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276   Saturday, 18 April 1953
England 2 Scotland 2 [1-0]
  
Match Summary
 
 The Top Twelve UK Music Chart by New Musical Express 
   

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

 
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