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327   Wednesday, 22 October 1958
England 5 USSR 0 [1-0]
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The Top Thirty 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, comprising the twelve highest selling singles of the week, it increased to twenty on Friday, 1 October 1954, and thirty on Friday, 13 April 1956. When England beat Russia, Connie Francis' double A-side Stupid Cupid and Carolina Moon was the best selling single for its fourth week. When the chart of Friday, 17 October 1958 was published, there were 22 surviving songs from the last chart when England played two weeks ago:-

1. (=) Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon - Connie Francis (MGM)
2. (4) King Creole - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires (RCA)
3. (2) Volare - Dean Martin (Capitol)
4. (5) Move It - Cliff Richard and The Drifters (Columbia)
5. (7) Born Too Late - Poni-Tails (HMV)
6. (=) Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers (London)
7. (10) A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis (Fontana)
8. (3) When - Kalin Twins (Brunswick)
9. (8) Mad Passionate Love - Bernard Bresslaw (HMV)
10. (15) Come Prima - Marino Marini and His Quartet (Durium)
11. (9) Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (London)
12. (13) It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards (MGM)
13. (12) Volare - Domenico Modugno (Oriole)
14. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) - Jodie Sands (HMV)
15. More Than Ever (Come Prima) - Malcolm Vaughan with The Michael Sammes Singers (HMV)
16. (10) Return To Me - Dean Martin (Capitol)
17. (13) Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) - Marino Marini and His Quartet (Durium)
18. (17) Western Movies - The Olympics (HMV)
19. (22) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy and The Rebels (London)
20. (=) If Dreams Came True - Pat Boone (London)
(28) My True Love - Jack Scott (London)
22. (20) Patricia - Perez 'Prez' Prado (RCA)
23. (19) Moon Talk - Perry Como (RCA)
24. Susie Darlin' - Robin Luke (London)
25. (27) Am I Wasting My Time On You - Frankie Vaughan (Philips)
26. Tea For Two Cha Cha - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington (Brunswick)
27. (26) Tulips From Amsterdam/You Need Hands - Max Bygraves (Decca)
28. (16) Fever - Peggy Lee (Capitol)
29. (18) Splish Splash - Charlie Drake (Parlophone)
30. (25) Girl Of My Dreams - Tony Brent (Columbia)
 
♪Most weeks at number one when England played:
Frankie Laine, six
Connie Francis and Doris Day, five
Ronnie Hilton, four
Guy Mitchell, three
Tony Bennett, Lonnie Donegan, Marvin Rainwater, Johnnie Ray and Jimmy Young, two
Paul Anka, Winifred Atwell, Harry Belafonte, Rosemary Clooney,
Perry Como, The Crickets, Bill Haley, Tab Hunter, Vera Lynn, Al Martino, Lita Roza, Anne Shelton, Frank Sinatra, Stargazers, Tennessee Ernie Ford, David Whitfield and Slim Whitman, one each

 
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