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Biography

The Tornados (credited as The Tornadoes in the United States) were a British instrumental group of the 1960s, who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meek’s productions. The Tornados enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the Number One hit “Telstar” (named after the satellite and composed by Meek) which was famously the first Number One hit by a British group in the U.S. For a time, they were considered serious rivals to The Shadows. They were also one of the biggest influences on The Who, and also on the early Pink Floyd.

Top Tracks

1	Telstar	269
2	Bustin' Surfboards - Single Version	44
2	Bustin' Surfboards	44
4	Telstar - Original Recording - 1962	28
5	Jungle Fever	22
6	Love and Fury	18
7	Robot	17
8	Ridin' the Wind	15
8	Globetrotter	15
8	Popeye Twist	15
11	The Ice Cream Man	14
12	Red Roses and a Sky of Blue	12
13	The Breeze and I	10
14	Blue, Blue, Blue Beat	9
14	Dreamin' On a Cloud	9