List of number one hits in the UK charts (1952)

On November 14, 1952 , a sales hit parade for music singles was published in the United Kingdom for the first time , based on the model of the US charts from Billboard magazine. It was published in the British music magazine New Musical Express .

First and only number one single in 1952 was:

Period	Where. total	Interpreter	Title Author (s)	Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
November 14, 1952 - January 15, 1953 9 weeks (6 in total)	6th	Al Martino with Monty Kelly & His Orchestra	Here in My Heart Bill Borrelli, Lou Levinson, Pat Genaro	The first official number 1 hit in the British charts was a world hit and six months earlier it was already number 1 in the USA . The American crooner had several top 10 hits in the UK, but only one top runner.

Individual evidence

British Hit Singles & Albums , 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-90499-400-8

See also: 1952 number one hits in Australia and the United States .


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