List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1950s
| Australian number-one singles of the 1950s |
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| Australian top 25 singles |
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1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
| Australian top 25 albums |
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1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart during the 1950s.
The source for this decade is the "Kent Music Report". These charts were calculated in the 1990s in retrospect, by David Kent, using archival data.
Note: during the 1950s, often more than one version of a particular song by different artists charted at the same time, thus more than one artist may be listed for a song. Different versions are separated by a semi-colon ;
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| Date |
Artist |
Single |
Weeks at number one |
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| 2 January |
Nat "King" Cole |
"Pretend" |
7 weeks |
| 9 January |
Nat "King" Cole |
"Pretend" |
7 weeks |
| 16 January |
Nat "King" Cole |
"Pretend" |
7 weeks |
| 23 January |
Nat "King" Cole |
"Pretend" |
7 weeks |
| 30 January |
Nat "King" Cole |
"Pretend" |
7 weeks |
| 6 February |
Nat "King" Cole |
"Pretend" |
7 weeks |
| 13 February |
Nat "King" Cole |
"Pretend" |
7 weeks |
| 20 February |
The Ames Brothers |
"You, You, You" |
1 week |
| 27 February |
Tony Bennett |
"Rags to Riches" |
5 weeks |
| 6 March |
Tony Bennett |
"Rags to Riches" |
5 weeks |
| 13 March |
Tony Bennett |
"Rags to Riches" |
5 weeks |
| 20 March |
Tony Bennett |
"Rags to Riches" |
5 weeks |
| 27 March |
Tony Bennett |
"Rags to Riches" |
5 weeks |
| 3 April |
Frank Chacksfield |
"Ebb Tide" |
2 weeks |
| 10 April |
Frank Chacksfield |
"Ebb Tide" |
2 weeks |
| 17 April |
Dean Martin |
"That's Amore" |
3 weeks |
| 24 April |
Dean Martin |
"That's Amore" |
3 weeks |
| 1 May |
Dean Martin |
"That's Amore" |
3 weeks |
| 8 May |
Eddie Fisher |
"Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" |
4 weeks |
| 15 May |
Eddie Fisher |
"Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" |
4 weeks |
| 22 May |
Eddie Fisher |
"Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" |
4 weeks |
| 29 May |
Eddie Fisher |
"Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" |
4 weeks |
| 5 June |
Nat "King" Cole
Frankie Laine |
"Answer Me, My Love"
"Answer Me, Lord Above" |
4 weeks |
| 12 June |
Nat "King" Cole
Frankie Laine |
"Answer Me, My Love"
"Answer Me, Lord Above" |
4 weeks |
| 19 June |
Nat "King" Cole
Frankie Laine |
"Answer Me, My Love"
"Answer Me, Lord Above" |
4 weeks |
| 26 June |
Nat "King" Cole
Frankie Laine |
"Answer Me, My Love"
"Answer Me, Lord Above" |
4 weeks |
| 3 July |
Frank Sinatra |
"Young at Heart" |
3 weeks |
| 10 July |
Frank Sinatra |
"Young at Heart" |
3 weeks |
| 17 July |
Frank Sinatra |
"Young at Heart" |
3 weeks |
| 24 July |
Perry Como |
"Wanted" |
1 weeks |
| 31 July |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 7 August |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 14 August |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 21 August |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 28 August |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 4 September |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 11 September |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 18 September |
Frank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
"The Happy Wanderer" |
8 weeks |
| 25 September |
Frank Sinatra; The Four Aces |
"Three Coins in the Fountain" |
2 weeks |
| 2 October |
Frank Sinatra; The Four Aces |
"Three Coins in the Fountain" |
2 weeks |
| 9 October |
The Gaylords; Petula Clark |
"The Little Shoemaker" |
2 weeks |
| 16 October |
The Gaylords; Petula Clark |
"The Little Shoemaker" |
2 weeks |
| 23 October |
Kitty Kallen |
"Little Things Mean a Lot" |
5 weeks |
| 30 October |
Kitty Kallen |
"Little Things Mean a Lot" |
5 weeks |
| 6 November |
Kitty Kallen |
"Little Things Mean a Lot" |
5 weeks |
| 13 November |
Kitty Kallen |
"Little Things Mean a Lot" |
5 weeks |
| 20 November |
Kitty Kallen |
"Little Things Mean a Lot" |
5 weeks |
| 27 November |
Dean Martin |
"Sway" |
1 week |
| 4 December |
The Crew Cuts |
"Sh-Boom" |
4 weeks |
| 11 December |
The Crew Cuts |
"Sh-Boom" |
4 weeks |
| 18 December |
The Crew Cuts |
"Sh-Boom" |
4 weeks |
| 25 December |
The Crew Cuts |
"Sh-Boom" |
4 weeks |
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1955
1956
| Date |
Artist |
Single |
Weeks at number one |
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| 7 January |
Mitch Miller |
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" |
6 weeks |
| 14 January |
Mitch Miller |
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" |
6 weeks |
| 21 January |
Mitch Miller |
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" |
6 weeks |
| 28 January |
Mitch Miller |
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" |
6 weeks |
| 4 February |
Mitch Miller |
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" |
6 weeks |
| 11 February |
Mitch Miller |
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" |
6 weeks |
| 18 February |
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Frankie Laine |
"Sixteen Tons" |
6 weeks |
| 25 February |
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Frankie Laine |
"Sixteen Tons" |
6 weeks |
| 3 March |
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Frankie Laine |
"Sixteen Tons" |
6 weeks |
| 10 March |
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Frankie Laine |
"Sixteen Tons" |
6 weeks |
| 17 March |
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Frankie Laine |
"Sixteen Tons" |
6 weeks |
| 24 March |
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Frankie Laine |
"Sixteen Tons" |
6 weeks |
| 31 March |
Al Hibbler |
"He" |
2 weeks |
| 7 April |
Al Hibbler |
"He" |
2 weeks |
| 14 April |
Dean Martin |
"Memories Are Made of This" |
5 weeks |
| 21 April |
Dean Martin |
"Memories Are Made of This" |
5 weeks |
| 28 April |
Dean Martin |
"Memories Are Made of This" |
5 weeks |
| 5 May |
Dean Martin |
"Memories Are Made of This" |
5 weeks |
| 12 May |
Dean Martin |
"Memories Are Made of This" |
5 weeks |
| 19 May |
Louis Armstrong |
"Mack the Knife" |
4 weeks |
| 26 May |
Louis Armstrong |
"Mack the Knife" |
4 weeks |
| 2 June |
Louis Armstrong |
"Mack the Knife" |
4 weeks |
| 9 June |
Louis Armstrong |
"Mack the Knife" |
4 weeks |
| 16 June |
Kay Starr |
"The Rock and Roll Waltz" |
5 weeks |
| 23 June |
Kay Starr |
"The Rock and Roll Waltz" |
5 weeks |
| 30 June |
Kay Starr |
"The Rock and Roll Waltz" |
5 weeks |
| 7 July |
Kay Starr |
"The Rock and Roll Waltz" |
5 weeks |
| 14 July |
Kay Starr |
"The Rock and Roll Waltz" |
5 weeks |
| 21 July |
The Platters |
"The Great Pretender" |
3 weeks |
| 28 July |
The Platters |
"The Great Pretender" |
3 weeks |
| 4 August |
The Platters |
"The Great Pretender" |
3 weeks |
| 11 August |
Les Baxter |
"The Poor People of Paris" |
1 week |
| 18 August |
Morris Stoloff |
"Moonglow and Love Theme (from 'Picnic")" |
1 week |
| 25 August |
Joe "Fingers" Carr |
"Portuguese Washerwomen" |
3 weeks |
| 1 September |
Joe "Fingers" Carr |
"Portuguese Washerwomen" |
3 weeks |
| 8 September |
Joe "Fingers" Carr |
"Portuguese Washerwomen" |
3 weeks |
| 15 September |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 22 September |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 29 September |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 6 October |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 13 October |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 20 October |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 27 October |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 3 November |
Doris Day |
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" |
8 weeks |
| 10 November |
Perry Como |
"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" |
4 weeks |
| 17 November |
Perry Como |
"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" |
4 weeks |
| 24 November |
Perry Como |
"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" |
4 weeks |
| 1 December |
Perry Como |
"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" |
4 weeks |
| 8 December |
Johnnie Ray |
"Just Walking in the Rain" |
9 weeks |
| 15 December |
Johnnie Ray |
"Just Walking in the Rain" |
9 weeks |
| 22 December |
Johnnie Ray |
"Just Walking in the Rain" |
9 weeks |
| 29 December |
Johnnie Ray |
"Just Walking in the Rain" |
9 weeks |
1957
1958
1959
See also
References
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