UK No.1 Hits of 1955
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This is a list of all the singles to top the UK charts in the year 1953.
See Also: List of Number 1 singles (UK), UK No.1 Hits of 1954, 1955 in music, UK No.1 Hits of 1956
| Issue Date | Song Title | Artist |
| January 7 | "Mambo Italiano" | Rosemary Clooney |
| January 14 | "Finger Of Suspicion" | Dickie Valentine |
| January 21 | "Finger Of Suspicion" | Dickie Valentine |
| January 28 | "Mambo Italiano" | Rosemary Clooney |
| February 4 | "Mambo Italiano" | Rosemary Clooney |
| February 11 | "Softly Softly" | Ruby Murray |
| February 18 | "Softly Softly" | Ruby Murray |
| February 25 | "Softly Softly" | Ruby Murray |
| March 4 | "Give Me Your Word" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| March 11 | "Give Me Your Word" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| March 18 | "Give Me Your Word" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| March 25 | "Give Me Your Word" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| April 1 | "Give Me Your Word" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| April 8 | "Give Me Your Word" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| April 15 | "Give Me Your Word" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| April 22 | "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" | Perez Prado |
| April 29 | "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" | Perez Prado |
| May 6 | "Stranger In Paradise" | Tony Bennett |
| May 13 | "Stranger In Paradise" | Tony Bennett |
| May 20 | "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" | Eddie Calvert |
| May 27 | "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" | Eddie Calvert |
| June 3 | "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" | Eddie Calvert |
| June 10 | "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" | Eddie Calvert |
| June 17 | "Unchained Melody" | Jimmy Young |
| June 24 | "Unchained Melody" | Jimmy Young |
| July 1 | "Unchained Melody" | Jimmy Young |
| July 8 | "Dreamboat" | Alma Cogan |
| July 15 | "Dreamboat" | Alma Cogan |
| July 22 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| July 29 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| August 5 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| August 12 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| August 19 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| August 26 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| September 2 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| September 9 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| September 16 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| September 23 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| September 30 | "Rose Marie" | Slim Whitman |
| October 7 | "The Man From Laramie" | Jimmy Young |
| October 14 | "The Man From Laramie" | Jimmy Young |
| October 21 | "The Man From Laramie" | Jimmy Young |
| October 28 | "The Man From Laramie" | Jimmy Young |
| November 4 | "Hernando's Hideaway" | Johnston Brothers |
| November 11 | "Hernando's Hideaway" | Johnston Brothers |
| November 18 | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| November 25 | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| December 1 | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & The Comets |
| December 8 | "Christmas Alphabet" | Dickie Valentine |
| December 15 | "Christmas Alphabet" | Dickie Valentine |
| December 22 | "Christmas Alphabet" | Dickie Valentine |
| December 29 | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & The Comets |
[edit] Notes
[edit] Records
- Single with most consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart (11 weeks; Slim Whitman, "Rose Marie")
[edit] Artists At #1 For The First Time
- Ruby Murray with "Softly Softly"
- Tennessee Ernie Ford with "Give Me Your Word"
- Perez Prado with "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
- Tony Bennett with "Stranger In Paradise"
- Jimmy Young with "Unchained Melody"
- Alma Cogan with "Dreamboat"
- Slim Whitman with "Rose Marie"
- Johnston Brothers with "Hernando's Hideaway"
- Bill Haley & The Comets with "Rock Around The Clock"
