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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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1Jane Morgan

A: The Day The Rains Came
B: La Jour Ou La Pluie Viendra


Reached #1 on 23 January for 1 week.
London UKHL-R.8751Nov 195810"$10
2Elvis Presley

A: One Night
B: I Got Stung


30 January, 3 weeks.

Double 'a'-side. Both sides were listed at #1.
RCA UKRCA.1100Jan 195910"$73
3Shirley 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 UKP.B.845Jul 195810"$25
4The Platters

A: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
B: No Matter What You Are


20 March, 1 week.
Mercury UKAMT 1016Jan 195910"$51
5Russ Conway

A: Side Saddle
B: Pixilated Penguin


27 March, 4 weeks.
Columbia UKDB. 4256Feb 195910"$15
6Buddy 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 UKQ.72360Feb 195910"$43
7Elvis 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 UKRCA-1113Apr 195910"$92
8Russ Conway

A: Roulette
B: Trampolina


19 June, 2 weeks.
Columbia UKDB 4298May 195910"$15
9Bobby Darin

A: Dream Lover
B: Bullmoose


3 July, 4 weeks.
London UKHLE 8867May 195910"$142
10Cliff 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 UKDB. 4306Jul 195910"$64
11Craig Douglas

A: Only Sixteen
B: My First Love Affair


11 September, 4 weeks.
Top Rank UKJAR 159Jul 195910"$46
12Jerry Keller

A: Here Comes Summer
B: Time Has A Way


9 October, 1 week.

One-hit wonder.
London UKHLR.8890Jun 195910"$137
13Bobby Darin

A: Mack The Knife
B: Was There A Call For Me


16 October, 2 weeks.
London UKHLK 8939Sep 195910"$141
14Cliff Richard And The Shadows

A: Travellin' Light
B: Dynamite


30 October, 5 weeks.
Columbia UKDB. 4351Oct 195910"$64
15Adam 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 UKR. 459123 Oct 195910"$52
16Emile 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 UKN.15225Oct 195910"$68

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