UK Number Ones - 1959

Original issues of UK #1 hits on 10" 78rpm, based on the Official Charts Company listing. The source for these were the charts published by the New Musical Express newspaper until 1960. This was the last year in which every #1 hit was available on 78rpm.

7" issues are listed on 45cat.

List of 16 Gramophones by mister_tmg

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1		Jane Morgan A: The Day The Rains Came B: La Jour Ou La Pluie Viendra Reached #1 on 23 January for 1 week.		London UK	HL-R.8751	Nov 1958	10"	$10
2		Elvis Presley A: One Night B: I Got Stung 30 January, 3 weeks. Double 'a'-side. Both sides were listed at #1.		RCA UK	RCA.1100	Jan 1959	10"	$74
3		Shirley Bassey A: Hands Across The Sea B: As I Love You 20 February, 4 weeks. "As I Love You", the side listed at #1, was the 'b'-side of the original release.		Philips UK	P.B.845	Jul 1958	10"	$26
4		The Platters A: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes B: No Matter What You Are 20 March, 1 week.		Mercury UK	AMT 1016	Jan 1959	10"	$52
5		Russ Conway A: Side Saddle B: Pixilated Penguin 27 March, 4 weeks.		Columbia UK	DB. 4256	Feb 1959	10"	$16
6		Buddy Holly A: It Doesn't Matter Anymore B: Raining In My Heart 24 April, 3 weeks. The first posthumous #1 - Buddy Holly had died in a plane crash on 3 February 1959.		Coral UK	Q.72360	Feb 1959	10"	$44
7		Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires A: I Need Your Love Tonight B: A Fool Such As I 15 May, 5 weeks. Double A-side. Both listed at #1 together.		RCA UK	RCA-1113	Apr 1959	10"	$94
8		Russ Conway A: Roulette B: Trampolina 19 June, 2 weeks.		Columbia UK	DB 4298	May 1959	10"	$16
9		Bobby Darin A: Dream Lover B: Bullmoose 3 July, 4 weeks.		London UK	HLE 8867	May 1959	10"	$145
10		Cliff Richard And The Drifters A: Living Doll B: Apron Strings 31 July, 6 weeks. The best-selling single of the year, and the first of Cliff's 14 UK #1s, a record for a British solo artist. This began a span of 40 years (4 months and 15 days + 21 days for total span) at #1 for Cliff, ending with "The Millennium Prayer" in 1999, and #1s in five decades.		Columbia UK	DB. 4306	Jul 1959	10"	$65
11		Craig Douglas A: Only Sixteen B: My First Love Affair 11 September, 4 weeks.		Top Rank UK	JAR 159	Jul 1959	10"	$47
12		Jerry Keller A: Here Comes Summer B: Time Has A Way 9 October, 1 week. One-hit wonder.		London UK	HLR.8890	Jun 1959	10"	$140
13		Bobby Darin A: Mack The Knife B: Was There A Call For Me 16 October, 2 weeks.		London UK	HLK 8939	Sep 1959	10"	$144
14		Cliff Richard And The Shadows A: Travellin' Light B: Dynamite 30 October, 5 weeks.		Columbia UK	DB. 4351	Oct 1959	10"	$65
15		Adam Faith A: What Do You Want? B: From Now Until Forever 4 December, 3 weeks. In its final week at #1, 18 December, it was tied with Emile Ford and the Checkmates' "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes At Me For". Clocking in at 1 minute 35 seconds, this is the shortest track to make #1 in the UK.		Parlophone UK	R. 4591	23 Oct 1959	10"	$53
16		Emile Ford And The Checkmates A: Don't Tell Me Your Troubles B: What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? Reached #1 on 18 December, where it stayed for 6 weeks. It was the Christmas Number One in 1959. For its first week at #1, it was tied with Adam Faith's "What Do You Want". This was the fourth and final example of two records being 'tied' at #1 in the UK charts.		Pye Nixa UK	N.15225	Oct 1959	10"	$69