ALL THE NUMBER 1 SINGLES

Notes:

* All dates listed are 'week-ending' dates
* These tables chronologically list all the UK's number one singles, the date the single reached its peak position, the artist name, single title and the number of weeks it spent in the #1 slot.

1950s

1960s

Number 1 Singles - 1950s

1952
1	14 Nov	Al Martino	Here In My Heart	9

1953
2	16 Jan	Jo Stafford	You Belong To Me	1
3	23 Jan	Kay Starr	Comes A-Long A-Love	1
4	30 Jan	Eddie Fisher	Outside Of Heaven	1
5	06 Feb	Perry Como	Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes	5
6	13 Mar	Guy Mitchell	She Wears Red Feathers	4
7	10 Apr	Stargazers	Broken Wings	1
8	17 Apr	Lita Roza	(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window	1
9	24 Apr	Frankie Laine	I Believe	9
10	26 Jun	Eddie Fisher	I'm Walking Behind You	1
re	03 Jul	Frankie Laine	I Believe	6
11	14 Aug	Mantovani	Song from 'The Moulin Rouge'	1
re	21 Aug	Frankie Laine	I Believe	3
12	11 Sep	Guy Mitchell	Look At That Girl	6
13	23 Oct	Frankie Laine	Hey Joe	2
14	06 Nov	David Whitfield	Answer Me	1
15	13 Nov	Frankie Laine	Answer Me	8
re	11 Dec	David Whitfield	Answer Me	1

1954
16	08 Jan	Eddie Calvert	Oh Mein Papa	9
17	12 Mar	Stargazers	I See The Moon	5
18	16 Apr	Doris Day	Secret Love	1
re	23 Apr	Stargazers	I See The Moon	1
19	30 Apr	Johnnie Ray	Such A Night	1
re	08 May	Doris Day	Secret Love	8
20	02 Jul	David Whitfield	Cara Mia	10
21	10 Sep	Kitty Kallen	Little Things Mean A Lot	1
22	17 Sep	Frank Sinatra	Three Coins In The Fountain	3
23	08 Oct	Don Cornell	Hold My Hand	4
24	05 Nov	Vera Lynn	My Son My Son	2
re	19 Nov	Don Cornell	Hold My Hand	1
25	26 Nov	Rosemary Clooney	This Ole House	1
26	03 Dec	Winifred Atwell	Let's Have Another Party	5

1955
27	07 Jan	Dickie Valentine	Finger Of Suspicion	1
28	14 Jan	Rosemary Clooney	Mambo Italiano	1
re	21 Jan	Dickie Valentine	Finger Of Suspicion	2
re	04 Feb	Rosemary Clooney	Mambo Italiano	2
29	18 Feb	Ruby Murray	Softly, Softly	3
30	11 Mar	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Give Me Your Word	7
31	29 Apr	Perez Prez Prado & His Orchestra	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White	2
32	13 May	Tony Bennett	Stranger In Paradise	2
33	27 May	Eddie Calvert	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White	4
34	24 Jun	Jimmy Young	Unchained Melody	3
35	15 Jul	Alma Cogan	Dreamboat	2
36	29 Jul	Slim Whitman	Rose Marie	11
37	14 Oct	Jimmy Young	The Man From Laramie	4
38	11 Nov	Johnston Brothers	Hernando's Hideaway	2
39	25 Nov	Bill Haley & His Comets	Rock Around The Clock	3
40	16 Dec	Dickie Valentine	Christmas Alphabet	3

1956
re	06 Jan	Bill Haley & His Comets	Rock Around The Clock	2
41	20 Jan	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen Tons	4
42	17 Feb	Dean Martin	Memories Are Made Of This	4
43	16 Mar	Dream Weavers	It's Almost Tomorrow	2
44	30 Mar	Kay Starr	Rock And Roll Waltz	1
re	06 Apr	Dream Weavers	It's Almost Tomorrow	1
45	13 Apr	Winifred Atwell	Poor People Of Paris	3
46	04 May	Ronnie Hilton	No Other Love	6
47	15 Jun	Pat Boone	I'll Be Home	5
48	20 Jul	Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	3
49	10 Aug	Doris Day	Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)	6
50	21 Sep	Anne Shelton	Lay Down Your Arms	4
51	19 Oct	Frankie Laine	A Woman In Love	4
52	16 Nov	Johnnie Ray	Just Walking In The Rain	7

1957
53	04 Jan	Guy Mitchell	Singing The Blues	1
54	11 Jan	Tommy Steele	Singing The Blues	1
re	18 Jan	Guy Mitchell	Singing The Blues	1
55	25 Jan	Frankie Vaughan	The Garden Of Eden	4
re	01 Feb	Guy Mitchell	Singing The Blues	1
56	22 Feb	Tab Hunter	Young Love	7
57	12 Apr	Lonnie Donegan	Cumberland Gap	5
58	17 May	Guy Mitchell	Rock-A-Billy	1
59	24 May	Andy Williams	Butterfly	2
60	07 Jun	Johnnie Ray	Yes Tonight Josephine	3
61	28 Jun	Lonnie Donegan	Puttin' On The Style / Gamblin' Man	2
62	12 Jul	Elvis Presley	All Shook Up	7
63	30 Aug	Paul Anka	Diana	9
64	01 Nov	The Crickets	That'll Be The Day	3
65	22 Nov	Harry Belafonte	Mary's Boy Child	7

1958
66	10 Jan	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	2
67	24 Jan	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	3
68	14 Feb	Michael Holliday	The Story Of My Life	2
69	28 Feb	Perry Como	Magic Moments	8
70	25 Apr	Marvin Rainwater	Whole Lotta Woman	3
71	16 May	Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now	6
72	27 Jun	Vic Damone	On The Street Where You Live	2
73	04 Jul	Everly Brothers	All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette	7
74	22 Aug	Kalin Twins	When	5
75	26 Sep	Connie Francis	Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid	6
76	07 Nov	Tommy Edwards	All In The Game	3
77	28 Nov	Lord Rockingham's XI	Hoots Mon	3
78	19 Dec	Conway Twitty	It's Only Make Believe	5

1959
79	23 Jan	Jane Morgan	The Days The Rains Came	1
80	30 Jan	Elvis Presley	I Got Stung / One Night	3
81	20 Feb	Shirley Bassey	As I Love You	4
82	20 Mar	The Platters	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	1
83	27 Mar	Russ Conway	Side Saddle	4
84	24 Apr	Buddy Holly	It Doesn't Matter Anymore	3
85	15 May	Elvis Presley	A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight	5
86	19 Jun	Russ Conway	Roulette	2
87	03 Jul	Bobby Darin	Dream Lover	4
88	31 Jul	Cliff Richard & The Drifters (a.k.a. The Shadows)	Living Doll	6
89	11 Sep	Craig Douglas	Only Sixteen	4
90	09 Oct	Jerry Keller	Here Comes Summer	1
91	16 Oct	Bobby Darin	Mack The Knife	2
92	30 Oct	Cliff Richard & The Shadows	Travellin' Light	5
93	04 Dec	Adam Faith	What Do You Want	3
94	18 Dec	Emile Ford & The Checkmates	What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For	6

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