There were 6 acts in the 60s who had 4 or more number ones that decade. They were The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, The Shadows, The Rolling Stones and Frank Ifield. Ask that question at a pub quiz and I'm sure people wouldn't have too much trouble guessing the first 5, but you'd really have to know to guess Frank Ifield.
It's one of those 60s number ones where the story of this record originates. The number one in question was "Lovesick Blues" in 1962. The b-side to this record was "She Taught Me How To Yodel". This was his 3rd Top 40 hit and 2nd number one. His 4th Top 40 hit "Wayward Wind" also topped the charts.
By this point The Beatles were getting established. He managed to break the run of mersey beat number ones with "Confessin" which knocked Gerry & the Pacemakers off the top. He would only manage one more Top 10 hit though in early 1964 but managed to keep his Top 40 career going with a string of hits in the lower reaches of the Top 40 until 1966.
Then 25 years later came this, a dance remix of "She Taught Me How To Yodel". This is one of several examples of an act who's managed to lengthen their Top 40 career without really doing anything. On that basis this making number 40 would be considered a success.
That said, the song was originally recorded by Elton Britt so it's possible he never saw a penny from this record. It certainly didn't revive his career either as a look at his discography shows that his recording career was already finished by this point.
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