bigyella 21st Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMGary Miller - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett / Robin Hood | 'Robin Hood' was Miller's highest charting UK hit, peaking at #10 in February 1956.
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bigyella 21st Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMBill Hayes - Ballad Of Davy Crockett / Farewell | 'Ballad Of Davy Crockett' was Hayes' only UK hit, spending three weeks stuck at #2 behind 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford's 'Sixteen Tons'.
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bigyella 21st Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - Rock Island Line / John Henry | Lonnie's first of seventeen top ten hits. 'Rock Island Line' spent six weeks in total in the top ten, peaking at #8 in February 1956.
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bigyella 21st Feb 2017 | | 78 RPM"Tennessee" Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons / You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry | 'Sixteen Tons' was Ford's second UK #1, spending four straight weeks at the top.
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bigyella 21st Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Johnston Brothers - Join In And Sing Again | This record was the Johnstons' third and final top ten hit, but spent just a single week in the charts at #9 in January 1956.
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bigyella 21st Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMBill Haley And His Comets - Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie / Burn That Candle | 'Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie' was Haley's fourth UK hit, spending six weeks in the top ten in early 1956.
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bigyella 21st Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMPerry Como - Tina Marie / (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays | 'Tina Marie' was Perry Como's fifth UK chart hit, spending just one week inside the newly-expanded top 25 at #24.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMAlma Cogan - Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo / Twenty Tiny Fingers | Both sides of this record charted separately for Alma. 'Twenty Tiny Fingers' spent Christmas 1955 at #17 before 'Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo' spent the following month in the chart, peaking at #6.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMAnne Shelton - Arrivederci Darling / Song Of The Trees | 'Arrivederci Darling' was Shelton's first of her five UK hits.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDickie Valentine - The Old Pi-anna Rag / First Love | 'The Old Pianna Rag' was Valentine's tenth top 20 hit, peaking at #15 in January 1956.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMHarry Secombe - On With The Motley (Vesti La Giubba) / Strange Harmony Of Contrasts (Recondita Harmonia) | 'On With The Motley' was Secombe's first of his three UK top 20 hits, peaking at #16 at Christmas 1955.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Big Ben Banjo Band - Let's Get Together Again | The Big Ben Banjo Band's second record to chart, following the success of their 1954 Christmas hit 'Let's Get Together No 1', although 'Let's Get Together Again' didn't hit its #18 peak until January 1956.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMJo Stafford - Suddenly There's A Valley / Nightwatch | 'Suddenly There's A Valley' was Stafford's last appearance in the UK charts, peaking at #12 at the end of 1955.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMLee Lawrence - Suddenly There's A Valley / Mi Muchacha (Little Girl) | 'Suddenly There's A Valley' was Lawrence's second and final UK top 20 hit, peaking at #14 at Christmas 1955.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDickie Valentine - Christmas Alphabet / Where Are You Tonight? | 'Christmas Alphabet' was Valentine's second #1, spending three weeks at the top including Christmas 1955.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDon Charles Presents The Singing Dogs - Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake / Three Blind Mice | Actually charting in December 1955, this was (maybe unsurprisingly) the only hit for the Singing Dogs.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDavid Whitfield - When You Lose The One You Love / Angelus | 'When You Lose The One You Love' peaked at #7 at Christmas 1955 for Whitfield and Mantovani.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMPetula Clark - Suddenly There's A Valley / With Your Love | 'Suddenly There's A Valley' was Petula's second top ten hit, peaking at #7 in January 1956.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Coronets - Twenty Tiny Fingers / Meet Me On The Corner | This was the Coronets' only UK hit in their own right, following a previous collaboration with Ray Burns. It spent a single week at #20 while the Stargazers' version of 'Twenty Tiny Fingers' was in the top ten.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMFour Aces Featuring Al Alberts - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing / Shine On Harvest Moon | 'Love Is A Many Splendored Thing' was the Four Aces' biggest UK hit, spending two weeks at #2 behind Bill Haley's 'Rock Around The Clock' in December 1955, and then another couple of months in the top five.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMMax Bygraves - Meet Me On The Corner / The Little Laplander | 'Meet Me On The Corner' was Bygraves' highest charting UK hit, peaking at #2 behind Bill Haley's 'Rock Around The Clock' in January 1956.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMPat Boone - Ain't That A Shame / Tennessee Saturday Night | 'Ain't That A Shame' was Pat's first of 26 UK top 40 hits over the following seven years. It spent four weeks in the top ten, peaking at #7 in December 1955.
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bigyella 20th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Stargazers - Twenty Tiny Fingers / An Old Beer Bottle | 'Twenty Tiny Fingers' was the Stargazers' last big UK hit, spending eight weeks in the top ten and peaking at #4 in January 1956.
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bigyella 15th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDon Lang - Seventeen / Cloudburst | 'Cloudburst' was Don Lang's first UK chart hit. It spent a total of four weeks in the top 20 between November 1955 and January 1956.
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bigyella 15th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMWinifred Atwell - Let's Have A Ding Dong Side 1 / Let's Have A Ding Dong Side 2 | Atwell's fifth UK top five hit, 'Let's Have a Ding Dong' peaked at #3 in December 1955.
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bigyella 15th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMJohnnie Ray - Song Of The Dreamer / I've Got So Many Million Years (That I Can't Count Them) | 'Song of the Dreamer' was Johnnie's third UK top ten hit of 1955, peaking at #10 in November.
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bigyella 15th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMRon Goodwin And His Concert Orchestra - Blue Star (The 'Medic' Theme) / Lonely Heart | Goodwin spent a single week at joint #20 with 'Blue Star', his second and final appearance in the UK charts.
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bigyella 15th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMCentral Band Of The Royal Air Force - The Dam Busters / Lilliburlero | The RAF's rendition of 'The Dambusters March' spent one week at #18 in late October 1955.
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bigyella 15th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMGary Miller - The Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Man From Laramie | Gary Miller's version of 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' followed his namesake Mitch's version into the UK charts for a five week run, peaking at #13. It was his first of six top 30 hits.
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bigyella 15th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMRuby Murray - I'll Come When You Call / It's The Irish In Me | 'I'll Come When You Call' was Ruby's seventh (!) top ten hit of 1955, and her last until 1959. It peaked at #6 in November 1955.
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