bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDavid Whitfield - The Book / Heartless | This was Whitfield's fourth consecutive single release to reach the UK top ten. His chart success would peak with his next single in the summer.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Stargazers - I See The Moon / Eh Cumpari | The Stargazers' second single, and their second #1 hit following Broken Wings a year earlier. This record eclipsed their previous success, spending six weeks at #1 in total.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMFrank Chacksfield - Ebb Tide / Waltzing Bugle Boy | Chacksfield's third and final top ten hit in the UK.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMTed Heath And His Music - Skin Deep / Walking Shoes | Heath's third top ten hit in the space of six months, but his last for over four years.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMBonnie Lou - Tennessee Wig Walk / Just Out Of Reach | This was a big debut UK hit for Bonnie Lou, spending nine weeks inside the top ten, but she never impacted the charts again despite releasing plenty of singles over the following years.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMRosemary Clooney - Man (Uh-Huh) / Woman (Uh-Huh) | This is listed on the OCC website as a double A-side 'Man/Woman'. It's Rosemary's second UK hit, and Jose's only one.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMFrankie Vaughan - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Cloud Lucky Seven | This was the first of MANY UK hits for Frankie Vaughan, this one just missing out on the top ten.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMEddie Fisher - Oh My Papa (O Mein Papa) / (I Never Missed Your Sweet "Hello") Until You Said "Goodbye" | After a very successful 1953 for Fisher in the UK charts, this record was overshadowed by Eddie Calvert's massive #1 hit version.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Obernkirchen Children's Choir - The Happy Wanderer (Der frohliche Wanderer) / Evensong (Abendlied) | This was a massive hit, spending a full half a year in the UK top 12, but it was held at a peak of #2 for five straight weeks. It spent the first four behind The Stargazers' 'I See The Moon', before Doris Day's 'Secret Love' leapfrogged it into the top spot the following week.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDean Martin - That's Amore / You're The Right One | This was the first of four Dean Martin singles to peak at #2 in the UK. It was kept off the top by Eddie Calvert's 'Oh Mein Papa'.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMKen Mackintosh - Tootle-Lo-Siana / The Creep | This was Mackintosh's first single to chart in the UK, and his only top ten single of his career.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMFrankie Laine - Blowing Wild (The Ballad Of Black Gold) / Te Amo | Frankie Laine, who had absolutely dominated the UK number one spot in 1953, got a taste of his own medicine as this record spent six weeks at #2 behind Eddie Calvert's 'Oh Mein Papa'.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMEddie Calvert - Oh, Mein Papa / Mystery St. | This was Eddie Calvert's first UK hit, and it was a big one, spending nine consecutive weeks at #1.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMBilly Cotton - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / The Queen's Highway | The third version of this song to chart at Christmas 1953, after the Beverley Sisters and Jimmy Boyd.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMGuy Mitchell - Cloud Lucky Seven / Sippin' Soda | This was Mitchell's sixth single to chart in 1953, climbing to #2 by February 1954. The B side, Sippin' Soda, also charted at #11 for a week.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMJoan Regan - Ricochet / Merry-Go-Rounds And Swings | This was Joan Regan's first of five UK top ten hits.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDavid Whitfield - Rags To Riches / Mardi Gras | This in fact peaked at #3, the follow up to his #1 hit Answer Me.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMRay Anthony - Dragnet / Bye Bye Baby | This record, the theme tune from the TV show of the same name, was Anthony's only single to make the UK charts.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMWinifred Atwell - "Let's Have A Party" | This was Atwell's biggest hit when it peaked at #2 in January 1954, but its follow-up 'Let's Have Another Party' would do even better later in the year.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMWinifred Atwell - "Let's Have Another Party"-1 / "Let's Have Another Party"-2 | This was the follow-up to 'Let's Have a Party' which reached #2 in January 1954. 'Let's Have Another Party' went one better, making Atwell the first black artist to have a number one record in the UK. Spent five weeks at the top, including Christmas.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMRay Martin - Swedish Rhapsody / Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo | Ray Martin's highest charting single, it was #4 at Christmas 1953.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMJimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Little Train A-Chuggin' In My Heart | This was Jimmy Boyd's second, and last, appearance on the UK charts.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMThe Beverley Sisters - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Triplets | This was the Beverley Sisters' first and highest charting UK hit at #6, until that position was matched by Little Drummer Boy over five years later.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMLes Paul And Mary Ford - Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) / Deep In The Blues | This was Les Paul and Mary Ford's only charting song in the UK.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMLee Lawrence - Crying In The Chapel / To Live My Life With You | Lawrence's highest charting hit in the UK.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMGuy Mitchell - Chicka Boom / Hannah Lee (High Are The Gallows) | Mitchell's fifth UK top five hit in 1953, although it didn't hit its peak of #4 until the end of January 1954.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMEddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here / A Fool Was I | Fisher's fifth UK top ten single of 1953.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMFrankie Laine - Answer Me (Mutterlein) / Ramblin' Man | Eight weeks at number 1 (battling it out with David Whitfield's version of the same song) and the second ever Christmas Number 1.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMDiana Decker - Poppa Piccolino / If I Had A Golden Umbrella | Poppa Piccolino was Decker's one and only UK chart hit.
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bigyella 11th Feb 2017 | | 78 RPMFrankie Laine - Hey Joe! / Sittin' In The Sun (Countin' My Money) | This was Laine's second UK number one of 1953, contributing two weeks to his total of 27 (!) at the top that year.
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