AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (AMR) TOP SINGLES FOR 1955
No.Song-Artist-Peak Month 1-HOLD MY HAND DON CORNELL;NAT "KING" COLE & NELSON RIDDLE-FEBRUARY 2-(WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK-BILL HALEY & THE COMETS-September 3-MELODY OF LOVE-FOUR ACES;BILLY VAUGHN;FRANK SINATRA & RAY ANTHONY-June 4-UNCHAINED MELODY-AL HIBBLER;LES BAXTER-October 5-I NEED YOU NOW EDDIE FISHER & HUGO WINTERHALTER-March 6-STRANGER IN PARADISE TONY BENNETT & PERCY FAITH-November 7-MR. SANDMAN CHORDETTES;FOUR ACES;LES PAUL & MARY FORD-April 8-LET ME GO LOVER-Joan Weber;Teresa Brewer & The Lancers;Dean Martin-April 9-THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT-Fess Parker;Tennessee Ernie Ford-December 10-CHERRY PINK & APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE-Perez Prado;Les Baxter-August 11-The High and the Mighty-Victor Young;Les Baxter-July 12-A Man Called Peter-Darryl Stewart-October 13-Softly,Softly-Ruby Murray;Mantovani-September 14-Skokiaan-Four Lads;Ralph Marterie;Louis Armstrong-January 15-Love Is A Many Splendored Thing-Four Aces;Nat "King" Cole-December 16-Serenade-Mario Lanza-January 17-The Naughty Lady Shady Lane-Ames Brothers;Dean Martin-May 18-If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day;Nat "King" Cole-February 19-Learnin' The Blues-Frank Sinatra-November 20-Something's Gotta Give-McGuire Sisters;Sammy Davis Jr.-November 21-A Blossom Fell-Nat "King" Cole-September 22-Papa Loves Mambo-Nat "King" Cole;Johnnie Ray-March 23-Hajji Baba-Nat "King" Cole-February 24-Hummingbird-Frankie Laine;Les Paul & Mary Ford-December 25-I Talk To The Trees-David Hughes;Tony Fontane-January 26-Carmen's Boogie-Crew Cuts-November 27 This Ole House Rosemary Clooney March 28-Sincerely-McGuire Sisters-June 29-Mambo Italiano Rosemary Clooney;Dean Martin April 30-Tweedle Dee-Georgia Gibbs-June 31-Count Your Blessings (Instead Of Sheep) Eddie Fisher;Bing Crosby March 32-Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan-May 33-How Important Can It Be-Sarah Vaughan;Joni James-July 34-Darling,Je Vous Aime Beaucoup-Nat "King" Cole-July 35-The Song From Desiree (We Meet Again)-Bing Crosby;Jane Froman-May 36-Where Will The Dimple Be-Rosemary Clooney-August 37-Hey Mr.Banjo-Stargazers;The Sunnysiders-October 38-The Finger Of Suspicion Dickie Valentine July 39-My Son My Son Vera Lynn;Margaret Whiting April 40-That's All I Want From You-Dean Martin-June 41-I Love Paris [EP]-Les Baxter-November 42-No One But You Billy Eckstine May 43-Smile-Nat "King" Cole-May 44-Chee Chee-oo Chee (Sang The Little Bird)-Dean Martin-October 44-Chee Chee-oo Chee (Sang The Little Bird)-Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan-October 45-C'est Magnifique (EP)-Gordon MacRae-November 46-Sluefoot-The Four Aces-November 47-The Pendulum Song-Petula Clark-November 48-Sweet and Gentle-Georgia Gibbs;Alan Dale-October 49-The Crazy Otto Rag-Happy Hoagy Carmichael;The Stargazers-August 50-Two Hearts,Two Kisses-Crew Cuts;Frank Sinatra-October 51-Because Of You-Sammy Davis Jr.-February 52-They Were Doing The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe-February 53-Cool Water-Frankie Laine-December 54-It;s A Woman's World-The Four Aces-March 55-Unsuspecting Heart-Georgie Shaw-June 56-Love Me Or Leave Me-Sammy Davis Jr.-December 57-Earth Angel-Penguins-July 58-Joey-Margaret Whiting;Betty Madigan-January 59-Dance With Me Henry-Georgia Gibbs-August 60-I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango=Patti Page-July 61-West Of Zanzibar Anthony Steel January 62-Wake The Town & Tell The People-Les Baxter-November 63-Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)-Crew Cuts;Donald Peers-August 64-On The Waterfront-Malcolm Lockyear-April 65-When I Grow Too Old To Dream-Slim Whitman-July 66-If You Believe-Johnnie Ray-April 67-Not As A Stranger-Frank Sinatra-December 68-Alexander's Ragtime Band-Johnnie Ray-April 69-If I May-Nat "King" Cole-October 70-Teach Me Tonight-The De Castro Sisters;Jo Stafford-March 71-The Birth Of The Blues-Sammy Davis Jr.-May 72-Lullaby of Birdland=Ella Fitzgerald-May 73-Caribean-Mitchell Torok-September 74-Tik-A-Tee-Tik-A-Tay-Gordon MacRae-October 75-Blue Star(The "Medic" Theme)-Felicia Sanders;Les Baxter-September 76-The Crazy Otto Medley-Johnny Maddox-September 77-Blue Mirage (Don't Go)-Percy Faith;Ralph Marterie-July 78-Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul and Mary Ford-February 79-No More-De John Sisters;The McGuire Sisters-May 80-Mambo Rock-Bill Haley & Comets-August 81-Razzle Dazzle-Bill Haley and His Comets-October 82-Alabama Jubilee-Ferko String Band-September 83-My Arms,My Heart,My Love-Dickie Valentine-March 84-I Am In Love (EP)-Nat "King" Cole-December 85-Farewell-Tennessee Ernie Ford;Fess Parker-November 86-Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin')-The Cheers-April 87-Open Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Comin' In)-Nat "King" Cole & Dean Martin-April 88-Stan' Up An' Fight-Sammy Davis, Jr.-November 89-The End Of The Affair-Bob Gibson & Darryl Stewart-August 89-The End Of The Affair-Red Perksey with Vic Sabrino-August 89-The End Of The Affair-Nellie Small-August 90-Piddily Patter Patter-Patti Page-October 91-Paths of Paradise-Johnnie Ray-April 92-Rose Marie-Slim Whitman-February