Lena Martell

Number 9.

Lena Martell and One Day at a Time.

Help me believe in what I could be And all that I am Show me the stairway I have to climb Lord, for my sake, teach me to take one day at a time One day at a time, sweet Jesus That's all I'm asking from you Just give me the strength to do every day what I have to do.

Yesterday's gone, sweet Jesus.

And at number 11, it's Sad Cafe and Everyday Hurts.

At 10, it's Kate Bush and the Kate Bush on stage EP.

Lena Martell and One Day at a Time at 9.

At 8, it's the Bellamy Brothers and If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me? Gary Newman and Cars at 7.

[laughs]

How do you not know Lena Martell from Wrestling?

I know.

I was ready to fucking start chanting it, man.

This is from The National, Monday, October 5th, 2026, The Culture Section.

First Scottish singer to top UK solo charts, Lena Martel dies age 86.

Article by Anne Fotheringham.

Glasgow singer Lena Martel the first solo Scottish female singer to top the UK charts has died.

The star, who shone on Broadway alongside the likes of Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra, had a famous number one in 1979 with her signature tune, One Day at a Time.

It sold almost 3 million copies and stayed in the charts for 36 weeks.