[2][3] New Musical Express (NME) magazine published the United Kingdom record charts for the first time in 1952.
"Takes Two to Tango" by Louis Armstrong,[11] "Comes A-Long A-Love" by Kay Starr,[12] "Walkin' to Missouri" by Tony Brent[13] and "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford were all released in 1952 but did not reach their peak until 1953.
Al Martino, Nat King Cole, Guy Mitchell[10] and Frankie Laine were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1952.
The first single to reach number-one in the United Kingdom was "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino; the song debuted at the top of the charts on 20 November 1952 and spent nine consecutive weeks in that position.
[19] Doris Day,[20] Frankie Laine[21] and Nat King Cole[22] were the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1952.
Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: Al Martino, Doris Day, Frankie Laine, Her Majesty's Forces and Nat King Cole.
According to the list, "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1952.