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# 8. Rosemary Clooney - Where Will The Dimple Be ?

 

 

UK chart : # 19-13-12-11-8-6-7-7-9-10-14-14-16 (13 weeks)

 

# 9. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There

 

 

UK chart : # 17-18-10-10-8-8-7-4-6-11-16 (11 weeks)

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# 6. Ruby Murray - Evermore

 

 

UK chart : # 16-8-6-3-3-4-4-3-5-9-10-8-5-8-14-18-16 (17 weeks)

 

# 7. Doris Day - I'll Never Stop Loving You

 

 

UK chart : # 17-19-x-x-x-19 (3 weeks)

 

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# 4. Joan Regan - Prize Of Gold

 

 

UK chart : # 20-9-6-9-15-13-16-16 (8 weeks)

 

# 5. Eve Boswell - Pickin' A Chicken

 

 

UK chart : # 25-20-15-13-12-9-15 (7 weeks)

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# 2. Ruby Murray and Anne Warren - If Anyone Finds This I Love You

 

 

UK chart : # 17-10-6-4-4-8-12-12-10-10-18 (11 weeks)

 

# 3. Doris Day - Ready, Willing And Able

 

 

UK chart : # 13-7-12-9-9-14-12-16-18 (9 weeks)

 

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Winner : Ruby Murray - Happy Days And Lonely Nights

 

 

UK chart : # 16-14-11-6-7-8-14-19 (8 weeks)

 

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Full chart (1955) :

1. Ruby Murray - Happy Days And Lonely Nights

2. Ruby Murray and Anne Warren - If Anyone Finds This I Love You

3. Doris Day - Ready, Willing And Able

4. Joan Regan - Prize Of Gold

5. Eve Boswell - Pickin' A Chicken

6. Ruby Murray - Evermore

7. Doris Day - I'll Never Stop Loving You

8. Rosemary Clooney - Where Will The Dimple Be ?

9. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There

10. Ruby Murray - I'll Come When You Call

11. Ruby Murray - Softly, Softly

12. Petula Clark / Jo Stafford - Suddenly There's A Valley

13. Barbara Lyon - Stowaway

14. Anne Shelton - Arrivederci Darling

15. Ruby Murray - Let Me Go Lover

16. Petula Clark - Majorca

17. Jane Froman - I Wonder

18. Stargazers - The Crazy Otto Rag

19. Judy Garland - The Man That Got Away

20. Stargazers - Close The Door

21. Julie Dawn and Cyril Stapleton Orchestra - Blue Star (The Medic Theme)

22. Doris Day - Love Me Or Leave Me

23. Stargazers - Somebody

24. McGuire Sisters - No More

25. McGuire Sisters - Sincerely

26. Stargazers / Coronets - Twenty Tiny Fingers

 

Virtual UK # 1s (only my favourite songs are available) :

19. Ruby Murray - Heartbeat (4 weeks)

20. Ruby Murray - Softly Softly (17 weeks)

21. Rosemary Clooney - Where Will The Dimple Be ? (6 weeks)

22. Ruby Murray - Evermore (11 weeks)

23. Stargazers - Close The Door (1 week)

24. Julie Dawn and Cyril Stapleton Orchestra - Blue Star (The Medic Theme) (6 weeks)

25. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There (2 weeks)

26. Stargazers - Twenty Tiny Fingers (6 weeks)

 

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It's been a fantastic year for Ruby Murray.

 

She made pop chart history in March 1955 by having five singles in UK Top 20 in a single week.

 

Next 1956 is the last big year for traditional pop.

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5th year : 1956

 

# 16. Three Kayes - Ivory Tower

 

 

UK chart : # 28-30-20-24-30 (5 weeks)

 

# 17. Chordettes - Born To Be With You

 

 

 

UK chart : # 13-8-15-15-15-11-12-18-29 (9 weeks)

 

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# 14. Patience and Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me

 

 

UK chart : # 30-28-29 (3 weeks)

 

# 15. Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz

 

 

UK chart : # 9-7-4-4-4-2-1-3-3-2-3-4-6-5-6-8-9-12-22-24 (20 weeks)

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# 12. Anne Shelton - Seven Days

 

 

UK chart : # 24-20-20-30 (4 weeks)

 

# 13. Teresa Brewer - A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl

 

 

UK chart : # 20-21-15-5-5-3-3-4-3-4-6-10-15-13-22 (15 weeks)

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# 10. Vera Lynn - A House With Love In It

 

 

UK chart : # 25-28-27-25-26-20-17-19-20-18-19-22-26 (13 weeks)

 

# 11. Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind

 

 

UK chart : # 20-16-9-9-12-14-19-13-15-23-30 (11 weeks)

 

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# 9. Barbara Lyon - Letter To A Soldier

 

 

UK chart : # 27-27-28-27 (4 weeks)

 

# 8. Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly - True Love

 

 

UK chart : # 24-11-10-10-7-5-7-6-5-5-5-4-8-6-7-6-10-7-7-8-10-11-17-15-21-24-30 (27 weeks)

 

"True Love" hold the record of my virtual UK chart with 21 consecutive weeks at # 1 (from December 1956 to April 1957).

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# 6. Vera Lynn - Who We Are

 

 

UK chart : # 30 (1 week)

 

# 7. Ruby Murray - You Are My First Love

 

 

UK chart : # 19-16-21-25-x-21 (5 weeks)

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# 4. Beverley Sisters - Willie Can

 

 

UK chart : # 30-24-23-27 (4 weeks)

 

The first successful girl group single in this retrospective.

 

# 5. Teresa Brewer - A Tear Fell

 

 

UK chart : # 18-11-8-6-5-4-2-3-5-7-8-9-17-15-18 (15 weeks)

Hi Alex,

 

I have to bow to your superior knowledge of the early/mid 50's these days! I know very few of your choices :lol:

 

I do love that Born To Be With You song, though, Dave Edmunds did a version in 1973 that I was big on! The Chordettes were sweet, especially the fab Mr Sandman and this one.

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I have to bow to your superior knowledge of the early/mid 50's these days! I know very few of your choices :lol:

 

I do love that Born To Be With You song, though, Dave Edmunds did a version in 1973 that I was big on! The Chordettes were sweet, especially the fab Mr Sandman and this one.

 

Don't know why I always avoided 50s music before, it was good decade for pop songs. :)

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# 2. Edna Savage - Arrivederci Darling

 

 

UK chart : # 19 (1 week)

 

Anne Shelton's version already was my # 14 in the previous year.

 

# 3. Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms

 

 

UK chart : # 28-14-5-2-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-6-10-19 (14 weeks)

 

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# 1. Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)

 

 

Very predictable # 1.

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Full chart (1956) :

1. Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)

2. Edna Savage - Arrivederci Darling

3. Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms

4. Beverley Sisters - Willie Can

5. Teresa Brewer - A Tear Fell

6. Vera Lynn - Who We Are

7. Ruby Murray - You Are My First Love

8. Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly - True Love

9. Barbara Lyon - Letter To A Soldier

10. Vera Lynn - A House With Love In It

11. Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind

12. Anne Shelton - Seven Days

13. Teresa Brewer - A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl

14. Patience and Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me

15. Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz

16. Three Kayes - Ivory Tower

17. Chordettes - Born To Be With You

 

Virtual UK # 1s (only my favourite songs are available) :

27. Petula Clark - Suddenly There's A Valley (2 weeks)

28. Eve Boswell - Pickin' A Chicken (3 weeks)

29. Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz (12 weeks)

30. Teresa Brewer - A Tear (8 weeks)

31. Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind (3 weeks)

32. Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) (8 weeks)

33. Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms (10 weeks)

34. Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly - True Love (21 weeks) (All-time record)

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6th year : 1957

 

# 14. Rosemary Clooney - Mangos

 

 

UK chart : # 25-29-x-x-27-21-26-27-17-24-27 (9 weeks)

 

# 15. Patience and Prudence - Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now

 

 

UK chart : # 30-29-22-24-x-x-24 (5 weeks)

 

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