The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart during the 1950s.
The source for this decade is the "Kent Music Report". These charts were calculated in the 1990s in retrospect, by David Kent, using archival data.
Note: during the 1950s, often more than one version of a particular song by different artists charted at the same time, thus more than one artist may be listed for a song. Different versions are separated by a semi-colon.
Note The decade's best charting single was The Harry Lime Theme by Anton Karas, although it only peaked at #3 in the Single charts.
+KeyThe yellow background indicates the #1 song on the KMR End of Year ChartThe light blue background indicates the #1 song on the KMR End of Decade Chart
1950 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one7 JanuaryBurl Ives; Dinah Shore"Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)"6 weeks (2 weeks in 1949)14 January21 January28 January4 FebruaryPerry Como & The Fontane Sisters; Tony Pastor""A" You're Adorable" 4 weeks11 February18 February25 February4 MarchPerry Como; Russ Morgan"Forever And Ever"' 3 weeks11 March18 March25 MarchBing Crosby; Sammy Kaye"The Four Winds and the Seven Seas" 3 weeks1 April8 April15 AprilFreddy Martin; Danny Kaye"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" 3 weeks22 April29 April6 MayBuddy Clark; Vic Damone"You're Breaking My Heart" 3 weeks13 May20 May27 MayGuy Lombardo; Art Mooney; Gene Rayburn"Hop Scotch Polka" 2 weeks3 June10 JuneDonald Peers"I Told Them All About You" 2 weeks17 June24 JuneDonald Peers; Freddy Martin; Teresa Brewer"Music! Music! Music!" 7 weeks1 July8 July15 July22 July29 July5 August12 AugustGordon Jenkins; Joe Loss"My Foolish Heart" 4 weeks19 August26 August2 September9 SeptemberBing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters"Quicksilver" 8 weeks16 September23 September30 September7 October14 October21 October28 October4 NovemberSammy Kaye"Hollywood Square Dance"1 week11 NovemberDennis Day; Nat "King" Cole"Mona Lisa" 5 weeks18 November25 November2 December9 December16 DecemberGordon Jenkins & The Weavers"Goodnight Irene" 6 weeks23 December30 December
1951 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one6 JanuaryGordon Jenkins & The Weavers"Goodnight Irene" 6 weeks13 January20 January27 JanuaryGordon Jenkins; Doris Day"Bewitched" 5 weeks 3 February10 February 17 February24 February3 MarchPhil Harris; Les Welch"The Thing" 3 weeks10 March17 March24 MarchArt Mooney"Silver Dollar" 2 weeks31 March7 AprilBing Crosby; Patti Page"All My Love" 1 week14 AprilPaul Weston & The Norman Luboff Choir"Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" 3 weeks21 April28 April5 MayPee Wee King; Gene Krupa"Bonaparte's Retreat" 2 weeks12 May19 MayPee Wee King; Patti Page"Tennessee Waltz"3 weeks26 May2 June9 JuneDanny Kaye & Patty Andrews; Nat "King" Cole"Orange Coloured Sky" 1 week16 JuneDebbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter"Aba Daba Honeymoon" 4 weeks23 June30 June7 July14 JulyPerry Como; Jo Stafford"If (They Made Me a King)" 3 weeks21 July28 July4 AugustGuy Mitchell"My Heart Cries For You" 4 weeks11 August18 August25 August1 SeptemberDonald Peers & Jim Gussey"Mockin' Bird Hill" 1 week8 SeptemberNat "King" Cole; Toni Arden"Too Young" 9 weeks15 September22 September29 September6 October13 October20 October27 October3 November10 NovemberMario Lanza; Ann Blyth"The Loveliest Night of the Year" 2 weeks17 November24 NovemberGuy Mitchell; Donald Peers"My Truly, Truly Fair"4 weeks 1 December8 December15 December 22 DecemberDinah Shore; Jane Turzy"Sweet Violets"4 weeks 29 December
1952 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one5 JanuaryDinah Shore; Jane Turzy"Sweet Violets" 4 weeks 12 January 19 JanuaryTony Bennett"Because of You" 6 weeks26 January2 February9 February16 February23 February1 March"Cold, Cold Heart" 2 weeks8 March15 MarchLouis Armstrong"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" 6 weeks22 March29 March5 April12 April19 April26 AprilChamp Butler; Joe "Fingers" Carr"Down Yonder" 2 weeks3 May10 MayPee Wee King"Slow Coach (Slow Poke)" 5 weeks17 May24 May31 May7 June14 JuneJohnnie Ray"Cry" 5 weeks21 June28 June5 July12 July19 JulyEddie Fisher; The Four Aces"Tell Me Why" 2 weeks26 July2 AugustEddie Fisher"Anytime" 3 weeks9 August16 August23 AugustThe Weavers; Les Welch"Ay-Round the Corner" 4 weeks30 August6 September13 September20 SeptemberJohnnie Ray"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" 2 weeks27 September4 OctoberAl Martino"Here in My Heart" 4 weeks11 October18 October25 October1 NovemberEzio Pinza; Bing Crosby"Some Enchanted Evening" 3 weeks8 November15 November22 NovemberVera Lynn; Eddy Howard"Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart" 7 weeks29 November6 December13 December20 December27 December
1953 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one3 JanuaryVera Lynn; Eddy Howard"Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart" 7 weeks10 JanuaryRosemary Clooney"Half As Much" 1 week17 JanuaryJo Stafford; Dean Martin"You Belong to Me" 6 weeks23 January31 January7 February14 February21 February28 FebruaryMario Lanza; Nat "King" Cole"Because You're Mine" 2 weeks 7 March 14 MarchEddie Fisher; Winifred Atwell"Lady of Spain" 2 weeks 21 March 28 MarchPatti Page; Sammy Kaye"I Went to Your Wedding" 4 weeks4 April11 April18 April25 AprilLouis Armstrong; Pearl Bailey"Takes Two to Tango" 2 weeks2 May9 MayRed Foley; Perry Como"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" 2 weeks16 May23 MayTeresa Brewer"Till I Waltz Again With You" 5 weeks30 May6 June13 JuneDinah Shore"Hi-Lili Hi-Lo" 1 week20 JuneTeresa Brewer"Till I Waltz Again With You" 5 weeks27 June4 JulyEthel Merman & Dick Haymes; Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters"You're Just in Love" 2 weeks11 July18 JulyLawrence Welk; The Four Knights"Oh Happy Day" 1 week25 JulyFrankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd"Tell Me a Story" 2 weeks1 August8 AugustPatti Page"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" 2 weeks15 August22 AugustPercy Faith"The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)" 6 weeks29 August5 September12 September19 September26 September3 OctoberFrank Chacksfield"Terry's Theme from "Limelight" (Eternally)" 1 week10 OctoberFrank Sinatra; Eddie Fisher"I'm Walking Behind You" 4 weeks17 October24 October31 October7 NovemberLes Paul & Mary Ford"Vaya con Dios" 4 weeks14 November21 November28 November5 DecemberSilvana Mangano"Anna (The Baion)"1 week12 DecemberJimmy Boyd"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" 3 weeks19 December26 December
1954 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one2 JanuaryNat "King" Cole"Pretend" 7 weeks9 January16 January23 January30 January6 February13 February20 FebruaryThe Ames Brothers"You, You, You" 1 week27 FebruaryTony Bennett"Rags to Riches" 5 weeks6 March13 March20 March27 March3 AprilFrank Chacksfield"Ebb Tide" 2 weeks10 April17 AprilDean Martin"That's Amore" 3 weeks24 April1 May8 MayEddie Fisher"Oh My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)" 4 weeks15 May22 May29 May5 JuneNat "King" ColeFrankie Laine"Answer Me, My Love""Answer Me, Lord Above" 4 weeks12 June19 June26 June3 JulyFrank Sinatra"Young at Heart" 3 weeks10 July17 July24 JulyPerry Como"Wanted" 1 weeks31 JulyFrank Weir; Obernkirchen Children's Choir"The Happy Wanderer" 8 weeks7 August14 August21 August28 August4 September11 September18 September25 SeptemberFrank Sinatra; The Four Aces"Three Coins in the Fountain" 2 weeks2 October9 OctoberThe Gaylords; Petula Clark"The Little Shoemaker" 2 weeks16 October23 OctoberKitty Kallen"Little Things Mean a Lot" 5 weeks30 October6 November13 November20 November27 NovemberDean Martin"Sway" 1 week4 DecemberThe Crew Cuts"Sh-Boom" 4 weeks11 December18 December25 December
1955 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one1 JanuaryThe Four Lads"Skokiaan" 2 weeks 8 January15 JanuaryMario Lanza"Serenade (From "The Student Prince")" 2 weeks22 January29 JanuaryDon Cornell; Nat "King" Cole"Hold My Hand" 6 weeks 5 February 12 February19 February26 February5 March 12 MarchEddie Fisher"I Need You Now" 3 weeks19 March26 March2 AprilThe Four Aces; The Chordettes"Mr Sandman" 4 weeks9 April16 April23 April30 AprilJoan Weber; Teresa Brewer"Let Me Go, Lover" 2 weeks7 May14 MayDean Martin; The Ames Brothers"The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" 2 weeks21 May28 MayThe Four Aces; Billy Vaughn"Melody of Love" 6 weeks4 June11 June18 June25 June2 July9 JulyVictor Young; Les Baxter"The High and the Mighty" 3 weeks16 July23 July30 JulyLes Baxter; Perez Prado"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" 3 weeks6 August13 August20 AugustBill Haley & His Comets"Rock Around the Clock" 6 weeks27 August3 September10 September17 September24 September1 OctoberDarryl Stewart"A Man Called Peter" 1 week8 OctoberAl Hibbler; Les Baxter"Unchained Melody" 5 weeks15 October22 October29 October5 November12 NovemberFrank Sinatra"Learnin' the Blues" 1 week19 NovemberTony Bennett"Stranger in Paradise" 3 weeks26 November3 December10 December"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Fess Parker"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"4 weeks17 December24 December31 December
1956 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one7 JanuaryMitch Miller "The Yellow Rose of Texas" 6 weeks 14 January21 January28 January4 February11 February18 February"Tennessee" Ernie Ford; Frankie Laine"Sixteen Tons" 6 weeks25 February3 March10 March17 March24 March31 MarchAl Hibbler"He" 2 weeks7 April14 AprilDean Martin"Memories Are Made of This" 5 weeks21 April28 April5 May12 May19 MayLouis Armstrong"Mack the Knife" 4 weeks26 May2 June9 June16 JuneKay Starr"The Rock and Roll Waltz" 5 weeks23 June30 June7 July14 July21 JulyThe Platters"The Great Pretender" 3 weeks28 July4 August11 AugustLes Baxter"The Poor People of Paris" 1 week18 AugustMorris Stoloff"Moonglow and Love Theme (from 'Picnic')" 1 week25 AugustJoe "Fingers" Carr"Portuguese Washerwomen" 3 weeks1 September8 September15 SeptemberDoris Day"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 8 weeks22 September29 September6 October13 October20 October27 October3 November10 NovemberPerry Como"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" 4 weeks17 November24 November1 December8 DecemberJohnnie Ray"Just Walking in the Rain" 9 weeks15 December22 December29 December
1957 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one5 JanuaryJohnnie Ray"Just Walking in the Rain" 9 weeks12 January19 January26 January2 February9 FebruaryRosemary Clooney"Hey There" 4 weeks16 February23 February2 March9 MarchGuy Mitchell"Singing the Blues" 6 weeks16 March23 March30 March6 April13 April20 AprilEddie Fisher"Cindy, Oh Cindy" 2 weeks27 April4 MayTab Hunter; Sonny James "Young Love" 3 weeks11 May18 May25 MayTerry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders"Marianne" 3 weeks1 June8 June15 JuneJim Lowe"Green Door" 1 week22 JunePerry Como; The Four Lads"Round and Round" 8 weeks29 June6 July13 July20 July27 July3 August10 August17 AugustMarty Robbins"A White Sport Coat" 4 weeks24 August31 August7 September14 SeptemberJohnny Mathis"Wonderful! Wonderful!" 1 week21 SeptemberPat Boone"Love Letters in the Sand" 5 weeks28 September5 October12 October19 October26 OctoberBing Crosby; Nat "King" Cole"Around the World" 8 weeks2 November9 November16 November23 November30 November7 December14 December21 DecemberPaul Anka"Diana" 8 weeks28 December
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