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[[File:Dame Vera Lynn Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=|[[Vera Lynn]] (pictured in 1973) had the best-selling single of the year, "[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]", despite only peaking at number ten. She had a further two top 10 singles in 1952: "[[The Homing Waltz]]", which reached number nine, and "[[Forget Me Not (Vera Lynn song)|Forget Me Not]], which peaked at number five.]]
[[File:Vera Lynn (1962).jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=|[[Vera Lynn]] achieved the best-selling single of 1952, "[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]", although it only peaked at number ten. She had a further two top 10 singles this year: "[[The Homing Waltz]]", which reached number nine, and "[[Forget Me Not (Vera Lynn song)|Forget Me Not]]", which peaked at number five.]]
[[File:Al Martino.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=|[[Al Martino]] (pictured in 2005) made music history in November when his hit single "[[Here in My Heart]]" became the first ever number-one record in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The song spent nine consecutive weeks at the top spot and lasted 18 weeks in the top 10 altogether.]]
[[File:Al Martino 1952.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=|In November of this year, [[Al Martino]] secured the first ever number-one record in the [[UK Singles Chart]] with "[[Here in My Heart]]", which spent nine consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.]]
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 |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ |title=The Official UK Charts Company |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums|Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums]] (18th edition)|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2005|isbn=1-904994-00-8|pages=14|publisher=[[HiT Entertainment|Guinness World Records Limited]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3196892.stm |title=New singles formats to save the charts
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 |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ |title=The Official UK Charts Company |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums|Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums]] (18th edition)|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2005|isbn=1-904994-00-8|pages=14|publisher=[[HiT Entertainment|Guinness World Records Limited]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3196892.stm |title=New singles formats to save the charts|publisher=[[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 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |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]] |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=[[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=[[The 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=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=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-ten 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>
|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).


Twenty-seven singles were in the top ten in 1952. "[[Takes Two to Tango (song)|Takes Two to Tango]]" by [[Louis Armstrong]], "[[Comes A-Long A-Love]]" by [[Kay Starr]], "[[Cowpuncher's Cantata]]" by [[Max Bygraves]] "[[Walkin' to Missouri]]" by [[Tony Brent]] and "[[Britannia Rag]]" by [[Winifred Atwell]] were all released in 1952 but did not reach their peak until 1953. Nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1952. [[Al Martino]], [[Nat King Cole]], [[Guy Mitchell]] and [[Frankie Laine]] were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1952.
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 – full Official Chart History|work=Official Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> "[[Comes A-Long A-Love]]" by [[Kay Starr]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/06/kay-starr-obituary|title=Kay Starr obituary|last=Vacher|first=Peter|date=6 November 2016|work=The Guardian|location=London|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> "[[Walkin' to Missouri]]" by [[Tony Brent]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/takes-two-to-tango/|title=Walkin' to Missouri – full Official Chart history|work=Official Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> and "[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" by [[Jo Stafford]] were all released in 1952 but did not reach their peak until 1953.<ref name = "Battle">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/11711994/The-ten-chart-battles-that-changed-music.html|title=The ten chart battles that changed music|last=Hall|first=James|date=5 July 2015|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1952. [[Al Martino]], [[Nat King Cole]], [[Guy Mitchell]]<ref name = "First chart" /> and [[Frankie Laine]] were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1952.


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 9 November 1952 and spent nine consecutive weeks in that position. It was the only single to top the chart that year.<ref name = "Yorkshire Post" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1952/01%20-%2015%20November%20-%20NME%20Singles.jpg |title=Announcing the first record Hit Parade |work=[[New Musical Express]] |accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>
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=[[NME]] |date=14 November 1952 |page=8 |accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
===Multiple entries===
===Multiple entries===
Twenty-five 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.
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 [[Bing Crosby]] and British singer [[Vera Lynn]] shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1952, both achieving three. One of Crosby's singles, "[[Zing a Little Zong]]", was a collaboration with [[Jane Wyman]]. This was one of three collaborations to record hit singles in 1952; the others were [[Doris Day]] and [[Frankie Laine]] ("[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]", which peaked at number 8), and [[Johnnie Ray]] and [[The Four Lads]] ("Faith Can Move Mountains", which reached number 7).
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 Festive songs that never made Christmas Number 1|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=2 December 2017|work=Official Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>
Crosby's debut entry in the chart was "[[Isle of Innisfree]]" which appeared in the first ever official chart at number four, rising to its peak of number 3 for three weeks from 18 December. His final single this year was "[[Silent Night, Holy Night]]", taking number 8 position in the Christmas chart. Wartime singer Vera Lynn had three singles—"[[The Homing Waltz]]", "[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]" and "[[Forget Me Not (Vera Lynn song)|Forget Me Not]]"—in the chart at the same time. "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.


[[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 on Life|date=2 April 2012|publisher=NPR|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> [[Frankie Laine]]<ref name = "Frankie Laine">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/arts/music/07laine.html|title=Frankie Laine, 93, the Hit-Making Crooner Who Used His Voice 'Like a Horn,’ Is Dead|last=Severo|first=Richard|date=7 February 2007|work=The New York Times|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> and [[Nat King Cole]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/22/crooner-inspiration-father-i-never-had-gregory-porter-on-his-hero-nat-king-cole|title=Crooner, inspiration, father I never had: Gregory Porter on his hero Nat King Cole|last=Porter|first=Gregory|date=22 November 2017|work=The Guardian|location=London|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref> were the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1952.
[[Al Martino]] was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "[[Here in My Heart]]". [[Doris Day]], [[Frankie Laine]], [[Johnnie Ray]], [[Jo Stafford]] and [[Nat King Cole]] were the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1952.


===Chart debuts===
===Chart debuts===
Twenty-three artists achieved their first top 12 single in 1952, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, six went on to record another hit single that year: [[Al Martino]], [[Doris Day]], [[Frankie Laine]], [[Jo Stafford]], [[Johnnie Ray]] and [[Nat King Cole]]. [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Vera Lynn]] both had three other entries in their breakthrough year.
Seventeen artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1952, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: [[Al Martino]], [[Doris Day]], [[Frankie Laine]], [[British Armed Forces|Her Majesty's Forces]] and [[Nat King Cole]]. [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Vera Lynn]] both had two other entries in their breakthrough year.


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|[[Jo Stafford]]
|[[Jo Stafford]]
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|"[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" {{ref label|You Belong to Me|A|a}}
|"[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" {{ref label|You Belong to Me|A|a}}
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|"[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]" (11)
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|[[Nat King Cole]]
|[[Nat King Cole]]
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|[[Guy Mitchell]]
|[[Guy Mitchell]]
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|"[[Feet Up]]"
|"[[Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)]]"
|2
|2
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|—
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|-
|[[Rosemary Clooney]]
|[[Rosemary Clooney]]
|1
|1
|rowspan="2"|"[[Half as Much]]"
|"[[Half as Much]]"
|3
|rowspan="2"|3
|—
|—
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|[[Percy Faith|Percy Faith & His Orchestra]]
|2
|"[[My Love and Devotion]]" (10)
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|[[Vera Lynn]]
|[[Vera Lynn]]
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|"[[My Love and Devotion]]" (10)
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|-
|[[Ray Martin (orchestra leader)|Ray Martin]]
|[[Ray Martin (orchestra leader)|Ray Martin and His Concert Orchestra]]
|1
|1
|"[[Blue Tango]]"
|"[[Blue Tango]]"
|8
|8
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|—
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|[[British Armed Forces|Her Majesty's Forces]]
|2
|"[[The Homing Waltz]]"
|9
|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]" (10)
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|[[Mario Lanza]]
|[[Mario Lanza]]
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|"[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]"
|"[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]"
|3
|3
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|—
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|[[Max Bygraves]]
|1
|"[[Cowpuncher's Cantata]]" {{ref label|Cantata|B|b}}
|6
|—
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|-
|[[Johnnie Ray]]
|[[Johnnie Ray]]
|2
|rowspan="2"|"[[Walkin' My Baby Back Home (song)|Walkin' My Baby Back Home]]"
|rowspan="2"|12
|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]" (7)
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|{{sortname|The|Buddy Cole Quartet|Buddy Cole (musician)}}
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|1
|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]"
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|7
|—
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|-
|[[Kay Starr]]
|[[Kay Starr]]
|1
|1
|"[[Comes A-Long A-Love]]" {{ref label|Comes A-Long A-Love|C|c}}
|"[[Comes A-Long A-Love]]" {{ref label|Comes A-Long A-Love|B|b}}
|1
|1
|—
|—
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|-
|[[Jane Wyman]]
|[[Jane Wyman]]
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|"[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|"[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|10
|10
|—
|—
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|[[Winifred Atwell]]
|1
|"[[Britannia Rag]]" {{ref label|Britannia Rag|D|d}}
|5
|—
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|[[Mantovani]]
|[[Mantovani]]
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|"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]"
|"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]"
|6
|6
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|—
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|{{sortname|The|Four Lads}}
|{{sortname|The|Four Lads}}
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|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]"
|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]"
|7
|7
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|—
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|-
|[[Louis Armstrong]]
|[[Louis Armstrong]]
|1
|1
|"[[Takes Two to Tango (song)|Takes Two to Tango]]" {{ref label|Takes Two|E|e}}
|"[[Takes Two to Tango (song)|Takes Two to Tango]]" {{ref label|Takes Two|C|c}}
|6
|6
|—
|—
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|-
|[[Tony Brent]]
|[[Tony Brent]]
|1
|1
|"[[Walkin' to Missouri]]" {{ref label|Missouri|F|f}}
|"[[Walkin' to Missouri]]" {{ref label|Missouri|D|d}}
|7
|7
|—
|—
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===Songs from films===
===Songs from films===
Original songs from various films entered the top 12 throughout the year. These included "[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]" (from ''[[Because You're Mine]]''), "[[Isle of Innisfree]]" (''[[The Quiet Man]]'') and "[[Zing a Little Zong]]" (''[[Just for You (1952 film)|Just for You]]'').
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 – By By Day|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/Chapter_8.htm|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref>

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" />


===Best-selling singles===
===Best-selling singles===
Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]" by [[Vera Lynn]] is officially recorded as the [[List of best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom|biggest-selling single]] of 1952.
Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]" by [[Vera Lynn]] is officially recorded as the [[List of best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom|biggest-selling single]] of 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-biggest-song-of-every-year-revealed__13409/|title=The biggest song of every year revealed|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=9 January 2016|work=Official Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>


==Top-ten singles==
==Top-ten singles==
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|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Here in My Heart]]" {{ref label|Number one|E|e}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Martino]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Martino]]
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|9
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|19
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|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" ♦
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]" ♦ {{ref label|Jo Stafford|F|f}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jo Stafford]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jo Stafford]]
|1
|1
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|1
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|7
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Somewhere Along the Way]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Somewhere Along the Way]]" {{ref label|Somewhere Along the Way|G|g}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nat King Cole]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nat King Cole]]
|3
|3
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|1
|1
|-
|-
|12
|11
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Isle of Innisfree]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Isle of Innisfree]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bing Crosby]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bing Crosby]]
|3
|3
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|4}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|18}}
|3
|3
|-
|-
|10
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)|Feet Up]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Guy Mitchell]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Guy Mitchell]]
|2
|2
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|9
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Half as Much]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Half as Much]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rosemary Clooney]] with [[Percy Faith|Percy Faith & His Orchestra]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rosemary Clooney]]
|3
|3
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
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|1
|1
|-
|-
|7
|3
|align="left"|"[[The Ballad of High Noon|High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)]]"
|align="left"|"[[The Ballad of High Noon|High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)]]" {{ref label|High Noon|I|i}}
|align="left"|[[Frankie Laine]]
|align="left"|[[Frankie Laine]]
|7
|7
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|2
|2
|-
|-
|8
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]" {{ref label|Sugarbush|I|i}}
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]" {{ref label|Sugarbush|J|j}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Doris Day]] & [[Frankie Laine]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Doris Day]] & [[Frankie Laine]]
|8
|8
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|3
|3
|-
|-
|4
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Blue Tango]]" {{ref label|Blue Tango|J|j}}
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Blue Tango]]" {{ref label|Blue Tango|K|k}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ray Martin (orchestra leader)|Ray Martin and His Concert Orchestra]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ray Martin (orchestra leader)|Ray Martin]]
|8
|8
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
|1
|1
|-
|-
|3
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Homing Waltz]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Homing Waltz]]" {{ref label|The Homing Waltz|L|l}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vera Lynn]] with [[British Armed Forces|Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces]]
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[Vera Lynn]]
|9
|9
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
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|1
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]" <small>(#1)</small>
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]" <small>(#1)</small>
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vera Lynn]] with [[British Armed Forces|Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces]]
|10
|10
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|20}}
|1
|1
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
|24
|22
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mario Lanza]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mario Lanza]]
|3
|3
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|3
|3
|-
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[Cowpuncher's Cantata]]" ♦ {{ref label|Cowpuncher|K|k}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Max Bygraves]]
|6
|{{dts|format=dmy|1953|1|29}}
|1
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
|1
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Take My Heart (song)|Take My Heart]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Take My Heart (song)|Take My Heart]]"
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|2
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[My Love and Devotion]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[My Love and Devotion]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Doris Day]] with [[Percy Faith|Percy Faith & His Orchestra]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Doris Day]]
|10
|10
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|11|27}}
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|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|11}}
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|11}}
|16
|14
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[Comes A-Long A-Love]]" ♦
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[Comes A-Long A-Love]]" ♦ {{ref label|Kay Starr|M|m}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kay Starr]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kay Starr]]
|1
|1
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|1
|1
|-
|-
|2
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bing Crosby]] & [[Jane Wyman]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bing Crosby]] & [[Jane Wyman]]
|10
|10
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|11}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|11}}
|1
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|18}}
|6
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[Britannia Rag]]" ♦ {{ref label|Britannia|L|l}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Winifred Atwell]]
|5
|{{dts|format=dmy|1953|1|29}}
|1
|1
|-
|-
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|3
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]"
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mantovani|Mantovani and His Orchestra]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mantovani]]
|6
|6
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|25}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|25}}
|2
|2
|-
|-
|4
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]" {{ref label|Because|M|m}}
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Because You're Mine (song)|Because You're Mine]]" {{ref label|Because|N|n}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nat King Cole]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nat King Cole]]
|6
|6
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|-
|3
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]" {{ref label|Faith|N|n}}
|style="text-align:left;"|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]" {{ref label|Faith|O|o}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Johnnie Ray]] and [[The Four Lads]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Johnnie Ray]] & [[The Four Lads]]
|7
|7
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|25}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1952|12|25}}
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|-
|7
|7
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[Walkin' to Missouri]]" ♦ {{ref label|Missouri|O|o}}
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"[[Walkin' to Missouri]]" ♦ {{ref label|Missouri|P|p}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Tony Brent]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Tony Brent]]
|7
|7
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==Entries by artist==
==Entries by artist==
[[File:Guy Mitchell.JPG|thumb|right|150px|alt=|[[Guy Mitchell]]'s debut UK chart entry from November 1952, "[[Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)|Feet Up]]" was also the first single to peak at number two in Britain. It had a total of 10 weeks inside the top 12.]]
[[File:Nat King Cole 1959.JPG|thumb|right|150px|[[Nat King Cole]] was a two-time entrant to the top 12 in the first year of the UK charts. "[[Somewhere Along the Way]]" charted highest at number three.]]
[[File:Bing Crosby 1930s.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Bing Crosby]] achieved three UK top 12 entries this year, the most successful of which was "[[Isle of Innisfree]]", which reached number three in December.]]
{{see also|List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s#1952}}
{{see also|List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s#1952}}
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 12 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.
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" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Entries
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Entries
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Artist
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Artist
! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Country of origin
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Weeks
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Weeks
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Singles
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Singles
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 3
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 3
|[[Bing Crosby]]
|{{USA}}
|9
|"[[Isle of Innisfree]]", "[[Silent Night, Holy Night]]", "[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|-
|[[Vera Lynn]]
|[[Vera Lynn]]
|8
|{{UK}}
|10
|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]", "[[Forget Me Not (Vera Lynn song)|Forget Me Not]]", "[[The Homing Waltz]]"
|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]", "[[Forget Me Not (Vera Lynn song)|Forget Me Not]]", "[[The Homing Waltz]]"
|-
|-
|[[Bing Crosby]]
|rowspan="8" style="text-align:center" | 2
|8
|"[[Isle of Innisfree]]", "[[Silent Night|Silent Night, Holy Night]]", "[[Zing a Little Zong]]"
|-
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 2
|[[Al Martino]]
|[[Al Martino]]
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|{{USA}}
|7
|7
|"[[Here in My Heart]]", "[[Take My Heart]]"
|"[[Here in My Heart]]", "[[Take My Heart]]"
|-
|-
|[[Doris Day]]
|[[Doris Day]]
|7
|6
|"[[My Love and Devotion]]", "[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]"
|"[[My Love and Devotion]]", "[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]"
|-
|-
|[[Frankie Laine]]
|[[Frankie Laine]]
|11
|7
|"[[High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)]]", "[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]"
|"[[High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)]]", "[[Sugar Bush (song)|Sugar Bush]]"
|-
|[[British Armed Forces|Her Majesty's Forces]]
|{{UK}}
|3
|"[[Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart]]", "[[The Homing Waltz]]"
|-
|[[Johnnie Ray]]
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|{{USA}}
|2
|"[[Faith Can Move Mountains]]", "[[Walkin' My Baby Back Home (song)|Walkin' My Baby Back Home]]"
|-
|[[Jo Stafford]] {{ref label|1953|P|p}}
|7
|"[[Jambalaya (On the Bayou)]]", "[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]"
|-
|-
|[[Nat King Cole]]
|[[Nat King Cole]]
|7
|6
|"[[Because You're Mine]]", "[[Somewhere Along the Way]]"
|"[[Because You're Mine]]", "[[Somewhere Along the Way]]"
|-
|[[Percy Faith|Percy Faith & His Orchestra]]
|{{CAN}}
|8
|"[[Half as Much]]", "[[My Love and Devotion]]"
|}
|}


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{{refbegin|2}}
*{{note label|You Belong to Me|A|a}} "You Belong to Me" reached its peak of number one on 22 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|You Belong to Me|A|a}} "You Belong to Me" reached its peak of number one on 22 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Cantata|B|b}} "Cowpuncher's Cantata" reached its peak of number six on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Comes A-Long A-Love|B|b}} "Comes A-Long A-Love" reached its peak of number one on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Comes A-Long A-Love|C|c}} "Comes A-Long A-Love" reached its peak of number one on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Takes Two|C|c}} "Takes Two to Tango" reached its peak of number six on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Britannia Rag|D|d}} "Britannia Rag" reached its peak of number five on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Missouri|D|d}} "Walkin' to Missouri" reached its peak of number seven on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Takes Two|E|e}} "Takes Two to Tango" reached its peak of number six on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Number one|E|e}} "Here in My Heart" was the first ever number-one single in the UK Singles Chart.
*{{note label|Missouri|F|f}} "Walkin' to Missouri" reached its peak of number seven on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Jo Stafford|F|f}} "You Belong to Me" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 12 March 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Number one|G|g}} "Here in My Heart" was the first ever number-one single in the UK Singles Chart.
*{{note label|Somewhere Along the Way|G|g}} "Somewhere Along the Way" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 18 December 1952 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
*{{note label|Forget Me Not|H|h}} "Forget Me Not" re-entered the top 12 at number 7 on 4 December 1952 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
*{{note label|Forget Me Not|H|h}} "Forget Me Not" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 4 December 1952 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
*{{note label|Sugarbush|I|i}} "Sugarbush" re-entered the top 12 at number 8 on 11 December 1952 (week ending) for 6 weeks.
*{{note label|High Noon|I|i}} "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 18 December 1952 (week ending).
*{{note label|Blue Tango|J|j}} "Blue Tango" re-entered the top 12 at number 12 on 4 December 1952 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
*{{note label|Sugarbush|J|j}} "Sugarbush" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 11 December 1952 (week ending) for 6 weeks.
*{{note label|Cowpuncher|K|k}} "Cowpuncher's Cantanta" re-entered the top 12 at number 8 on 8 January 1953; at number 6 on 29 January 1953 (week ending) for 5 weeks and at number 10 on 12 March 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Blue Tango|K|k}} "Blue Tango" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 18 December 1952 (week ending).
*{{note label|Britannia|L|l}} "Britannia Rag" re-entered the top 12 at number 12 on 15 January 1953 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
*{{note label|The Homing Waltz|L|l}} "The Homing Waltz" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 4 December 1952 (week ending).
*{{note label|Because|M|m}} "Because You're Mine" re-entered the top 12 at number 10 on 29 January 1953 (week ending) and at number 11 on 19 February 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Kay Starr|M|m}} "Comes A-Long A-Love" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 26 March 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Faith|N|n}} "Faith Can Move Mountains" re-entered the top 12 at number 9 on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Because|N|n}} "Because You're Mine" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|Missouri|O|o}} "Walkin' to Missouri" re-entered the top 12 at number 7 on 15 January 1953 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
*{{note label|Faith|O|o}} "Faith Can Move Mountains" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
*{{note label|1953|P|p}} Figure includes single that peaked in 1953.
*{{note label|Missouri|P|p}} "Walkin' to Missouri" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 15 January 1953 (week ending) for 2 weeks.




{{refend}}
{{refend}}


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==References==
==References==
'''General'''
'''General'''
*{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |title=Six decades of singles charts |publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=18 January 2018 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |archivedate=3 March 2011 |df= }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |title=Six decades of singles charts |publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=18 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |archivedate=3 March 2011 }}
*{{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=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 |last1=Osborne |first1=Roger |last2=Rees |first2=Daffyd |last3=Lazell |first3=Barry |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Years-NME-Charts-Roger-Osborne/dp/1852837462 |publisher=Boxtree Limited |year=1992}}
*{{cite book |title=40 Years of NME Charts |last1=Osborne |first1=Roger |last2=Rees |first2=Daffyd |last3=Lazell |first3=Barry |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Years-NME-Charts-Roger-Osborne/dp/1852837462 |publisher=Boxtree Limited |year=1992}}


'''Specific'''
'''Specific'''
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{UK Music Charts}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:UK top 10 singles in 1952}}
[[Category:1952 record charts]]
[[Category:1952 record charts]]
[[Category:Lists of UK top-ten singles|1952]]
[[Category:1952 in British music]]
[[Category:1952 in British music]]
[[Category:British music-related lists]]

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1950s in music in the UK
Events
←1949
Vera Lynn achieved the best-selling single of 1952, "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", although it only peaked at number ten. She had a further two top 10 singles this year: "The Homing Waltz", which reached number nine, and "Forget Me Not", which peaked at number five.
In November of this year, Al Martino secured the first ever number-one record in the UK Singles Chart with "Here in My Heart", which spent nine consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.

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.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2][3] New Musical Express (NME) magazine published the United Kingdom record charts for the first time in 1952.[4][5][6] 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.[7][8][9] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1952, as well as singles which peaked in 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).[10]

Twenty-three singles were in the top ten in 1952. "Takes Two to Tango" by Louis Armstrong,[11] "Comes A-Long A-Love" by Kay Starr,[12] "Walkin' to Missouri" by Tony Brent[13] and "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford were all released in 1952 but did not reach their peak until 1953.[14] Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1952. Al Martino, Nat King Cole, Guy Mitchell[10] and Frankie Laine were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1952.

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.[14][15] It was the only single to top the chart that year.[7][16]

Background

[edit]

Multiple entries

[edit]

Twenty-three singles charted in the top 10 in 1952, with nineteen singles reaching their peak this year. "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.[10] "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.[17]

Bing Crosby's three entries included a version of the Christmas classic "Silent Night", released as "Silent Night, Holy Night".[18]

Al Martino was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Here in My Heart".[19] Doris Day,[20] Frankie Laine[21] and Nat King Cole[22] were the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1952.

Chart debuts

[edit]

Seventeen artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1952, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: Al Martino, Doris Day, Frankie Laine, Her Majesty's Forces and Nat King Cole. Bing Crosby and Vera Lynn both had two other entries in their breakthrough year.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
Al Martino 2 "Here in My Heart" 1 "Take My Heart" (9)
Jo Stafford 1 "You Belong to Me" [A] 1 —
Nat King Cole 2 "Somewhere Along the Way" 3 "Because You're Mine" (6)
Bing Crosby 3 "Isle of Innisfree" 3 "Zing a Little Zong" (10), "Silent Night, Holy Night" (8)
Guy Mitchell 1 "Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)" 2 —
Rosemary Clooney 1 "Half as Much" 3 —
Vera Lynn 3 "Forget Me Not" 5 "The Homing Waltz" (9), "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" (10)
Frankie Laine 2 "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" 7 "Sugar Bush" (8)
Doris Day 2 "Sugar Bush" 8 "My Love and Devotion" (10)
Ray Martin and His Concert Orchestra 1 "Blue Tango" 8 —
Mario Lanza 1 "Because You're Mine" 3 —
Johnnie Ray 1 "Faith Can Move Mountains" 7 —
Kay Starr 1 "Comes A-Long A-Love" [B] 1 —
Jane Wyman 1 "Zing a Little Zong" 10 —
Mantovani 1 "White Christmas" 6 —
The Four Lads 1 "Faith Can Move Mountains" 7 —
Louis Armstrong 1 "Takes Two to Tango" [C] 6 —
Tony Brent 1 "Walkin' to Missouri" [D] 7 —

Songs from films

[edit]

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Because You're Mine" (from Because You're Mine),[23] "Isle of Innisfree" (The Quiet Man)[24] and "Zing a Little Zong" (Just for You).[25]

Additionally, "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.[21]

Best-selling singles

[edit]

Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1952.[26]

Top-ten singles

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Key
Symbol Meaning
♦ Single released in 1952 but peaked in 1953.
(#) Year-end best-selling single.
Entered The date that the single first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending) 		Weeks
in
top
10 		Single Artist Peak Peak reached
(week ending) 		Weeks
at
peak
20 November 1952 16 "Here in My Heart" [E] Al Martino 1 20 November 1952 9
16 "You Belong to Me" ♦ [F] Jo Stafford 1 22 January 1953 1
6 "Somewhere Along the Way" [G] Nat King Cole 3 20 November 1952 1
11 "Isle of Innisfree" Bing Crosby 3 18 December 1952 3
10 "Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)" Guy Mitchell 2 27 November 1952 1
9 "Half as Much" Rosemary Clooney 3 27 November 1952 3
6 "Forget Me Not" [H] Vera Lynn 5 18 December 1952 1
3 "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" [I] Frankie Laine 7 20 November 1952 2
7 "Sugar Bush" [J] Doris Day & Frankie Laine 8 20 November 1952 3
2 "Blue Tango" [K] Ray Martin 8 20 November 1952 1
2 "The Homing Waltz" [L] Vera Lynn 9 20 November 1952 2
1 "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" (#1) 10 20 November 1952 1
27 November 1952 22 "Because You're Mine" Mario Lanza 3 11 December 1952 3
1 "Take My Heart" Al Martino 9 27 November 1952 1
2 "My Love and Devotion" Doris Day 10 27 November 1952 2
11 December 1952 14 "Comes A-Long A-Love" ♦ [M] Kay Starr 1 29 January 1953 1
1 "Zing a Little Zong" Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman 10 11 December 1952 1
25 December 1952 3 "White Christmas" Mantovani 6 25 December 1952 2
3 "Because You're Mine" [N] Nat King Cole 6 25 December 1952 2
3 "Faith Can Move Mountains" [O] Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads 7 25 December 1952 2
2 "Silent Night, Holy Night" Bing Crosby 8 25 December 1952 2
10 "Takes Two to Tango" ♦ Louis Armstrong 6 29 January 1953 1
7 "Walkin' to Missouri" ♦ [P] Tony Brent 7 15 January 1953 1

Entries by artist

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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.

Entries Artist Weeks Singles
3 Vera Lynn 8 "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", "Forget Me Not", "The Homing Waltz"
Bing Crosby 8 "Isle of Innisfree", "Silent Night, Holy Night", "Zing a Little Zong"
2 Al Martino 7 "Here in My Heart", "Take My Heart"
Doris Day 6 "My Love and Devotion", "Sugar Bush"
Frankie Laine 7 "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)", "Sugar Bush"
Nat King Cole 6 "Because You're Mine", "Somewhere Along the Way"

Notes

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  • a "You Belong to Me" reached its peak of number one on 22 January 1953 (week ending).
  • b "Comes A-Long A-Love" reached its peak of number one on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
  • c "Takes Two to Tango" reached its peak of number six on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
  • d "Walkin' to Missouri" reached its peak of number seven on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
  • e "Here in My Heart" was the first ever number-one single in the UK Singles Chart.
  • f "You Belong to Me" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 12 March 1953 (week ending).
  • g "Somewhere Along the Way" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 18 December 1952 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
  • h "Forget Me Not" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 4 December 1952 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
  • i "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 18 December 1952 (week ending).
  • j "Sugarbush" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 11 December 1952 (week ending) for 6 weeks.
  • k "Blue Tango" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 18 December 1952 (week ending).
  • l "The Homing Waltz" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 4 December 1952 (week ending).
  • m "Comes A-Long A-Love" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 26 March 1953 (week ending).
  • n "Because You're Mine" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
  • o "Faith Can Move Mountains" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
  • p "Walkin' to Missouri" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 15 January 1953 (week ending) for 2 weeks.

See also

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References

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Allgemein

  • "Six decades of singles charts". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  • Osborne, Roger (1995). The Complete NME Singles Charts (2nd edition). Boxtree Limited.
  • Osborne, Roger; Rees, Daffyd; Lazell, Barry (1992). 40 Years of NME Charts. Boxtree Limited.

Specific

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  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ "The Story of the Single". BBC News. 23 March 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. ^ "'The Godfather' singer Al Martino dies". NME. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Key dates in the history of the Official UK Charts (archived)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Top 10 chart starts to sound a little off-key". The Yorkshire Post. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  8. ^ "First ever top 12: 14 November 1952". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  9. ^ "First ever top 20: 01 October 1954". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  10. ^ a b c "The first ever Official Singles Chart – revisited!". Official Chart. Official Charts Company1. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Takes Two to Tango – full Official Chart History". Official Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  12. ^ Vacher, Peter (6 November 2016). "Kay Starr obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Walkin' to Missouri – full Official Chart history". Official Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. ^ a b Hall, James (5 July 2015). "The ten chart battles that changed music". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. ^ Myers, Justin (23 March 2018). "The songs that spent the longest at Number 1". Official Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Announcing the first record Hit Parade" (PDF). NME. 14 November 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  17. ^ "Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn 'oldest living artist to make it into the top 20'". The Telegraph. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  18. ^ Myers, Justin (2 December 2017). "66 SharesFacebook66TwitterEmailReddit 02 December 2017 Festive songs that never made Christmas Number 1". Official Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Al Martino: Obituary". The Telegraph. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Doris Day: A Hollywood Legend Reflects on Life". NPR. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  21. ^ a b Severo, Richard (7 February 2007). "Frankie Laine, 93, the Hit-Making Crooner Who Used His Voice 'Like a Horn,' Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  22. ^ Porter, Gregory (22 November 2017). "Crooner, inspiration, father I never had: Gregory Porter on his hero Nat King Cole". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  23. ^ Salazar, David. "On This Day: Watch All of Mario Lanza's Vocal Performances From His 8 Films". OperaWire. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  24. ^ Mulraney, Frances (7 February 2018). "Songs in The Quiet Man: The amazing soundtrack to Irish America's favorite movie". IrishCentral. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  25. ^ Macfarlane, Malcolm. "Bing Crosby – By By Day". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  26. ^ Myers, Justin (9 January 2016). "The biggest song of every year revealed". Official Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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