We recently learned of the death of the bass player Herbie Flowers whom I had the pleasure of interviewing back in 2004. He was a member of both Blue Mink and Sky as well as appearing on numerous other hit singles. Here is a list of 62 top 50 UK hits that featured Herbie.
| Artist | Title | Year | Position |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | The Last Waltz | 1967 | 1 |
| Dave Dee Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | The Legend Of Xanadu | 1968 | 1 |
| Cliff Richard | Congratulations | 1968 | 1 |
| David Bowie | Space Oddity | 1969 | 1 |
| Clive Dunn | Grandad | 1970 | 1 |
| Typically Tropical | Barbados | 1975 | 1 |
| Cliff Richard | We Don’t Talk Anymore | 1979 | 1 |
| Fortunes | You’ve Got Your Troubles | 1965 | 2 |
| Tom Jones | Delilah | 1968 | 2 |
| Barry Ryan With The Majority | Eloise | 1968 | 2 |
| Hurricane Smith | Don’t Let It Die | 1971 | 2 |
| Paul Mccartney | No More Lonely Nights (Ballad) | 1984 | 2 |
| Blue Mink | Melting Pot | 1969 | 3 |
| Blue Mink | The Banner Man | 1971 | 3 |
| Cilla Bl | Something Tells Me (Something’s Gonna Happen Tonight) | 1971 | 3 |
| David Essex | Rock On | 1973 | 3 |
| Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains | Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez (Theme From 2nd Movement) | 1976 | 3 |
| Flowerpot Men | Let’s Go To San Francisco | 1967 | 4 |
| Scaffold | Thank U Very Much | 1967 | 4 |
| Dusty Springfield | I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten | 1968 | 4 |
| Clodagh Rodgers | Jack In The Box | 1971 | 4 |
| Congregation | Softly Whispering I Love You | 1971 | 4 |
| Cliff Richard | Carrie | 1980 | 4 |
| Whistling Jack Smith | I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman | 1967 | 5 |
| David Bowie | Rebel Rebel | 1974 | 5 |
| Justin Hayward | Forever Autumn | 1978 | 5 |
| Sky | Toccata | 1980 | 5 |
| Cat Stevens | I’m Gonna Get Me A Gun | 1967 | 6 |
| Sandie Shaw | Monsieur Dupont | 1969 | 6 |
| David Essex | Lamplight | 1973 | 7 |
| Gilbert O’sullivan | Nothing Rhymed | 1970 | 8 |
| Johnny Pearson And His Orchestra | Sleepy Shores | 1971 | 8 |
| Cerrone | Supernature | 1978 | 8 |
| Love Affair | Bringing On Back The Good Times | 1969 | 9 |
| Blue Mink | Randy | 1973 | 9 |
| Blue Mink | Good Morning Freedom | 1970 | 10 |
| Lou Reed | Walk On The Wild Side | 1973 | 10 |
| Bowie | Knock On Wood | 1974 | 10 |
| Blue Mink | Stay With Me | 1972 | 11 |
| Peter Noone | Oh You Pretty Thing | 1971 | 12 |
| C.C.S. | Whole Lotta Love | 1970 | 13 |
| Max Bygraves | Deck Of Cards | 1973 | 13 |
| George Harrison | All Those Years Ago | 1981 | 13 |
| Blue Mink | Our World | 1970 | 17 |
| Sally Oldfield | Mirrors | 1978 | 19 |
| Bowie | Diamond Dogs | 1974 | 21 |
| Benny Hill | Transistor Radio | 1961 | 24 |
| Blue Mink | By The Devil (I Was Tempted) | 1973 | 26 |
| London Symphony Orchestra | Theme From Superman (Main Title) | 1979 | 32 |
| David Essex | Imperial Wizard | 1979 | 32 |
| Billie Davis | I Want You To Be My Baby | 1968 | 33 |
| Claude Francois | Tears On The Telephone | 1976 | 35 |
| Shirley Bassey | Diamonds Are Forever | 1972 | 38 |
| Roger Daltrey | Free Me | 1980 | 39 |
| Dorothy Squires | My Way (Comme D’habitude) | 1970 | 40 |
| T.Rex | Laser Love | 1976 | 41 |
| Nilsson | Coconut | 1972 | 42 |
| T.Rex | The Soul Of My Suit | 1977 | 42 |
| Chanter Sisters | Sideshow | 1976 | 43 |
| Cliff Richard | Hot Shot | 1979 | 46 |
| Sidney Devin | Scotland For Ever | 1978 | 48 |
| Gene Pitney | Blue Angel | 1974 | 49 |