Todays Charts are Researched and published by the Official UK Charts Company, and broadcast on BBC Radio 1 every sunday.
Before this most major music Industry publications ran their own version of the charts, done by telephoning around the top 20 music retailers to colllate sales reports and produce the chart listings,
The first British Chart (a grand total of 15) was published in the National Music Express (NME) in November 1952, with Here in My Heart by Al Martino at number one.
Into The Groove was her first UK number one. Holiday was her first US number one.
In the USA:"Stuck With You" by Huey Lewis & the NewsIn the UK:"Don't Leave Me This Way" by Communards
Big Girls by Mika was first released on July 23, 2007 in the UK, where is reached number 9 on the UK charts. Source: Wikipedia
British band Bloc Party released the single Helicopter in the UK on October 25, 2004 and in the US two years later. It reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Into The Groove was her first UK number one. Holiday was her first US number one.
A Moment Like This (was her first single which was number one in Uk)вþ
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"Telstar", by the Tornadoes.
"It's Not Unusual" was the first UK number one single by Tom Jones. The song is from Tom Jones debut album "Along Came Jones".
Cliff Richard had his first number 1 single in the UK with "Living Doll" in 1959. Elvis Presley had his first number 1 single in the UK with "All Shook Up" in 1957. Therefore, Elvis Presley had a UK number 1 first.
their first single was love me do and their first number one hit was please please me on the UK charts.
The first U.S. number one single by a British group was telstar by the tornados in 1962
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"All Shook Up" in 1957
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The first song by The Beatles to reach number one in the UK chart is 'I want to hold your hand'.