What Is Cilla Black’s Greatest Hit?

Cilla Black’s singles “Anyone Who Had a Heart” and “You’re My World” both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She had 11 top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart between then and 1971, and an additional eight hits that made the top 40.

In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 showed that her version of “Anyone Who Had a Heart” was the UK’s biggest-selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. “You’re My World” was also a modest hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Black was the best-selling British female recording artist in the UK during the 1960s, releasing a total of 15 studio albums and 37 singles.

What Did Black’s Husband Do?

Bobby Willis was an English songwriter and talent manager who became Cilla Black’s manager and eventually her husband.

Willis took over her management duties over the next 30 years, developed her popularity with television family audiences, and helped Black to become the highest paid female presenter on television.