"The Bachelors with eighteen hit records in the UK charts throughout the 1960s and selling millions of records around the world, became one of the top acts, both in recording and stage entertainment.

In 1964, The Bachelors put more records into the UK top ten than The Beatles. They were probably the biggest record sellers, showing for an amazing 77 weeks in the UK charts, compared to "The Beatles" 50 weeks, plus reaching number one, with titles "Diane" and "I Believe." 

Many hits followed throughout the world, especially in the Far East and Australia, plus having hit singles in the US billboard charts with "Diane" and "Charmaine" reaching No2, and many successful albums.

The UK market was very demanding on The Bachelors time, with the long seasons booked in the top theatres in London and around the country, which left little time for promotion in the US, apart from a couple of appearances on the Ed Sullivan show and the Johnny Carson show, plus some of the other top TV shows there.

The Bachelors enjoyed great success through the seventies to mid eighties, but opinions within the group were conflicting. The choice was to continue or to update with modern ideas.

Founder members Con & Dec Cluskey, the progressive ones, dismissed John Stokes in 1984.