Sams in the Sydney Sun-Herald (Sunday 22nd July 2007) reported "...It had all the elements of a great song or movie - the dazzling highs of fame and fortune, the wrenching lows of illness and heartache, the true salvation of love. A speech by Frank Ifield, one of the singers honoured at the ARIA Hall Of Fame ceremony last Wednesday night, was extraordinarily touching in its honesty and emotion. It also summed up much of the reason behind the event: it honours success, endurance and musical achievement well beyond the current chart positions and the hype of the day..."
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