This table shows the date the song reached number one in the charts during 1955. If your exact birth date isn't shown find the closest date before your birthday - this is the song that was number 1 on the day you were born or a later birthday. To find all your No.1 songs listed together see the panel below. | |||
Date Reached No. 1 |
Artist |
Song Title |
Wks |
2nd January 1955 | Dickie Valentine | Finger of Suspicion | 1 |
9th January 1955 | Rosemary Clooney | Mambo Italiano | 3 |
6th February 1955 | Dean Martin | Naughty Lady of Shady Lane | 1 |
13th February 1955 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Give Me Your Word | 3 |
6th March 1955 | Ruby Murray | Softly Softly | 1 |
13th March 1955 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Give Me Your Word | 5 |
1st May 1955 | Tony Bennett | Stranger in Paradise | 5 |
5th June 1955 | Al Hibbler | Unchained Melody | 4 |
3rd July 1955 | Alma Cogan | Dreamboat | 2 |
17th July 1955 | Slim Whitman | Rose Marie | 9 |
25th September 1955 | Frankie Laine | Cool Water | 1 |
2nd October 1955 | Jimmy Young | The Man From Laramie | 5 |
6th November 1955 | Bill Haley | Rock Around the Clock | 8 |
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Notable Events of 1955
25 January 1955 – Terry Chimes, drummer for The Clash, born.
5 April 1955 – Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister due to ill-health at the age of 80.
24 May 1955 - Film 'The Dam Busters' released.
17 July 1955 – Stirling Moss becomes the first English winner of the British Grand Prix.
20 July 1955 – Jem Finer, English banjo player and songwriter with The Pogues, born.
22 September 1955 – ITV, the UK's first commercial television station, begins broadcasting in London. The first advertisement shown is for Gibbs SR toothpaste.
12 November 1955 – Les McKeown, singer with Bay City Rollers, born.
30 November 1955 – Billy Idol, singer, born.
25 January 1955 – Terry Chimes, drummer for The Clash, born.
5 April 1955 – Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister due to ill-health at the age of 80.
24 May 1955 - Film 'The Dam Busters' released.
17 July 1955 – Stirling Moss becomes the first English winner of the British Grand Prix.
20 July 1955 – Jem Finer, English banjo player and songwriter with The Pogues, born.
22 September 1955 – ITV, the UK's first commercial television station, begins broadcasting in London. The first advertisement shown is for Gibbs SR toothpaste.
12 November 1955 – Les McKeown, singer with Bay City Rollers, born.
30 November 1955 – Billy Idol, singer, born.
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