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No.
[nb 1] 		Artist Single NME
[nb 2] 		Record
Mirror
[nb 3] 		Melody
Maker 		Disc Record
Retailer
[nb 4]
Number-one
001 Al Martino "Here in My Heart" 9 — — — —
002 Jo Stafford "You Belong to Me" 1 — — — —
003 Kay Starr "Comes A-Long A-Love" 1 — — — —
004 Eddie Fisher "Outside Of Heaven" 1 — — — —
005 Perry Como "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" 5 — — — —
006 Guy Mitchell "She Wears Red Feathers" 4 — — — —
007 The Stargazers "Broken Wings" 1 — — — —
008 Lita Roza "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" 1 — — — —
009 Frankie Laine "I Believe" 9.1818 — — — —
010 Eddie Fisher "I'm Walking Behind You" 1 — — — —
011 Mantovani "Song from Moulin Rouge" 1 — — — —
012 Guy Mitchell "Look At That Girl" 6 — — — —
013 Frankie Laine "Hey Joe" 2 — — — —
014 David Whitfield "Answer Me" 1.5*2* — — — —
015 Frankie Laine "Answer Me" 7.5*8* — — — —
016 Eddie Calvert "Oh Mein Papa" 9 — — — —
017 The Stargazers "I See the Moon" 9 — — — —
018 Doris Day "Secret Love" 9 — — — —
019 Johnnie Ray "Such a Night" 1 — — — —
020 David Whitfield "Cara Mia" 9.1010 — — — —
021 Kitty Kallen "Little Things Mean a Lot" 1 — — — —
022 Frank Sinatra "Three Coins in the Fountain" 3 — — — —
023 Don Cornell "Hold My Hand" 5 — — — —
024 Vera Lynn "My Son, My Son" 2 — — — —
025 Rosemary Clooney "This Ole House" 1 — — — —
026 Winifred Atwell "Let's Have Another Party" 5 — — — —
027 Dickie Valentine "The Finger Of Suspicion" 3 — — — —
028 Rosemary Clooney "Mambo Italiano" 3 3 — — —
— Dean Martin "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" No 1 — — —
029 Ruby Murray "Softly, Softly" 3 1 — — —
030 Tennessee Ernie Ford "Give Me Your Word" 7 9 — — —
031 Perez "Prez" Prado and his Orchestra "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" 2 No — — —
032 Tony Bennett "Stranger in Paradise" 2 6 — — —
033 Eddie Calvert "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" 4 No — — —
034 Jimmy Young "Unchained Melody" 3 No — — —
— Al Hibbler "Unchained Melody" No 4 — — —
035 Alma Cogan "Dreamboat" 2 2 — — —
036 Slim Whitman "Rose Marie" 9.1111 9 — — —
— Frankie Laine "Cool Water" No 1 — — —
037 Jimmy Young "The Man from Laramie" 4 5 — — —
038 Johnston Brothers "Hernando's Hideaway" 2 No — — —
039 Bill Haley & His Comets "Rock Around the Clock" 5 8 — — —
040 Dickie Valentine "Christmas Alphabet" 2 No — — —
041 Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons" 4 5 — — —
— Lou Busch "Zambesi" No 2 — — —
042 Dean Martin "Memories Are Made of This" 4 2 — — —
043 The Dream Weavers "It's Almost Tomorrow" 3 3 3 — —
044 Kay Starr with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra "Rock And Roll Waltz" 1 No No — —
045 Winifred Atwell "The Poor People of Paris" 3 5 2 — —
046 Ronnie Hilton "No Other Love" 6 4 5 — —
047 Pat Boone "I'll Be Home" 5 6 5 — —
048 Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" 3 3 5 — —
049 Doris Day "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" 6 6 5 — —
050 Anne Shelton "Lay Down Your Arms" 4 4 5 — —
051 Frankie Laine "A Woman in Love" 4 3 3 — —
052 Johnnie Ray "Just Walking in the Rain" 7 7 9 — —
053 Guy Mitchell "Singing the Blues" 2.5*3* 3 2 — —
054 Tommy Steele "Singing the Blues" 1 1 No — —
055 Frankie Vaughan "The Garden of Eden" 3.5*4* 3 4 — —
056 Tab Hunter "Young Love" 7 7 8 — —
057 Lonnie Donegan "Cumberland Gap" 5 4 4 — —
058 Guy Mitchell "Rock-a-Billy" 1 No No — —
059 Andy Williams "Butterfly" 2 5 4 — —
060 Johnnie Ray "Yes Tonight Josephine" 3 4 4 — —
061 Lonnie Donegan "Puttin' On the Style" / "Gamblin' Man" 2 1 No — —
062 Elvis Presley "All Shook Up" 7 7 8 — —
063 Paul Anka "Diana" 9 8 8 — —
064 The Crickets "That'll Be the Day" 3 4 1 — —
— Elvis Presley "Party" No No 2 — —
065 Harry Belafonte "Mary's Boy Child" 7 5 7 — —
— Johnny Otis Show "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me" No 2 1.5*2* — —
066 Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire" 2 1 1.5*2* — —
067 Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock" 3 3 2 1.5*1* —
068 Michael Holliday "The Story of My Life" 2 2 2 1.5*3* —
069 Perry Como "Magic Moments" 8 7 7 8 —
070 Marvin Rainwater "Whole Lotta Woman" 3 4 4 3 —
071 Connie Francis "Who's Sorry Now" 6 6 6 6 —
072 Vic Damone "On the Street Where You Live" 1.5*2* No No No —
073 The Everly Brothers "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" 6.5*7* 9 9 8 —
074 The Kalin Twins "When" 5 5 4 5 —
075 Connie Francis "Carolina Moon" / "Stupid Cupid" 6 5 5 5 —
076 Tommy Edwards "It's All in the Game" 3 No No No —
— The Everly Brothers "Bird Dog" No 3 3 2 —
077 Lord Rockingham's XI "Hoots Mon" 3 4 3 8 —
078 Conway Twitty "It's Only Make Believe" 5 4 7 3 —
079 Jane Morgan "The Day the Rains Came" 1 No No No —
080 Elvis Presley "I Got Stung" / "One Night" 3 5 3 3 —
081 Shirley Bassey with Wally Stott & His Orchestra "As I Love You" 4 No 1 3 —
082 The Platters "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" 1 5 4 3 —
083 Russ Conway "Side Saddle" 4 2 3 3 —
084 Buddy Holly "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" 3 2 5 4 —
085 Elvis Presley "A Fool Such As I" / "I Need Your Love Tonight" 5 7 4 4 —
086 Russ Conway "Roulette" 2 1 1 1 —
087 Bobby Darin "Dream Lover" 4 5 5 5 —
088 Cliff Richard and the Drifters "Living Doll" 6 4 5 5 —
089 Craig Douglas "Only Sixteen" 4 7 6 5 —
090 Jerry Keller "Here Comes Summer" 1 No No 2 —
091 Bobby Darin "Mack the Knife" 2 No No No —
092 Cliff Richard and The Shadows "Travellin' Light" 5 7 6 6 —
093 Adam Faith "What Do You Want?" 2.5*3* 5 3 2 —
094 Emile Ford and the Checkmates "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" 5.5*6* 2 5 6 —
095 Michael Holliday "Starry Eyed" 1 No No 1 —
096 Anthony Newley "Why" 4 6 6 5 —
097 Adam Faith "Poor Me" 2 1 1 1 1

Notes

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  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

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Footnotes
  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
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