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Pete Staples is an artist, born on 3 May 1944 in Andover. Pete Staples is known as a member of The Troggs. With the group, eight records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Fontana Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons, cropped. All photo credits

Timeline of Pete Staples

The years of Pete Staples with The Troggs. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

The Troggs19651970With A Girl Like Younumber 1 in week 34 of 1966 · 14 weeksWild Thingnumber 5 in week 27 of 1966 · 12 weeksI Can't Control Myselfnumber 7 in week 45 of 1966 · 9 weeksAnyway That You Want Menumber 15 in week 3 of 1967 · 9 weeksLove Is All Aroundnumber 19 in week 47 of 1967 · 9 weeksGive It To Menumber 21 in week 12 of 1967 · 6 weeksNight Of The Long Grassnumber 33 in week 29 of 1967 · 4 weeksHi Hi Hazelnumber 39 in week 34 of 1967 · 2 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40

Biggest hits of The Troggs

In the years Pete Staples was part of it, The Troggs had eight records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.

1peak position
week 34, 196665weeks in the chart
with 8 records1966first entry
week 23, 19661968latest entry
week 1, 19683years with an entry
196619671968
  1. 1966Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 34 of 1966, 14 weeks in the chart With A Girl Like You
    The Troggs
     2:08
  2. 1966Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 27 of 1966, 12 weeks in the chart Wild Thing
    The Troggs
     2:35
  3. 1966Dutch Top 40: peak position 7 in week 45 of 1966, 9 weeks in the chart I Can't Control Myself
    The Troggs
     3:05
  4. 1966Dutch Top 40: peak position 15 in week 3 of 1967, 9 weeks in the chart Anyway That You Want Me
    The Troggs
     2:55
  5. 1967Dutch Top 40: peak position 19 in week 47 of 1967, 9 weeks in the chart Love Is All Around
    The Troggs
     3:02

All Dutch Top 40 entries of The Troggs

Source: top40.nl

Together with Pete Staples

In The Troggs, Pete Staples played with Ronnie Bond, Tony Murray, Chris Britton and Reg Presley.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Pete Staples born?

Pete Staples was born on 3 May 1944 in Andover.

Which group does Pete Staples belong to?

To The Troggs. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did The Troggs have while Pete Staples was part of it?

Eight records made the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is With A Girl Like You, which reached number 1 in week 34 of 1966. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.

Where can you find Pete Staples online?

Through Wikipedia and Facebook. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Pete Staples?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.