- List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)
This is a list of the number one singles on the
UK Singles Chart , during the1950s . The source for this decade is theNew Musical Express chart.
=1952=1
Al Martino - "Here In My Heart "
#:November 14 for 9 weeks
=1953=1
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - "You Belong to Me"
#:January 16 for 1 week2Kay Starr - "Comes A-Long A-Love "
#:January 23 for 1 week3 Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra & Chorus - "Outside Of Heaven "
#:January 30 for 1 week4Perry Como withThe Ramblers - "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes "
#:February 6 for 5 weeks5Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller & His Orchestra & Chorus - "She Wears Red Feathers "
#:March 13 for 4 weeks6The Stargazers - "Broken Wings "
#:April 10 for 1 week7Lita Roza - "(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window"
#:April 17 for 1 week8Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - "I Believe"
#:April 24 for 9 weeks9 Eddie Fisher feat.Sally Sweetland , with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra - "I'm Walking Behind You "
#:June 26 for 1 week10Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - "I Believe"
#:July 3 for 6 weeks11 Mantovani & His Orchestra - "The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)"
#:August 14 for 1 week12Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - "I Believe"
#:August 21 for 3 weeks12Guy Mitchell - "Look At That Girl "
#:September 11 for 6 weeks14Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - "Hey Joe"
#:October 23 for 2 weeks15David Whitfield with Stanley Black & His Orchestra - "Answer Me "
#:November 6 for 1 week16Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - "Answer Me"
#:November 13 for 8 weeks
#:David Whitfield's version shared the number one position onDecember 11
=1954=1
Eddie Calvert - "Oh Mein Papa"
#:January 8 for 9 weeks2The Stargazers - "I See the Moon "
#:March 12 for 5 weeks3Doris Day - "Secret Love "
#:April 16 for 1 week4The Stargazers - "I See the Moon "
#:April 23 for 1 week5Johnnie Ray - "Such a Night "
#:April 30 for 1 week6Doris Day - "Secret Love "
#:May 7 for 8 weeks7David Whitfield withMantovani - "Cara Mia "
#:July 2 for 10 weeks8Kitty Kallen - "Little Things Mean a Lot "
#:September 10 for 1 week9Frank Sinatra - "Three Coins in the Fountain"
#:September 17 for 3 weeks10Don Cornell - "Hold My Hand "
#:October 8 for 4 weeks11Vera Lynn - "My Son, My Son "
#:November 5 for 2 weeks12Don Cornell - "Hold My Hand"
#:November 19 for 1 week13Rosemary Clooney - "This Ole House "
#:November 26 for 1 week14Winifred Atwell - "Let's Have Another Party "
#:December 3 for 5 weeks
=1955="Record Mirror" launched its chart on
January 22 .1
Dickie Valentine - "Finger Of Suspicion "
#:NME:January 7 for 1 week2Rosemary Clooney - "Mambo Italiano"
#:NME:January 14 for 1 week3Dickie Valentine - "The Finger Of Suspicion"
#:NME:January 21 for 2 weeks4Rosemary Clooney - "Mambo Italiano"
#:NME:February 4 for 2 weeks
#:RM:January 22 for 2 weeks5Dean Martin - "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane "
#:RM:February 12 for 1 week6Ruby Murray - "Softly, Softly"
#:NME:February 18 for 3 weeks
#:RM:March 12 for 1 week7Tennessee Ernie Ford - "Give Me Your Word "
#:NME:March 11 for 7 weeks
#:RM:February 19 for 3 weeks andMarch 19 for 7 weeks8Perez Prado - "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) "
#:NME:April 29 for 2 weeks9Tony Bennett - "Stranger in Paradise"
#:NME:May 13 for 2 weeks
#:RM:May 7 for 5 weeks10Eddie Calvert - "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) "
#:NME:May 27 for 4 weeks11Al Hibbler - "Unchained Melody "
#:RM:June 11 for 4 weeks12 Jimmy Young - "Unchained Melody "
#:NME:June 24 for 3 weeks13Alma Cogan - "Dreamboat "
#:NME:July 15 for 2 weeks
#:RM:July 9 for 2 weeks14Slim Whitman - "Rose Marie"
#:NME:July 29 for 11 weeks
#:RM:July 23 for 9 weeks15Frankie Laine - "Cool Water "
#:RM:October 1 for 1 week16 Jimmy Young - "The Man From Laramie "
#:NME:October 14 for 4 weeks
#:RM:October 8 for 5 weeks17Johnston Brothers - "Hernando's Hideaway "
#:NME:November 11 for 2 weeks18Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around the Clock "
#:NME:November 25 for 3 weeks
#:RM:November 12 for 9 weeks19Dickie Valentine - "Christmas Alphabet "
#:NME:December 16 for 3 weeks
=1956=1
Bill Haley and his Comets - "Rock Around the Clock "
#:January 6 for 2 weeks2Tennessee Ernie Ford - "Sixteen Tons "
#:January 20 for 4 weeks3Dean Martin - "Memories are Made Of This "
#:February 17 for 4 weeks4Dreamweavers - "It's Almost Tomorrow "
#:March 16 for 2 weeks5Kay Starr with theHugo Winterhalter Orchestra - "Rock And Roll Waltz "
#:March 30 for 1 week6Dreamweavers - "It's Almost Tomorrow "
#:April 6 for 1 week7Winifred Atwell - "The Poor People Of Paris "
#:April 13 for 3 weeks8Ronnie Hilton - "No Other Love"
#:May 4 for 6 weeks9Pat Boone - "I'll Be Home "
#:June 15 for 5 weeks10Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
#:July 20 for 3 weeks11Doris Day - "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
#:August 10 for 6 weeks12 Anne Shelton- "Lay Down Your Arms "
#:September 21 for 4 weeks13Frankie Laine - "A Woman In Love "
#:October 19 for 4 weeks14Johnnie Ray - "Just Walkin' In The Rain "
#:November 16 for 7 weeks
=1957=1
Guy Mitchell - "Singing the Blues ":January 4 ,January 18 andFebruary 1 for 1 week each2Tommy Steele - "Singing the Blues ":January 11 for 1 week3Frankie Vaughan - "The Garden of Eden":January 25 for 4 weeks (1 week tied)4Tab Hunter - "Young Love":February 22 for 7 weeks5Lonnie Donegan - "Cumberland Gap ":April 12 for 5 weeks6Guy Mitchell - "Rock-a-Billy":May 17 for 1 week7Andy Williams - "Butterfly":May 24 for 2 weeks8Johnnie Ray - "Yes Tonight Josephine ":June 7 for 3 weeks9Lonnie Donegan - "Gamblin' Man /Puttin' On the Style ":June 28 for 2 weeks10Elvis Presley - "All Shook Up ":July 12 for 7 weeks11Paul Anka - "Diana":August 30 for 9 weeks12Buddy Holly andThe Crickets - "That'll Be the Day ":November 1 for 3 weeks13Harry Belafonte - "Mary's Boy Child ":November 22 for 7 weeks
=1958=1
Jerry Lee Lewis - "Great Balls of Fire ":January 10 for 2 weeks2Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock":January 24 for 3 weeks3Michael Holliday - "The Story Of My Life":February 14 for 2 weeks4Perry Como - "Magic Moments ":February 28 for 8 weeks5Marvin Rainwater - "Whole Lotta Woman":April 25 for 3 weeks6Connie Francis - "Who's Sorry Now? ":May 16 for 6 weeks7Vic Damone - "On the Street Where You Live ":June 27 for 2 weeks8Everly Brothers - "All I Have to Do Is Dream "/"Claudette":July 4 for 1 week; equal top with Vic Damone.9Everly Brothers - "All I Have to Do Is Dream "/"Claudette":July 11 for 6 weeks10Kalin Twins - "When":August 22 for 5 weeks11Connie Francis - "Carolina Moon /Stupid Cupid ":September 26 for 6 weeks12Tommy Edwards - "It's All in the Game ":November 7 for 3 weeks13Lord Rockingham's XI - "Hoots Mon ":November 28 for 3 weeks14Conway Twitty - "It's Only Make Believe ":December 19 for 5 weeks
=1959=1
Jane Morgan - "The Day the Rains Came":January 23 for 1 week2Elvis Presley - "One Night / I Got Stung":January 30 for 3 weeks3Shirley Bassey with Wally Stott & His Orchestra - "As I Love You":February 20 for 4 weeks4 The Platters - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes ":March 20 for 1 week5Russ Conway - "Side Saddle":March 27 for 4 weeks6Buddy Holly - "It Doesn't Matter Anymore":April 24 for 3 weeks7Elvis Presley withThe Jordanaires - "A Fool Such As I" / "I Need Your Love Tonight":May 15 for 5 weeks8Russ Conway - "Roulette":June 19 for 2 weeks9Bobby Darin - "Dream Lover ":July 3 for 4 weeks10Cliff Richard and the Drifters - "Living Doll":July 31 for 6 weeks11Craig Douglas - "Only Sixteen ":September 11 for 4 weeks12Jerry Keller - "Here Comes Summer":October 9 for 1 week13Bobby Darin - "Mack the Knife ":October 16 for 2 weeks14Cliff Richard andThe Shadows - "Travellin' Light ":October 30 for 5 weeks15Adam Faith - "What Do You Want? " (equal top for one week):December 4 for 3 weeks16Emile Ford andThe Checkmates - "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? ":December 18 for 6 weeks (equal top for one week)Continues to
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