October 22, 200717 yr Concerning the very first chart...it doesn`t exactly count, as all new entries. As all the singles, in that first top 12, were all released weeks before. At that time, previous before 14/11/52...the sheet music chart, was so very similar, you could hardly tell the difference. I did a thread on that previously, somewhere on a vintage chart page. The only thing about sheet music was, it was all about song titles, not artists!! Al Martino ACTUALLY would have had 12weeks at the top, coz the song hit top of the sheet music chart on 24th Oct 52..the previous number one to AL MARTINO, would have been THE HOMING WALTZ by VERA LYNN, that hit number one on the 22/08/52. New entries in to the first singles chart (top 12) would have been COWPUNCHERS CANTATA - MAX BYGRAVES at 11, and BECAUSE YOU`RE MINE by MARIO LANZA at joint 11. Most of the rest of the chart, would have been fallers, apart from AL MARTINO (stuck at 1), JO STAFFORD (YOU BELONG TO ME, up to 2), NAT KING COLE (SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, stuck at 3), GUY MITCHELL (FEET UP, up to 5), ROSEMARY CLOONEY (HALF AS MUCH, up to 6), and VERA LYNN (FORGET ME NOT, up to 7).
October 22, 200717 yr I can remember two other 7 week - new entries - was the 1998 one the first time it happened? 1998 01. (01) Cher - Believe 02. (---) Five - Until The Time Is Through 03. (---) Celine Dion & R Kelly - I'm Your Angel 04. (---) Vengaboys - Up And Down 05. (02) Steps - Heartbeat / Tragedy 06. (---) The Corrs - So Young 07. (04) The Tamperer & Maya - If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better 08. (---) Sash! & Shannon - Move Mania 09. (---) Shania Twain - From This Moment On 10. (---) Ruff Driverz & Arrola - Dreamin' 2000 01. (---) The Corrs - Breathless 02. (01) Eminem - The Real Slim Shady 03. (---) Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around 04. (---) Oasis - Sunday Morning Call 05. (---) Steps - Summer Of Love 06. (---) Artful Dodger - Woman Trouble 07. (---) Alice Deejay - Will I Ever 08. (02) Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You 09. (05) Darude - Sandstorm 10. (---) Atomic Kitten - I Want Your Love
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