The Chart Book – The Specials Record Mirror Singles

1955-1962

Compiled by Lonnie Readioff

Contents The Artist Section ............................................................................ 3 Analysis Section ............................................................................ 65

Most Weeks On Chart ................................................................ 65 Most Weeks On Chart By Disc In Total ....................................... 68 Most Hits By Artist ..................................................................... 69 Total Weeks On Chart By Composers ......................................... 70

The Number 1’s ............................................................................ 71 Artists With Multiple Number 1’s ............................................... 72 Title Listing ................................................................................. 73

The Weekly Charts ........................................................................ 82 This book is © Lonnie Readioff 2017, though the original charts that this book is derived from were first produced in Record Mirror (1955-1962). The book is presented on an as-is basis. While every effort has been made to make sure it is free from defects I will not be held responsible if it does nasty things to your computer. Though it shouldn’t. But if it does, it’s not my fault.

Notes on the text As with any book of this nature there are mistakes inside its pages. I would be stupid to think that there were none. So, if you spot a mistake and let me know, I’ll correct it and you’ll get your name in the book. Drop me an email at the14thdoctor@gmail.com and I’ll check out the error, though I also welcome praise and criticism, both for the book and the layout of the book. Various publication errors, including incorrect positions, have been identified and corrected by reference to the original chart issues. Corrections to titles, label details and other information by reference to internet searchers and copies of the original records As far as can be tested this book is virus free, though it may contain traces of nuts. I’d also like to thank my wife for encouragement in this project, Alan Smith for assistance with providing some of the original chart and BrainDamageII for posting some of the original charts to help me verify the collection here, as well as invaluable proof reading and checking.

Artist Entry Date Peak Wks Title (Composer) B-Side Label Catalogue Number Duration Complete artist credit, if different to main artist credit

The Charles Blackwell Orchestra Peak: 17 - Wks: 4 - Total Hits: 1 10.12.60 17 4 Time Will Tell (Clive Gardner / Graham Chalmers) The Night You Told A Lie Pye 7N 15295 02:22 Ian Gregory, Charles Blackwell Orchestra And Choir Billy Bland Peak: 18 - Wks: 2 - Total Hits: 1 14.05.60 18 1 Let The Little Girl Dance (Henry Glover / Carl Spencer) Sweet Thing London HL 9096 02:18 04.06.60 20 1 Let The Little Girl Dance (Re-entry 1) (Henry Glover / Carl Spencer) Sweet Thing London HL 9096 02:18 The Blue Grass Boys Peak: 3 - Wks: 16 - Total Hits: 1 27.07.57 3 16 Last Train To San Fernando (Randolph Padmore / Sylvester Devere) Rock-A-Billy Baby Columbia DB 3959 02:29 Johnny Duncan And The Blue Grass Boys U.S. Bonds Peak: 11 - Wks: 9 - Total Hits: 2 25.02.61 20 1 New Orleans (Frank Guida / Joseph Royster) Please Forgive Me Top Rank JAR 527 02:49 29.07.61 11 8 Quarter To Three (Gary Anderson / Gene Barge / Frank Guida / Joseph Royster) Time Ole Story Top Rank JAR 575 02:29 Pat Boone Peak: 1 - Wks: 172 - Total Hits: 17 12.11.55 5 11 Ain't That A Shame (Dave Bartholomew / Fats Domino) Tennessee Saturday Night London HLD 8173 02:23 21.04.56 1 21 I'll Be Home (Stan Lewis / Ferdinand Washington) Tutti Frutti London HLD 8253 03:01 25.08.56 7 5 I Almost Lost My Mind (Ivory Joe Hunter) I'm In Love With You London HLD 8303 02:35 22.09.56 19 1 I'll Be Home (Re-entry 1) (Stan Lewis / Ferdinand Washington) Tutti Frutti London HLD 8253 03:01 05.01.57 3 14 Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) (Dimitri Tiomkin / Paul Francis Webster) Chains Of Love London HLD 8346 02:55 Title song from the movie "Friendly Persuasion" 09.02.57 2 14 Don't Forbid Me (Charles Singleton) Anastasia London HLD 8370 02:15 18.05.57 17 1 Why, Baby, Why? (Luther Dixon / Larry Harrison) I'm Just Waiting For You London HLD 8404 01:57 13.07.57 2 19 Love Letters In The Sand (John Fred Coots / Charles Kenny / Nick Kenny) Bernadine London HLD 8445 02:12 05.10.57 5 14 Remember You're Mine (Bernie Lowe / Kal Mann) There's A Gold Mine In The Sky London HLD 8479 02:18 14.12.57 8 21 April Love (Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster) When The Swallows Come Back To London HLD 8512 02:43 Capistrano 18.01.58 20 1 Remember You're Mine (Re-entry 1) (Bernie Lowe / Kal Mann) There's A Gold Mine In The Sky London HLD 8479 02:18 05.04.58 2 15 It's Too Soon To Know / A Wonderful Time Up There (Deborah Chessler / Lee Roy Abernathy) A Wonderful Time Up There London HLD 8574 02:35 05.07.58 5 10 Sugar Moon (Danny Wolfe) Cherie, I Love You London HLD 8640 01:53 20.09.58 14 4 If Dreams Came True (Robert Allen / Al Stillman) That's How Much I Love You London HLD 8675 02:43 25.10.58 18 1 If Dreams Came True (Re-entry 1) (Robert Allen / Al Stillman) That's How Much I Love You London HLD 8675 02:43 31.01.59 20 1 I'll Remember Tonight (Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster) The Mardi Gras March London HLD 8775 02:23 14.02.59 17 1 I'll Remember Tonight (Re-entry 1) (Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster) The Mardi Gras March London HLD 8775 02:23 14.03.59 19 1 I'll Remember Tonight (Re-entry 2) (Sammy Fain / Paul Francis Webster) The Mardi Gras March London HLD 8775 02:23 08.08.59 16 2 'Twixt Twelve And Twenty (Fredda Gold / Aaron Schroeder) Rock-Boll-Weevil London HLD 8910 02:13 29.08.59 18 1 'Twixt Twelve And Twenty (Re-entry 1) (Fredda Gold / Aaron Schroeder) Rock-Boll-Weevil London HLD 8910 02:13 15.07.61 17 2 Moody River (Gary Bruce) A Thousand Years London HLD 9350 02:38 12.08.61 18 1 Moody River (Re-entry 1) (Gary Bruce) A Thousand Years London HLD 9350 02:38

Artist Entry Date Peak Wks Title (Composer) B-Side Label Catalogue Number Duration Complete artist credit, if different to main artist credit

The Shepherd Sisters Peak: 14 - Wks: 3 - Total Hits: 1 23.11.57 14 3 Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) (Morty Craft / Selma Craft) Congratulations To Someone HMV POP 411 02:46 The Shirelles Peak: 3 - Wks: 11 - Total Hits: 1 11.02.61 3 11 Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Gerry Goffin / Carole King) Boys Top Rank JAR 540 02:41 Troy Shondell Peak: 14 - Wks: 1 - Total Hits: 1 02.12.61 14 1 This Time (Chips Moman) Girl After Girl London HLG 9432 02:35 Jean Simmons Peak: 19 - Wks: 1 - Total Hits: 1 13.10.56 19 1 Guys And Dolls (EP) (Frank Loesser) Brunswick OE 9241 06:10 Marlon Brando And Jean Simmons A Woman In Love / I'll Know / Luck Be A Lady (Marlon Brando) / If I Were A Bell (Jean Simmons)

Frank Sinatra Peak: 2 - Wks: 77 - Total Hits: 14 07.05.55 10 1 You My Love (Jimmy Van Heusen / Mack Gordon) Just One Of Those Things Capitol CL 14240 02:54 13.08.55 2 12 Learnin' The Blues (Dolores Vicki Silvers) If I Had Three Wishes Capitol CL 14296 03:04 14.01.56 3 8 Love And Marriage (Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen) The Impatient Years Capitol CL 14503 02:38 21.01.56 2 9 (Love Is) The Tender Trap (Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen) Weep They Will Capitol CL 14511 03:00 23.06.56 11 5 Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (Al Dubin / Burton Lane / Cole Porter / Frankie Laine / George Capitol LCT 6106 44:38 Gershwin / Gus Kahn / Harry Warren / Ira Gershwin / Isham Jones / Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke / Johnny Mercer / Mack Gordon / Ralph Freed / Sammy Fain) You Make Me Feel So Young / It Happened in Monterey / You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me / You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me / Too Marvelous for Words / Old Devil Moon / Pennies from Heaven / Love Is Here to Stay / I've Got You Under My Skin / I Thought About You / We'll Be Together Again / Makin' Whoopee / Swingin' Down the Lane / Anything Goes / How About You? 14.12.57 5 16 All The Way (Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen) Chicago Capitol CL 14800 02:52 Record Mirror listed as a double A-Side part way through the run 01.03.58 17 2 Witchcraft (Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh) Tell Her You Love Her Capitol CL 14819 02:51 05.07.58 19 1 The Lady Is A Tramp (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart / Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh / Sammy Capitol EAP1013 08:47 Cahn / James Van Heusen / Denison / Parker / Halliday) Tell Her You Love Her / The Lady Is A Tramp / Witchcraft / Come Fly With Me 20.12.58 18 2 Mr. Success (Ed Greines / Henry Sanicola / Frank Sinatra) Sleep Warm Capitol CL 14956 02:42 19.09.59 9 10 High Hopes (Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen) All My Tomorrows Capitol CL 15052 02:42 Frank Sinatra 'and a bunch of kids' 18.06.60 16 2 River Stay 'Way From My Door (Mort Dixon / Harry Woods) It's Over, It's Over, It's Over Capitol CL 15135 02:36 17.09.60 20 1 Nice 'n' Easy (Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Lew Spence ) This Was My Love Capitol CL 15150 02:41 26.11.60 14 5 Ol' Mac Donald (Traditional / Lew Spence / Marilyn Keith aka Bergman / Alan Bergman) You'll Always Be The One I Love Capitol CL 15168 02:36 30.09.61 13 3 Granada (Dorothy Dodd / Augustin Lara ) The Curse Of An Aching Heart Reprise R 20010 02:50 The Singing Dogs Peak: 15 - Wks: 3 - Total Hits: 1 19.11.55 15 1 The Singing Dogs (Medley) (Stephen Foster) Oh Susanna Nixa N 15009 03:14 10.12.55 17 2 The Singing Dogs (Medley) (Re-entry 1) (Stephen Foster) Oh Susanna Nixa N 15009 03:14

Analysis Section This section lists various chart feats in the period covered by this book – 22 January 1955 to 27 March. All data relates exclusively to this period.

Most Weeks On Chart 388 artists hit the Record Mirror Singles chart in this period. They are all ranked below, from the most weeks’ artist through to those with only one week on the chart.

# Entry Peak Wks Artist 1 19.05.56 1 352 Elvis Presley 2 04.10.58 1 227 The Shadows 3 07.01.56 1 210 Lonnie Donegan 4 04.10.58 1 173 Cliff Richard 5 12.11.55 1 172 Pat Boone 6 20.07.57 1 166 The Everly Brothers 7 22.01.55 1 143 Bill Haley 8 12.04.58 1 130 Connie Francis 9 27.10.56 1 108 Tommy Steele

10 10.11.56 1 93 Frankie Vaughan 11 27.12.58 1 90 Russ Conway 12 21.11.59 1 87 Adam Faith 13 20.09.58 2 87 Duane Eddy 14 25.06.55 1 86 Frankie Laine 15 24.12.55 1 86 Perry Como 16 12.03.55 1 85 Johnnie Ray 17 08.09.56 1 80 The Platters 18 02.05.59 1 80 Anthony Newley 19 07.05.55 2 77 Frank Sinatra 20 17.08.57 1 74 Paul Anka 21 09.03.57 2 74 Shirley Bassey 22 25.08.56 2 73 Little Richard 23 12.07.58 3 71 Marty Wilde 24 30.07.55 3 69 Malcolm Vaughan 25 12.02.55 4 67 David Whitfield 26 22.02.58 3 66 Ricky Nelson 27 16.08.58 1 65 Bobby Darin 28 03.12.55 2 63 Petula Clark 29 04.01.58 1 62 Buddy Holly 30 16.07.55 1 61 Slim Whitman 31 22.01.55 1 57 Ruby Murray 32 02.05.59 3 56 Neil Sedaka 33 10.10.59 2 55 Johnny and the Hurricanes 34 13.06.59 1 54 Craig Douglas 35 22.01.55 1 51 Dean Martin

# Entry Peak Wks Artist 36 12.11.55 3 50 Max Bygraves 37 08.12.56 1 48 Guy Mitchell 38 02.03.57 1 48 Harry Belafonte 39 05.03.55 2 48 Nat "King" Cole 40 05.10.57 1 47 The Jordanaires 41 05.11.55 1 46 Winifred Atwell 42 28.09.57 1 46 The Crickets 43 23.01.60 1 44 Mr Acker Bilk 44 11.04.59 4 43 Billy Fury 45 14.04.56 1 42 Michael Holliday 46 15.10.55 1 41 Ronnie Hilton 47 21.01.61 1 41 Bobby Vee 48 29.04.61 1 41 Helen Shapiro 49 28.09.57 1 40 Jerry Lee Lewis 50 22.01.55 2 40 Teresa Brewer 51 04.02.56 7 39 Fats Domino 52 29.01.55 1 38 Tennessee Ernie Ford 53 28.05.55 1 38 Jimmy Young 54 11.10.58 4 38 Johnny Mathis 55 31.10.59 2 36 Emile Ford 56 14.04.56 4 36 Bing Crosby 57 20.08.60 1 35 Roy Orbison 58 30.06.56 1 33 Frankie Lymon 59 30.06.56 1 33 The Teenagers 60 06.05.61 1 32 Del Shannon 61 19.03.55 2 32 Perez 'Prez' Prado 62 07.03.59 3 32 Eddie Cochran 63 22.01.55 2 31 Dickie Valentine 64 16.04.55 2 30 Eddie Calvert 65 14.02.59 6 30 Lloyd Price 66 10.06.61 1 29 Eden Kane 67 09.04.60 5 28 Brenda Lee 68 22.11.58 1 27 Conway Twitty 69 19.03.60 1 27 Jimmy Jones 70 04.03.61 3 27 Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen

# Entry Peak Wks Artist 71 08.04.61 1 26 The Temperance Seven 72 27.04.57 4 26 Charlie Gracie 73 09.02.57 1 25 Tab Hunter 74 30.04.55 1 24 Doris Day 75 11.06.55 1 24 Alma Cogan 76 15.10.60 5 24 Johnny Burnette 77 24.03.56 1 23 Anne Shelton 78 24.11.56 4 23 Grace Kelly 79 05.08.61 1 22 John Leyton 80 29.01.55 2 22 The Four Aces 81 22.01.55 3 22 The Johnston Brothers 82 30.04.55 4 22 Tony Martin 83 02.08.58 5 22 The Coasters 84 02.11.57 7 22 The Kaye Sisters 85 25.06.60 12 22 Josh MacRae 86 22.01.55 1 21 Rosemary Clooney 87 21.05.55 2 21 Al Alberts 88 31.10.59 2 21 Sandy Nelson 89 18.02.56 5 21 Dave King 90 18.02.56 5 21 The Keynotes 91 05.03.60 7 21 John Barry 92 13.02.60 1 20 Johnny Preston 93 22.01.55 2 20 The Stargazers 94 28.01.56 4 20 Jimmy Sacca 95 28.01.56 4 20 The Hilltoppers 96 20.05.61 5 20 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry 97 20.08.60 6 20 The Brook Brothers 98 01.03.58 1 19 Marvin Rainwater 99 01.11.58 1 19 Lord Rockingham's XI

100 08.06.57 3 19 Russ Hamilton 101 16.11.57 3 19 Jackie Wilson 102 31.12.60 5 19 Matt Monro 103 01.07.61 5 19 Karl Denver 104 22.08.59 9 19 Sam Cooke 105 05.11.55 10 19 Gary Miller

Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1) Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1)

The Number 1’s 1955

22-Jan 3 1 * Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen 12-Feb 1 2 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane - Dean Martin 19-Feb 3 3 Give Me Your Word - Tennessee Ernie Ford 12-Mar 1 4 Softly Softly - Ruby Murray 19-Mar 7 3 (R1) Give Me Your Word - Tennessee Ernie Ford 07-May 5 5 Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett 11-Jun 4 6 Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler 09-Jul 2 7 Dreamboat - Alma Cogan 23-Jul 10 8 Rose Marie - Slim Whitman 01-Oct 1 9 Cool Water - Frankie Laine 08-Oct 5 10 The Man From Laramie - Jimmy Young 12-Nov 9 11 (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And his Comets

1956 14-Jan 5 12 Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 18-Feb 2 13 Zambezi - Lou Busch 03-Mar 2 14 Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin 17-Mar 3 15 It's Almost Tomorrow - The Dream Weavers 07-Apr 5 16 The Poor People Of Paris - Winifred Atwell 12-May 4 17 No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton 09-Jun 6 18 I'll Be Home - Pat Boone 21-Jul 3 19 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon 11-Aug 6 20 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day 22-Sep 4 21 Lay Down Your Arms (And Surrender To Mine) - Anne Shelton 20-Oct 3 22 A Woman In Love - Frankie Laine 10-Nov 8 23 Just Walkin' In The Rain - Johnnie Ray

1957 05-Jan 2 24 Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell 19-Jan 1 25 Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele And The Steelmen 26-Jan 1 24 (R1) Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell 02-Feb 3 26 The Garden Of Eden - Frankie Vaughan 23-Feb 7 27 Young Love - Tab Hunter 13-Apr 4 28 Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group 11-May 4 29 Butterfly - Andy Williams 08-Jun 4 30 Yes Tonight Josephine - Johnnie Ray 06-Jul 1 31 Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style - Lonnie Donegan

13-Jul 7 32 All Shook Up - Elvis Presley 31-Aug 8 33 Diana - Paul Anka 26-Oct 4 34 That'll Be The Day - The Crickets 23-Nov 6 35 Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte

1958 04-Jan 2 36 Ma He's Making Eyes At Me - Johnny Otis With Marie Adams 18-Jan 1 37 Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 25-Jan 3 38 * Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires 15-Feb 2 39 The Story Of My Life - Michael Holliday 01-Mar 7 40 Magic Moments - Perry Como 19-Apr 4 41 Whole Lotta Woman - Marvin Rainwater 17-May 6 42 Who's Sorry Now? - Connie Francis 28-Jun 9 43 All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette - The Everly Brothers 30-Aug 5 44 When - The Kalin Twins 04-Oct 5 45 Caroline Moon / Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 08-Nov 3 46 Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers 29-Nov 4 47 Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham's XI 27-Dec 4 48 It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty

1959 24-Jan 5 49 * One Night / I Got Stung - Elvis Presley 28-Feb 5 50 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters 04-Apr 2 51 Side Saddle - Russ Conway 18-Apr 2 52 It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly 02-May 7 53 A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley 20-Jun 1 54 Roulette - Russ Conway 27-Jun 5 55 Dream Lover - Bobby Darin 01-Aug 4 56 Living Doll - Cliff Richard and the Drifters 29-Aug 7 57 Only Sixteen - Craig Douglas 17-Oct 7 58 Travellin' Light - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 05-Dec 7 59 What Do You Want? - Adam Faith

1960 23-Jan 6 60 Why - Anthony Newley 05-Mar 1 61 Poor Me - Adam Faith 12-Mar 2 62 Running Bear - Johnny Preston 26-Mar 5 63 * My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan and his Group 30-Apr 9 64 Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers 02-Jul 4 65 Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones 30-Jul 3 66 Please Don't Tease - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 20-Aug 6 67 Apache - The Shadows 01-Oct 2 68 Tell Laura I Love Her - Ricky Valance

Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1) Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1) 15-Oct 3 69 Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison 05-Nov 9 70 * It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio) - Elvis Presley

1961 07-Jan 3 71 Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson 28-Jan 4 72 Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley 25-Feb 4 73 Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers 25-Mar 3 74 Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley 15-Apr 2 75 Are You Sure - The Allisons 29-Apr 1 74 (R1) Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley 29-Apr 2 76 You're Driving Me Crazy - The Temperance Seven 13-May 2 77 Blue Moon - The Marcels 27-May 5 79 * Surrender - Elvis Presley 27-May 1 78 Runaway - Del Shannon 01-Jul 1 78 (R1) Runaway - Del Shannon 08-Jul 4 80 Temptation - The Everly Brothers 05-Aug 1 81 Well I Ask You - Eden Kane 12-Aug 2 82 You Don't Know - Helen Shapiro 26-Aug 5 83 Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton 30-Sep 1 84 Kon - Tiki - The Shadows 07-Oct 1 85 Michael - The Highwaymen 14-Oct 4 86 Walkin' Back To Happiness - Helen Shapiro 11-Nov 3 87 (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame / Little Sister - Elvis Presley 02-Dec 1 88 Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee 09-Dec 4 89 Tower Of Strength - Frankie Vaughan

1962 06-Jan 2 90 Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk with the Leon Young String Chorale 20-Jan 5 91 The Young Ones - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 24-Feb 4 92 Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley

Artists With Multiple Number 1’s

Five acts managed to hit the top spot more than twice. For this listing all returns to number 1 have been combined as a single appearance. 3 Times ............... Lonnie Donegan 4 Times ............... Cliff Richard 5 Times ............... The Everly Brothers 6 Times ............... The Shadows (including 4 with Cliff Richard) But the undisputed King of the Charts is 10 Times ............. Elvis Presley

Title (Artist) ......................................................................... Peak . Year Title (Artist) ......................................................................... Peak . Year Title (Artist) ......................................................................... Peak . Year

Title Listing This is an alphabetical listing of titles, sorted by their first letters. Any title starting with “A” or “The” is listed under the second word. Titles starting with brackets are listed first under the first letter in the brackets. Some titles or artists may be truncated from how they appear on the label for reasons of space. The peak and the year of first chart entry of the title is shown. Where the same title charted in the same year, the entries are sorted by the highest position reached by that track. In the event of two or more records reaching the same position, they are listed alphabetically by artist.

A The Adoration Waltz (David Whitfield) .................................. 11 ... 57 African Waltz (Johnny Dankworth And His Orchestra) .......... 11 ... 61 Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week (The Brook Brothers) ............. 8 .... 61 Ain't Misbehaving (Johnnie Ray) ............................................ 18 ... 56 Ain't Misbehaving (Tommy Bruce And The Bruisers) ............. 4 .... 60 Ain't That A Shame (Pat Boone) ............................................. 5 .... 55 Ain't That A Shame (Fats Domino) ......................................... 18 ... 56 All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette (The Everly Brothers) .. 1 .... 58 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings (Paul Anka) ....................... 10 ... 59 All Shook Up (Elvis Presley) ..................................................... 1 .... 57 All The Way (Frank Sinatra) .................................................... 5 .... 57 All-Star Hit Parade (Various Artists - Decca) ........................... 2 .... 56 All-Star Hit Parade No. 2 (Various Artists - Decca) ................. 10 ... 57 Alone (Petula Clark) ................................................................ 8 .... 57 Alone (The Southlanders) ...................................................... 14 ... 57 Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) (The Shepherd Sisters) ............ 14 ... 57 Along Came Caroline (Michael Cox) ...................................... 20 ... 60 Always (Sammy Turner) ......................................................... 20 ... 59 Among My Souvenirs (Connie Francis) ................................... 8 .... 59 And The Heavens Cried (Anthony Newley) ............................. 8 .... 61 Angela Jones (Michael Cox) .................................................... 8 .... 60 Apache (The Shadows) ........................................................... 1 .... 60 April Love (Pat Boone) ............................................................ 8 .... 57 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Elvis Presley) ............................ 1 .... 61 Are You Sure (The Allisons) ..................................................... 1 .... 61 Around The World (Bing Crosby) ............................................ 4 .... 57 Around The World (Ronnie Hilton) ......................................... 5 .... 57 Around The World (Gracie Fields) ......................................... 10 ... 57 Arrivederci Darling (Edna Savage) ......................................... 19 ... 56 As I Love You (Shirley Bassey) ................................................. 2 .... 59 As Long As He Needs Me (Shirley Bassey) .............................. 2 .... 60 At The Hop (Danny And The Juniors) ...................................... 4 .... 58 At The Hop (Nick Todd) .......................................................... 14 ... 58

Autumn Concerto (Melachrino Orchestra) ............................ 18 ... 56

B Baby Baby (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) ...................... 2 .... 57 Baby Face (Little Richard) ....................................................... 2 .... 59 Baby I Don't Care (Buddy Holly) ............................................. 13 ... 61 Baby Lover (Petula Clark) ....................................................... 15 ... 58 Baby Sittin' Boogie (Buzz Clifford) .......................................... 16 ... 61 Baby's First Christmas (Connie Francis) ................................. 17 ... 61 Bad Boy (Marty Wilde) ............................................................ 7 .... 59 Bad Penny Blues (Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band) .............. 17 ... 56 The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Bill Hayes) ................................ 2 .... 56 The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Tennessee Ernie Ford) ............. 4 .... 56 The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Gary Miller) ............................. 18 ... 56 Bambino (The Springfields) .................................................... 15 ... 62 Banana Boat (Day-O) (Harry Belafonte) .................................. 3 .... 57 The Banana Boat Song (The Tarriers) .................................... 11 ... 57 The Banana Boat Song (Shirley Bassey) .................................. 7 .... 57 Band Of Gold (Don Cherry) ..................................................... 6 .... 56 The Battle Of New Orleans (Lonnie Donegan) ....................... 2 .... 59 Be Bop A-Lula (Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps) ...................... 17 ... 56 Be Mine (Lance Fortune) ........................................................ 5 .... 60 Be My Girl (Jim Dale) .............................................................. 2 .... 57 Be My Guest (Fats Domino) ................................................... 12 ... 59 Beatnik Fly (Johnny and the Hurricanes) ................................ 9 .... 60 Because They're Young (Duane Eddy And The Rebels) ........... 2 .... 60 The Best Of Everything (Johnny Mathis) ................................ 18 ... 59 Beyond The Stars (David Whitfield / Mantovani) ................... 5 .... 55 Big Bad John (Jimmy Dean) ..................................................... 2 .... 61 The Big Beat (Fats Domino) ................................................... 15 ... 58 A Big Hunk O' Love (Elvis Presley) ........................................... 4 .... 59 Big Man (The Four Preps) ....................................................... 2 .... 58 Bird Dog (The Everly Brothers) ............................................... 1 .... 58 Black Stockings (The John Barry Seven) ................................. 15 ... 61 Bless You (Tony Orlando) ........................................................ 7 .... 61

A Blossom Fell (Dickie Valentine) ............................................ 9 .... 55 A Blossom Fell (Nat "King" Cole) ............................................. 4 .... 55 Blue Angel (Roy Orbison) ....................................................... 13 ... 60 Blue Moon (Elvis Presley) ....................................................... 8 .... 56 Blue Moon (The Marcels) ....................................................... 1 .... 61 Blue Star (The Medic Theme) (Cyril Stapleton / Julie Dawn) .. 3 .... 55 Blue Star (The Medic Theme) (Eve Boswell) .......................... 20 ... 55 Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) ............................................ 13 ... 56 Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis Presley) ............................................. 9 .... 56 Bluebell Polka (Jimmy Shand & His Band) ............................. 18 ... 55 Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino) ................................................... 7 .... 57 The Bluebottle Blues (The Goons) .......................................... 3 .... 56 Bluejean Bop (Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps) ....................... 12 ... 56 Bonnie Came Back (Duane Eddy And The Rebels) .................. 9 .... 60 Bony Moronie (Larry Williams) .............................................. 12 ... 58 Book Of Love (The Mudlarks) .................................................. 6 .... 58 Born To Be With You (The Chordettes) .................................. 12 ... 56 Born Too Late (The Poni-Tails) ................................................ 6 .... 58 Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart (Connie Francis) ....... 14 ... 61 Breathless (Jerry Lee Lewis) .................................................... 8 .... 58 The Breeze And I (Andalucia) (Caterina Valente) .................... 5 .... 55 Bring A Little Water Sylvie (Lonnie Donegan) ......................... 8 .... 56 Bring Your Smile Along (Frankie Laine) .................................. 10 ... 55 Broken-Hearted Melody (Sarah Vaughan) .............................. 9 .... 59 Build Your Love (On A Strong Foundation) (Johnnie Ray) ...... 17 ... 57 Buona Sera (Mr. Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band) ..... 9 .... 61 But I Do (Clarence 'Frogman' Henry) ...................................... 5 .... 61 Butterfingers (Tommy Steele And The Steelmen) .................. 9 .... 57 Butterfly (Andy Williams) ........................................................ 1 .... 57 Butterfly (Charlie Gracie) ....................................................... 14 ... 57 By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (Little Richard) .................. 15 ... 59 Bye Bye Baby (The Johnny Otis Show) ................................... 17 ... 58 Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers) ........................................ 6 .... 57

The Weekly Charts

This is a listing of the weekly charts, as used to compile the data shown in the rest of this book. Titles or artist credits may be truncated slightly, to fit the available space on the page. The originally printed charts did not list weeks on chart or catalogue numbers, but did show the label. Chart milestones are noted at the appropriate places.

22 January 1955 The very first chart 1 NE 1 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 1 NE 2 The Finger Of Suspicion (Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers) 1 NE 3 Mr. Sandman (The Chordettes) 1 NE 4 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 1 NE 5 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 1 NE 6 Happy Days And Lonely Nights (Suzi Miller and The Johnston Brothers) 1 NE 7 No One But You (Billy Eckstine) 1 NE 8 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 1 NE 9 Don't Go To Strangers (Ronnie Harris & The Coronets) 1 NE 10 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers)

29 January 1955 2 1 1 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 2 2 2 The Finger Of Suspicion (Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers) 2 5 3 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 1 NE 4 Mr. Sandman (The Four Aces) 2 8 5 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 2 4 6 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 1 NE 7 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 2 9 8 Don't Go To Strangers (Ronnie Harris & The Coronets) 1 NE 9 Mobile (Ray Burns) 2 10 10 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers)

05 February 1955 3 1 1 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 3 2 2 The Finger Of Suspicion (Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers) 3 5 3 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 3 6 4 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 3 3 5 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 2 7 6 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 3 10 7 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 2 9 8 Mobile (Ray Burns) 1 NE 9 A Blossom Fell (Dickie Valentine) 2 RE 10 Mr. Sandman (The Chordettes)

12 February 1955 4 5 1 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 4 1 2 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 4 3 3 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 3 6 4 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 4 4 5 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 4 2 6 The Finger Of Suspicion (Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers) 4 7 7 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 3 8 8 Mobile (Ray Burns) 1 NE 9 Beyond The Stars (David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra) 2 9 10 A Blossom Fell (Dickie Valentine)

19 February 1955 4 4 1 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 5 3 2 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 5 1 3 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 5 2 4 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 2 9 5 Beyond The Stars (David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra) 5 5 6 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 5 7 7 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 5 6 8 The Finger Of Suspicion (Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers) 3 10 9 A Blossom Fell (Dickie Valentine) 1 NE 10 Serenade (Mario Lanza)

26 February 1955 5 1 1 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 6 2 2 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 6 4 3 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 6 3 4 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 6 6 5 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 6 7 6 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 6 8 7 The Finger Of Suspicion (Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers) 3 5 8 Beyond The Stars (David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra) 1 NE 9 Heartbeat (Ruby Murray) 4 RE 10 Mobile (Ray Burns)

05 March 1955 6 1 1 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 7 2 2 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 7 6 3 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 7 4 4 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 7 5 5 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 7 3 6 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 5 10 7 Mobile (Ray Burns) 2 9 8 Heartbeat (Ruby Murray) 7 7 9 The Finger Of Suspicion (Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers) 1 NE 10 A Blossom Fell (Nat "King" Cole)

12 March 1955 8 2 1 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 7 1 2 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 8 3 3 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 2 10 4 A Blossom Fell (Nat "King" Cole) 6 7 5 Mobile (Ray Burns) 8 6 6 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen) 1 NE 7 Tomorrow (Johnny Brandon And The Phantoms) 8 4 8 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 8 5 9 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets) 1 NE 10 If You Believe (Johnnie Ray)

19 March 1955 8 2 1 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 9 1 2 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 9 3 3 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 7 5 4 Mobile (Ray Burns) 3 4 5 A Blossom Fell (Nat "King" Cole) 9 8 6 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 2 7 7 Tomorrow (Johnny Brandon And The Phantoms) 1 NE 8 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (Perez 'Prez' Prado And His

Orchestra) 1 NE 9 Let Me Go, Lover! (Ruby Murray) 9 9 10 Shake, Rattle And Roll (Bill Haley And his Comets)

26 March 1955 9 1 1 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 10 2 2 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 2 8 3 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (Perez 'Prez' Prado And His

Orchestra) 8 4 4 Mobile (Ray Burns) 4 5 5 A Blossom Fell (Nat "King" Cole) 10 3 6 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers) 10 6 7 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (Dean Martin) 1 NE 8 If Anyone Finds This I Love You (Ruby Murray with Anne Warren) 2 9 9 Let Me Go, Lover! (Ruby Murray) 4 RE 10 A Blossom Fell (Dickie Valentine)

02 April 1955 Described as ‘for laughs’ in the magazine 10 1 1 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 11 2 2 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 3 3 3 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (Perez 'Prez' Prado And His

Orchestra) 5 5 4 A Blossom Fell (Nat "King" Cole) 1 NE 5 Prize Of Gold (Joan Regan) 9 4 6 Mobile (Ray Burns) 2 8 7 If Anyone Finds This I Love You (Ruby Murray with Anne Warren) 3 RE 8 Tomorrow (Johnny Brandon And The Phantoms) 1 NE 9 Mambo Rock (Bill Haley And his Comets) 11 6 10 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers)

09 April 1955 No chart compiled this week 11 1 1 Give Me Your Word (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 12 2 2 Softly Softly (Ruby Murray) 4 3 3 Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (Perez 'Prez' Prado And His

Orchestra) 6 4 4 A Blossom Fell (Nat "King" Cole) 2 5 5 Prize Of Gold (Joan Regan) 10 6 6 Mobile (Ray Burns) 3 7 7 If Anyone Finds This I Love You (Ruby Murray with Anne Warren) 4 8 8 Tomorrow (Johnny Brandon And The Phantoms) 2 9 9 Mambo Rock (Bill Haley And his Comets) 12 10 10 Let Me Go, Lover! (Teresa Brewer With The Lancers)

17 March 1962 7 1 1 Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley) 3 2 2 Wonderful Land (The Shadows) 4 6 3 Tell Me What He Said (Helen Shapiro) 4 5 4 March Of The Siamese Children (Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen) 6 7 5 Wimoweh (Karl Denver) 9 4 6 Let's Twist Again (Chubby Checker) 10 3 7 The Young Ones (Cliff Richard and the Shadows) 8 9 8 Cryin' In The Rain (The Everly Brothers) 16 11 9 Stranger On The Shore (Mr. Acker Bilk with the Leon Young String Chorale) 4 15 10 The Hole In The Ground (Bernard Cribbins) 10 12 11 Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke) 3 13 12 Softly As I Leave You (Matt Monro) 8 8 13 Forget Me Not (Eden Kane) 4 10 14 The Wanderer (Dion) 2 18 15 Theme From Z-Cars (Johnny Todd) (Johnny Keating) 1 NE 16 Dream Baby (Roy Orbison) 1 NE 17 Twistin' The Night Away (Sam Cooke) 6 14 18 A Little Bitty Tear (Burl Ives) 2 19 19 I'll See You In My Dreams (Pat Boone) 1 NE 20 Letter Full Of Tears (Billy Fury) The following week, Record Mirror began printing the Record Retailer chart, thus stopping compiling their own.