Almanac: 1954 UK Singles Chart debut

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UK Singles Chart debut in Top 12 -- Top 20: 

2 Oct 1954 The First Top 20 chart

9 January 1954 

7 Blowing Wild-Frankie Laine, Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus, Carl Fischer - Piano

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16 January 1954 

12 The Creep-Ken Mackintosh

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23 January 1954 

9 Oh My Papa (O mein Papa)-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra & Chorus

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10 The Happy Wanderer-The Obernkirchen Children's Choir

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11 That's Amore-Dean Martin with Dick Stabile and his Orchestra

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30 January 1954 

11 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Frankie Vaughan with The Peter Knight Singers and Frank Cordell Orchestra

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6 February 1954 

7 Tennessee Wig Walk-Bonnie Lou

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11 Man (Uh - Huh)-Rosemary Clooney & Jose Ferrer [Uncredited], Norman Leyden Orchestra

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13 February 1954 

9 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra

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12 Skin Deep-Ted Heath And His Music

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20 February 1954 

8 Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool)-Norman Wisdom with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra

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9 The Cuff Of My Shirt-Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus

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10 The Book-David Whitfield with Stanley Black And His Orchestra with Chorus

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12 I See The Moon-The Stargazers with Syd Dean And His Orchestra

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27 February 1954 

11 Sippin' Soda-Guy Mitchell with Norman Luboff Orchestra and Children's Chorus

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6 March 1954 

9 Skin Deep-Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (featuring Louis Bellson, Drums)

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13 March 1954 

12 Moonlight Serenade-Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

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20 March 1954 

6 Changing Partners-Kay Starr with Harold Mooney Orchestra

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10 Changing Partners-Bing Crosby with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Perry Botkin Orchestra

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10 Bell Bottom Blues-Alma Cogan with Frank Cordell Orchestra

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27 March 1954 

10 Granada-Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Carl Fischer: Piano)

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3 April 1954 

10 Secret Love-Doris Day, Ray Heindorf Orchestra

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10 April 1954 

10 Such A Night-Johnnie Ray

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12 The Happy Wanderer-The Stargazers with Syd Dean And His Band

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17 April 1954 

9 The Kid's Last Fight-Frankie Laine with Carl Fischer at the Upright Piano and The Norman Luboff Choir

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10 Tenderly-Nat 'King' Cole with Nelson Riddle Chorus and Orchestra

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12 Bimbo-Ruby Wright

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1 May 1954 

8 A Dime And A Dollar-Guy Mitchell, Mitch Miller Orchestra, (Buddy Weed: Harpsichord)

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12 Friends And Neighbours-Billy Cotton and His Band featuring The Bandits

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8 May 1954 

8 Make Love To Me!-Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra

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15 May 1954 

10 Someone Else's Roses-Joan Regan, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

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11 The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart-Max Bygraves, Frank Cordell Orchestra

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5 June 1954 

9 I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)-The Four Knights with Orchestra

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11 Wanted-Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus

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12 Wanted-Al Martino, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

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12 June 1954 

12 The Little Shoemaker-Petula Clark with Malcolm Lockyer and his Orchestra

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19 June 1954 

9 Cara Mia-David Whitfield with Mantovani And His Orchestra and Chorus

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26 June 1954 

6 Idle Gossip-Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra

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3 July 1954 

5 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen, Jack Pleis Orchestra

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10 July 1954 

12 Young-at-Heart-Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle Orchestra

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17 July 1954 

11 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle Orchestra

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24 July 1954 

11 Rachmaninoff's 18th Variation On A Theme By Paganini (The Story Of Three Loves)-Winifred Atwell with Wally Stott and His Orchestra

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31 July 1954 

9 Three Coins In The Fountain-The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts, Jack Pleis Orchestra

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14 August 1954 

8 My Friend-Frankie Laine With Paul Weston and His Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir

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28 August 1954 

7 The Black Hills Of Dakota-Doris Day with Orchestra and Vocal Quartet, [Ray Heindorf Orchestra, film 'Calamity Jane']

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11 Little Things Mean A Lot-Alma Cogan with Frank Cordell Orchestra

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4 September 1954 

10 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell with Jerry Carr Orchestra

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11 September 1954 

6 Smile-Nat 'King' Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra

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11 Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea-Max Bygraves with Children's Chorus with Frank Cordell Orchestra

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12 West Of Zanzibar-Anthony Steel and the Radio Revellers and Jackie Brown And His Music

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25 September 1954 

12 The Story Of Tina-Ronnie Harris with Ray Martin Orchestra

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The First Top 20 chart

2 October 1954

10 Sway-Dean Martin with Dick Stabile Orchestra

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10 The Story Of Tina-Al Martino, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

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15 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day with The Mellomen

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16 Sh-Boom-The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll and his Orchestra

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20 If I Give My Heart To You-Joan Regan, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

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9 October 1954 

11 Make Her Mine-Nat 'King' Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra

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13 There Must Be A Reason-Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Carl Fischer: Piano)

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16 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra

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16 October 1954 

9 My Son, My Son-Vera Lynn and Frank Weir and His Saxophone with his Chorus and Orchestra

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12 This Ole House-Billie Anthony with Eric Jupp and his Orchestra

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17 Am I A Toy Or A Treasure-Kay Starr with Harold Mooney Orchestra

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23 October 1954 

15 How Do You Speak To An Angel?-Dean Martin, Walter Scharf Orchestra

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16 Rain, Rain, Rain-Frankie Laine and The Four Lads with The Buddy Cole Quartet

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30 October 1954 

17 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra

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6 November 1954 

18 Wait For Me, Darling-Joan Regan with The Johnston Brothers, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

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19 Endless-Dickie Valentine, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

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13 November 1954 

13 Santo Natale (Merry Christmas)-David Whitfield with Stanley Black and His Orchestra

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16 No One But You-Billy Eckstine, Lou Bring Orchestra

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17 A Sky-Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie-Norman Brooks, Joe Reisman Orchestra

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20 November 1954 

15 Sh-Boom-Stan Freberg with The Toads and Billy May Orchestra

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27 November 1954 

9 Let's Have Another Party-Winifred Atwell

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17 I Still Believe-Ronnie Hilton with Frank Cordell Orchestra and Chorus

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4 December 1954 

15 Heartbeat-Ruby Murray with Ray Martin and his Orchestra

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17 I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango-Alma Cogan with Frank Cordell Orchestra

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11 December 1954 

15 Let's Get Together No. 1-The Big Ben Banjo Band

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16 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como with Orchestra and Chorus

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20 Veni-Vidi-Vici-Ronnie Hilton with Frank Cordell Orchestra and Chorus

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18 December 1954 

7 The Finger Of Suspicion-Dickie Valentine With The Stargazers

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13 Shake, Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley And His Comets

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17 Mr. Sandman-The Chordettes with the Archie Bleyer Orchestra

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19 Mister Sandman-Dickie Valentine with Johnny Douglas and His Orchestra

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20 Piano Medley No. 114-Charlie Kunz

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20 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen, Buddy Cole Orchestra

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