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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 14:59:06 GMT 1
# 13. Barbara Lyon - Stowaway
UK chart : # 16-18-14-18-12-12-16-18 (8 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 15:11:45 GMT 1
# 12. Petula Clark / Jo Stafford - Suddenly There's A Valley
UK chart (Petula Clark) : # 18-14-9-12-9-8-6-6-12 (9 weeks)
UK chart (Jo Stafford) : # 20-15-12-13-16-x-x-x-19 (6 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 15:23:11 GMT 1
# 11. Ruby Murray - Softly, Softly
UK chart : # 9-3-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-6-6-9-12-14-17-16-20-x-19-20-18 (25 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:04:14 GMT 1
# 10. Ruby Murray - I'll Come When You Call
UK chart : # 19-15-13-10-6-9-14 (7 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:06:51 GMT 1
# 9. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There
UK chart : # 17-18-10-10-8-8-7-4-6-11-16 (11 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:09:31 GMT 1
# 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)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:14:12 GMT 1
# 7. Doris Day - I'll Never Stop Loving You
UK chart : # 17-19-x-x-x-19 (3 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:17:44 GMT 1
# 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)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:29:39 GMT 1
# 5. Eve Boswell - Pickin' A Chicken
UK chart : # 25-20-15-13-12-9-15 (7 weeks)
Hungarian-born Eve Boswell is the first singer from Continental Europe in this list. In the first three years only Gisele MacKenzie wasn't born in United Kingdom or United States.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:33:26 GMT 1
# 4. Joan Regan - Prize Of Gold
UK chart : # 20-9-6-9-15-13-16-16 (8 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 7:39:11 GMT 1
# 3. Doris Day - Ready, Willing And Able
UK chart : # 13-7-12-9-9-14-12-16-18 (9 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 13:17:40 GMT 1
# 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)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 13:19:25 GMT 1
Winner : Ruby Murray - Happy Days And Lonely Nights
UK chart : # 16-14-11-6-7-8-14-19 (8 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 13:22:21 GMT 1
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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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 13:43:00 GMT 1
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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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2018 12:28:56 GMT 1
5th year : 1956
# 17. Chordettes - Born To Be With You
UK chart : # 13-8-15-15-15-11-12-18-29 (9 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2018 12:33:37 GMT 1
# 16. Three Kayes - Ivory Tower
UK chart : # 28-30-20-24-30 (5 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2018 12:39:03 GMT 1
# 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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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 6:37:43 GMT 1
# 14. Patience and Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me
UK chart : # 30-28-29 (3 weeks)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 6:41:33 GMT 1
# 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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