List of number one hits in the UK charts (1955)
This list contains all 15 British number one hits of 1955. They were published in the weekly Top 25 of the British music magazine New Musical Express .
← 1954 ← |
List of number one hits in the UK charts |
1956 → |
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* The data are based on the date of issue of the NME (always on Fridays)
Annual hit parade
← 1954 | Single hits of the year in the UK charts | 1956 → |
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1 | Tennessee Ernie Ford (with Billy May & his Orchestra & Chorus) |
Give Me Your Word Music: George Wyle: Text: Irving Taylor |
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2 | Slim Whitman |
Rose Marie Otto Harbach , Oscar Hammerstein , Rudolf Friml , Herbert Stothart |
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3 | Jimmy Young (with Bob Sharples & His Music) |
The Man from Laramie Lester Lee , Ned Washington |
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4th | Eddie Calvert (with Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra) |
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Louis Guilielmi Louiguy |
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5 | Bill Haley & His Comets |
Rock Around the Clock Jimmy De Knight, Max C. Freedman |
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6th | Ruby Murray (with Ray Martin & His Orchestra) |
Softly, Softly Robin H. Scutt, Paddy Roberts, Pierre Dudan |
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7th | Rosemary Clooney & the Mellomen (with Buddy Cole & His Orchestra) |
Mambo Italiano Bob Merrill |
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8th | Tony Bennett (with Percy Faith & His Orchestra) |
Stranger in Paradise Robert Craig Wright , George Chet Forrest |
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9 | Dickie Valentine (with Johnny Douglas & His Orchestra) |
Christmas Alphabet Buddy Kaye, Jules Loman |
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10 | Dickie Valentine with the Stargazers (and Johnny Douglas & His Orchestra) |
Finger of Suspicion Paul Mann, Al Lewis |
← 1954 | 1956 → |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party at Discogs
- ↑ Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers & Johnny Douglas & his Orchestra - The Finger of Suspicion at Discogs
- ↑ Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen with Buddy Cole & his Orchestra - Mambo Italiano at Discogs
- ↑ Ruby Murray with Ray Martin & his Orchestra - Softly, Softly at Discogs
- ↑ Tennessee Ernie Ford with Billy May & his Orchestra & Chorus - Give Me Your Word at Discogs
- ↑ Pérez Prado his Orchestra with Billy Regis - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White at Discogs
- ↑ Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & his Orchestra - Stranger in Paradise at 45cat
- ↑ Eddie Calvert with Norrie Paramor & his Orchestra - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White at Discogs
- ↑ Jimmy Young with Bob Sharples & his Music - Unchained Melody at Discogs
- ↑ Alma Cogan with Vocal Group & Frank Cordell & his Orchestra - Dreamboat at Discogs
- ↑ Slim Whitman - Rose Marie at Discogs
- ↑ Jimmy Young with Bob Sharples & his Music - The Man from Laramie at Discogs
- ↑ The Johnston Brothers with Johnny Douglas & his Orchestra - Hernando's Hideaway at Discogs
- ↑ Bill Haley & his Comets - Rock Around the Clock at Discogs
- ↑ Dickie Valentine with & Johnny Douglas & his Orchestra - Christmas Alphabet at Discogs
literature
- British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
Web links
- Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
- Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1955
- everyhit: Top Hits of 1955
See also: Number one hits in 1955 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , France, and the United States .