The UK Number 1s
We put together this list as part of our Popular project, which sees Tom Ewing review all these number ones in chronological order.
1950s
| Number | Date | Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-Nov | 1952 | Al Martino | Here In My Heart |
| 2 | 17-Jan | 1953 | Jo Stafford | You Belong To Me |
| 3 | 24-Jan | 1953 | Kay Starr | Comes A-Long A-Love |
| 4 | 31-Jan | 1953 | Eddie Fisher | Outside Of Heaven |
| 5 | 7-Feb | 1953 | Perry Como | Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes |
| 6 | 14-Mar | 1953 | Guy Mitchell | She Wears Red Feathers |
| 7 | 11-Apr | 1953 | Stargazers | Broken Wings |
| 8 | 18-Apr | 1953 | Lita Roza | How Much Is That Doggie In The Window |
| 9 | 25-Apr | 1953 | Frankie Laine | I Believe |
| 10 | 27-Jun | 1953 | Eddie Fisher featuring Sally | I’m Walking Behind You |
| 11 | 15-Aug | 1953 | Mantovani & His Orchestra | Moulin Rouge |
| 12 | 12-Sep | 1953 | Guy Mitchell | Look At That Girl |
| 13 | 24-Oct | 1953 | Frankie Laine | Hey Joe |
| 14 | 7-Nov | 1953 | David Whitfield | Answer Me |
| 15 | 14-Nov | 1953 | Frankie Laine | Answer Me (tied for one week) |
| 16 | 9-Jan | 1954 | Eddie Calvert | Oh Mein Papa |
| 17 | 13-Mar | 1954 | Stargazers | I See The Moon |
| 18 | 17-Apr | 1954 | Doris Day | Secret Love |
| 19 | 1-May | 1954 | Johnnie Ray | Such A Night |
| 20 | 3-Jul | 1954 | David Whitfield with Chorus & Mantovani & his Orchestra |
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| 21 | 11-Sep | 1954 | Kitty Kallen | Little Things Mean A Lot |
| 22 | 18-Sep | 1954 | Frank Sinatra | Three Coins In The Fountain |
| 23 | 9-Oct | 1954 | Don Cornell | Hold My Hand |
| 24 | 6-Nov | 1954 | Vera Lynn | My Son My Son |
| 25 | 27-Nov | 1954 | Rosemary Clooney | This Ole House |
| 26 | 4-Dec | 1954 | Winifred Atwell | Let’s Have Another Party |
| 27 | 8-Jan | 1955 | Dickie Valentine | Finger Of Suspicion |
| 28 | 15-Jan | 1955 | Rosemary Clooney | Mambo Italiano |
| 29 | 19-Feb | 1955 | Ruby Murray | Softly Softly |
| 30 | 12-Mar | 1955 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Give Me Your Word |
| 31 | 30-Apr | 1955 | Perez Prado | Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White |
| 32 | 14-May | 1955 | Tony Bennett | Stranger In Paradise |
| 33 | 28-May | 1955 | Eddie Calvert | Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White |
| 34 | 25-Jun | 1955 | Jimmy Young | Unchained Melody |
| 35 | 16-Jul | 1955 | Alma Cogan | Dreamboat |
| 36 | 30-Jul | 1955 | Slim Whitman | Rose Marie |
| 37 | 15-Oct | 1955 | Jimmy Young | The Man From Laramie |
| 38 | 12-Nov | 1955 | Johnston Brothers | Hernando’s Hideaway |
| 39 | 26-Nov | 1955 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rock Around The Clock |
| 40 | 17-Dec | 1955 | Dickie Valentine | Christmas Alphabet |
| 41 | 21-Jan | 1956 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Sixteen Tons |
| 42 | 18-Feb | 1956 | Dean Martin | Memories Are Made Of This |
| 43 | 17-Mar | 1956 | Dreamweavers | It’s Almost Tomorrow |
| 44 | 31-Mar | 1956 | Kay Starr | Rock And Roll Waltz |
| 45 | 14-Apr | 1956 | Winifred Atwell | Poor People Of Paris |
| 46 | 5-May | 1956 | Ronnie Hilton | No Other Love |
| 47 | 16-Jun | 1956 | Pat Boone | I’ll Be Home |
| 48 | 21-Jul | 1956 | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
| 49 | 11-Aug | 1956 | Doris Day | Whatever Will Be Will Be |
| 50 | 22-Sep | 1956 | Anne Shelton | Lay Down Your Arms |
| 51 | 20-Oct | 1956 | Frankie Laine | A Woman In Love |
| 52 | 17-Nov | 1956 | Johnnie Ray | Just Walkin’ In The Rain |
| 53 | 5-Jan | 1957 | Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues |
| 54 | 12-Jan | 1957 | Tommy Steele | Singing The Blues |
| 55 | 26-Jan | 1957 | Frankie Vaughan | The Garden Of Eden (tied for one week) |
| 56 | 23-Feb | 1957 | Tab Hunter | Young Love |
| 57 | 13-Apr | 1957 | Lonnie Donegan | Cumberland Gap |
| 58 | 18-May | 1957 | Guy Mitchell | Rock-A-Billy |
| 59 | 25-May | 1957 | Andy Williams | Butterfly |
| 60 | 8-Jun | 1957 | Johnnie Ray | Yes Tonight Josephine |
| 61 | 29-Jun | 1957 | Lonnie Donegan | Gamblin’ Man / Putting On The Style |
| 62 | 13-Jul | 1957 | Elvis Presley | All Shook Up |
| 63 | 31-Aug | 1957 | Paul Anka | Diana |
| 64 | 2-Nov | 1957 | Crickets | That’ll Be The Day |
| 65 | 23-Nov | 1957 | Harry Belafonte | Mary’s Boy Child |
| 66 | 11-Jan | 1958 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Great Balls Of Fire |
| 67 | 25-Jan | 1958 | Elvis Presley | Jailhouse Rock |
| 68 | 15-Feb | 1958 | Michael Holliday | The Story Of My Life |
| 69 | 1-Mar | 1958 | Perry Como | Magic Moments |
| 70 | 26-Apr | 1958 | Marvin Rainwater | Whole Lotta Woman |
| 71 | 17-May | 1958 | Connie Francis | Who’s Sorry Now |
| 72 | 28-Jun | 1958 | Vic Damone | On The Streets Where You Live (tied for one week) |
| 73 | 5-Jul | 1958 | Everly Brothers | All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette (tied for one week) |
| 74 | 23-Aug | 1958 | Kalin Twins | When |
| 75 | 27-Sep | 1958 | Connie Francis | Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid |
| 76 | 8-Nov | 1958 | Tommy Edwards | It’s All In The Game |
| 77 | 29-Nov | 1958 | Lord Rockingham’s XI | Hoots Mon |
| 78 | 20-Dec | 1958 | Conway Twitty | It’s Only Make Believe |
| 79 | 24-Jan | 1959 | Jane Morgan | The Day The Rains Came |
| 80 | 31-Jan | 1959 | Elvis Presley | One Night / I Got Stung |
| 81 | 21-Feb | 1959 | Shirley Bassey | As I Love You |
| 82 | 21-Mar | 1959 | Platters | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| 83 | 28-Mar | 1959 | Russ Conway | Side Saddle |
| 84 | 25-Apr | 1959 | Buddy Holly | It Doesn’t Matter Anymore |
| 85 | 16-May | 1959 | Elvis Presley | A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight |
| 86 | 20-Jun | 1959 | Russ Conway | Roulette |
| 87 | 4-Jul | 1959 | Bobby Darin | Dream Lover |
| 88 | 1-Aug | 1959 | Cliff Richard & The Drifters | Living Doll |
| 89 | 12-Sep | 1959 | Craig Douglas | Only Sixteen |
| 90 | 10-Oct | 1959 | Jerry Keller | Here Comes Summer |
| 91 | 17-Oct | 1959 | Bobby Darin | Mack The Knife |
| 92 | 31-Oct | 1959 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | Travellin’ Light |
| 93 | 5-Dec | 1959 | Adam Faith | What Do You Want (tied for one week) |
| 94 | 19-Dec | 1959 | Emile Ford & The Checkmates | What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For |
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i`m 42 years old and i ain`t half heard some shit in my time.
I thought you’d like to know, Tom, that I’m using this site as a resource for students participating in my “Swinging Sixties” tutorial this term. So far, they’ve found it quite illuminating.
Tom, your ever-receding finishing line has reached another landmark – Cascada yesterday became the 1,100th UK Number 1.
Right now it’s the ever-receding HALFWAY mark that’s obsessing me.
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