Mark's Music Circus
presents
British Number Ones of

British Number One Hit Singles

	Date	Artist / Song Title	Writer(s)	Label	Weeks at No.1
79	24 January 1959	The Day The Rains Came JANE MORGAN with Orchestra & Chorus Directed by VIC SCHOEN	English Lyric by CARL SIGMAN French Lyric by PIERRE DELANOE Music by GILBERT BÉCAUD	UK Release: November 1958 London 45-HLR 8751	1
80	31 January 1959	One Night / I Got Stung ELVIS PRESLEY	Written by DAVE BARTHOLOMEW and PEARL KING / Written by AARON SCHROEDER and DAVID HILL	UK Release: January 1959 RCA 45-RCA 1100	3
81	21 February 1959	As I Love You SHIRLEY BASSEY	Written by JAY LIVINGSTON and RAY EVANS	UK Release: July 1958 Philips 45-PB.845	4
82	21 March 1959	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes THE PLATTERS	Words by OTTO HARBACH Music by JEROME KERN	UK Release: January 1959 Mercury AMT 1016	1
83	28 March 1959	Side Saddle RUSS CONWAY	Written by STANFORD	UK Release: February 1959 Columbia 45-DB 4256	4
84	25 April 1959	It Doesn't Matter Anymore BUDDY HOLLY	Written by PAUL ANKA	UK Release: February 1959 Coral 45-Q.72360	3
85	16 May 1959	A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight ELVIS PRESLEY	Written by BILL TRADER / Written by WAYNE, REICHNER	UK Release: April 1959 RCA 45-RCA 1113	5
86	20 June 1959	Roulette RUSS CONWAY	Written by STANFORD	UK Release: May 1959 Columbia 45-DB 4298	2
87	4 July 1959	Dream Lover BOBBY DARIN	Written by BOBBY DARIN	UK Release: May 1959 London 45-HLE 8867	4
88	1 August 1959	Living Doll CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS	Written by LIONEL BART	UK Release: 10 July 1959 Columbia 45-DB 4306	6
89	12 September 1959	Only Sixteen CRAIG DOUGLAS	Written by CAMPBELL	UK Release: July 1959 Top Rank 45-JAR 159	4
90	10 October 1959	Here Comes Summer JERRY KELLER	Written by JERRY KELLER	UK Release: May 1959 London 45-HLR 8890	1
91	17 October 1959	Mack The Knife BOBBY DARIN	Written by WEILL / BRECHT / BLITZSTEIN	USA Release: August 1959 Atco 45-6147	2
92	31 October 1959	Travelin' Light CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS	Written by SID TEPPER; ROY C. BENNETT	UK Release: 2 October 1959 Columbia 45-DB 4351	5
93	5 December 1959	What Do You Want ADAM FAITH	Words & Music by LES VANDYKE	UK Release: 23 October 1959 Parlophone 45-R 4591	3 (tied for one week)
94	19 December 1959	What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES	Written by JOSEPH McCARTHY, HOWARD JOHNSON and JAMES V. MONACO	UK Release: October 1959 Pye Nixa 7N.15225	6 (tied for one week)

British Number One Hit Albums

	Date	Album Details	Track Details			Weeks at No.1
	1959	Released: March 1958 Rogers and Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack RCA Victor LOC-1032	A1. A2. A3. A4. A5. A6. A7. A8. B1. B2. B3. B4. B5. B6. B7. B8.	SOUTH PACIFIC OVERTURE DITES-MOI COCKEYED OPTIMIST TWIN SOLILOQUIES; SOME ENCHANTED EVENING BLOODY MARY MY GIRL BACK HOME THERE IS NOTHIN' LIKE A DAME BALI HA'I I'M GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUTA MY HAIR I'M IN LOVE WITH A WONDERFUL GUY YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME HAPPY TALK HONEY BUN CAREFULLY TAUGHT THIS NEARLY WAS MINE FINALE		All year