▁roll ▁recording ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Billboard ''' s ▁Pop ▁charts , ▁a ▁fe at ▁it ▁repeated ▁on ▁charts ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁song ▁stayed ▁at ▁this ▁place ▁for ▁eight ▁weeks . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁also ▁no . 1 ▁for ▁seven ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁C ash box ▁pop ▁singles ▁chart ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁version ▁also ▁hit ▁number ▁three ▁on ▁the ▁R & B ▁charts . ▁Billboard ▁ranked ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁song ▁for ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁behind ▁Pere z ▁Pr ado ' s ▁' ▁Cher ry ▁P ink ▁and ▁Apple ▁Bl oss om ▁White ▁'. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁H ale y ' s ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Brun sw ick ▁Records ▁( and ▁Germany ▁as ▁well ), ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 1 7 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁four ▁months ▁before ▁it ▁first ▁entered ▁the ▁US ▁pop ▁charts . ▁ ▁( Co inc ident ally , ▁it ▁reached ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁as ▁The ▁Beat les ' ▁first ▁single , ▁" L ove ▁Me ▁Do ", ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 .) ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁re - enter ed ▁the ▁UK ▁chart ▁to ▁reach ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁for ▁three ▁weeks , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁three - week ▁break ▁returned ▁there ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 .