(Saturday, May 26, 1962) — “Stranger on the Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the first British recording to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (Vera Lynn’s “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” had reached #1 in 1952, on the shorter “Best Sellers In Stores” survey).