The earliest born writer to appear on our chart.
87 CARL SIGMAN
Born on 24th September 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 26th September 2000 in Manhasset, New York, USA. One of music's most prolific lyricists with over 800 published songs, he wrote music as well, but was advised by the great Johnny Mercer to concentrate on his fabulous lyrics. He took a break from writing during the war and he was awarded the Bronze Star for his efforts in Africa. He died at the ripe old age of 91 and he was still writing when he was well into his eighties.
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NO. OF HITS |
34 |
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NO. OF NO.1'S |
5 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
17 |
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WEEKS ON CHART |
370 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
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1 |
It's All In The Game (1) |
Tommy Edwards |
1 |
17 |
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2 |
Answer Me (2) |
Frankie Laine |
1 |
17 |
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3 |
You're My World (3) |
Cilla Black |
1 |
17 |
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4 |
The Day The Rains Came (5) |
Jane Morgan |
1 |
16 |
|
5 |
Answer Me (2) |
David Whitfield |
1 |
14 |
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6 |
Till (4) |
Tom Jones |
2 |
15 |
|
7 |
It's All In The Game (1) |
Cliff Richard |
2 |
13 |
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8 |
Ebb Tide (6) |
Righteous Brothers |
3 |
11 |
|
9 |
(Where Do I Begin) Love Story (7) |
Andy Williams |
4 |
18 |
|
10 |
What Now My Love (5) |
Shirley Bassey |
5 |
17 |
|
11 |
It's All In The Game (1) |
Four Tops |
5 |
16 |
|
12 |
Careless Hands (8) |
Des O'connor |
6 |
17 |
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13 |
Buona Sera (9) |
Mr Acker Bilk |
7 |
18 |
|
14 |
Answer Me (2) |
Barbara Dickson |
9 |
7 |
|
15 |
Ebb Tide (6) |
Frank Chacksfield |
9 |
2 |
|
16 |
Losing You (10) |
Brenda Lee |
10 |
16 |
|
17 |
Robin Hood |
Gary Miller |
10 |
6 |
|
18 |
Let Me Take You There (11) |
Betty Boo |
12 |
8 |
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19 |
What Now My Love (5) |
Sonny & Cher |
13 |
11 |
|
20 |
Willingly (12) |
Malcom Vaughan |
13 |
15 |
|
21 |
Right Now (13) |
Creatures |
14 |
10 |
|
22 |
Robin Hood |
Dick James |
14 |
9 |
|
23 |
Fool (14) |
Elvis Presley |
15 |
10 |
|
24 |
The World Outside (15) |
Ronnie Hilton |
18 |
6 |
|
25 |
The World Outside (15) |
Four Aces |
18 |
6 |
|
26 |
Frontier Psychiatrist |
Avalanches |
18 |
5 |
|
27 |
The World Outside (15) |
Russ Conway |
24 |
4 |
|
28 |
Till (4) |
Dorothy Squires |
25 |
11 |
|
29 |
Buona Sera (9) |
Louis Prima |
25 |
1 |
|
30 |
The World We Knew (Over & Over) (16) |
Frank Sinatra |
33 |
11 |
|
31 |
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (7) |
Shirley Bassey |
34 |
9 |
|
32 |
Buona Sera (9) |
Bad Manners |
34 |
9 |
|
33 |
Answer Me (2) |
Ray Peterson |
47 |
1 |
|
34 |
Till (4) |
Tony Bennett |
35 |
2 |
|
35 |
Glenn Miller Medley |
John Anderson Big Band |
61 |
5 |
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370 |
(1) with Charles Gates Dawes
(2) with Fred Rauch/Gerhard Winkler
(3) with Umberto Bindi/Gini Paulo
(4) with Pierre Buisson/Charles Sananes
(5) with Gilbert Becaud/Pierre Loyer
(6) with Robert Maxwell
(7) with Francis Lai
(8) with Bob Hilliard
(9) with Peter De Rose
(10) with Pierre Havet/Jean Renard
(11) with Betty Boo/John Coxon/Charles Gates Dawes
(12) with Hubert Giraud
(13) with Herbert Mann
(14) with James Last
(15) with Richard Addinsell
(16) with Bert Kaempfert/Herbert Rehbein
(17) with Anthony Di Blasi/Robert Chater/Dexter Fabay/Bert Kaempfert/Gordon Mcquilten/Herbert Rehbein/Darren Seltmann