A-Z of UK Number 1s

[Lindum]

UK chart toppers. A-Z can be any word in title or artist's name. Any year.

A - Here In My Heart. Al Martino. 9 weeks at the top in 1952. I was listening to this only a week ago.

 

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B Can't BUY Me Love by The BEATLES. Reached number 1 in April 1964

 

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C - Rock around the CLOCK - Bill Hayley and the COMETS

No. 1 in November ‘55 and January ‘56 (Dickie Valentine had a Christmas No.1 with CHRISTMAS Alphabet knocking Bill off the top spot briefly).

 

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D - Secret Love. Doris Day spent 9 weeks at Number 1 in the Spring and early Summer of 1954.

 

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D - Secret Love. Doris Day spent 9 weeks at Number 1 in the Spring and early Summer of 1954.

My favourite song from Calamity Jane

 

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E Hotel California by The Eagles got to number one in 1977.

We were on a call with someone yesterday and they had to keep 'popping off' to do things and put the music on which was this song - we were actually caught singing along to it!

 

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F - Reach Out I'll Be There. Four Tops. 1966 Number 1. I was into Motown in those days - still am actually.

 

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G - GREEN, GREEN, GRASS of Home - Tom Jones 1966 no.1. ( His voice is still great even tho’ he’s in his eighties)

 

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G - GREEN, GREEN, GRASS of Home - Tom Jones 1966 no.1. ( His voice is still great even tho’ he’s in his eighties)

I actually think his voice is better now than when he was younger

 

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H HE Ain't HEAVY HE's My Brother - The HOLLIES. Got to number one in 1988. Recently met Peter Howarth who has been the Hollies lead singer for almost twenty years.

 

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I - I Believe. Back to 1953 and the heyday of Frankie Lane. 9 weeks at Number 1. Had it on an LP of his - now sadly vanished - with other songs including High Noon, Cool Water, Jezebel, Ghost Riders in the Sky and 3.10 to Yuma.

 

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J Hey JUDE another from the Beatles that was number one for a couple of weeks here (longer in the USA) in 1968. Now being heard again when Jude Bellingham plays for England.

 

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K - Kung Fu Fighting. Carl Douglas Number 1 in 1974. Unfortunately it's now going round and round in my head.

 

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H HE Ain't HEAVY HE's My Brother - The HOLLIES. Got to number one in 1988. Recently met Peter Howarth who has been the Hollies lead singer for almost twenty years.

Always loved the Hollies. Seen them a number of times over the years.
That’s probably my favourite song of theirs.

 

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L - LOVE Grows where my Rosemary goes - Edison Lighthouse.

No.1 in 1970.

 

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M I'm A Believer by The MONKEES got to number one in the UK in 1967 and was the first record I bought with my own money.

 

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N - 99 Red Balloons. Nena. Number 1 for several weeks in 1984. I remember this one.

 

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O O Mein Papa an instrumental song from Eddie Calvert from January 1954 that had nine weeks at number one. It was the first UK number one hit recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

 

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P - Don't Stand So Close To Me. Police had 4 weeks at Number 1 with this in 1980.

 

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Q Bohemian Rhapsody by QUEEN was the 1975 UK Christmas number one staying there for nine weeks.