1000 Australian Number Ones
Caffe` Latte` looks back on each set of 100 chart topping singles, beginning in 1940 to 2013.
Week 2: The next 100 number one songs:
(1951 - 58)
As Australia progressed through the 1950s, the post- war record buyers made stars of a new breed: Al Martino, Eddie Fisher, Johnnie Ray, Pat Boone and Frankie Laine.
Also during this period, Tony Bennett and Dean Martin joined the established crooners such as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra; Louis Armstrong scored his first number one on our charts; Darryl Stewart was the first Australian to reach #1, followed closely by Slim Dusty. Perez Prado took his brand of music - mambo- to the chart pinnacle twice.
The biggest shake up came in 1955, when Bill Haley & His Comets announced the emergence of a new music: rock and roll. This was the burgeoning genre's first chart topper. 
Bing Crosby continued his reign at the top, consolidating his throne with 2 more #1s.  

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MOST NUMBER ONES (1940-58):
                 Artist:                                        Total #1s: Wks at #1:

1.    Bing Crosby                            28            205

2.    Joe Loss                                  14            101

3.    Perry Como                            14             64

4.    Andrews Sisters                      11            68

5.    Dinah Shore                            9              48

6.    Inkspots                                  9              42

7.    Frank Sinatra                          9              38

8.    Nat King Cole                        8              40

9.    Sammy Kaye                          8             28

10. Eddie Fisher                           7             20

11. Vera Lynn                              6              55

12. Dick Haymes                         5             23

13. Dean Martin                           5            17

14. Glenn Miller                          4             56

15. Freddy Martin                        4            22

16. Tony Bennett                          4           16

17. Donald Peers                          4           14

18. Four Aces                               4           14

19. Patti Page                               4             9

20. Kate Smith                             3           40

21. Johnnie Ray                           3           16

22. Gordon Jenkins                      3           15

23. Teresa Brewer                        3           14

24. Guy Mitchell                         3            14

25. Frankie Laine                        3            12

NEXT WEEK: the next 100 songs.