- formed 1967, Southend-on-Sea
- 7 Dutch Top 40 hits
Procol Harum is a group, formed in 1967 in Southend-on-Sea. Over the years, Gary Brooker, Dave Bronze, Peter Solley, Mick Grabham, Tim Renwick, Chris Copping, Ray Royer, Barrie James Wilson and six others played in the group. There is no album of their own in the collection, but the group does appear on one album by others: Sixties Collected Vol. 2. Seven records reached the Dutch Top 40, two of them the top spot. The highest was A Whiter Shade of Pale: number 1 in week 24 of 1967.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Timeline of Procol Harum
The members of Procol Harum over the years: fourteen members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Procol Harum
Dave BronzePeter Solley†
Mick Grabham
Tim Renwick
Chris CoppingRay Royer
Barrie James Wilson†
Robin TrowerDavid Knights†Matthew FisherDave Ball†
Alan Cartwright†Matt Pegg197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member
Appears on
Procol Harum is on this site on one album by others: Sixties Collected Vol. 2. The album lists the track concerned.
Biggest hits of Procol Harum
Procol Harum had seven 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.
week 24, 196767weeks in the chart
with 7 records1967first entry
week 24, 19671975latest entry
week 44, 19756years with an entry
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1967Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 24 of 1967, 25 weeks in the chart A Whiter Shade of Pale
Procol Harum4:09 -
Procol Harum3:57
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1969Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 28 of 1969, 9 weeks in the chart A Salty Dog
Procol Harum4:39 -
1972Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 27 of 1972, 7 weeks in the chart Conquistador
Procol Harum2:38 -
1975Dutch Top 40: peak position 22 in week 42 of 1975, 4 weeks in the chart Pandora's Box
Procol Harum3:38
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Procol Harum
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Procol Harum formed?
Procol Harum was formed in 1967 in Southend-on-Sea.
Who played in Procol Harum?
Over the years that was Gary Brooker, Dave Bronze, Peter Solley, Mick Grabham, Tim Renwick, Chris Copping, Ray Royer, Barrie James Wilson, Robin Trower, David Knights, Matthew Fisher, Dave Ball and two others. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Procol Harum have?
Seven records made the Dutch Top 40, two of them at number 1. The best-charting record is A Whiter Shade of Pale, which reached number 1 in week 24 of 1967. 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.
Which albums by other artists feature Procol Harum?
On one album: Sixties Collected Vol. 2 (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Where can you find Procol Harum online?
Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.
Where can you see and hear Procol Harum?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. 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.