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Ritchie Blackmore is an artist, born on 14 April 1945 in Weston-super-Mare. Ritchie Blackmore is known as a member of Deep Purple and Rainbow. With Deep Purple, five records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Ritchie Blackmore

The years of Ritchie Blackmore with Deep Purple and Rainbow. 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.

Deep PurpleRainbow19701975198019851990Woman From Tokyonumber 8 in week 17 of 1973 · 6 weeksChild in Timenumber 9 in week 39 of 1975 · 22 weeksBlack Nightnumber 11 in week 46 of 1970 · 13 weeksSmoke On The Waternumber 12 in week 33 of 1973 · 5 weeksFireballnumber 25 in week 51 of 1971 · 5 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40

Deep Purple in the Dutch Top 40

In the years Ritchie Blackmore was part of it, Deep Purple had five records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

8peak position
week 17, 197351weeks in the chart
with 5 records1970first entry
week 42, 19701975latest entry
week 44, 19755years with an entry
197019711972197319741975
  1. 1973Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 17 of 1973, 6 weeks in the chart Woman From Tokyo
    Deep Purple
     5:52
  2. 1972Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 39 of 1975, 22 weeks in the chart Child in Time
    Deep Purple
     10:13
  3. 1970Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 46 of 1970, 13 weeks in the chart Black Night
    Deep Purple
     3:29
  4. 1973Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 33 of 1973, 5 weeks in the chart Smoke On The Water
    Deep Purple
     5:41
  5. 1971Dutch Top 40: peak position 25 in week 51 of 1971, 5 weeks in the chart Fireball
    Deep Purple
     3:24

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Deep Purple

Source: top40.nl

Together with Ritchie Blackmore

In Deep Purple and Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore played with Nick Simper, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Rod Evans, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Ritchie Blackmore born?

Ritchie Blackmore was born on 14 April 1945 in Weston-super-Mare.

Which groups does Ritchie Blackmore belong to?

To Deep Purple and Rainbow. 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 groups with a page of their own are in the side column, with a link.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Deep Purple have while Ritchie Blackmore was part of it?

Five records made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Woman From Tokyo, which reached number 8 in week 17 of 1973. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Where can you find Ritchie Blackmore online?

Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, Instagram, X and Deezer. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Ritchie Blackmore?

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.