| Year
|
Artist
|
Number of top 10s
|
First entry
|
Chart position
|
Other entries in debut year
|
| Debuts in 1952
|
| 1952
|
Al Martino
|
2
|
"Here in My Heart"
|
1
|
"Take My Heart" (9)
|
| Jo Stafford
|
2
|
"You Belong to Me"
|
1
|
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (11)
|
| Nat King Cole
|
2
|
"Somewhere Along the Way"
|
3
|
"Because You're Mine" (6)
|
| Bing Crosby
|
3
|
"Isle of Innisfree"
|
3
|
"Zing a Little Zong" (10), "Silent Night, Holy Night" (8)
|
| Guy Mitchell
|
1
|
"Feet Up"
|
2
|
—
|
| Rosemary Clooney
|
1
|
"Half as Much"
|
3
|
—
|
| Percy Faith & His Orchestra
|
2
|
"My Love and Devotion" (10)
|
| Vera Lynn
|
3
|
"Forget Me Not"
|
5
|
"The Homing Waltz" (9), "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" (10)
|
| Frankie Laine
|
2
|
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"
|
7
|
"Sugar Bush" (8)
|
| Doris Day
|
2
|
"Sugar Bush"
|
8
|
"My Love and Devotion" (10)
|
| Ray Martin
|
1
|
"Blue Tango"
|
8
|
—
|
| Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces
|
1
|
"Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"
|
10
|
—
|
| Mario Lanza
|
1
|
"Because You're Mine"
|
3
|
—
|
| Max Bygraves
|
1
|
"Cowpuncher's Cantata"
|
6
|
—
|
| Johnnie Ray
|
2
|
"Walkin' My Baby Back Home"
|
12
|
"Faith Can Move Mountains" (7)
|
| Kay Starr
|
1
|
"Comes A-Long A-Love"
|
1
|
—
|
| Jane Wyman
|
1
|
"Zing a Little Zong"
|
10
|
—
|
| Winifred Atwell
|
1
|
"Britannia Rag"
|
5
|
—
|
| Mantovani
|
1
|
"White Christmas"
|
6
|
—
|
| The Four Lads
|
1
|
"Faith Can Move Mountains"
|
7
|
—
|
| Louis Armstrong
|
1
|
"Takes Two to Tango"
|
6
|
—
|
| Tony Brent
|
1
|
"Walkin' to Missouri"
|
7
|
—
|
| Debuts in 1953
|
| 1953
|
Eddie Fisher
|
5
|
"Outside of Heaven"
|
1
|
"Everything I Have Is Yours" (8), "Downhearted" (3), "I'm Walking Behind You" (1), "Wish You Were Here" (8)
|
| Mills Brothers
|
1
|
"The Glow-Worm"
|
10
|
—
|
| Jimmy Young
|
2
|
"Faith Can Move Mountains"
|
11
|
"Eternally" (8)
|
| Perry Como
|
1
|
"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Ramblers
|
1
|
—
|
| Ted Heath and His Music
|
3
|
"Vanessa"
|
11
|
"Hot Toddy" (6), "Dragnet" (9)
|
| The Stargazers
|
1
|
"Broken Wings"
|
1
|
—
|
| Art and Dotty Todd
|
1
|
"Broken Wings"
|
6
|
—
|
| Dickie Valentine
|
3
|
"Broken Wings"
|
12
|
"All the Time and Everywhere" (9), "In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold)" (7)
|
| Danny Kaye
|
1
|
"Wonderful Copenhagen"
|
5
|
—
|
| Joni James
|
1
|
"Why Don't You Believe Me?"
|
11
|
—
|
| Lita Roza
|
1
|
"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"
|
1
|
—
|
| Buddy Morrow
|
1
|
"Night Train"
|
12
|
—
|
| Patti Page
|
1
|
"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"
|
9
|
—
|
| The Johnston Brothers
|
1
|
"Oh Happy Day"
|
4
|
—
|
| Frank Chacksfield
|
2
|
"Little Red Monkey"
|
10
|
"Terry's Theme" from Limelight (2)
|
| Billy Cotton and His Band
|
2
|
"In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold)"
|
3
|
"Ricochet" (11)
|
| Jimmy Boyd
|
2
|
"Tell Me a Story"
|
5
|
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (3)
|
| Muriel Smith
|
1
|
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"
|
3
|
—
|
| Ron Goodwin
|
1
|
"Terry's Theme" from Limelight
|
3
|
—
|
| Sally Sweetland
|
1
|
"I'm Walking Behind You"
|
1
|
—
|
| Dorothy Squires
|
1
|
"I'm Walking Behind You"
|
12
|
—
|
| Vivian Blaine
|
1
|
"A Bushel and a Peck"
|
12
|
—
|
| Gisele MacKenzie
|
1
|
"Seven Lonely Days"
|
6
|
—
|
| June Hutton
|
1
|
"Say You're Mine Again"
|
6
|
—
|
| Axel Stordahl
|
1
|
—
|
| The Boys Next Door
|
1
|
—
|
| Dean Martin
|
1
|
"Kiss"
|
5
|
—
|
| David Whitfield
|
3
|
"The Bridge of Sighs"
|
9
|
"Answer Me" (1), "Rags to Riches" (3)
|
| Diana Decker
|
1
|
"Poppa Piccolino"
|
10
|
—
|
| Les Paul
|
1
|
Vaya con Dios"
|
7
|
—
|
| Mary Ford
|
1
|
—
|
| Lee Lawrence
|
1
|
"Crying in the Chapel"
|
7
|
—
|
| The Beverley Sisters
|
1
|
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
|
6
|
—
|
| Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
|
1
|
"Dragnet"
|
7
|
—
|
| Joan Regan
|
1
|
"Ricochet"
|
8
|
—
|
| The Squadronaires
|
1
|
—
|
| Eddie Calvert
|
1
|
"Oh Mein Papa"
|
1
|
—
|
| Debuts in 1954
|
| 1954
|
Ken Mackintosh
|
1
|
"The Creep"
|
10
|
—
|
| Obernkirchen Children's Choir
|
1
|
"The Happy Wanderer"
|
2
|
—
|
| Frankie Vaughan
|
1
|
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
|
11
|
—
|
| Bonnie Lou
|
1
|
"Tennessee Wig Walk"
|
4
|
—
|
| José Ferrer
|
1
|
"Man (Uh-huh)"/"Woman (Uh-huh)"
|
7
|
—
|
| Norman Wisdom
|
1
|
"Don't Laugh at Me ('cause I'm a Fool)"
|
3
|
—
|
| Duke Ellington
|
1
|
"Skin Deep"
|
7
|
—
|
| Glenn Miller
|
1
|
"Moonlight Serenade"
|
12
|
—
|
| Alma Cogan
|
2
|
"Bell Bottom Blues"
|
4
|
"Little Things Mean a Lot" (11)
|
| Ruby Wright
|
1
|
"Bimbo"
|
7
|
—
|
| The Four Knights
|
1
|
"(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely"
|
5
|
—
|
| Kitty Kallen
|
1
|
"Little Things Mean a Lot"
|
1
|
—
|
| Frank Sinatra
|
2
|
"Young at Heart"
|
12
|
"Three Coins in the Fountain" (1)
|
| The Four Aces
|
1
|
"Three Coins in the Fountain"
|
5
|
—
|
| Don Cornell
|
1
|
"Hold My Hand"
|
1
|
—
|
| Anthony Steel
|
1
|
"West of Zanzibar"
|
11
|
—
|
| The Radio Revellers
|
1
|
—
|
| Ronnie Harris
|
1
|
"The Story of Tina"
|
12
|
—
|
| The Mellomen
|
1
|
"If I Give My Heart to You"
|
4
|
—
|
| Billie Anthony
|
1
|
"This Ole House"
|
4
|
—
|
| Billy Eckstine
|
1
|
"No One But You"
|
3
|
—
|
| Ronnie Hilton
|
1
|
"I Still Believe"
|
3
|
—
|
| The Big Ben Banjo Band
|
1
|
"Let's Get Together No. 1"
|
6
|
—
|
| Ruby Murray
|
1
|
"Heartbeat"
|
3
|
—
|
| Debuts in 1955
|
| 1955
|
Bill Haley & His Comets
|
2
|
"Shake, Rattle and Roll"
|
4
|
"Rock Around the Clock" (1)
|
| Tennessee Ernie Ford
|
1
|
"Give Me Your Word"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Ames Brothers
|
1
|
"The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane"
|
6
|
—
|
| Teresa Brewer
|
1
|
"Let Me Go, Lover!"
|
9
|
—
|
| The Lancers
|
1
|
—
|
| Ray Burns
|
1
|
"Mobile"
|
4
|
—
|
| Eric Jupp and His Orchestra
|
1
|
—
|
| Johnny Brandon
|
1
|
"Tomorrow"
|
8
|
—
|
| The Phantoms
|
1
|
—
|
| Anne Warren
|
1
|
"If Anyone Finds This, I Love You"
|
4
|
—
|
| Pérez 'Prez' Prado and His Orchestra
|
1
|
"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"
|
1
|
—
|
| Tony Bennett
|
1
|
"Stranger in Paradise"
1
|
—
|
| Eartha Kitt
|
1
|
"Under the Bridges of Paris"
|
7
|
—
|
| Henri René & His Orchestra
|
1
|
—
|
| The Crew-Cuts
|
1
|
"Earth Angel"
|
4
|
—
|
| Tony Martin
|
1
|
"Stranger in Paradise"
|
6
|
—
|
| The Ink Spots
|
1
|
"Melody of Love"
|
10
|
—
|
| Al Hibbler
|
1
|
"Unchained Melody"
|
2
|
—
|
| Les Baxter, His Chorus & Orchestra
|
1
|
"Unchained Melody"
|
1
|
—
|
| Slim Whitman
|
2
|
"Rose Marie"
|
1
|
"Indian Love Call" (7)
|
| Malcolm Vaughan
|
1
|
"Ev'ry Day of My Life"
|
5
|
—
|
| The Roland Shaw Orchestra
|
1
|
"Ev'rywhere
|
3
|
—
|
| Caterina Valente
|
1
|
"The Breeze and I"
|
5
|
—
|
| Werner Müller
|
1
|
—
|
| Rias Dance Orchestra
|
1
|
—
|
| Sammy Davis Jr.
|
1
|
"Love Me or Leave Me"
|
8
|
—
|
| Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra
|
1
|
"Blue Star (The Medic Theme)"
|
2
|
—
|
| Julie Dawn
|
1
|
—
|
| Mitch Miller with His Orchestra & Chorus
|
1
|
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"
|
2
|
—
|
| The Johnston Brothers
|
1
|
"Hernando's Hideaway"
|
1
|
—
|
| Al Alberts
|
1
|
"Love is a Many-Splendored Thing"
|
2
|
—
|
| Pat Boone
|
1
|
"Ain't That a Shame"
|
7
|
—
|
| Petula Clark
|
1
|
"Suddenly There's a Valley"
|
7
|
—
|
| Debuts in 1956
|
| 1956
|
The George Chisholm Sour-Note Six
|
1
|
"Join In and Sing Again"
|
9
|
—
|
| Bill Hayes
|
1
|
"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
|
2
|
—
|
| Lonnie Donegan
|
3
|
"Rock Island Line"
|
8
|
"Lost John"/"Stewball" (2), "Bring a Little Water, Sylvie"/"Dead or Alive" (7)
|
| The Jordanaires
|
1
|
"Hound Dog"
|
2
|
—
|
| Eve Boswell
|
1
|
"Pickin' a Chicken"
|
9
|
—
|
| Gary Miller
|
1
|
"Robin Hood"
|
10
|
—
|
| Lou Busch
|
1
|
"Zambezi"
|
2
|
—
|
| The Hilltoppers
|
1
|
"Only You (And You Alone)"
|
3
|
—
|
| The Dream Weavers
|
1
|
"It's Almost Tomorrow"
|
1
|
—
|
| Don Cherry
|
1
|
"Band of Gold"
|
6
|
—
|
| Edmund Hockridge
|
1
|
"Young and Foolish"
|
10
|
—
|
| Dave King
|
2
|
"Memories Are Made of This"
|
5
|
"No Other Love" (2)
|
| The Keynotes
|
1
|
"Memories Are Made of This"
|
5
|
—
|
| Jimmy Parkinson
|
1
|
"The Great Pretender"
|
9
|
—
|
| Dick Hyman Trio
|
1
|
"Theme from 'The Threepenny Opera'"
|
9
|
—
|
| Billy May
|
1
|
"Main Title Theme from The Man with the Golden Arm"
|
9
|
—
|
| Don Robertson
|
1
|
"The Happy Whistler"
|
8
|
—
|
| Elvis Presley
|
4
|
"Heartbreak Hotel"
|
2
|
"Blue Moon", "Blue Suede Shoes" (9), "Hound Dog" (2)
|
| Carl Perkins
|
1
|
"Blue Suede Shoes"
|
10
|
—
|
| Morris Stoloff
|
1
|
"Moonglow"/"Theme from Picnic"
|
7
|
—
|
| Johnny Dankworth
|
1
|
"Experiments with Mice"
|
7
|
—
|
| Various Artists
|
1
|
"All Star Hit Parade (EP)"
|
2
|
—
|
| The Goons
|
2
|
"I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas"/"Bluebottle Blues"
|
4
|
"The Ying Tong Song"/"Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call" (3)
|
| Frankie Lymon
|
1
|
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Teenagers
|
1
|
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
|
1
|
—
|
| Gogi Grant
|
1
|
"The Wayward Wind"
|
9
|
—
|
| Tex Ritter
|
1
|
"The Wayward Wind"
|
8
|
—
|
| Mel Torme
|
1
|
"Mountain Greenery"
|
4
|
—
|
| Anne Shelton
|
1
|
"Lay Down Your Arms"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Chordettes
|
1
|
"Born to Be with You"
|
8
|
—
|
| The Platters
|
2
|
"The Great Pretender"/"Only You"
|
5
|
"My Prayer" (4)
|
| Freddie Bell and the Bellboys
|
1
|
"Giddy Up a Ding Dong"
|
4
|
—
|
| Jim Lowe
|
1
|
"The Green Door"
|
8
|
—
|
| The High Fives
|
1
|
"The Green Door"
|
8
|
—
|
| Mitchell Torok
|
1
|
"When Mexico Gave Up the Rhumba"
|
6
|
—
|
| Grace Kelly
|
1
|
"True Love"
|
4
|
—
|
| Debuts in 1957
|
| 1957
|
Tommy Steele and the Steelmen
|
3
|
"Singing the Blues"
|
1
|
"Butterfingers" (8), "Water, Water"/"A Handful of Songs" (5)
|
| Fats Domino
|
1
|
"Blueberry Hill"
|
6
|
—
|
| The Vipers Skiffle Group
|
2
|
"Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O"
|
10
|
"Cumberland Gap" (10)
|
| Tab Hunter
|
2
|
"Young Love"
|
1
|
"Ninety-Nine Ways" (5)
|
| Little Richard
|
3
|
"Long Tall Sally"
|
3
|
"The Girl Can't Help It" (9), "Lucille" (10)
|
| Harry Belafonte
|
3
|
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
|
2
|
"Island in the Sun" (3), "Mary's Boy Child" (1)
|
| Tony Scott's Orchestra & Choir
|
1
|
—
|
| Shirley Bassey
|
1
|
"The Banana Boat Song"
|
8
|
—
|
| Jimmy Carroll
|
1
|
"Rock-a-Billy"
|
1
|
—
|
| Andy Williams
|
1
|
"Butterfly"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group
|
1
|
"Freight Train"
|
5
|
—
|
| Nancy Whiskey
|
1
|
—
|
| Peggy Lee
|
1
|
"Mr. Wonderful"
|
5
|
—
|
| Gracie Fields
|
1
|
"Around the World"
|
8
|
—
|
| The Diamonds
|
1
|
"Little Darlin'"
|
3
|
—
|
| Russ Hamilton
|
1
|
"We Will Make Love"
|
2
|
—
|
| The King Brothers
|
1
|
"A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)"
|
6
|
—
|
| The Everly Brothers
|
2
|
"Bye Bye Love"
|
6
|
"Wake Up Little Susie" (2)
|
| Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys
|
1
|
"Last Train to San Fernando"
|
2
|
—
|
| Paul Anka
|
2
|
"Diana"
|
1
|
"I Love You Baby" (3)
|
| Charlie Gracie
|
2
|
"Fabulous"
|
8
|
"I Love You So Much It Hurts"/"Wanderin' Eyes" (6)
|
| Debbie Reynolds
|
1
|
"Tammy"
|
2
|
—
|
| The Crickets
|
1
|
"That'll Be the Day"
|
1
|
—
|
| Buddy Holly
|
1
|
—
|
| Jerry Lee Lewis
|
1
|
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
|
8
|
—
|
| Jim Dale
|
1
|
"Be My Girl"
|
2
|
—
|
| The Kaye Sisters
|
1
|
"Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank"
|
8
|
—
|
| The Johnny Otis Show
|
1
|
"Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me"
|
2
|
—
|
| Marie Adams
|
1
|
—
|
| Jackie Wilson
|
1
|
"Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)"
|
6
|
—
|
| Debuts in 1958
|
| 1958
|
Jimmie Rodgers
|
1
|
"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
|
7
|
—
|
| Michael Holliday
|
2
|
"The Story of My Life"
|
1
|
"Stairway of Love" (3)
|
| Danny & the Juniors
|
1
|
"At the Hop"
|
3
|
—
|
| Marion Ryan
|
1
|
"Love Me Forever"
|
5
|
—
|
| Marvin Rainwater
|
1
|
"Whole Lotta Woman"
|
1
|
—
|
| Jackie Dennis
|
1
|
"La Dee Dah"
|
4
|
—
|
| The Champs
|
1
|
"Tequila"
|
5
|
—
|
| Connie Francis
|
2
|
"Who's Sorry Now?"
|
1
|
"Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon" (1)
|
| Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes
|
1
|
"Tom Hark"
|
2
|
—
|
| The Mudlarks
|
2
|
"Lollipop"
|
2
|
"Book of Love" (8)
|
| Vic Damone
|
1
|
"On the Street Where You Live (from "My Fair Lady")"
|
1
|
—
|
| Don Lang and His "Frantic Five"
|
1
|
"Witch Doctor"
|
5
|
—
|
| Alfie Bass
|
1
|
"The Signature Tune of "The Army Game""
|
5
|
—
|
| Bernard Bresslaw
|
2
|
"Mad Passionate Love" (6)
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| Leslie Fyson
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1
|
—
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| Michael Medwin
|
1
|
—
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| The Four Preps
|
1
|
"Big Man"
|
2
|
—
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| Marty Wilde
|
1
|
"Endless Sleep"
|
4
|
—
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| The Kalin Twins
|
1
|
"When"
|
1
|
—
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| Charlie Drake
|
1
|
"Splish Splash"
|
7
|
—
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| Ricky Nelson
|
2
|
"Poor Little Fool"
|
4
|
"Someday" (9)
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| Domenico Modugno
|
1
|
"Volare"
|
10
|
—
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| Cliff Richard
|
2
|
"Move It"
|
2
|
"High Class Baby" (7)
|
| The Shadows/The Drifters
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| The Poni-Tails
|
1
|
"Born Too Late"
|
5
|
—
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| Johnny Mathis
|
1
|
"A Certain Smile"
|
4
|
—
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| Marino Marini & His Quartet
|
1
|
"Come Prima"
|
2
|
—
|
| Tommy Edwards
|
1
|
"It's All in the Game"
|
1
|
—
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| The Michael Sammes Singers
|
1
|
"More Than Ever (Come Prima)"
|
5
|
—
|
| Lord Rockingham's XI
|
1
|
"Hoots Mon"
|
1
|
—
|
| Jack Scott
|
1
|
"My True Love"
|
9
|
—
|
| Conway Twitty
|
1
|
"It's Only Make Believe"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
|
1
|
"Tea for Two Cha Cha"
|
3
|
—
|
| The Kingston Trio
|
1
|
"Tom Dooley"
|
5
|
—
|
| Debuts in 1959
|
| 1959
|
Jane Morgan
|
1
|
"The Day the Rains Came"
|
1
|
—
|
| Russ Conway
|
6
|
"More Party Pops"
|
10
|
"Side Saddle" (1), "Roulette" (1), "China Tea" (5), "Snow Coach" (7), "More and More Party Pops" (5)
|
| The Teddy Bears
|
1
|
"To Know Him is to Love Him"
|
2
|
—
|
| Wally Stott & His Orchestra
|
1
|
"As I Love You"
|
1
|
—
|
| Slim Dusty
|
1
|
"A Pub with No Beer"
|
3
|
—
|
| Chris Barber's Jazz Band
|
1
|
"Petite Fleur"
|
3
|
—
|
| Lloyd Price
|
2
|
"Stagger Lee"
|
7
|
"Personality" (9)
|
| Eddie Cochran
|
1
|
"C'mon Everybody"
|
6
|
—
|
| The Coasters
|
1
|
"Charlie Brown"
|
6
|
—
|
| The Fleetwoods
|
1
|
"Come Softly to Me"
|
6
|
—
|
| Anthony Newley
|
2
|
"I've Waited So Long"
|
3
|
"Personality" (6)
|
| Neil Sedaka
|
2
|
"I Go Ape"
|
9
|
"Oh! Carol" (3)
|
| Bert Weedon
|
1
|
"Guitar Boogie Shuffle"
|
10
|
—
|
| Bobby Darin
|
2
|
"Dream Lover"
|
1
|
"Mack the Knife" (1)
|
| Duane Eddy
|
1
|
"Peter Gunn"
|
6
|
—
|
| Craig Douglas
|
1
|
"Only Sixteen"
|
1
|
—
|
| Jerry Keller
|
1
|
"Here Comes Summer"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Browns
|
1
|
"The Three Bells"
|
6
|
—
|
| Sarah Vaughan
|
1
|
"Broken Hearted Melody"
|
7
|
—
|
| Johnny and the Hurricanes
|
1
|
"Red River Rock"
|
3
|
—
|
| Emile Ford & The Checkmates
|
1
|
"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?"
|
1
|
—
|
| Floyd Robinson
|
1
|
"Makin' Love"
|
9
|
—
|
| Adam Faith
|
1
|
"What Do You Want?"
|
1
|
—
|
| The Avons
|
1
|
"Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat"
|
3
|
—
|
| Sandy Nelson
|
1
|
"Teen Beat"
|
9
|
—
|
| Elmer Bernstein
|
1
|
"Staccato's Theme"
|
4
|
—
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