04/06/2026
More from the archives: The Golden Oldies & Vintage Album Chart Shows 04 - 06 - 2024 featuring UK May hit singles & album tracks of the 1950s. Click below to stream & download: ↓↓↓
Today's Golden Oldies and Vintage Album Chart Shows feature UK June hit singles and album tracks of the 1950s:
The Golden Oldies Show:
STREAM & DOWNLOAD HERE (SOUNDCLOUD): https://on.soundcloud.com/VisgqfBhRQGasBWG9
The Vintage Album Chart Show:
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COMPLETE LISTING:
THE GOLDEN OLDIES SHOW
** note - duplicated titles will be spliced together
29/5 - 4/6/1955
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 9 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE**:-EDDIE CALVERT Columbia DB 3581
2 3 11 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE**:-PEREZ ’PREZ’ PRADO & HIS ORCHESTRA
HMV B 10833
3 2 8 STRANGER IN PARADISE**:-TONY BENNETT Philips PB 420
4 5 8 EARTH ANGEL:-THE CREW CUTS Mercury MB 3202
5 4 4 UNCHAINED MELODY**:-AL HIBBLER Brunswick 05420
6 9 3 STRANGER IN PARADISE**:-THE FOUR ACES Brunswick 05418
7 7 5 UNCHAINED MELODY**:-JIMMY YOUNG Decca F 10502
8 11 5 IF YOU BELIEVE:-JOHNNIE RAY Philips PB 379
9 8 7 STRANGER IN PARADISE**:-TONY MARTIN HMV B 10849
10 17 2 DREAMBOAT:-ALMA COGAN HMV B 10872
31/5 - 6/6/1953
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by New Musical Express
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1 1 10 I BELIEVE:-FRANKIE LAINE Philips PB 117
2 3 3 TERRY'S THEME FROM "LIMELIGHT"**:-FRANK CHACKSFIELD Decca F 10106
3= 4 6 DOWNHEARTED:-EDDIE FISHER HMV B 10450
3= 8 6 IN A GOLDEN COACH (THERE'S A HEART OF GOLD)**:-BILLY COTTON & HIS BAND Decca F 10058
4= 6 4 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME:-MURIEL SMITH Philips PB 122
4= 2 7 PRETEND:-NAT “KING” COLE Capitol CL 13878
5 12= 3 CORONATION RAG:-WINIFRED ATWELL Decca F 10110
6 7 3 I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU:-EDDIE FISHER with SALLY SWEETLAND HMV B 10489
7 -- 1 IN A GOLDEN COACH**:-DICKIE VALENTINE Decca F 10098
8 10 2 MOULIN ROUGE:-MANTOVANI Decca F 10094
9 5 7 PRETTY LITTLE BLACK EYED SUSIE:-GUY MITCHELL Columbia DB 3255
10 11 4 TERRY'S THEME FROM "LIMELIGHT"**:-RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA Parlophone R 3686
1 - 7/6/1958
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by New Musical Express
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1 1 10 WHO'S SORRY NOW:-CONNIE FRANCIS MGM MGM 975
2 2= 7 TOM HARK:-ELIAS & HIS ZIG ZAG JIVE FLUTES Columbia DB 4109
3 8 5 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE:-VIC DAMONE Philips PB 819
4 5 10 A WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE:-PAT BOONE London HLD 8574
5 2= 6 LOLLIPOP:-THE MUDLARKS Columbia DB 4099
6 6 9 GRAND COOLIE DAM/NOBODY LOVES LIKE AN IRISHMAN:-LONNIE DONEGAN Pye Nixa 7N 15129
7 10 6 YOU NEED HANDS/TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM:-MAX BYGRAVES Decca F 11004
8 12 4 STAIRWAY OF LOVE:-MICHAEL HOLLIDAY Columbia DB 4121
9 14 3 WITCH DOCTOR:-DON LANG & HIS FRANTIC FIVE HMV POP 488
10 13 5 KEWPIE DOLL:-FRANKIE VAUGHAN Philips PB 825
29/5 - 4/6/1951
Top 10 Singles
As Listed in the publication British Hit Singles: The Missing Years by Mark Waters
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1 1 1 VIRGIN OF THE SUN GOD:-YMA SUMAC
2 2 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON:-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
3 4 1 SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP/CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS:-GUY MITCHELL
4 3 1 ROSE, ROSE I LOVE YOU:-MISS HUE LEE
5 7 1 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER:-AL JOLSON
6 -- 1 THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR:-MARIO LANZA
7 6 1 BE MY LOVE:-MARIO LANZA
8 -- 1 JEZEBEL/ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU:-FRANKIE LAINE
9 5 1 I APOLOGIZE:-BILLY ECKSTINE
10 -- 1 CHARMAINE:-MANTOVANI
1 - 6/6/1959
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 7 A FOOL SUCH AS I/I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHTELVIS PRESLEY RCA 1113
2 2 15 IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE:-BUDDY HOLLY Coral Q 72360
3 4 6 I'VE WAITED SO LONG:-ANTHONY NEWLEY Decca F 11127
4 3 8 IT'S LATE:-RICKY NELSON London HLP 8817
5 6 4 ROULETTE:-RUSS CONWAY Columbia DB 4298
6 5 16 SIDE SADDLE:-RUSS CONWAY Columbia DB 4256
7 10= 7 COME SOFTLY TO ME:-THE FLEETWOODS London HLU 8841
8 8 17 PETITE FLEUR:-CHRIS BARBER’S JAZZ BAND Pye Nixa NJ 2026
9 7 14 DONNA:-MARTY WILDE Philips PB 902
10 13 4 GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE:-BERT WEEDON Top Rank JAR 117
3 - 9/6/1952
As Listed in the publication British Hit Singles: The Missing Years by Mark Waters
Compiled by New Musical Express
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1 1 1 WALKIN' MY BABY BACK HOME:-JOHNNIE RAY
2 2 1 BLACKSMITH BLUES:-ELLA MAE MORSE
3 4 1 THE GANDY DANCER'S BALL:-FRANKIE LAINE
4 3 1 A GUY IS A GUY:-DORIS DAY
5 5 1 THERE'S A PAWNSHOP ON THE CORNER:-GUY MITCHELL
6 8 1 COWPUNCHER'S CANTATA:-MAX BYGRAVES
7 9 1 DON'T BLAME ME:-JOHNNY RAY
8 14 1 AUF WIEDERSEH'N SWEETHEART:-VERA LYN
9 11 1 DON'T ROB ANOTHER MAN'S CASTLE:-GUY MITCHELL
10 12 1 I'M YOURS:-EDDIE FISHER
2 - 8/6/1957
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by New Musical Express
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1 3 5 YES TONIGHT JOSEPHINE:-JOHNNIE RAY Philips PB 686
2 1 8 BUTTERFLY:-ANDY WILLIAMS London HLA 8399
3= 4 8 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE:-NAT ’KING’ COLE Capitol CL 14709
3= 2 7 ROCK-A-BILLY:-GUY MITCHELL Philips PB 685
5 10 3 MR. WONDERFUL:-PEGGY LEE Brunswick 05671
6 5 9 FREIGHT TRAIN:-CHARLES McDEVITT SKIFFLE GROUP featuring NANCY WHISKEY Oriole CB 1352
7 14= 3 AROUND THE WORLD**:-RONNIE HILTON HMV POP 338
8 11 2 AROUND THE WORLD**:-GRACIE FIELDS Columbia DB 3953
9 14= 3 AROUND THE WORLD**:-BING CROSBY Brunswick 05674
10 7 9 I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN:-SLIM WHITMAN London HLP 8403
20/5 - 5/6/1950
Top 5 Singles
As Listed in the publication British Hit Singles: The Missing Years by Mark Waters
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1 1 1 MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!:-TERESA BREWER
2 2 1 IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN' (I'D'VE BAKED A CAKE)/SILVER DOLLAR:-EVE YOUNG
3 3 1 BUSY LINE:-ROSE MURPHY
4 4 1 SUNSHINE CAKE:-BING CROSBY & CAROL RICHARDS
5 5 1 THE OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES:-HOAGY CARMICHAEL & CASS DALEY
"CAUGHT IN THE SAFETY NET"
6 6 1 DOWN IN THE GLEN:-DONALD PEERS
7 7 1 THE ZITHER MELODY:-DONALD PEERS
8 -- 1 THE THREE BELLS:-LES COMPAGNONS DE LA CHANSON
THE VINTAGE ALBUM CHART SHOW
2 - 8/6/1957
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1= 4 4 LOVE IS THE THING:-NAT 'KING' COLE Capitol LCT6129 "When I Fall In Love" + "Where Can I Go Without You" are featured
1= 1 38 THE KING AND I:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6108 "We Kiss In A Shadow/I Have Dreamed" - Rita Moreno & Carlos Rivas + "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You" - Deborah Kerr are featured
2 2 35 OKLAHOMA!:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6100 "Many A New Day" - Shirley Jones & The Girls Chorus + "People Will Say We're In Love" - Gordon McRae & Shirley Jones are featured
3 3 3 CLOSE TO YOU:-FRANK SINATRA Capitol LCT6130 "Love Locked Out" + "Everything Happens To Me" are featured
4 5 25 HIGH SOCIETY:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol LCT 6116 "True Love" - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly + "You're Sensational" - Frank Sinatra are featured
5 -- 1 THE TOMMY STEELE STORY:-TOMMY STEELE/SOUNDTRACK Decca LF1288 "A Handful Of Songs" + "Build Up" are featured
1 - 6/6/1959
Top 10 Albums
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 58 SOUTH PACIFIC:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RCA RB 16065 "There Is Nothin' Like A Dame" - The Ken Darby Singers + "Bali Hai" - Muriel Smith are featured
2 3 18 GIGI:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MGM-C 770 "Say A Prayer For Me Tonight" - Leslie Carron + "The Waltz At Maxim's (She's Not Thinking Of Me) - Louis Jordan are featured
3 2 4 COME DANCE WITH ME:-FRANK SINATRA Capitol LCT6179 "I Could Have Danced All Night" + "Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)" are featured
4 4 5 CURTAIN UP:-VARIOUS ARTISTS Pye Nixa BRTH0059 "Venus" - Dickie Valentine + "Blue Cha Cha Cha" - Cherry Wainer are featured
5 6 57 MY FAIR LADY:-ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST Philips RBL 1000 "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" - Julie Andrews + "With A Little Bit Of Luck" - Stanley Holloway are featured
6 5 6 THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY:-BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS Coral LVA9105 "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" + "It's So Easy" are featured
7 7 8 CLIFF:-CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS Columbia 33SX1147 "That'll Be The Day" + "Be Bop A Lula" are featured
8 10 5 SONGS BY TOM LEHRER:-TOM LEHRER Decca LF 1311 "The Old Dope Peddler" + "Be Prepared" are featured
9 -- 1 HAVE TWANGY GUITAR WILL TRAVEL:-DUANE EDDY London HAW 2160 "Rebel Rouser" + "Three-30-Blues" are featured
10 RE 125 THE KING AND I:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6108 "Something Wonderful" - Terry Saunders + "The Song Of The King" - Yul Brynner are featured
1 - 7/6/1958
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by New Musical Express
This/Last/w/c
1 1 5 MY FAIR LADY:-ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST Philips RBL 1000 "I'm An Ordinary Man" - Rex Harrison + "Just You Wait" - Julie Andrews are featured
2 2 6 SOUTH PACIFIC:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RCA RB 16065 "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair" - Mitzi Gaynor + "I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy" - Mitzi Gaynor & The Ken Darby Singers are featured
3 4 21 PAL JOEY:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol LCT 6148 "Overture" - Morris Stoloff Orchestra + "That Terrific Rainbow" - Trudy Erwin are featured
4 3 9 THE DUKE WORE JEANS:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/TOMMY STEELE Decca LF 1308 "Photograph" + "Thanks A Lot" are featured
5 5 90 THE KING AND I:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Capitol SLCT 6108 "Shall We Dance" - Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner + "Something Wonderful Finale" - Alfred Newman Orchestra are featured