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Twenty-two artists achieved their first top 10 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]], [[British Armed Forces|Her Majesty’s Forces]] |
Twenty-two artists achieved their first top 10 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]], [[British Armed Forces|Her Majesty’s Forces]], [[Nat King Cole]] and [[Percy faith|Percy Faith & His Orchestra]]. [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Vera Lynn]] both had three other entries in their breakthrough year. |
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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.[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).
Twenty-three singles were in the top ten in 1952. "Takes Two to Tango" by Louis Armstrong, "Comes A-Long A-Love" by Kay Starr, "Cowpuncher's Cantata" by Max Bygraves and "Walkin' to Missouri" by Tony Brent were all released in 1952 but did not reach their peak until 1953. Eight 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.
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.[7][10]
Background
Multiple entries
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 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", which peaked at number 8), and Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads ("Faith Can Move Mountains", which reached number 7).
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"—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". 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
Twenty-two artists achieved their first top 10 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, Her Majesty’s Forces, Nat King Cole and Percy Faith & His Orchestra. Bing Crosby and Vera Lynn both had three other entries in their breakthrough year.
Songs from films
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Because You're Mine" (from Because You're Mine), "Isle of Innisfree" (The Quiet Man) and "Zing a Little Zong" (Just for You).
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 biggest-selling single of 1952.
Top-ten singles
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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♦ | 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. |
Entries by artist
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 | Country of origin | Weeks | Singles |
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3 | Bing Crosby | Vereinigte Staaten | 9 | "Isle of Innisfree", "Silent Night, Holy Night", "Zing a Little Zong" |
Vera Lynn | Vereinigtes Königreich | 10 | "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", "Forget Me Not", "The Homing Waltz" | |
2 | Al Martino | Vereinigte Staaten | 7 | "Here in My Heart", "Take My Heart" |
Doris Day | 7 | "My Love and Devotion", "Sugar Bush" | ||
Frankie Laine | 11 | "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)", "Sugar Bush" | ||
Her Majesty's Forces | Vereinigtes Königreich | 3 | "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", "The Homing Waltz" | |
Nat King Cole | Vereinigte Staaten | 7 | "Because You're Mine", "Somewhere Along the Way" | |
Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Kanada | 8 | "Half as Much", "My Love and Devotion" |
Notes
- a "You Belong to Me" reached its peak of number one on 22 January 1953 (week ending).
- b "Cowpuncher's Cantata" reached its peak of number six on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
- c "Comes A-Long A-Love" reached its peak of number one on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
- d "Britannia Rag" reached its peak of number five on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
- e "Takes Two to Tango" reached its peak of number six on 29 January 1953 (week ending).
- f "Walkin' to Missouri" reached its peak of number seven on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
- g "Here in My Heart" was the first ever number-one single in the UK Singles Chart.
- h "Forget Me Not" re-entered the top 12 at number 7 on 4 December 1952 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
- i "Sugarbush" re-entered the top 12 at number 8 on 11 December 1952 (week ending) for 6 weeks.
- j "Blue Tango" re-entered the top 12 at number 12 on 4 December 1952 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- 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).
- l "Britannia Rag" re-entered the top 12 at number 12 on 15 January 1953 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
- 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).
- n "Faith Can Move Mountains" re-entered the top 12 at number 9 on 15 January 1953 (week ending).
- o "Walkin' to Missouri" re-entered the top 12 at number 7 on 15 January 1953 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
- p Figure includes single that peaked in 1953.
See also
References
Allgemein
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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- Osborne, Roger; Rees, Daffyd; Lazell, Barry (1992). 40 Years of NME Charts. Boxtree Limited.
Specific
- ^ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "The Story of the Single". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 March 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "'The Godfather' singer Al Martino dies". New Musical Express. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Key dates in the history of the Official UK Charts (archived)". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Top 10 chart starts to sound a little off-key". Yorkshire Post. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "First ever top 12: 14 November 1952". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "First ever top 20: 01 October 1954". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Announcing the first record Hit Parade". New Musical Express. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
External links
- 1952 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)