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Music History Events: Charts

November 21, 1953 Tony Bennett's "Rags To Riches" hits #1.

November 17, 1953 "Rags to Riches" by Tony Bennett is #1 on all three US Billboard charts (jukeboxes, sales, radio).

October 10, 1953 Stan Freberg's "St. George And The Dragonet" hits #1.

August 15, 1953 Perry Como's "No Other Love" hits #1.

August 8, 1953 Les Paul and Mary Ford's "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" hits #1 in America.

May 16, 1953 Percy Faith's "Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" hits #1.

March 21, 1953 Patti Page's "(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window?" hits #1 in America. A version by Lita Roza later tops the chart in the UK.

February 14, 1953 Teresa Brewer's "Till I Waltz Again with You" hits #1 in America.

January 10, 1953 Perry Como's "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" hits #1 in the US.

December 6, 1952 The Mills Brothers' "The Glow-Worm" hits #1.

November 29, 1952 Joni James' "Why Don't You Believe Me" hits #1.

November 22, 1952 Johnny Standley's "It's In The Book" hits #1.

November 14, 1952 The British music paper New Musical Express publishes its first record chart. The first #1: Al Martino's "Here In My Heart."

September 27, 1952 Patti Page's "I Went To Your Wedding" hits #1.

September 13, 1952 Jo Stafford's "You Belong To Me" hits #1.

July 26, 1952 Rosemary Clooney's "Half As Much" hits #1.

July 12, 1952 Vera Lynn's "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" hits #1 on the Best Sellers chart in America, making her the first foreign artist to top a major chart in that country.

May 24, 1952 Doris Day's "A Guy Is A Guy" hits #1.

May 17, 1952 Georgia Gibbs' "Kiss Of Fire" hits #1.

March 15, 1952 Kay Starr's "Wheel Of Fortune" hits #1.

November 17, 1951 Eddy Howard's "Sin (It's No Sin)" hits #1.

November 3, 1951 Tony Bennett's "Cold, Cold Heart" hits #1.

November 3, 1951 "Cold, Cold Heart" by Tony Bennett hits #1 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart.

July 28, 1951 Rosemary Clooney's "Come-On-A My House" hits #1 in the US for the first of eight weeks.

July 23, 1951 Rosemary Clooney's "Come On A My House" hits #1 in America.

June 23, 1951 Nat King Cole's "Too Young" hits #1.

April 21, 1951 Les Paul and Mary Ford's "How High The Moon" hits #1.

March 10, 1951 Mario Lanza's "Be My Love" hits #1.

December 2, 1950 Phil Harris' "The Thing" hits #1.

November 18, 1950 Sammy Kaye's "Harbor Lights" hits #1.