The First 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS AT No. 1 in THE UK: !950s. More tomorrow.

Caffè  Lattè looks back on:

 

THE FIRST 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS

AT No. 1 ON THE

UK CHARTS

While men have fared better overall on the music charts, this is a tribute to the first 100 female soloists to reach number one in Britain in their own right. Excludes collaborations.

1953

            JO STAFFORD You Belong To Me

            KAY STARR Comes-A-Long A-Love

               LITA ROZA

                (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window

1954

            DORIS DAY Secret Love

            KITTY KALLEN Little Things Mean A Lot

            VERA LYNN My Son, My Son

            ROSEMARY CLOONEY This Ole House

     WINIFRED ATWELL Let’s Have Another Party

1955

            RUBY MURRAY Softly, Softly

            ALMA COGAN Dreamboat

1956

            ANNE SHELTON Lay Down Your Arms

1958

            CONNIE FRANCISWho’s Sorry Now

1959

            JANE MORGAN The Day The Rains Came

            SHIRLEY BASSEY As I Love You