Mark's Music Circus
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British Number Ones of

British Number One Hit Singles

	Date	Artist / Song Title	Writer(s)	Label	Weeks at No.1
27	8 January 1955	The Finger Of Suspicion (Points At You) DICKIE VALENTINE with THE STARGAZERS accompaniment directed by JOHNNY DOUGLAS	words and music by PAUL MANN and AL LEWIS	UK Release: November 1954 Decca Records F 10394	1
28	15 January 1955	Mambo Italiano ROSEMARY CLOONEY and THE MELLOMEN with Orchestra directed by BUDDY COLE	written by BOB MERRILL	UK Release: December 1954 Philips PB 382	1
re	22 January 1955	The Finger Of Suspicion (Points At You) DICKIE VALENTINE with THE STARGAZERS accompaniment directed by JOHNNY DOUGLAS	words and music by PAUL MANN and AL LEWIS	UK Release: November 1954 Decca Records F 10394	2
re	5 February 1955	Mambo Italiano ROSEMARY CLOONEY and THE MELLOMEN with Orchestra directed by BUDDY COLE	written by BOB MERRILL	UK Release: December 1954 Philips PB 382	2
29	19 February 1955	Softly Softly RUBY MURRAY and RAY MARTIN and his Orchestra	words and music by MARK PAUL and PIERRE DUDAN, with English lyrics by PADDY ROBERTS	UK Release: 1955 Columbia DB 3558	3
30	12 March 1955	Give Me Your Word TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD with Orchestra Conducted by BILLY MAY	words by IRVING TAYLOR music by GEORGE WYLE	UK Release: September 1954 Capitol Records CL 14005	7
31	30 April 1955	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White PEREZ PRADO	French lyrics by JACQUES LARUE English lyrics by MACK DAVID, music by LOUIGUY	UK Release: January 1955 His Master's Voice B 10833	2
32	14 May 1955	Stranger In Paradise TONY BENNETT	written by ROBERT WRIGHT and GEORGE FORREST	UK Release: April 1955 Philips PB 420	2
33	28 May 1955	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White EDDIE CALVERT	French lyrics by JACQUES LARUE English lyrics by MACK DAVID, music by LOUIGUY	UK Release: March 1955 Columbia DB 3581	4
34	25 June 1955	Unchained Melody JIMMY YOUNG	words by HY ZARET music by ALEX NORTH	UK Release: April 1955 Decca F 10502	3
35	16 July 1955	Dreamboat ALMA COGAN	words & music by JACK HOFFMAN	UK Release: May 1955 His Master's Voice B 10872	2
36	30 July 1955	Rose Marie SLIM WHITMAN	written by RUDOLF FRIML and HERBERT STOTHART, lyrics by OTTO HARBACH and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II	UK Release: October 1954 London HL 8061	11
37	15 October 1955	The Man From Laramie JIMMY YOUNG	words by NED WASHINGTON music by LESTER LEE	UK Release: September 1955 Decca F 10597	4
38	12 November 1955	Hernando's Hideaway JOHNSTON BROTHERS	words and music by RICHARD ADLER and JERRY ROSS	UK Release: 15 September 1955 Decca F 10608	2
39	26 November 1955	(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS	words and music by MAX C. FREEDMAN & JIMMY DE KNIGHT	UK Release: September 1954 Brunswick 05317	3
40	17 December 1955	Christmas Alphabet DICKIE VALENTINE	written by BUDDY KAYE and JULES LOMAN	UK Release: November 1955 Decca F 10628	3