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| | I'm showing my age, but here goes. US: "(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window" by Patti Page
"That's Amore" by Dean Martin was number one for the year. UK: "I Believe" by Frankie Laine Major events:
* Frank Sinatra begins recording at Capitol
* Elvis Presley records for the first time
* Frankie Laine set the all-time United Kingdom record for weeks at Number One in a given year on the UK Singles Chart, when his hit singles "Answer Me," "Hey Joe!" and "I Believe" held the top slot for 27 weeks. * James Brown's musical career begins
* Jackie Wilson's musical career begins
* The Four Tops' musical career begins
* The Platters' musical career begins
* "Crazy Man, Crazy", recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets, becomes the first rock and roll single to make the Billboard national American musical charts.
You can find yours using the following links:
On This Date: The Number One Song List
http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/ Birthday number ones: UK, USA and Australia
http://www.albumvote.co.uk/ Billboard Number One Hits
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Old/1953.html British Number Ones
http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/index.htm
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| Have to say, they don't make them like they used to.
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| Come on guys - how do you think I feel when 2 of the four links do not even go back far enough to reach my birth date????  The top two songs of the year I was born in: | 1. | Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah | | 2. | White Christmas - Bing Crosby |
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| That's why I included four links DY. I had the same problem and figured a few more folks would too.
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