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{{1950s in music (UK)}}
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The [[UK Singles Chart]] is one of many music charts compiled by the [[Official Charts Company]] that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |
▲|work=[[BBC News]]|date=16 October 2003 |accessdate=21 February 2010}}</ref> ''[[New Musical Express]]'' (''NME'') magazine published the United Kingdom record charts for the first time in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1234212.stm |title=The Story of the Single |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=23 March 2001 |accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/47828 |title='The Godfather' singer Al Martino dies |work=[[NME|New Musical Express]] |date=14 October 2009 |accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/company_history.php |title=Key dates in the history of the Official UK Charts (archived) |publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=22 May 2010 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080110032725/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/company_history.php |archivedate = 10 January 2008}}</ref> ''NME'' originally published only a top 12 (although the first chart had a couple of singles that were tied so a top 15 was announced) but this was gradually extended to encompass a top 20 by October 1954.<ref name = "Yorkshire Post">{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/Top-10-chart-starts-to.921080.jp |title=Top 10 chart starts to sound a little off-key |work=[[Yorkshire Post]] |date=17 January 2005 |accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/history_first-chart.php |title=First ever top 12: 14 November 1952|publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=22 May 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110144452/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/history_first-chart.php |archivedate=10 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/history_first-top20.php |title=First ever top 20: 01 October 1954 |publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=22 May 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110144457/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/history_first-top20.php |archivedate=10 January 2008}}</ref> This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the [[UK Singles Chart]] during [[1952 in British music|1952]], as well as singles which peaked in [[List of UK top 10 singles in 1953|1953]] but were in the top 10 in 1952. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).<ref name = "First chart">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/takes-two-to-tango/|title=The first ever Official Singles Chart - revisited!|date=14 November 2012|work=Official Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company1|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>
Twenty-three singles were in the top ten in 1952. "[[Takes Two to Tango (song)|Takes Two to Tango]]" by [[Louis Armstrong]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/takes-two-to-tango/|title=Takes Two to Tango
The first single to reach number-one in the United Kingdom was "[[Here in My Heart]]" by [[Al Martino]]; the song debuted at the top of the charts on 20 November 1952 and spent nine consecutive weeks in that position.<ref name = "Battle" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-songs-that-spent-the-longest-at-number-1__14522/|title=The songs that spent the longest at Number 1|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=23 March 2018|work=Official Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> It was the only single to top the chart that year.<ref name = "Yorkshire Post" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/New-Musical-Express/1952/NME-1952-11-14-S-OCR.pdf |title=Announcing the first record Hit Parade |work=[[
==Background==
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Twenty-three singles charted in the top 10 in 1952, with nineteen singles reaching their peak this year. "[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]" was recorded by [[Nat King Cole]] and [[Mario Lanza]] and both versions reached the top 10.
Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1952. American singer [[Bing Crosby]] and Britain's [[Vera Lynn]] shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1952 with three hit singles each, the first artists to ever do so. In addition, all of these entries were in the chart at the same time.<ref name = "First chart" /> "Forget Me Not" was the highest ranking that week at number 7 (it would eventually peak at number 5 the week prior to Christmas). "The Homing Waltz" reached number 9, one place higher than "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" at number 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6114772/Forces-sweetheart-Dame-Vera-Lynn-oldest-living-artist-to-make-it-into-the-top-20.html|title=Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn 'oldest living artist to make it into the top 20'|date=30 August 2009|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>
Bing Crosby's three entries included a version of the Christmas classic "[[Silent Night]]", released as "Silent Night, Holy Night".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/festive-songs-that-never-made-christmas-number-1__17143/|title=66 SharesFacebook66TwitterEmailReddit 02 December 2017
[[Al Martino]] was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "[[Here in My Heart]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/6326236/Al-Martino.html|title=Al Martino: Obituary|date=14 October 2009|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> [[Doris Day]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/02/149392321/doris-day-a-hollywood-legend-reflects-on-life|title=Doris Day: A Hollywood Legend Reflects
===Chart debuts===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed
|-
! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Artist
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|"[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" {{ref label|You Belong to Me|A|a}}
|1
|—
|-
|[[Nat King Cole]]
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|"[[Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)]]"
|2
|—
|-
|[[Rosemary Clooney]]
|1
|3▼
|—
|-
|[[Vera Lynn]]
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|"[[Blue Tango]]"
|8
|—
|-
|[[Mario Lanza]]
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|"[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]"
|3
|—
|-
|[[Johnnie Ray]]
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|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]"
|7
|—
|-
|[[Kay Starr]]
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|"[[Comes A-Long A-Love]]" {{ref label|Comes A-Long A-Love|B|b}}
|1
|—
|-
|[[Jane Wyman]]
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|"[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|10
|—
|-
|[[Mantovani]]
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|"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]"
|6
|—
|-
|{{sortname|The|Four Lads}}
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|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]"
|7
|—
|-
|[[Louis Armstrong]]
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|"[[Takes Two to Tango (song)|Takes Two to Tango]]" {{ref label|Takes Two|C|c}}
|6
|—
|-
|[[Tony Brent]]
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|"[[Walkin' to Missouri]]" {{ref label|Missouri|D|d}}
|7
|—
|}
===Songs from films===
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]" (from ''[[Because You're Mine]]''),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://operawire.com/on-this-day-watch-all-of-mario-lanzas-vocal-performances-from-his-8-films/|title=On This Day: Watch All of Mario Lanza’s Vocal Performances From His 8 Films|last=Salazar|first=David|work=OperaWire|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> "[[Isle of Innisfree]]" (''[[The Quiet Man]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/the-quiet-man-soundtrack-songs|title=Songs in The Quiet Man: The amazing soundtrack to Irish America’s favorite movie|last=Mulraney|first=Frances|date=7 February 2018|work=IrishCentral|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> and "[[Zing a Little Zong]]" (''[[Just for You (1952 film)|Just for You]]'').<ref>{{cite web|last1=Macfarlane|first1=Malcolm|title=Bing Crosby
Additionally, "[[The Ballad of High Noon|High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)]]" was a version of the song from the film ''[[High Noon]]'', originally recorded over the opening credits by [[Tex Ritter]].<ref name = "Frankie Laine" />
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|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center
! Entered<br/>(week ending)
! Weeks<br>in<br>top<br>10
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|9
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Half as Much]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rosemary Clooney
|3
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
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|2
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Blue Tango]]" {{ref label|Blue Tango|K|k}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ray Martin (orchestra leader)|Ray Martin
|8
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
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|2
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Homing Waltz]]" {{ref label|The Homing Waltz|L|l}}
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[Vera Lynn
|9
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
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|1
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]" <small>(#1)</small>
|10
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
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|2
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[My Love and Devotion]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Doris Day
|10
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
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|3
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mantovani
|6
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|25}}
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|3
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]" {{ref label|Faith|O|o}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Johnnie Ray]]
|7
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|25}}
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==Entries by artist==
{{see also|List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s#1952}}
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1952, including singles that reached their peak in 1953. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1952 is also shown.
{| class="wikitable sortable
|-
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Entries
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Artist
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Weeks
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Singles
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|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 3
|[[Vera Lynn]]
|8
|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]", "[[Forget Me Not (Vera Lynn song)|Forget Me Not]]", "[[The Homing Waltz]]"
|-
|[[Bing Crosby]]
|8
|"[[Isle of Innisfree]]", "[[Silent Night|Silent Night, Holy Night]]", "[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|-
|rowspan="
|[[Al Martino]]
|7
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|7
|"[[High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)]]", "[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]"
▲|3
|-
|[[Nat King Cole]]
|6
|"[[Because You're Mine]]", "[[Somewhere Along the Way]]"
|}
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==References==
'''General'''
*{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |title=Six decades of singles charts |publisher=
*{{cite book |title=The Complete NME Singles Charts (2nd edition) |last=Osborne |first=Roger |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Singles-Charts-Roger-Osborne/dp/0752208292/ref=tmm_pap_title_1 |publisher=Boxtree Limited |year=1995}}
*{{cite book |title=40 Years of NME Charts
'''Specific'''
{{Reflist
==External links==
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