List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969)/NME

No.
[nb 1] 		Artist Single NME
[nb 2] 		Record
Mirror
[nb 3] 		Melody
Maker 		Disc Record
Retailer
[nb 4]
Number-one
001Al Martino"Here in My Heart" 9————
002Jo Stafford"You Belong to Me" 1————
003Kay Starr"Comes A-Long A-Love" 1————
004Eddie Fisher"Outside Of Heaven" 1————
005Perry Como"Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" 5————
006Guy Mitchell"She Wears Red Feathers" 4————
007The Stargazers"Broken Wings" 1————
008Lita Roza"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" 1————
009Frankie Laine"I Believe" 9.1818————
010Eddie Fisher"I'm Walking Behind You" 1————
011Mantovani"Song from Moulin Rouge" 1————
012Guy Mitchell"Look At That Girl" 6————
013Frankie Laine"Hey Joe" 2————
014David Whitfield"Answer Me" 1.5*2*————
015Frankie Laine"Answer Me" 7.5*8*————
016Eddie Calvert"Oh Mein Papa" 9————
017The Stargazers"I See the Moon" 9————
018Doris Day"Secret Love" 9————
019Johnnie Ray"Such a Night" 1————
020David Whitfield"Cara Mia" 9.1010————
021Kitty Kallen"Little Things Mean a Lot" 1————
022Frank Sinatra"Three Coins in the Fountain" 3————
023Don Cornell"Hold My Hand" 5————
024Vera Lynn"My Son, My Son" 2————
025Rosemary Clooney"This Ole House" 1————
026Winifred Atwell"Let's Have Another Party" 5————
027Dickie Valentine"The Finger Of Suspicion" 3————
028Rosemary Clooney"Mambo Italiano" 33———
—Dean Martin"Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" No1———
029Ruby Murray"Softly, Softly" 31———
030Tennessee Ernie Ford"Give Me Your Word" 79———
031Perez "Prez" Prado and his Orchestra"Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" 2No———
032Tony Bennett"Stranger in Paradise" 26———
033Eddie Calvert"Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" 4No———
034Jimmy Young"Unchained Melody" 3No———
—Al Hibbler"Unchained Melody" No4———
035Alma Cogan"Dreamboat" 22———
036Slim Whitman"Rose Marie" 9.11119———
—Frankie Laine"Cool Water" No1———
037Jimmy Young"The Man from Laramie" 45———
038Johnston Brothers"Hernando's Hideaway" 2No———
039Bill Haley & His Comets"Rock Around the Clock" 58———
040Dickie Valentine"Christmas Alphabet" 2No———
041Tennessee Ernie Ford"Sixteen Tons" 45———
—Lou Busch"Zambesi" No2———
042Dean Martin"Memories Are Made of This" 42———
043The Dream Weavers"It's Almost Tomorrow" 333——
044Kay Starr with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra"Rock And Roll Waltz" 1NoNo——
045Winifred Atwell"The Poor People of Paris" 352——
046Ronnie Hilton"No Other Love" 645——
047Pat Boone"I'll Be Home" 565——
048Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" 335——
049Doris Day"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" 665——
050Anne Shelton"Lay Down Your Arms" 445——
051Frankie Laine"A Woman in Love" 433——
052Johnnie Ray"Just Walking in the Rain" 779——
053Guy Mitchell"Singing the Blues" 2.5*3*32——
054Tommy Steele"Singing the Blues" 11No——
055Frankie Vaughan"The Garden of Eden" 3.5*4*34——
056Tab Hunter"Young Love" 778——
057Lonnie Donegan"Cumberland Gap" 544——
058Guy Mitchell"Rock-a-Billy" 1NoNo——
059Andy Williams"Butterfly" 254——
060Johnnie Ray"Yes Tonight Josephine" 344——
061Lonnie Donegan"Puttin' On the Style" / "Gamblin' Man" 21No——
062Elvis Presley"All Shook Up" 778——
063Paul Anka"Diana" 988——
064The Crickets"That'll Be the Day" 341——
—Elvis Presley"Party" NoNo2——
065Harry Belafonte"Mary's Boy Child" 757——
—Johnny Otis Show"Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me" No21.5*2*——
066Jerry Lee Lewis"Great Balls of Fire" 211.5*2*——
067Elvis Presley"Jailhouse Rock" 3321.5*1*—
068Michael Holliday"The Story of My Life" 2221.5*3*—
069Perry Como"Magic Moments" 8778—
070Marvin Rainwater"Whole Lotta Woman" 3443—
071Connie Francis"Who's Sorry Now" 6666—
072Vic Damone"On the Street Where You Live" 1.5*2*NoNoNo—
073The Everly Brothers"All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" 6.5*7*998—
074The Kalin Twins"When" 5545—
075Connie Francis"Carolina Moon" / "Stupid Cupid" 6555—
076Tommy Edwards"It's All in the Game" 3NoNoNo—
—The Everly Brothers"Bird Dog" No332—
077Lord Rockingham's XI"Hoots Mon" 3438—
078Conway Twitty"It's Only Make Believe" 5473—
079Jane Morgan"The Day the Rains Came" 1NoNoNo—
080Elvis Presley"I Got Stung" / "One Night" 3533—
081Shirley Bassey with Wally Stott & His Orchestra"As I Love You" 4No13—
082The Platters"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" 1543—
083Russ Conway"Side Saddle" 4233—
084Buddy Holly"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" 3254—
085Elvis Presley"A Fool Such As I" / "I Need Your Love Tonight" 5744—
086Russ Conway"Roulette" 2111—
087Bobby Darin"Dream Lover" 4555—
088Cliff Richard and the Drifters"Living Doll" 6455—
089Craig Douglas"Only Sixteen" 4765—
090Jerry Keller"Here Comes Summer" 1NoNo2—
091Bobby Darin"Mack the Knife" 2NoNoNo—
092Cliff Richard and The Shadows"Travellin' Light" 5766—
093Adam Faith"What Do You Want?" 2.5*3*532—
094Emile Ford and the Checkmates"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" 5.5*6*256—
095Michael Holliday"Starry Eyed" 1NoNo1—
096Anthony Newley"Why" 4665—
097Adam Faith"Poor Me" 21111

Notes
  1. According to The Official Charts Company and the canonical sources, chronologically, which number one it was.[1][2]
  2. NME is considered by The Official Charts Company as the canonical source for number-one singles from the charts' inception until 10 March 1960.[3] The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are taken from The Official Charts Company and from NME.[1][4]
  3. The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are from the Record Mirror.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
  4. Record Retailer is considered by The Official Charts Company as the canonical source for number-one singles from 10 March 1960 until 15 February 1969 when Retailer and the BBC jointly commissioned the British Music Record Bureau (BMRB) to compile the chart.[3] When BMRB started compiling the chart is generally regarded as the beginning of an official chart.[29][30][31] The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are taken from The Official Charts Company.

References
Footnotes
  1. "Number 1 Singles – 1950s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. "Number 1 Singles – 1960s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  3. "Key Dates in the History of the Official UK Charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  4. Rees, Lazell & Osborne 1995, pp. 82–217.
  5. Smith, Alan. "Every No.1 in the 1960s is listed from all the nine different magazine charts!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  6. "January – June 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  7. "July – November 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  8. "October – December 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  9. "November – December 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  10. "November – December 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  11. "April – July 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  12. "July – October 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  13. "October – December 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  14. "January – April 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  15. "April – July 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  16. "July – November 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  17. "January – April 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  18. "April – July 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  19. "July – October 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  20. "January – April 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  21. "April – August 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  22. "August – November 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  23. "December 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  24. "January – February 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  25. "February – May 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  26. "June – September 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  27. "September – December 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  28. "December 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  29. Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  30. Leigh, Spencer (20 February 1998). "Music: Charting the number ones that somehow got away". The Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  31. Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. v.
Sources
  • Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Osborne, Roger (1995). Forty Years of "NME" Charts (2nd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 0-7522-0829-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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