"Here in My Heart" is a popular song, written by Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson, and Bill Borrelli, and published in 1952.

A recording of the song by Al Martino was a #1 hit single on the United States pop chart. The Martino version also made history as the first number one on the UK Singles Chart, on 14 November 1952. "Here in My Heart" remained in the top position for nine weeks in the United Kingdom, setting a record for the longest consecutive run at number one, a record which, over 50 years on, has only been beaten by five other tracks - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (16 weeks), the Wet Wet Wet version of "Love Is All Around" (15), "Cara Mia" (10 weeks), "Umbrella" (10 weeks) and Whitney Houston's version of I Will Always Love You (10 weeks). Frankie Laine's "I Believe" spent a total of 18 weeks at number one, but not consecutive weeks, instead totalling 18 weeks across several runs at the top.

By staying at number one until 1953 in the UK, Martino secured for himself the record of being the only performer to have a number one hit in the entire year of 1952. Needless to say, no subsequent act has ever dominated the top spot so entirely in any later year.

Other versions, recorded by Vic Damone (reaching #8 on the Billboard chart), and Tony Bennett (reaching #15 on the chart), were also recorded around the same time. A rhythm and blues version was also recorded that year, by Wini Brown and her Boy Friends. Mario Lanza had also planned to record this song, but changed his mind when asked to by Martino so his own recording would not be neglected.[1]

In 1961, Martino re-recorded the song, although it only reached #86 on the Billboard Top 100 chart (Top 20 on their "Easy Listening" survey). He had previously rerecorded the song in an unsuccessful rockaballad version for MGM's Cub label.

In 1963, Richard Harris performed this song in the film This Sporting Life, although he would not release his first album until four years later, with 1967's Camelot.

The track was Al Martino's only UK number one hit; his subsequent releases failed to reach the top of the charts, and his final UK chart appearance was in 1973, when a reissue of "Spanish Eyes" reached the top five.

The song Heart(Less) by Kanute samples the opening verse.