7 Things to Know About ‘I Believe,’ The 1953 Hit That First Set the Just-Tied Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 in the UK

The song has appeared on two Billboard 200-topping albums – Elvis Presley's Elvis' Christmas Album and Barbra Streisand's Higher Ground.

Singer Frankie Laine signs autographs for eager fans, circa 1953.

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By now, you’ve probably heard that Sam Fender & Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” has tied the all-time record for the longest run at No. 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart – 18 nonconsecutive weeks. That record was set in 1953 by Frankie Laine’s “I Believe.”

We decided that if a song is able to hold an important chart record all by itself for 73 years, and only now has to share it, it deserves a spotlight.