| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
|
Dickie Valentine |
The Finger Of Suspicion |
1 |
Top British crooner, popular
throughout the 50s.
This was his 1st UK No. 1. |
14th Jan |
Rosemary Clooney |
|
1 |
She remained very popular
in the UK and US until the end of the decade
but this was her 2nd and final UK No. 1. |
21st Jan |
Dickie Valentine |
The Finger Of Suspicion |
2 |
A return to the top spot for
this popular crooner. |
4th Feb |
Rosemary Clooney |
|
2 |
A final appearance in the
No.1 spot for Rosemary Clooney. |
18th Feb |
Ruby Murray |
Softly Softly |
3 |
Belfast-born recording and
tv star of the mid 50s, but this was her only
No 1. |
11th March |
Tennessee Ernie Ford |
Give Me Your Word |
7 |
Former radio DJ from Tennessee
who became a country music singer. This was his
1st UK No. 1. |
29th Apr |
Perez Prado |
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom
White |
2 |
Cuban band with the theme
from the Jane Russell film "Underwater". This
was their only UK No. 1. |
13th May |
Tony Bennett |
Stranger In Paradise |
2 |
Song from the musical "Kismet". Only
UK No 1 for the legendary US crooner, who was
still popular at the end of the century. |
27th May |
Eddie Calvert |
Cherry Pink (And Apple Blossom
White) |
4 |
British cover version of the
original Perez Prado hit. His fame continued
for the rest of the decade although this was
his 2nd and final UK No. 1. |
24th Jun |
Jimmy Young |
Unchained Melody |
3 |
British crooner whose early
recordings pre-dated the charts. Theme
from the film "Unchained", and the first of four
No. 1 versions of the song by 2002. |
15th Jul |
Alma Cogan |
Dreamboat |
2 |
Top British radio and tv singing
star, famous for her huge ball gowns. She
had 21 hits between 1954 and 1961. |
29th Jul |
Slim Whitman |
Rose Marie |
11 |
US Country singer and yodeller. Held
record for most consecutive weeks at No 1 until
1991 - a staggering 36 year long record. And
this was his only UK No. 1. |
14th Oct |
Jimmy Young |
The Man From Laramie |
4 |
This was
his 2nd and final UK No. 1. After the 50s, he
moved on to become a star DJ on BBC Radio, still
broadcasting at the millennium. |
11th Nov |
Johnston Brothers |
Hernando's Hideaway |
2 |
British vocal group with a
song from the musical "The Pyjama Game". This
was their only UK No. 1. |
25th Nov |
Bill Hailey & His Comets |
Rock Around The Clock |
3 |
They were the early pioneers
of Rock 'n' Roll, but did not achieve lasting
fame. Record entered the charts a further 6 times
until 1974. |
16th
Dec |
Dickie Valentine |
Christmas Alphabet |
3 |
1st Christmas Song to make
No 1. He continued charting until the end of
the decade although this was
his 2nd and final UK No. 1. |
