Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1959 Quiz

Answer: Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey from Tiger Bay in Cardiff, had her first number one hit on the UK chart with "As I Love You". It was number one for four weeks in 1959 but failed to chart in the US. Shirley Bassey DBE, (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) has been having hits on the UK chart for six decades and is an international star. She has only had five hits on the US pop chart, the highest placed US hit was "Goldfinger" in 1964 which reached number eight but only reached number 21 on the UK chart.

Tom Jones from Treforest Pontypridd, first entered the UK chart in 1965 with "It's Not Unusual". It spent one week at number one and reached number ten on the US pop chart the same year. The song which was written for Sandie Shaw and featured Jimmy Page on guitar re-entered the UK chart in 1987 and reached number 17. Maureen Evans from Cardiff, first entered the UK chart in 1960. She had her biggest hit with "Like I Do" which reached number three in 1962, it failed to chart in the US. Harry Seacombe from Swansea first entered the UK chart in 1955. His biggest hit was "This Is My Song" which reached number two in 1967 but failed to follow Petula Clark's version into the US pop chart. Harry Seacombe may be best known in the UK for playing Neddie Seagoon in the radio show "The Goon Show" but later starred in musicals. He played Mr. Pickwick in the musical based on Charles Dickens's "The Pickwick Papers". In 1965 he was nominated for a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical on Broadway, for his performance in "Pickwick". He later played Mr. Bumble in the musical "Oliver" by Lionel Bart and appeared in many UK TV shows.

Answer: The Platters

The Platters sang "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" and had a number one hit for one week on the UK chart in 1959. It also reached number one for three weeks on the US pop chart the same year. It was their only UK number one hit and the last of four number one hits on the US pop chart.

The Drifters had a number 17 hit with "Dance With Me" on the UK chart in 1960. It reached number 15 on the US pop chart in 1959. The Diamonds had a number 18 hit on the US pop chart with "She Say" (Oom Dooby Doom) in 1959, it failed to chart in the UK. The Skyliners had a number 12 hit with "Since I Don't Have You" on the US pop chart in 1959, they never had any UK chart hits.

Answer: Side Saddle

"Side Saddle" was the instrumental that Russ Conway took to number one for four weeks and was on the UK chart for 30 weeks in 1959. He never had any chart hits in the US. It was the first of two consecutive instrumental number one hits for Conway which makes him the only solo instrumentalist to do so. In the midst of Rock'n'Roll he was the top selling UK artist of 1959.

The alternate titles are all Russ Conway hits in the UK in 1959. "Roulette" was a UK number one hit for two weeks, "China Sea" reached number five and "Snow Coach" reached number seven.

Answer: Craig Douglas

Ex Isle of Wight milkman Craig Douglas had his only UK number one hit with "Only Sixteen" for four weeks in 1959. It failed to chart in the US. After four consecutive number nine hits on the UK chart in the early '60s his chart career went the same way as many others post Beatles. That was after once being top of the bill of a show The Beatles were on.

Sam Cooke's origional version of "Only Sixteen" reached number 23 on the UK chart in 1959, it reached number 28 on the US pop chart the same year. Al Saxon's version of "Only Sixteen" reached number 24 on the UK chart in 1959 but did not chart in the US. Roy Orbison had a UK number one for two weeks with "Only The Lonely" in 1960, it reached number two on the US pop chart the same year.

Answer: Summer

Jerry Keller had a number one hit for one week with "Here Comes Summer" on the UK chart in 1959. It only reached number 14 on the US pop chart and was his only chart hit on either chart. Even the timing was wrong, it reached number one in October.

Answer: It Doesn't Matter Anymore

Buddy Holly died on the 3rd of February 1959 and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" reached number one for three weeks on the UK chart on the 24th of April 1959. It reached number 13 on the US pop chart the same year. The song was written by Paul Anka. The B-side "Raining In My Heart" reached number 88 on the US pop chart in 1959.

The alternate titles are all Buddy Holly songs that entered the UK chart in 1959. "Heartbeat" reached number 30 on the UK chart and number 82 on the US pop chart. "Midnight Shift" reached number 26 on the UK chart, it failed to chart in the US. "Peggy Sue Got Married" reached number 13 on the UK chart, it failed to chart in the US.

Answer: Elvis Presley

"(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight" gave Elvis Presley a double A-side UK number one for five weeks in 1959. "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I" reached number two and "I Need Your Love Tonight" reached number four on the US pop chart in 1959. It was the 4th and last UK number one hit for Elvis in the '50s. He had 12 number one hits on the US pop chart in the '50s.

Ricky Nelson had a number 14 hit with "Never Be Anyone Else But You" on the UK chart in 1959. It reached number six on the US pop chart the same year and earned a gold disc. Jerry Lee Lewis had a number 12 hit with "High School Confidential" on the UK chart in 1959. It reached number 21 on the US pop chart in 1958. Pat Boone had a number 18 hit with "'Twixt Twelve And Twenty" on the UK chart in 1959. It reached number 17 on the US pop chart the same year.

Answer: Dream Lover

Bobby Darin was looking for his "Dream Lover" and went all the way to number one for four weeks on the UK chart in 1959. It reached number two on the US pop chart the same year. He performed in many different music styles such as Pop, Jazz, Country and Folk. He became an actor and was nominated for an Acadamy award for best supporting Actor for his role in "Captain Newman M.D." in 1963. He was involved in politics and worked on Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968. He was at the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles the night Kennedy was shot.

All of the alternate song titles were Bobby Darin hits. "Queen of The Hop" was a number 24 hit on the UK chart in 1959, it reached number nine on the US pop chart in 1958. "Mack The Knife" reached number one for two weeks on the UK chart in 1959, it was number one for nine weeks on the US pop chart the same year. "(La Mer) Across The Sea" was a number eight hit on the UK chart in 1960, it reached number six on the US pop chart the same year.

Answer: The Drifters

It was Cliff Richard and The Drifters who had a number one hit for six weeks with "Living Doll" on the UK chart in 1959. It reached number 30 on the US pop chart the same year.

They had become The Shadows by the time they had made "Travellin' Light" with Cliff Richard and scored their second number one in October 1959. None of the original Drifters were in the group by the time they changed their name to the Shadows. They became The Shadows to avoid any confusion with the american Drifters who took out an injunction in the US to stop them using the Drifters name. The other alternate names are groups that The Shadows were in previously.

Answer: What Do You Want?

Adam Faith asking "What Do You Want?" had a number one hit for three weeks on the UK chart in 1959. It failed to chart in the US. It was the first of two UK number one hits for Adam Faith and he was the first UK singer to reach the top five on the UK chart with his first seven chart hits.

He later turned to acting full time and played a character named Budgie in a UK TV series of the same name in the '70s. He later played the manager of David Essex in "Stardust" the sequel to the David Essex movie "That'll Be The Day" for which he was nominated for a BAFTA award. He later appeared with Roger Daltry in the movie "McVicar". The alternate titles are all Adam Faith Hits. "How About That!" was a number four hit on the UK chart in 1960. "Who Am I!" was a number was a five hit on the UK chart in 1961. "Don't You Know It" was a number 12 hit on the UK chart in 1961.