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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 6:56:08 GMT 1
# 12. Anne Shelton - Seven Days
UK chart : # 24-20-20-30 (4 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 6:58:30 GMT 1
# 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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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 7:01:44 GMT 1
# 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)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 7:15:53 GMT 1
# 9. Barbara Lyon - Letter To A Soldier
UK chart : # 27-27-28-27 (4 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 7:27:52 GMT 1
# 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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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 7:29:51 GMT 1
# 7. Ruby Murray - You Are My First Love
UK chart : # 19-16-21-25-x-21 (5 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 7:31:51 GMT 1
# 6. Vera Lynn - Who We Are
UK chart : # 30 (1 week)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 7:34:27 GMT 1
# 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)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 7:39:43 GMT 1
# 4. Beverley Sisters - Willie Can
UK chart : # 30-24-23-27 (4 weeks)
The first successful girl group single in this retrospective.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 12:08:30 GMT 1
# 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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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 12:11:01 GMT 1
# 2. Edna Savage - Arrivederci Darling
UK chart : # 19 (1 week)
Anne Shelton's version already was my # 14 in the previous year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 12:13:50 GMT 1
# 1. Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)
UK chart : # 20-23-28-12-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-4-5-6-9-15-20-22 (22 weeks)
Very predictable # 1.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2018 12:49:06 GMT 1
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 Fell (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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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2018 14:55:05 GMT 1
6th year : 1957
# 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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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 7:56:33 GMT 1
# 14. Rosemary Clooney - Mangos
UK chart : # 25-29-x-x-27-21-26-27-17-24-27 (9 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 7:58:29 GMT 1
# 13. Julie London - Cry Me A River
UK chart : # 30-22-27 (3 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 8:01:32 GMT 1
# 12. Nancy Whiskey and Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group - Freight Train
UK chart : # 21-18-12-13-7-9-10-5-6-9-8-13-11-15-16-22-25...-27 (18 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 8:19:27 GMT 1
# 11. Gracie Fields - Around The World
UK chart : # 11-8-10-9-15-17-24-21-x-24 (9 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 8:22:01 GMT 1
# 10. Petula Clark - With All My Heart
UK chart : # 28-19-15-11-9-9-6-7-5-4-6-7-8-11-14-14-16-27 (18 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 8:26:08 GMT 1
# 9. Debbie Reynolds - Tammy
UK chart : # 23-17-11-10-10-7-3-3-4-2-3-4-7-8-16-18-30 (17 weeks)
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