"host of the television variety programs ""The Dean Martin Show"" and ""The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts"". His relaxed, warbling, crooning voice earned him dozens of hit singles, including his signature songs ""Memories Are Made of This"", ""That's Amore"", ""Everybody Loves Somebody"", ""You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"", ""Sway"", ""Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"", and ""Volare"". Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti on June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, the son of Italian father Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti (1894–1967) and Italian-American mother Angela Crocetti (""née"" Barra; 1899–1966). His parents were married in 1914. His father, who was a barber, was"
"Britain alone. The band re-recorded ""Ciao Baby"" in 1969. Their several radio hits in England made little impact on the charts, but ""You've Got to Be Loved"", which was released on October 13, 1967, reached number 58 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1968, followed by ""Run to Me"" making it to number 121 on the ""Billboard"" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts, number 41 on ""Cashbox"", and number 33 on ""Record World"". The band, however, was unable to promote the single in the US, so no other national hits followed. Their lineup changed considerably in 1967 and again"
"98 on the UK Singles Chart, and slowly rose to its peak position of No. 12 on the chart. The song instantly became their breakout hit, and the ""American English"" album became the duo's first and only album to chart in the UK, peaking at No. 59 on the UK Albums Chart. The song became their only top 40 hit, making them a one-hit wonder there. Their only song after the release of ""Bridge to Your Heart"" to chart was ""Anchors Aweigh"", which barely scraped the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 95 on the chart."
"reached No. 1 on ""Billboard""s Top 100 chart, remaining at the top for five weeks in 1956, while spending six weeks atop ""Billboard""s chart of songs ""Most Played by Jockeys"", five weeks atop ""Billboard""s chart of ""Best Sellers in Stores"", and four weeks atop ""Billboard""s chart of songs ""Most Played in Juke Boxes"". It became a Gold record and Martin's biggest hit. It was also his only UK number one hit, topping the UK Singles Chart on 23 February 1956, and remaining at the top for four weeks. The song also reached No. 2 in the Netherlands and No. 20"
"long-term manager and friend, David Whitehouse, they went ahead with its release. It is the only British number one single to feature a mother and son. Originally released in early 1972, it flopped on its first release. It was picked up in Belgium and used on a current affairs programme, and became a hit there, reaching number one in the Belgian singles chart. Decca, encouraged by this success, re-released it and with the backing of then BBC Radio 1 DJ Noel Edmonds, it finally became a hit in the UK, spending four weeks at the top of the UK Singles"
"1961 for his album """". Dean Martin's version is featured as the title song in the 2000 film ""Return to Me"". Return to Me (song) ""Return to Me"" is a song released in 1958 by Dean Martin. The song spent 22 weeks on the United Kingdom's ""New Musical Express"" chart, peaking at No. 2, while reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands, No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 7 in Flanders, and No. 8 on Norway's ""VG""-lista. In the United States, the song reached No. 4 on ""Billboard""s Top 100 Sides, No. 4 on ""Billboard""s chart of ""Best Selling"
"in television commercials for his show. When it was finally released in March 2006, it became the first single to top the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone. The song remained at the top of the British charts for nine weeks (which no other song had achieved in over ten years, and was only surpassed by Rihanna's ""Umbrella"" in July 2007) before the band and their record company decided to remove the single from music stores in the country so people would ""remember the song fondly and not get sick of it."" In spite of this deletion, the song"
"led Jonathan Ross to jokingly thank 'The Rolling Stones' after Bananarama had performed the song on his TV show. The song also contains samples of ""Loaded"" by Primal Scream and ""Fool's Gold"" by The Stone Roses, two songs that had been recent pop and dance hits in the UK. Upon its release ""Only Your Love"" received positive critical reviews. The song was not released as a single in the United States. ""Only Your Love"" peaked at number twenty-seven in the UK singles chart, which the group considered to be a disappointment. The single did not fare much better in other"
"at number seven in the U.S., with first-week sales of 254,000 copies, and eventually became her third platinum certified album. The first single, ""Only U"", reached number thirteen on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and became her biggest hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two. A second single, the ballad ""Don't Let Them"", garnered little chart success after Def Jam refused to fund a music video due to Irv Gotti's legal troubles during his money laundering trial. The single was released only in the U.S., where it failed to chart, and the UK, where it reached the lower end"
"Return to Me (song) ""Return to Me"" is a song released in 1958 by Dean Martin. The song spent 22 weeks on the United Kingdom's ""New Musical Express"" chart, peaking at No. 2, while reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands, No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 7 in Flanders, and No. 8 on Norway's ""VG""-lista. In the United States, the song reached No. 4 on ""Billboard""s Top 100 Sides, No. 4 on ""Billboard""s chart of ""Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores”, and No. 4 on ""Billboard""s chart of ""Most Played by Jockeys"". Martin recorded the song again in"
"released to commercial failure, and therefore became the band's only album. The lead single was ""Crazy World"" which peaked at #71 in America. The second single was ""When the Love Is Good"" which failed to make any impact, although it did peak at #83 in the UK. As a follow-up to the single, ""Crazy World"" was released in the UK shortly after, where it peaked at #96. A music video was created for both singles. The album was produced by Grammy and Oscar winner Giorgio Moroder with various other producers on certain tracks. ""When the Love Is Good"" was produced"
"the desired breakthrough. ""Young Hearts"" was the only single to make a chart appearance in the UK, where it reached No. 92. ""Shades of Liberty"" failed to chart. Both ""Young Hearts"" and ""Sticks and Stones"" were released within the UK and Europe only, while ""Emotional Warfare"" was released in America and Europe. ""Shades of Liberty"" was the band's only album release for EMI. A second album for EMI was planned and the single ""No Faith is Blind"" preceded it in 1985. However, the limited success of the single resulted in the label cancelling the second album and dropping the band."
"the only version of the song ever to chart in the UK. His next singles were ""Too Many Beautiful Girls"" followed by ""Fanlight Fanny"" which was his most successful single, reaching 22 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1962. His album ""Fanlight Fanny"" (1962) reached number 16 in the UK Albums Chart. He toured with Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen and played at the Cavern Club in Liverpool around the time that the Beatles were starting to become popular. His career outlasted many of his contemporaries, with his singles appearing in the UK charts over a span of more"
"had relatively few hit singles. In the UK, his only chart singles were ""The Seduction"", a cover version of the theme from ""American Gigolo"" (1980) composed by Giorgio Moroder, and ""Biscaya"" from the album ""Biscaya"". His single ""Mornings at Seven"" became a familiar tune in Britain after the BBC used it as the theme music for an ice skating program. It was released on 7"" vinyl in 1968 and has been included on ""By Request"" and ""Eighty Not Out"". In the US, where ""The Seduction"" became a Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 28 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and"
"made an appearance on BBC Television's ""Top of the Pops"", singing ""Shame"". They became the first to appear on the BBC's flagship chart show without officially releasing a single - their debut EP having reached number 26 in the UK Albums Chart. Their only hit single was ""(I Want to) Kill Somebody"", which was only available in the shops for one day in 1994. It reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart. Its controversial subject matter eventually lead to its banning. Their debut full-length album, ""Self Abused"", was not a commercial success, although the group remained a favourite of"
"of an American football player running with the ball. ""Only You"" debuted at number seventy-two on the UK singles chart, on 11 April. Over the next few weeks, the song steadily climbed the chart, and on 16 May peaked at number two, only behind the Eurovision winning song ""A Little Peace"". ""Only You"" stayed within the top ten for the next three weeks, after which it began to drop in position. It spent fourteen weeks on the chart, and last appeared on 11 July. During its chart run, ""Only You"" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments"
"first and only UK number one as a solo artist. He later appeared on five charity singles that reached number one: Band Aid (1984), Ferry Aid (1987), Ferry Cross the Mersey (1989), Band Aid 20 (2004) and The Justice Collective (2012). As the 1969 single Get Back was formally credited to 'The Beatles with Billy Preston' this makes McCartney the only person to have had a number one single as a solo artist and as a member of a duo, a trio, a quartet and a quintet. At Chobham Common, Surrey, a video was shot for ""Pipes of Peace"", depicting"
"the UK alone. The track spent three weeks at No.1 in the UK Singles Chart in November and December 1965. The song also topped the Australian charts (for six weeks, from 4 December 1965), and reached No.1 in the Irish Charts for two weeks. The main tune is taken from a Russian song about the Cossack ataman Stepan (also known as Stenka) Razin known as ""Iz-za ostrova na strezhen"" or ""Volga, Volga mat' rodnaya"" which became popular in Russia as early as the 1890s. There is a resemblance in the tune, tempo and emotional appeal to the iconic Welsh song"
"in search of number one success - which they duly achieved. Although generally regarded as a stand-alone single, it was added to the 1983 US re-issue of the band's 1981 debut album, ""Duran Duran"". The first album on which the song featured in the UK was the inaugural ""Now That's What I Call Music"" compilation at the end of the year. The singles from the ""Duran Duran"" album did not receive much airplay in the United States on the album's first release; both the band and the New Romantic fashion style were unknown, and very few British bands were able"
"Only Love (Ben Howard song) ""Only Love"" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ben Howard from his debut studio album ""Every Kingdom"". It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2012 as a digital download and on CD. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 80 and rose to 37 the following week. The song was written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond and Darren Lawson. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer. A live performance of the song at the 2013 BRIT Awards where Howard won two awards, was released"
"The Dean Martin Christmas Album The Dean Martin Christmas Album is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Ernie Freeman and Bill Justis. This was Martin's only album of Christmas music released on Reprise Records (his only other Christmas album, ""A Winter Romance"", having been released in 1959 on Capitol Records). It was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2008, retitled ""A Very Cool Christmas"". Ricci James Martin, Martin's son, wrote in a biography of his father that ""The Dean Martin Christmas Album"" was the only one of his father's albums that was played in the Martin"
"for You"" (16 weeks), the Wet Wet Wet version of The Troggs' ""Love Is All Around"" (15 weeks), Drake's ""One Dance"" (15 weeks), David Whitfield's ""Cara Mia"" (10 weeks), Rihanna's ""Umbrella"" (10 weeks) and Whitney Houston's version of ""I Will Always Love You"" (10 weeks). Frankie Laine's ""I Believe"" spent a total of 18 weeks at number one, but not consecutively, instead totalling 18 weeks across several runs at the top. By staying at number one until 1953 in the UK, Martino secured for himself the record of being the only performer to have a number one hit in the"
"artists followed this trend. His chart single recording career alone spanned from 1954 to 1965, which flew in the face of the rapidly changing trends of pop music. From a comparatively unknown Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, ""Me and Juliet"" written in 1953, Ronnie Hilton took the hit tune ""No Other Love"", and scored his one and only UK Number One hit in 1956. In securing the Number One, Hilton fought off competition from the UK-based Canadian Edmund Hockridge, and from the Johnston Brothers. Oddly, no American versions of ""No Other Love"" reached the UK Singles Chart at the time. Perry"
"compiled its own chart based on an average of the music papers of the time; many songs announced as having reached number one on BBC Radio and ""Top of the Pops"" prior to 1969 are not listed as chart-toppers according to the legacy criteria of the Charts Company. The first number one on the UK Singles Chart was ""Here in My Heart"" by Al Martino for the week ending date 14 November 1952. As of the week ending date 20 December 2018, the UK Singles Chart has had 1347 different number-one hits. The current number-one single is ""Thank U, Next"""
"Donovan's only single to peak in the Top 20, and Kylie's highest and longest-charting single in that country, staying for 21 weeks. The song then debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks, rising to number one for three consecutive weeks. The song stayed in the chart for 14 weeks in total. It was Kylie's 2nd Number One of 7, and Jason's first Number One of 4. In 2014 the song became one of only 154 singles in UK Official Charts History to reach 1 million sales. In the European markets, the song debuted"
"Chesney Hawkes Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971), is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for one single ""The One and Only"", which topped the UK Singles Chart, and reached the Top 10 in the United States. Hawkes was born in Windsor, Berkshire. He was named after the singer and comedian Chesney Allen. His father is the singer Len 'Chip' Hawkes, formerly with the 1960s band The Tremeloes. His mother is former actress/game-show hostess Carol Dilworth, who appeared in an episode of the 1960s version of ""Randall and Hopkirk"" called ""For The Girl"
"hit. It peaked at number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and number one in the United Kingdom, staying at that position for five weeks as his only number one hit in the country; it was the second biggest selling single of 1983 in the United Kingdom behind only Culture Club's ""Karma Chameleon"", which Joel had knocked off the number one position on November 1, 1983. The song was the 19th biggest-selling single of the 1980s in the United Kingdom, selling 975,000 copies. It has sold over 1.06 million copies as of 2017. In the music video, Billy Joel plays"
"UK Singles Chart in November 1968, Following the release of the group's debut single, Bonnet made a remark to a reporter as to ""Only One Woman"" being a bit boring, angering Barry. Their second single ""The Walls Fell Down"" only reached Number 28 in the same chart. But in the Netherlands it was more successful, where it reached Number 3 in their Top 40 in April 1969. In 1970, Gordon released his first and only solo album ""Alphabet"" on Polydor Records. He later became a high school music teacher. On 9 January 2013, after not being heard from for several"
"It remains their only charting album. Original British CD copies feature ""The Phantom"" and ""Ozone Breakdown"" as bonus tracks that are unlisted besides on a sticker. The release of ""Soundclash"" was preceded by several dance floor-orientated singles. ""Space Gladiator"" was the album's first single; it reached number 81 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1989 and stayed on the charts for four weeks. Even more successful was second single ""Probably a Robbery"", which spent six weeks on the chat, peaking at number 38 in February 1990. ""Biting My Nails"" reached number 76 on the chart in July. Adam Higginbotham"
"a Kick in the Seat"". Dean Martin's single was released before the film, which premiered on August 10, 1960. Despite being listed on the ""Very Strong Sales Potential"" list in ""Billboard""'s ""Reviews of This Week's Singles"", Dean Martin's initial release failed to chart. However, the song has become strongly associated with Martin and—despite never technically being a ""hit"" in terms of sales or radio play—has been released on many Dean Martin ""greatest hits"" albums, such as """", ""Greatest Hits"" (Capitol), and ""Greatest Hits"" (EMI), as well as many swing and easy listening compilations. Contributing to this association is his performance"
"It's Only Christmas ""It's Only Christmas"" is a song by Irish pop singer and Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating, released as the second single from his sixth studio album, ""Winter Songs"", exclusively in Australia and New Zealand. The version of the song featured on the British version of ""Winter Songs"" features vocals from Hayley Westenra, however, the version of the song featured on the Australian version of the album replaces her vocals with those of Kate Ceberano, and thus, whose vocals appear on the single. Although not an international hit like his previous singles, Keating's version of the song failed to"
"in the UK and the US, most also making the top ten, with ""Bennie and the Jets"" and ""Crocodile Rock"" topping the chart in the States. John would wait until 1976 to top the singles chart in the UK, via his duet with Kiki Dee, ""Don't Go Breaking My Heart."" With only ten tracks total, the compilers left off several other hit singles from the time period. ""Tiny Dancer"" and ""Levon"" from the ""Madman Across the Water"" album made it to No. 41 and No. 24 respectively as singles in the US, and ""The Bitch Is Back,"" his most recent"
"and only single released by British band The Go-Go's. The song was released in December 1964 and distributed through Oriole Records, but did not make the UK Singles Chart. The first single about the show to make the UK Singles Chart was ""Dr. Who"" by Mankind. The track was based on the ""Doctor Who"" theme music in a disco style and was Mankind's first and only charting single(follow up 'Chain Reaction'was a flop). Released by Pinnacle in 1978, the song peaked at Number 25 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1985, charity ensemble Who Cares? released a single protesting at"