On Friday, 15 November 1952, The
New Musical Express
published the first ever singles chart in the UK.
When England beat Scotland,
Stargazers' I See The Moon
was the best selling single for the fourth week in a row. When the chart of Friday,
2 April 1954 was
published, there were no surviving songs from the last chart when England played
in eighteen weeks ago:-
1. |
(=) |
I See The Moon
-
Stargazers
(Decca) |
2. |
(=) |
The Happy Wanderer
-
Obernkirchen Children's Choir (Parlophone) |
3. |
(=) |
Oh Mein Papa-
Eddie
Calvert (Colombia) |
4. |
(6) |
Bell Bottom Blues
- Alma Coogan (HMV) |
5. |
(=) |
The Book -
David
Whitfield (Decca) |
6. |
(4) |
Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool)
-
Norman Wisdom (Colombia) |
7. |
(=) |
Tennessee Wig Walk
-
Bonnie Lou
(Parlophone) |
8. |
(11) |
That's Amore
-
Dean Martin (Capitol) |
9. |
(re) |
Changing Partners - Bing Crosby (Brunswick) |
10. |
Secret Love
- Doris Day (Philips) |
|
(8) |
Changing Partners -
Kay Starr (Capitol) |
11. |
(re) |
The Cuff Of My Shirt
-
Guy
Mitchell (Philips) |
12. |
(9) |
Cloud Lucky Seven
-
Guy
Mitchell (Philips) |
|
♪Most weeks at number one when England
played: Frankie Laine,
five, Guy Mitchell, two Al Martino, Lita Roza, Stargazers and David
Whitfield, one each |
|