On Friday, 15 November 1952, The
New Musical Express
published the first ever singles chart in the UK.
When England drew with Scotland on this day, Lita Roza's
How Much Is That Doggie In The
Window was the best selling single. Significantly, for the second
England match in a row, Guy Mitchell had the number two best selling
record, with two different songs. When the chart of Friday, 17 April 1953
was published, there were no surviving songs from the last chart when
England played in November 1952:-
1. |
(2) |
(How
Much Is) That Doggie In The Window
-
Lita Roza
(Decca) |
2. |
(=) |
She Wears Red
Feathers - Guy
Mitchell (Colombia) |
3. |
(1) |
Broken
Wings
-
Stargazers
(Decca) |
4. |
(8) |
I Believe
- Frankie Laine
(Philips) |
5. |
(3) |
Don't
Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
-
Perry Como
& The Ramblers (HMV) |
6. |
(5) |
Wonderful
Copenhagen
- Danny Kaye (Brunswick) |
(9) |
Oh Happy Day
-
Johnston Brothers (Decca) |
7. |
(=) |
Outside Of Heaven
- Eddie Fisher (HMV) |
8. |
(4) |
Now
-
Al Martino (Capitol) |
9. |
(12) |
(How
Much Is) That Doggie In The Window
- Patti Page (Oriole) |
10. |
(=) |
Because You're Mine - Mario
Lanza (HMV) |
11. |
Full Time Job
-
Doris Day & Johnnie Ray
(Colombia) |
12. |
(11) |
Little Red Monkey
-
Frank Chacksfield's
Tunesmiths (Parlophone) |
|
♪Most weeks at number one when England
played: Al Martino
and Lita Roza..... one each |
|