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Now This Is What We Call Great '50s Music

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Somewhere Along the Way - Nat King Cole

► ► ► SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 12: 20 November 1952 (3)
Peaked: 20 November 1952
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: -

Zing a Little Zong - Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman

► ► ► ZING A LITTLE ZONG ◄ ◄ ◄

BING CROSBY & JANE WYMAN

Entered UK Top 12: 11 December 1952 (10)
Peaked: 11 December 1952
Peak Position: 10
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Certified: -

White Christmas - Mantovani & His Orchestra

► ► ► WHITE CHRISTMAS ◄ ◄ ◄

MANTOVANI & HIS ORCHESTRA

Entered UK Top 12: 25 December 1952 (6)
Peaked: 25 December 1952
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

First recorded by:
BING CROSBY

Because You're Mine - Nat King Cole

► ► ► BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 12: 25 December 1952 (6)
Peaked: 25 December 1952
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

First recorded by:
MARIO LANZA

Takes Two to Tango - Louis Armstrong

► ► ► TAKES TWO TO TANGO ◄ ◄ ◄

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Entered UK Top 12: 25 December 1952 (8)
Peaked: 29 January 1953
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 10
Certified: -

First recorded by:
PEARL BAILEY

Faith Can Move Mountains - Nat King Cole

► ► ► FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 12: 8 January 1953 (11)
Peaked: 12 February 1953
Peak Position: 10
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Certified: -

First recorded by:
JOHNNIE RAY AND THE FOUR LADS

She Wears Red Feathers - Guy Mitchell

► ► ► SHE WEARS RED FEATHERS ◄ ◄ ◄

GUY MITCHELL

Entered UK Top 12: 19 February 1953 (10)
Peaked: 19 March 1953
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 14
Certified: -

I Believe - Frankie Laine

► ► ► I BELIEVE ◄ ◄ ◄

FRANKIE LAINE

Entered UK Top 12: 9 April 1953 (11)
Peaked: 30 April 1953
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 18
Weeks in Top 10: 35
Certified: -

First recorded by:
JANE FROMAN

Side by Side - Kay Starr

► ► ► SIDE BY SIDE ◄ ◄ ◄

KAY STARR

Entered UK Top 12: 30 April 1953 (9)
Peaked: 7 May 1953
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

First recorded by:
CLIFF 'UKELELE IKE' EDWARDS

Pretend - Nat King Cole

► ► ► PRETEND ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 12: 30 April 1953 (10)
Peaked: 14 May 1953
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 18
Certified: -

Tell Me a Story - Jimmy Boyd, Frankie Laine

► ► ► TELL ME A STORY ◄ ◄ ◄

JIMMY BOYD & FRANKIE LAINE

Entered UK Top 12: 14 May 1953 (9)
Peaked: 21 May 1953
Peak Position: 5
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 12
Certified: -

Seven Lonely Days - Gisele MacKenzie

► ► ► SEVEN LONELY DAYS ◄ ◄ ◄

GISELE MACKENZIE

Entered UK Top 12: 23 July 1953 (12)
Peaked: 3 September 1953
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

Where the Winds Blow - Frankie Laine

► ► ► WHERE THE WINDS BLOW ◄ ◄ ◄

FRANKIE LAINE

Entered UK Top 12: 10 September 1953 (12)
Peaked: 8 October 1953
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 10
Certified: -

Mother Nature and Father Time - Nat King Cole

► ► ► MOTHER NATURE AND ◄ ◄ ◄
FATHER TIME

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 12: 24 September 1953 (8)
Peaked: 22 October 1953
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: -

That's Amore - Dean Martin

► ► ► THAT'S AMORE ◄ ◄ ◄

DEAN MARTIN

Entered UK Top 12: 28 January 1954 (11)
Peaked: 25 February 1954
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 9
Certified: -

Woman (Uh-Huh) / Man (Uh-Huh) - Jose Ferrer, Rosemary Clooney

► ► ► WOMAN (UH-HUH)/ ◄ ◄ ◄
MAN (UH-HUH)

JOSE FERRER & ROSEMARY CLOONEY

Entered UK Top 12: 11 February 1954 (11)
Peaked: 25 February 1954
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

Tenderly - Nat King Cole

► ► ► TENDERLY ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 12: 22 April 1954 (10)
Peaked: 22 April 1954
Peak Position: 10
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Certified: -

The Kid's Last Fight - Frankie Laine

► ► ► THE KID'S LAST FIGHT ◄ ◄ ◄

FRANKIE LAINE

Entered UK Top 12: 22 April 1954 (9)
Peaked: 6 May 1954
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 9
Certified: -

The Black Hills of Dakota - Doris Day

► ► ► THE BLACK HILLS OF DAKOTA ◄ ◄ ◄

DORIS DAY

Entered UK Top 12: 2 September 1954 (7)
Peaked: 2 September 1954
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: -

Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen

► ► ► LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT ◄ ◄ ◄

KITTY KALLEN

Entered UK Top 12: 8 July 1954 (5)
Peaked: 16 September 1954
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 20
Certified: -

Three Coins in the Fountain - Frank Sinatra

► ► ► THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN ◄ ◄ ◄

FRANK SINATRA

Entered UK Top 12: 22 July 1954 (11)
Peaked: 23 September 1954
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 15
Certified: -

Smile - Nat King Cole

► ► ► SMILE ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 12: 16 September 1954 (6)
Peaked: 7 October 1954
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 12
Certified: -

8.5

Sway - Dean Martin

► ► ► SWAY ◄ ◄ ◄

DEAN MARTIN

Entered UK Top 20: 7 October 1954 (10)
Peaked: 21 October 1954
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney

► ► ► THIS OLE HOUSE ◄ ◄ ◄

ROSEMARY CLOONEY

Entered UK Top 20: 14 October 1954 (16)
Peaked: 2 December 1954
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 13
Certified: -

First recorded by:
STUART HAMBLEN

Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney

► ► ► MAMBO ITALIANO ◄ ◄ ◄

ROSEMARY CLOONEY

Entered UK Top 20: 23 December 1954 (20)
Peaked: 20 January 1955
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 11
Certified: -

Mister Sandman - The Four Aces

► ► ► MISTER SANDMAN ◄ ◄ ◄

THE FOUR ACES

Entered UK Top 20: 13 January 1955 (14)
Peaked: 20 January 1955
Peak Position: 9
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Certified: -

First recorded by:
VAUGHN MONROE

Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley and His Comets

► ► ► SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL ◄ ◄ ◄

BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

Entered UK Top 20: 23 December 1954 (13)
Peaked: 27 January 1955
Peak Position: 4
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Certified: -

First recorded by:
BIG JOE TURNER

I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango - Alma Cogan

► ► ► I CAN'T TELL A WALTZ ◄ ◄ ◄
FROM A TANGO

ALMA COGAN

Entered UK Top 20: 9 December 1954 (14)
Peaked: 27 January 1955
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

First recorded by:
PATTI PAGE

A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole

► ► ► A BLOSSOM FELL ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 20: 3 March 1955 (13)
Peaked: 24 March 1955
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: -

Under the Bridges of Paris - Eartha Kitt

► ► ► UNDER THE BRIDGES OF PARIS ◄ ◄ ◄

EARTHA KITT

Entered UK Top 20: 7 April 1955 (13)
Peaked: 21 April 1955
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 2
Certified: -

Earth Angel - The Crew-Cuts

► ► ► EARTH ANGEL ◄ ◄ ◄

THE CREW-CUTS

Entered UK Top 20: 21 April 1955 (18)
Peaked: 19 May 1955
Peak Position: 4
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 14
Certified: -

First recorded by:
THE PENGUINS

7.5

Thirteen Women / Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley,Bill Haley and His Comets

► ► ► ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK ◄ ◄ ◄

BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

Entered UK Top 20: 13 January 1955 (17)
Peaked: 1 December 1955
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 20
Certified: -

Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - The Four Aces

► ► ► LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED ◄ ◄ ◄
THING

THE FOUR ACES

Entered UK Top 20: 24 November 1955 (11)
Peaked: 1 December 1955
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 11
Certified: -

Ain't That a Shame - Pat Boone

► ► ► AIN'T THAT A SHAME ◄ ◄ ◄

PAT BOONE

Entered UK Top 20: 24 November 1955 (20)
Peaked: 15 December 1955
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: -

First recorded by:
FATS DOMINO

Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo - Alma Cogan

► ► ► NEVER DO A TANGO WITH◄ ◄ ◄
AN ESKIMO

ALMA COGAN

Entered UK Top 20: 29 December 1955 (13)
Peaked: 12 January 1956
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: -

Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie - Bill Haley and His Comets

► ► ► ROCK-A-BEATIN' BOOGIE ◄ ◄ ◄

BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

Entered UK Top 20: 12 January 1956 (5)
Peaked: 19 January 1956
Peak Position: 4
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: -

Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra

► ► ► LOVE AND MARRIAGE ◄ ◄ ◄

FRANK SINATRA

Entered UK Top 20: 19 January 1956 (5)
Peaked: 26 January 1956
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: -

Memories Are Made of This - Dean Martin

► ► ► MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS ◄ ◄ ◄

DEAN MARTIN

Entered UK Top 20: 16 February 1956 (4)
Peaked: 23 February 1956
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 12
Certified: -

See You Later Alligator - Bill Haley and His Comets

► ► ► SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR ◄ ◄ ◄

BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

Entered UK Top 20: 15 March 1956 (9)
Peaked: 22 March 1956
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Certified: -

The Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr

► ► ► THE ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ ◄ ◄ ◄

KAY STARR

Entered UK Top 20: 23 February 1956 (9)
Peaked: 5 April 1956
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 17
Certified: -

8.8

Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley

► ► ► HEARTBREAK HOTEL ◄ ◄ ◄

ELVIS PRESLEY

Entered UK Top 30: 17 May 1956 (15)
Peaked: 28 June 1956
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 16
Certified: -

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

► ► ► BLUE SUEDE SHOES ◄ ◄ ◄

ELVIS PRESLEY

Entered UK Top 30: 31 May 1956 (16)
Peaked: 21 June 1956
Peak Position: 9
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: -

Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

► ► ► WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE ◄ ◄ ◄

THE TEENAGERS & FRANKIE LYMON

Entered UK Top 30: 5 July 1956 (22)
Peaked: 26 July 1956
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 11
Certified: -

The Great Pretender - The Platters

► ► ► THE GREAT PRETENDER ◄ ◄ ◄

THE PLATTERS

Entered UK Top 30: 13 September 1956 (13)
Peaked: 27 September 1956
Peak Position: 5
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: -

Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino

► ► ► BLUEBERRY HILL ◄ ◄ ◄

FATS DOMINO

Entered UK Top 30: 27 December 1956 (30)
Peaked: 14 February 1956
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: -

Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

► ► ► LONG TALL SALLY ◄ ◄ ◄

LITTLE RICHARD

Entered UK Top 30: 14 February 1957 (28)
Peaked: 4 April 1957
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 9
Certified: -

The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte

► ► ► THE BANANA BOAT SONG ◄ ◄ ◄

HARRY BELAFONTE

Entered UK Top 30: 7 March 1957 (16)
Peaked: 18 April 1957
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 11
Certified: -

The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard

► ► ► THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT ◄ ◄ ◄

LITTLE RICHARD

Entered UK Top 30: 21 March 1957 (19)
Peaked: 18 April 1957
Peak Position: 9
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 2
Certified: -

When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole

► ► ► WHEN I FALL IN LOVE ◄ ◄ ◄

NAT KING COLE

Entered UK Top 30: 25 April 1957 (20)
Peaked: 20 June 1957
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 12
Certified: -

All Shook Up - Elvis Presley

► ► ► ALL SHOOK UP ◄ ◄ ◄

ELVIS PRESLEY

Entered UK Top 30: 4 July 1957 (7)
Peaked: 18 July 1957
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 7
Weeks in Top 10: 16
Certified: -

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Holy Godiva and I picked five songs each from the first years of the Official UK Charts (excluding '52 because the chart only came into existence in November)... and this is what we ended up with.

Given that a Yeti used copy and paste from other entries before editing them, there might be errors in some of the information here, if you spot something, let me know and I'll get my golf club back out to smash randomly against the keyboard.