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THE UNITED KINGDOM'S (NATIONAL MUSIC EXPRESS) TOP 100 SINGLES FOR 1955 (ZOBBEL.DE WEBSITE) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Feb 21, 2015 at 06:27 AM |
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THE UNITED KINGDOM'S (NATIONAL MUSIC EXPRESS) TOP 100 SINGLES FOR 1955 (ZOBBEL.DE WEBSITE) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXgqHHWX_Uk
No. Pts.Wks.(HP) Artist: Title (Label)
1 1104 24 (1) 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford: GIVE ME YOUR WORD (Capitol)
2 1050 19 (1) Slim Whitman: ROSE MARIE (London)
3 965 23 (1) Ruby Murray: SOFTLY, SOFTLY (Columbia)
4 881 21 (1) Eddie Calvert:CHERRY PINK (AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE)(Columbia)
5 831 22 (2) Frankie Laine: COOL WATER (Philips)
6 720 17 (1) P?rez 'Prez' Prado:CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE
7 707 14 (1) Bill Haley & his Comets:(WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
8 702 18 (1) Jimmy Young: UNCHAINED MELODY (Decca)
9 631 16 (1) Tony Bennett: STRANGER IN PARADISE (Philips)
10 614 16 (1) Alma Cogan: DREAMBOAT / THE DIDDLE-EE-I IRISH MAMBO (HMV)
11 611 20 (3) David Whitfield: EV'RYWHERE (Decca)
12 602 12 (1) Jimmy Young: THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (Decca)
13 600 12 (1) Rosemary Clooney: MAMBO ITALIANO (Philips)
14 600 17 (2) Al Hibbler: UNCHAINED MELODY (FROM "UNCHAINED") (Brunswick)
15 545 20 (4) The Crew-Cuts: EARTH ANGEL (WILL YOU BE MINE) (Mercury)
16 518 13 (2) Frank Sinatra: LEARNIN' THE BLUES (Capitol)
17 500 17 (3) Ruby Murray: EVERMORE (Columbia)
18 496 11 (1) Dickie Valentine: THE FINGER OF SUSPICION (Decca)
19 481 13 (1) Johnston Brothers: HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY / HEY THERE (Decca)
20 407 13 (2) Mitch Miller/his Orchestra:THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS
21 402 12 (2) Cyril Stapleton Orchestra/Julie Dawn:BLUE STAR/HONEY BABE
22 383 16 (5) Malcolm Vaughan: EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE / MAMA (HMV)
23 370 15 (4) Dickie Valentine: I WONDER (Decca)
24 367 7 (1) Dickie Valentine: CHRISTMAS ALPHABET (Decca)
25 351 14 (5) Caterina Valente: THE BREEZE AND I (Polydor)
26 350 8 (2) Al Alberts & Four Aces:LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING
27 327 10 (3) Ruby Murray: HEARTBEAT / HE'S A PAL OF MINE (Columbia)
28 319 13 (6) Tony Martin: STRANGER IN PARADISE (HMV)
29 317 10 (3) Winifred Atwell: LET'S HAVE A DING DONG MEDLEY (Decca)
30 314 13 (6) Frankie Laine: STRANGE LADY IN TOWN (Philips)
31 306 13 (4) Ray Burns: MOBILE (Columbia)
32 292 13 (6) Rosemary Clooney/The Mellomen:WHERE WILL THE DIMPLE BE?
33 275 11 (4) Ruby Murray/Anne Warren:IF...,I LOVE YOU/BEFORE WE KNOW IT
34 271 10 (3) Nat 'King' Cole: A BLOSSOM FELL (Capitol)
35 266 8 (2) Max Bygraves: MEET ME ON THE CORNER (HMV)
36 265 11 (4) Rosemary Clooney: HEY THERE (Philips)
37 264 11 (5) Eddie Fisher: (I'M ALWAYS HEARING) WEDDING BELLS (HMV)
38 259 10 (4) Bill Haley & his Comets: SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL (Brunswick)
39 255 9 (4) The Stargazers: TWENTY TINY FINGERS (Decca)
40 249 10 (5) Dean Martin: THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE (Capitol)
41 246 12 (7) Slim Whitman: INDIAN LOVE CALL (London)
42 239 11 (6) Eddie Calvert: JOHN AND JULIE (Columbia)
43 234 8 (3) Billy Eckstine: NO ONE BUT YOU (MGM)
44 232 9 (5) Johnnie Ray: HEY THERE (Philips)
45 231 10 (7) Johnnie Ray: IF YOU BELIEVE (Philips)
46 226 9 (3) Dean Martin: LET ME GO, LOVER (Capitol)
47 202 9 (6) The Stargazers: CLOSE THE DOOR (Decca)
48 201 10 (9) Teresa Brewer & The Lancers: LET ME GO LOVER (Vogue-Coral)
49 193 8 (5) Dickie Valentine: MR. SANDMAN (Decca)
50 190 11 (12) David Whitfield: MAMA (Decca)
51 189 9 (7) Doris Day: READY, WILLING AND ABLE (Philips)
52 188 9 (7) Eartha Kitt: UNDER THE BRIDGES OF PARIS (HMV)
53 185 9 (8) David Whitfield: BEYOND THE STARS (Decca)
54 181 7 (4) Ronnie Hilton: I STILL BELIEVE (HMV)
55 180 8 (6) Dean Martin: UNDER THE BRIDGES OF PARIS (Capitol)
56 179 9 (6) Joan Regan: PRIZE OF GOLD (Decca)
57 179 9 (10) Les Baxter/his Chorus & Orch.:UNCHAINED MELODY/BLUE STAR
58 176 8 (6) Ruby Murray: HAPPY DAYS AND LONELY NIGHTS (Columbia)
59 175 10 (9) Dickie Valentine: A BLOSSOM FELL (Decca)
60 174 8 (7) Pat Boone: AIN'T THAT A SHAME (London)
61 157 7 (7) Petula Clark: SUDDENLY THERE'S A VALLEY (Pye Nixa)
62 155 7 (7) Frankie Laine: HAWK-EYE (Philips)
63 154 7 (5) Ruby Murray: LET ME GO, LOVER (Columbia)
64 151 8 (8) Sammy Davis, Jr.: LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (Brunswick)
65 150 7 (7) David Whitfield: WHEN YOU LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE (Decca)
66 149 7 (6) Ruby Murray: I'LL COME WHEN YOU CALL (Columbia)
67 145 6 (6) Ames Brothers: THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE (HMV)
68 140 8 (12) Barbara Lyon: STOWAWAY (Columbia)
69 135 6 (6) Al Alberts & Four Aces: STRANGER IN PARADISE (Brunswick)
70 123 7 (13) Ronnie Hilton: STARS SHINE IN YOUR EYES (HMV)
71 121 7 (11) Sammy Davis, Jr.: SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (Brunswick)
72 118 7 (10) Ronnie Hilton: A BLOSSOM FELL (HMV)
73 116 6 (8) Johnny Brandon w. The Phantoms: TOMORROW (Polygon)
74 116 7 (13) Frank Sinatra: YOU, MY LOVE (Capitol)
75 115 5 (6) Alma Cogan: I CAN'T TELL A WALTZ FROM A TANGO (HMV)
76 114 7 (14) Joe 'Mr. Piano' Henderson/his Friends:SING IT AGAIN WITH JO
77 99 5 (10) Johnnie Ray: SONG OF THE DREAMER (Philips)
78 98 5 (11) Johnnie Ray: HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY (Philips)
79 96 6 (14) Ray Burns: THAT'S HOW A LOVE SONG WAS BORN (Columbia)
80 90 5 (12) Petula Clark: MAJORCA (Polygon)
80 90 5 (12) Jo Stafford: SUDDENLY THERE'S A VALLEY (Philips)
82 84 4 (8) Frankie Laine & The Four Lads: RAIN RAIN RAIN (Philips)
83 84 5 (13) Gary Miller: YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS (Pye Nixa)
84 79 4 (10) Rosemary Clooney: THIS OLE HOUSE (Philips)
85 76 4 (9) The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts: MISTER SANDMAN (Brunswick)
86 74 3 (6) Alma Cogan: NEVER DO A TANGO WITH AN ESKIMO (HMV)
87 74 4 (10) The Ink Spots: MELODY OF LOVE (Parlophone)
88 74 4 (13) Singing Dogs: MEDLEY (Pye Nixa)
89 71 4 (12) The Chordettes: MR. SANDMAN (Columbia)
90 70 5 (19) Cyril Stapleton Orchestra: ELEPHANT TANGO (Decca)
91 68 4 (14) McGuire Sisters: SINCERELY (Vogue-Coral)
92 65 4 (14) Eddie Calvert: STRANGER IN PARADISE (Columbia)
93 64 4 (14) Jane Froman: I WONDER (Capitol)
93 64 4 (14) Lee Lawrence: SUDDENLY THERE'S A VALLEY (Columbia)
95 61 4 (15) Dickie Valentine: THE OLD PI-ANNA RAG (Decca)
96 60 4 (16) Mantovani Orchestra: LONELY BALLERINA (Decca)
97 59 4 (16) Alma Cogan: GO ON BY (HMV)
98 59 4 (17) Anne Shelton: ARRIVEDERCI DARLING (HMV)
99 57 4 (18) Johnny Brandon: DON'T WORRY (Polygon)
100 56 3 (12) Frankie Vaughan: HAPPY DAYS AND LONELY NIGHTS (HMV)
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