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On Friday, 15 November 1952, The
New Musical Express
published the first ever singles chart in the UK.
When England beat the
Ireland, David Whitfield's version of Answer Me was the best selling single. When the chart of Friday,
6 November 1953 was
published, there were six surviving songs from the last chart when England played
in three weeks ago:-
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1. |
(4) |
Answer Me
-
David Whitfield (Decca) |
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2. |
(3) |
Answer Me
-
Frankie Laine (Philips) |
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3. |
(1) |
Hey Joe
-
Frankie Laine (Philips) |
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4. |
(8) |
Look At That Girl - Guy Mitchell (Philips) |
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5. |
(6) |
I Believe
- Frankie Laine
(Philips) |
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6. |
Chicka Boom - Guy Mitchell (Philips) |
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7. |
(5) |
Where
The Winds Blow
-
Frankie
Laine (Philips) |
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8. |
(=) |
Poppa Piccolino -
Diana
Decker (Colombia) |
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9. |
(=) |
Swedish Rhapsody -
Mantovani
(Decca) |
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10. |
(7) |
Kiss
-
Dean Martin (Capitol) |
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11. |
Wish You Were Here
-
Eddie Fisher
(HMV) |
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12. |
(re) |
Flirtation Waltz
-
Winifred Atwell (Decca) |
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♪Most weeks at number one when England
played:
Frankie Laine,
four, Guy Mitchell, two
Al Martino, Lita Roza and David
Whitfield, one each |
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