26th June, 1953 (1 week)
The first song to break Frankie Laine's run at Number 1 was the second entry for the future Mr Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher. As his first number 1 was 'Outside Of Heaven' on the 30th January in the same year, Eddie Fisher became the first act to score 2 Number 1 singles.
Considering the amount of time 'I Believe' would have otherwise spent at number 1, I feel a bit cheated out of that milestone by this utter snoozefest of a song. Below par, Eddie Fisher. Below par. Try harder next time.
Except there won't be a next time for the man who divorced his wife to marry his best friend's widow. At least, not another chance at number 1. By 1959, Fisher would see his television show - and his main source of publicity - cancelled due to a large amount of acrimonious press coverage following his divorce from Debbie Reynolds to marry Elizabeth Taylor.
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