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Flavour of New Zealand

NZ popular culture 1960 onward

The Lever hit parades featured on New Zealand government radio stations that were in the NZBS's commercial arm. They were compiled by Lintas NZ Ltd and the sponsors were Lever Brothers. These charts were not sales based and more information is needed on how Lintas went about gathering data though my information is that is was via polling.
The charts began in the 1950s but this web site covers 1960 and later.

Lever hit parades

Listings of (weekly) charts only; not links to pictures or sound files.
Thanks to John Tempest . Thanks to Ashley McLaughlin who provided more thorough data from his own logs of Lever Hit Parades.

Lever Hit Parade
this wk Title Artist
Compiled for the NZBC by Lintas [NZ] Ltd.
Interviews with: Ben E King, Gene McDaniels, Dee Dee Sharp.
1Hello DollyLouis Armstrong
2You're My WorldCilla Black
3It's overRoy Orbison
4The Rise and Fall of Flingel BuntThe Shadows
5Rag DollThe Four Seasons
6Walk on byDionne Warwick
7Don't Let the Sun Catch You CryingGerry and the Pacemakers
8Here I Go AgainThe Hollies