HERE IN MY HEART
by AL MARTINO

Al Martino's Here In My Heart was announced as the very first UK Number 1 single when the NME decided to start collecting information as to what the best-selling songs were each week and announced its findings on November 14, 1952. Performed by Italian-American singer and actor Al Martino, and released on a 10-inch shellac disc in August 1952, Here In My Heart was written by songwriters Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson and Bill Borrelli.

Before it made history as the first UK Official Singles Chart Number 1, Here In My Heart had also been the top-selling sheet music in the UK, and had also been Number 1 in America in June 1952. Spending nine weeks at the top, it was in the perfect position to become the very first UK Official Christmas Number 1. Al would go on to score another ten UK hits, such as the iconic Spanish Eyes, as well as appear in The Godfather (!)