Here are some background notes about Wimbledon in the 1950s together with the appropriate Retrocharts (from 1953 - when the first detailed sales documentation became available).
Jump to a specific year here:
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1956 |
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1 | Pat Boone | I'll Be Home |
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2 | Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel |
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3 | Lonnie Donegan | Lost John / Stewball |
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4 | Various Artists | All-Star Hit Parade |
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5 | Perry Como | Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) |
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6 | Bill Haley & His Comets | The Saint's Rock And Roll |
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7 | Ronnie Hilton | No Other Love |
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8 | Goons | I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas / Bluebottle Blues |
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9 | David Whitfield | My September Love |
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10 | Johnny Dankworth | Experiments With Mice |
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11 | Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon | Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
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12 | Nat 'King' Cole | Too Young To Go Steady |
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13 | Teresa Brewer | A Tear Fell |
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14 | Morris Stoloff | Moonglow And The Theme From 'Picnic' |
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15 | Frank Sinatra | Songs For Swingin' Lovers (LP) |
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16 | Gogi Grant | The Wayward Wind |
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17 | Tex Ritter | The Wayward Wind |
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18 | Elvis Presley | Blue Suede Shoes |
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19 | Bill Haley & His Comets | See You Later, Alligator |
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20 | Michael Holliday | Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) |
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21 | Ronnie Hilton | Who Are We |
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22 | Doris Day | Whatever Will Be Will Be |
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23 | Joe 'Fingers' Carr | Portuguese Washerwoman |
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24 | Don Robertson | The Happy Whistler |
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25 | Carl Perkins | Blue Suede Shoes |
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26 | Lonnie Donegan | Skiffle Session (EP) |
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27 | Mel Torme | Mountain Greenery |
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28 | Ted Heath & His Music | The Faithful Hussar |
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29 | Slim Whitman | Serenade |
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30 | Ray Martin | Carousel Waltz |
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31 | Max Bygraves | Out Of Town |
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32 | Michael Holliday | Gal With The Yaller Shoes |
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33 | Teresa Brewer | Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl |
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34 | Tony Martin | Walk Hand In Hand |
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35 | Humphrey Lyttleton & His Band | Bad Penny Blues |
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36 | Hilltoppers | Only You |
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37 | Kay Starr | Rock And Roll Waltz |
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38 | Georgia Gibbs | Kiss Me Another |
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39 | Various Artists | Carousel Soundtrack |
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40 | Winifred Atwell | Poor People Of Paris |
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1958 |
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1 | Everly Brothers | All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette |
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2 | Vic Damone | On The Street Where You Live |
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3 | Four Preps | Big Man |
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4 | Max Bygraves | Tulips From Amsterdam / You Need Hands |
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5 | Platters | Twilight Time |
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6 | Connie Francis | Who's Sorry Now |
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7 | Pat Boone | Sugar Moon |
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8 | Mudlarks | Book Of Love |
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9 | Don Lang | Witch Doctor |
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10 | Buddy Holly | Rave On |
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11 | Michael Holliday | Stairway Of Love |
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12 | Elias & His Zig Zag Jive Flutes | Tom Hark |
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13 | Sheb Wooley | The Purple People Eater |
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14 | Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Bernard Bresslaw, Leslie Fyson | The Signature Theme Of The Army Game |
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15 | Frankie Vaughan | Kewpie Doll |
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16 | Connie Francis | I'm Sorry I Made You Cry |
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17 | David Whitfield | On The Street Where You Live |
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18 | Lonnie Donegan | Sally Don't You Grieve / Betty, Betty, Betty |
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19 | Doris Day | A Very Precious Love |
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20 | Pat Boone | A Wonderful Time Up There |
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21 | Dean Martin | Return To Me |
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22 | Lonnie Donegan | Grand Coolie Dam |
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23 | Marty Wilde | Endless Sleep |
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24 | Perry Como | I May Never Pass This Way Again |
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25 | Robert Earl | I May Never Pass This Way Again |
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26 | Marvin Rainwater | I Dig You, Baby |
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27 | Julius LaRosa | Torero |
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28 | Ted Heath & His Music | Tom Hark |
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29 | Tommy Steele | The Only Man On The Island |
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30 | Valerie Carr | When The Boys Talk About The Girls |
