RUBIN'S ROCK N ROLL DISCOGRAPHY REFERENCE

"Let The Music Do The Talking!"



TOP MUSIC HITS FOR EACH YEAR (THE CHARTS)
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Top 100 Hits of 1950
1. "Daddy's Little Girl" - Mills Brothers
2. "Goodnight, Irene" - Gordon Jenkins and the Weavers
3. "Mona Lisa" - Nat King Cole
4. "Music! Music! Music!" - Teresa Brewer
5. "Third Man Theme" - Anton Karas
6. "Sam's Song" - Gary & Bing Crosby
7. "The Tennesse Waltz" - Patti Page
8. "A Bushel and a Peck" - Perry Como and Betty Hutton
9. "Simple Melody" - Gary & Bing Crosby
10. "Rag Mop" - Ames Brothers
11. "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake" - Eileen Barton
12. "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" - Red Foley
13. "Harbor Lights" - Sammy Kaye
14. "I Wanna Be Loved" - Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins
15. "It Isn't Fair" - Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell
16. "I Can Dream, Can't I?" - Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins
17. "Bonaparte's Retreat" - Kay Starr
18. "The Thing" - Phil Harris
19. "All My Love" - Patti Page
20. "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" - Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
21. "Sentimental Me" - Ames Brothers
22. "There's No Tomorrow" - Tony Martin
23. "Cry Of The Wild Goose" - Frankie Laine
24. "Hoop-Dee-Doo" - Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters
25. "Third Man Theme" - Guy Lombardo
26. "I'll Never Be Free" - Tennessee Ernie Ford & Kay Starr
27. "My Foolish Heart" - Gordon Jenkins
28. "Bewitched" - Bill Snyder
29. "Bewitched" - Gordon Jenkins
30. "Can Anyone Explain?" - Ames Brothers
31. "My Foolish Heart" - Billy Eckstine
32. "Dear Hearts And Gentle People" - Bing Crosby
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Top 100 Hits of 1951
1. "Mockin' Bird Hill" - Patti Page
2. "Too Young" - Nat King Cole
3. "Because Of You" - Tony Bennett
4. "Cry" - Johnny Ray
5. "How High The Moon" - Les Paul & Mary Ford
6. "Cold, Cold Heart" - Tony Bennet
7. "Come On-a My House" - Rosemary Clooney
8. "Be My Love" - Mario Lanza
9. "On Top Of Old Smoky" - Weavers
10. "Sentimental Journey" - Les Brown & the Ames Brothers
11. "If" - Perry Como
12. "That's My Boy" - Stan Freburg
13. "Loveliest Night Of The Year" - Mario Lanza
14. "Sixty Minute Man" - Billy Ward and His Dominoes
15. "Jezebel" - Frankie Laine
16. "I Get Ideas" - Tony Martin
17. "Mockin' Bird Hill" - Les Paul & Mary Ford
18. "Sin (It's No Sin)" - Eddy Howard
19. "My Heart Cries For You" - Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller
20. "(It's No) Sin" - Eddy Howard
21. "Sound Off" - Vaughn Monroe
22. "Sweet Violets" - Dinah Shore
23. "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" - Les Paul & Mary Ford
24. "My Truly, Truly Fair" - Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller
25. "(It's No) Sin" - Four Aces & Al Alberta
26. "Aba Daba Honeymoon" - Debbie Reynolds & Carlton Carpenter
27. "Rose, Rose I Love You" - Frankie Laine
28. "Down Yonder" - Del Wood
29. "I Apologize" - Billy Eckstine
30. "Would I Love You" - Patti Page
31. "You're Just In Love" - Perry Como
32. "Undecided" - Ames Brothers & Les Brown
33. "Because Of You" - Les Baxter
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Top 100 Hits of 1952
1. "Blue Tango" - Leroy Anderson
2. "Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
3. "Blues In the Night" - Rosemary Clooney
4. "Wheel Of Fortune" - Kay Starr
5. "Cry" - Johnnie Ray
6. "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" - Frankie Lane
7. "You Belong To Me" - Jo Stafford
8. "Auf Wiederseh'n" - Sweetheart, Vera Lynn
9. "It's In The Book" - Johnny Standley
10. "A Guy Is A Guy" - Doris Day
11. "Half As Much" - Rosemary Clooney
12. "Please, Mister Sun" - Johnny Ray
13. "Wish You Were Here" - Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
14. "I Went To Your Wedding" - Patti Page
15. "Heart and Soul" - Four Aces
16. "Here In My Heart" - Al Martino
17. "Delicado" - Percy Faith
18. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" - Guy Mitchell
19. "Kiss Of Fire" - Georgia Gibbs
20. "Slow Poke" - Pee Wee King
21. "Any Time" - Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
22. "Tell Me Why" - Four Aces
23. "Blacksmith Blues" - Ella Mae Morse
24. "Jambalaya" - Jo Stafford
25. "The Glow Worm" - Mills Brothers
26. "Botch-a-me" - Rosemary Clooney
27. "I Wish You Were Here" - Eddie Fisher
28. "Why Don't You Believe In Me" - Joni James
29. "The Little White Cloud That Cried" - Johnnie Ray
30. "I'm Yours" - Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
31. "Glow Worm" - Mills Brothers
32. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" - Johnnie Ray
33. "Meet Mr. Callaghan" - Les Paul
34. "I'm Yours" - Don Cornell
35. "I'll Walk Alone" - Don Cornell
36. "Tell Me Why" - Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
37. "Trying" - Hilltoppers
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Top 100 Hits of 1953
1. "Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" - Percy Faith
2. "That's Amore" - Dean Martin
3. "The Doggie In The Window" - Patti Page
4. "Vaya Con Dios" - Les Paul & Mary Ford
5. "Doggie In The Window" - Patti Page
6. "I'm Walking Behind You" - Eddie Fisher
7. "Your Cheatin' Heart" - Hank Williams
8. "Rags To Riches" - Tony Bennett
9. "You, You, You" - Ames Brothers
10. "I've Got The World On A String" - Frank Sinatra
11. "Till I Waltz Again With You" - Teresa Brewer
12. "April In Portugal" - Les Baxter
13. "You Belong To Me" - Jo Stafford
14. "I Believe" - Frankie Laine
15. "No Other Love" - Perry Como
16. "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" - Perry Como
17. "South Of The Border" - Frank Sinatra
18. "Stranger In Paradise" - Tony Bennett
19. "Oh" - Pee Wee Hunt
20. "Ebb Tide" - Frank Chacksfield
21. "Pretend" - Nat King Cole
22. "St. George and the Dragonette" - Stan Freberg
23. "Ruby" - Richard Hayman
24. "P.S.: I Love You" - Hilltoppers
25. "Tell Me You're Mine" - Gaylords
26. "Eh Cumpari" - Julius La Rosa
27. "Anna" - Silvano Mangano
28. "Say You're Mine Again" - Perry Como
29. "Dragnet" - Ray Anthony
30. "Tell Me A Story" - Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
31. "Crying In The Chapel" - June Valli
32. "Why Don't You Believe Me" - Joni James
33. "Your Cheating Heart" - Joni James
34. "Limelight (Terry's Theme)" - Frank Chacksfield
35. "With These Hands" - Eddie Fisher
36. "C'est Si Bon" - Eartha Kitt
37. "Have You Heard?" - Joni James
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Top 100 Hits of 1954
1. "Little Things Mean A Lot" - Kitty Kallen
2. "Shake, Rattle and Roll" - Bill Haley And His Comets
3. "Wanted" - Perry Como
4. "Young At Heart" - Frank Sinatra
5. "Hey There" - Rosemary Clooney
6. "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)" - The Crew-Cuts
7. "Mambo Italiano" - Rosemary Clooney
8. "Make Love To Me!" - Jo Stafford
9. "Mr. Sandman" - The Chordettes
10. "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight" - Spaniels
11. "Oh! My Pa-pa" - Eddie Fisher
12. "I Get So Lonely" - Four Knights
13. "Stranger In Paradise" - Tony Martin
14. "Three Coins In The Fountain" - Al Alberts & Four Aces
15. "Secret Love" - Doris Day
16. "Hernando's Hideaway" - Archie Bleyer
17. "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" - Ames Brothers
18. "This Ole House" - Rosemary Clooney
19. "I Need You Now" - Eddie Fisher
20. "Cross Over The Bridge" - Patti Page
21. "The Little Shoemaker" - Gaylords
22. "That's Amore" - Dean Martin
23. "The Happy Wanderer" - Frank Weir
24. "Answer Me My Love" - Nat King Cole
25. "Stranger In Paradise" - Tony Bennett
26. "If I Give My Heart To You" - Doris Day
27. "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" - Kay Starr
28. "Skokiaan" - Ralph Marterie
29. "Hold My Hand" - Don Cornell
30. "Changing Partners" - Patti Page
31. "Papa Loves Mambo" - Perry Como
32. "Rags To Riches" - Tony Bennett
33. "In The Chapel In The Moonlight" - Kitty Kallen
34. "Stranger In Paradise" - Four Aces
35. "Here" - Tony Martin
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Top 100 Hits of 1955
1. "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" - Perez Prado
2. "Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets
3. "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" - Mitch Miller
4. "Autumn Leaves" - Roger Williams
5. "Unchained Melody" - Les Baxter
6. "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" - Bill Hayes
7. "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" - Four Aces
8. "Sincerely" - McGuire Sisters
9. "Ain't That A Shame" - Pat Boone
10. "Dance With Me Henry" - Georgia Gibbs
11. "Crazy Otto Medley I & 11" - Crazy Otto
12. "Melody Of Love" - Billy Vaughn
13. "Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford
14. "Learnin' The Blues" - Frank Sinatra
15. "Hearts Of Stone" - Fontaine Sisters
16. "Tweedle Dee" - Georgia Gibbs
17. "Moments To Remember" - Four Lads
18. "Mr. Sandman" - Chordettes
19. "Let Me Go Lover" - Joan Weber
20. "A Blossom Fell" - Nat King Cole
21. "Unchained Melody" - Al Hibbler
22. "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" - Fess Parker
23. "Honey Babe" - Art Mooney
24. "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" - Tennessee Ernie Ford
25. "Ko Ko Mo" - Perry Como
26. "Hard To Get" - Gisele Mackenzie
27. "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane" - Ames Brothers
28. "That's All I Want From You" - Jaye P. Morgan
29. "Only You" - Platters
30. "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" - Somethin' Smith & The Redheads






















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Top 100 Hits of 1956
1. "Heartbreak Hotel" - Elvis Presley
2. "Don't Be Cruel" - Elvis Presley
3. "Lisbon Antigua" - Nelson Riddle
4. "My Prayer" - Platters
5. "The Wayward Wind" - Gogi Grant
7. "The Poor People Of Paris" - Les Baxter
8. "Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)" - Doris Day
8. "Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley
9. "Memories Are Made Of This" - Dean Martin
10. "Rock And Roll Waltz" - Kay Starr
11. "Moonglow And Theme From 'Picnic," - Morris Stoloff
12. "The Great Pretender" - Platters
13. "I Almost Lost My Mind" - Pat Boone
14. "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" - Elvis Presley
15. "Love Me Tender" - Elvis Presley
16. "Hot Diggity" - Perry Como
17. "Canadian Sunset" - Eddie Heywood & Hugo Winterhalter
18. "Blue Suede Shoes" - Carl Perkins
19. "The Green Door" - Jim Lowe
20. "No, Not Much" - Four Lads
21. "Honky Tonk" - Bill Doggett
22. "Sixteen Tons" - Tennessee Ernie Ford
23. "Just Walking In The Rain" - Johnnie Ray
24. "Allegheny Moon" - Patti Page
25. "I'm In Love Again" - Fats Domino
26. "Tonight You Belong To Me" - Patience & Prudence
27. "Be-bop-a-lula" - Gene Vincent
28. "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
29. "Standing On The Corner" - Four Lads
30. "The Flying Saucer" - Buchanan & Goodman
31. "Moonglow And Theme From Picnic" - George Cates
32. "Ivory Tower" - Cathy Carr
33. "See You Later Alligator" - Bill Haley & His Comets
34. "I'll Be Home" - Pat Boone
35. "On The Street Where You Live" - Vic Damone
36. "Magic Touch" - Platters
37. "Born To Be With You" - Chordettes
38. "Band Of Gold" - Don Cherry
39. "More" - Perry Como
40. "Singing The Blues" - Guy Mitchell
41. "Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
42. "The Fool" - Stanford Clark
43. "The Happy Whistler" - Don Robertson
44. "True Love" - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
45. "Long Tall Sally" - Little Richard
46. "Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" - Teresa Brewer
47. "Transfusion" - Norvus Nevous
48. "It Only Hurts For A Little While" - Ames Brothers
49. "A Tear Fell" - Teresa Brewer
50. "Rock Island Line" - Lonnie Donegan


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Top 100 Hits of 1956
 1. Doris Day - "WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE (QUE SERA, SERA) (Philips)
 2. Pat Boone - "I'LL BE HOME (London)
 3. Frankie Laine - "A WOMAN IN LOVE (Philips)
 4. The Dream Weavers - "IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW (Brunswick)
 5. Johnnie Ray - "JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN (Philips)
 6. Kay Starr - "ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ (HMV)
 7. Winifred Atwell - "POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS (Decca)
 8. Elvis Presley - "HEARTBREAK HOTEL (HMV)
 9. The Teenagers feat. Frankie Lymon - "WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE (Columbia)
10. Ronnie Hilton - "NO OTHER LOVE (HMV)
11. The Hilltoppers - "ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) (London)
12. Anne Shelton - "LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS (Philips)
13. Dean Martin - "MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS (Capitol)
14. Elvis Presley - "HOUND DOG (HMV)
15. Lou Busch Orchestra - "ZAMBESI (Capitol)
16. Bill Haley & his Comets - "ROCKIN' THROUGH THE RYE (Brunswick)
17. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - "LOST JOHN (Pye Nixa)
18. David Whitfield - "MY SEPTEMBER LOVE (Decca)
19. Bill Haley & his Comets - "THE SAINTS ROCK'N'ROLL (Brunswick)
20. 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford - "SIXTEEN TONS / YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY
(Capitol)
21. Tony Martin - "WALK HAND IN HAND (HMV)
22. Mel Torm  - "MOUNTAIN GREENERY (Vogue-Coral)
23. Bill Haley & his Comets - "(WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (Brunswick)
24. Teresa Brewer - "SWEET OLD-FASHIONED GIRL (Vogue-Coral)
25. Teresa Brewer - "A TEAR FELL (Vogue-Coral)
26. Bill Haley & his Comets - "SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR (Brunswick)
27. Frankie Vaughan - "THE GREEN DOOR (Philips)
28. Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - "ROCK ISLAND LINE (Decca)
29. Dave King - "MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS (Decca)
30. Perry Como - "HOT DIGGITY (DOG ZIGGITY BOOM) (HMV)
31. Jimmy Young - "MORE (Decca)
32. Bill Hayes - "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKET (London)
33. Frank Sinatra - "(LOVE IS) THE TENDER TRAP (Capitol)
34. Mitchell Torok - "WHEN MEXICO GAVE UP THE RHUMBA (Brunswick)
35. The Platters - "MY PRAYER (Mercury)
36. The Platters - "THE GREAT PRETENDER / ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) (Mercury)
37. Malcolm Vaughan - "ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES (HMV)
38. various artists - "ALL STAR HIT PARADE (Decca)
39. Tex Ritter - "THE WAYWARD WIND (Capitol)
40. Bill Haley & his Comets - "RIP IT UP (Brunswick)








Top 100 Hits of 1956
41. The Goons - "THE YING TONG SONG/BLOODNOK'S ROCK'N'ROLL CALL (Decca)
42. Freddie Bell & the Bellboys - "GIDDY-UP-A-DING-DONG (Mercury)
43. Frank Sinatra - "LOVE AND MARRIAGE (Capitol)
44. Don Cherry - "BAND OF GOLD (Philips)
45. Jimmy Parkinson - "THE GREAT PRETENDER (Columbia)
46. Lonnie Donegan - "BRING A LITTLE WATER SYLVIE/DEAD OR ALIVE (Pye Nixa)
47. Nat 'King' Cole - "TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY (Capitol)
48. Slim Whitman - "SERENADE (London)
49. The Goons - "I'M WALKING BACKWARDS FOR CHRISTMAS / BLUEBOTTLE BLUES
(Decca)
50. Guy Mitchell - "SINGING THE BLUES (Philips)
51. Ronnie Hilton - "WHO ARE WE (HMV)
52. Winifred Atwell - "MAKE IT A PARTY MEDLEY (Decca)
53. Johnny Dankworth Orchestra - "EXPERIMENTS WITH MICE (Parlophone)
54. Nat 'King' Cole - "LOVE ME AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO TOMORROW (Capitol)
55. Bill Haley & his Comets - "ROCK-A-BEATIN' BOOGIE (Brunswick)
56. Columbia Pictures Orchestra / Morris Stoloff - "MOONGLOW / THEME FROM 'PICNIC'
(Brunswick)
57. Louis Armstrong & his All-Stars - "A THEME FROM 'THE THREEPENNY OPERA'
(MACK THE KNIFE) (Philips)
58. The Dick Hyman Trio - "THEME FROM 'THE THREEPENNY OPERA' (MGM)
59. Gogi Grant - "THE WAYWARD WIND (London)
60. Perry Como - "MORE (HMV)
61. 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford - "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT (Capitol)
62. Eddie Fisher - "CINDY, OH CINDY (HMV)
63. Fats Domino - "I'M IN LOVE AGAIN (London)
64. Eve Boswell - "PICKIN' A-CHICKEN (Parlophone)
65. Edmund Hockridge - "YOUNG AND FOOLISH (Pye Nixa] Nixa)
66. Don Robertson - "THE HAPPY WHISTLER (Capitol)
67. Billy May & his Orchestra - "MAIN TITLE THEME (FROM 'THE MAN WITH THE
GOLDEN ARM') (Capitol)
68. Elvis Presley - "BLUE SUEDE SHOES (HMV)
69. Nat 'King' Cole - "DREAMS CAN TELL A LIE (Capitol)
70. Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly - "TRUE LOVE (Capitol)
71. The Chordettes - "BORN TO BE WITH YOU (London)
72. The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts - "LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING
(Brunswick)
73. Elvis Presley - "BLUE MOON (HMV)
74. Dave King - "YOU CAN'T BE TRUE TO TWO (Decca)
75. Dick James - "ROBIN HOOD / THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT (Parlophone)
76. Elvis Presley - "I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU (HMV)
77. Vera Lynn - "A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT (Decca)






Top 100 Hits of 1956
78. Carl Perkins - "BLUE SUEDE SHOES (London)
79. Jim Lowe & The High Fives - "THE GREEN DOOR (London)
80. Ronnie Hilton - "TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS (HMV)
81. Alma Cogan - "WILLIE CAN (HMV)
82. Frank Sinatra - "SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS [LP] (Capitol)
83. Ronnie Carroll - "WALK HAND IN HAND (Philips)
84. Melachrino Orchestra - "AUTUMN CONCERTO (HMV)
85. Jimmy Young - "CHAIN GANG (Decca)
86. Bill Haley & his Comets - "RAZZLE DAZZLE (Brunswick)
87. Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra - "THEME FROM 'THE THREEPENNY OPERA' [MACK
THE KNIFE] (London)
88. Eddie Calvert - "ZAMBESI (Columbia)
89. Pat Boone - "I ALMOST LOST MY MIND (London)
90. Michael Holliday - "HOT DIGGITY (DOG ZIGGITY BOOM) / GAL WITH THE YALLER
SHOES (Columbia)
91. Ted Heath & his Music - "THE FAITHFUL HUSSAR (Decca)
92. Gary Miller - "ROBIN HOOD (Pye Nixa)
93. Winifred Atwell - "LEFT BANK (C'EST A HAMBOURG) (Decca)
94. Johnnie Ray - "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (Philips)
95. Elvis Presley - "LOVE ME TENDER (HMV)
96. Dickie Valentine - "CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Decca)
97. Pat Boone - "LONG TALL SALLY (London)
98. Winifred Atwell & Frank Chacksfield - "PORT-AU-PRINCE (Decca)
99. David Whitfield - "WHEN YOU LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE (Decca)
100. Max Bygraves - "OUT OF TOWN (HMV)



























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Top 100 Hits of 1957
1. "All Shook Up" - Elvis Presley
2. "Love Letters In The Sand" - Pat Boone
3. "Little Darlin'" - Diamonds
4. "Young Love" - Tab Hunter
5. "So Rare" - Jimmy Dorsey
6. "Don't Forbid Me" - Pat Boone
7. "Singing The Blues" - Guy Mitchell
8. "Young Love" - Sonny James
9. "Too Much" - Elvis Presley
10. "Round And Round" - Perry Como
11. "Bye Bye Love" - Everly Brothers
12. "Tammy" - Debbie Reynolds
13. "Party Doll" - Buddy Knox
14. "Teddy Bear / Loving You" - Elvis Presley
15. "Banana Boat (Day-O)" - Harry Belafonte
16. "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley
17. "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)" - Marty Robbins
18. "Come Go With Me" - Dell-vikings
19. "Wake Up Little Susie" - Everly Brothers
20. "You Send Me" - Sam Cooke
21. "Searchin'" - Coasters
22. "School Day" - Chuck Berry
23. "Gone" - Ferlin Husky
24. "Diana" - Paul Anka
25. "A Teenager's Romance" - Ricky Nelson
26. "The Banana Boat Song" - Tarriers
27. "Honeycomb" - Jimmie Rodgers
28. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" - Jerry Lee Lewis
29. "Dark Moon" - Gale Storm
30. "That'll Be The Day" - Crickets
31. "Butterfly" - Charlie Gracie
32. "Moonlight Gambler" - Frankie Laine
33. "Teenage Crush" - Tommy Sands
34. "It's Not For Me To Say" - Johnny Mathis
35. "Silhouettes" - Rays
36. "Butterfly" - Andy Williams
37. "Marianne" - Terry Gilkyson
38. "I'm Walkin'" - Fats Domino
39. "Chances Are" - Johnny Mathis
40. "Send For Me" - Nat King Cole
41. "Rainbow" - Russ Hamilton
42. "Be-bop Baby" - Ricky Nelson
43. "Short Fat Fanny" - Larry Williams
44. "The Green Door" - Jim Lowe
45. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" - Billy Williams
46. "Old Cape Cod" - Patti Page
47. "Mr. "Lee" - Bobbettes
48. "Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
49. "Whispering Bells" - Dell-vikings
50. "Blue Monday" - Fats Domino

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Top 100 Hits of 1958
1. "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)" - Domenico Modugno
2. "All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette" - Everly Brothers
3. "Don't / I Beg Of You" - Elvis Presley
4. "Witch Doctor" - David Seville
5. "Patricia" - Perez Prado
6. "Sail Along Silvery Moon / Raunchy" - Billy Vaughn
7. "Catch A Falling Star / Magic Moments" - Perry Como
8. "Tequila" - Champs
9. "It's All In The Game" - Tommy Edwards
10. "Return To Me" - Dean Martin
11. "It's Only Make Believe" - Conway Twitty
12. "The Purple People Eater" - Sheb Wooley
13. "Bird Dog / Devoted To You" - Everly Brothers
14. "Get A Job" - Silhouettes
15. "Little Star" - Elegants
16. "Stood Up / Waitin' In School" - Ricky Nelson
17. "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" - Laurie London
18. "Twilight Time" - Platters
19. "Secretly" - Jimmie Rodgers
20. "At The Hop" - Danny & The Juniors
21. "Yakety Yak" - Coasters
22. "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck / Doncha' Think It's Time" - Elvis Presley
23. "Poor Little Fool" - Ricky Nelson
24. "Wonderful Time Up There / It's Too Soon To Know" - Pat Boone
25. "Just A Dream" - Jimmy Clanton
26. "Sugartime" - McGuire Sisters
27. "Rockin Robbin / Over And Over" - Bobby Day
28. "Tom Dooley" - Kingston Trio
29. "Sweet Little Sixteen" - Chuck Berry
30. "Topsy II / Topsy I" - Cozy Cole
31. "Looking Back / Do I Like It" - Nat King Cole
32. "Book Of Love" - Monotones
33. "Tea For Two Cha Cha" - Tommy Dorsey Orch. & Warren Covington
34. "Tears On My Pillow" - Little Anthony & The Imperials
35. "Short Shorts" - Royal Teens
36. "Great Balls Of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis
37. "Lollipop" - Chordettes
38. "Splish Splash" - Bobby Darin
39. "Who's Sorry Now" - Connie Francis
40. "My True Love / Leroy" - Jack Scott
41. "Endles Sleep" - Jody Reynolds
42. "Do You Want To Dance?" - Bobby Freeman
43. "When" - Kalin Twins
44. "To Know Him Is To Love Him" - Teddy Bears
45. "April Love" - Pat Boone
46. "Rebel-'Rouser" - Duane Eddy
47. "Oh Julie" - Crescendos
48. "The Stroll" - Diamonds
49. "Hard-Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why" - Elvis Presley
50. "Peggy Sue" - Buddy Holly

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Top 100 Hits of 1959
1. "The Battle Of New Orleans" - Johnny Horton
2. "Mack The Knife" - Bobby Darin
3. "Personality" - Lloyd Price
4. "Venus" - Frankie Avalon
5. "Lonely Boy" - Paul Anka
6. "Dream Lover" - Bobby Darin
7. "The Three Bells" - Browns
8. "Come Softly To Me" - Fleetwoods
9. "Kansas City" - Wilbert Harrison
10. "Mr. Blue" - Fleetwoods
11. "Sleep Walk" - Santo & Johnny
12. "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" - Paul Anka
13. "Stagger Lee" - Lloyd Price
14. "Donna" - Ritchie Valens
15. "Pink Shoelaces" - Dodie Stevens
16. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - Platters
17. "Charuk Brown" - Coasters
18. "Quiet Village" - Martin Denny
19. "My Heart Is An Open Book" - Carl Dobkins Jr.
20. "('Til) I Kissed You" - Everly Brothers
21. "Sea Of Love" - Phil Phillips & The Twilights
22. "The Happy Organ, Dave "Baby" Cortez
23. "I'm Gonna Get Married" - Lloyd Price
24. "Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)" - Impalas
25. "A Teenager In Love" - Dion & The Belmonts
26. "16 Candles" - Crests
27. "It's Just A Matter Of Time" - Brook Benton
28. "Lipstick On Your Collar" - Connie Francis
29. "There Goes My Baby" - Drifters
30. "A Big Hunk O' Love" - Elvis Presley
31. "Red River Rock" - Johnny & The Hurricanes
32. "Waterloo" - Stonewall Jackson
33. "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)" - Sammy Turner
34. "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I" - Elvis Presley
35. "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" - The Virtues
36. "Teen Beat" - Sandy Nelson
37. "Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" - Edward Burns & Connie Stevens
38. "Tragedy" - Thomas Wayne
39. "My Happiness" - Connie Francis
40. "Talahassee Lassie" - Freddie Cannon
41. "Tiger" - Fabian
42. "Never Be Anyone Else But You" - Ricky Nelson
43. "Don't You Know" - Della Reese
44. "I Need Your Love Tonight" - Elvis Presley
45. "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" - Dinah Washington
46. "Primrose Lane" - Jerry Wallace
47. "The All American Boy" - Bill Parsons
48. "Alvin's Harmonica" - David Seville & The Chipmunks
49. "Lonely Street" - Andy Williams
50. "What'd I Say" - Ray Charles
51. "Broken-hearted Melody" - Sarah Vaughan

Top 100 Hits of 1959
52. "Only You" - Franck Pourcel
53. "Gotta Travel On" - Billy Grammer
54. "Poison Ivy" - Coasters
55. "Turn Me Loose" - Fabian
56. "Hawaiian Wedding Song" - Andy Williams
57. "Forty Miles Of Bad Road" - Duane Eddy
58. "Lonely Teardrops" - Jackie Wilson
59. "Just Ask Your Heart" - Frankie Avalon
60. "Tell Him No" - Travis & Bob
61. "Frankie" - Connie Francis
62. "I've Had It" - The Bell Notes
63. "I Cried A Tear" - Lavern Baker
64. "Enchanted" - Platters
65. "Since I Don't Have You" - Skyliners
66. "Peter Gunn Theme" - Ray Anthony
67. "The Chipmunk Song" - David Seville & The Chipmunks
68. "I Want To Walk You Home" - Fats Domino
69. "Bobby Sox To Stockings" - Frankie Avalon
70. "Deck Of Cards" - Wink Martindale
71. "A Lover's Question" - Clyde Mcphatter
72. "I Only Have Eyes For You" - Flamingos
73. "It's Late" - Ricky Nelson
74. "Petite Fleur" - Chris Barber's Jazz Band
75. "Tall Paul" - Annette
76. "The Tijuana Jail" - Kingston Trio
77. "Just A Little Too Much" - Ricky Nelson
78. "Goodbye Baby" - Jack Scott
79. "Along Came Jones" - Coasters
80. "Three Stars" - Tommy Dee & Carol Kay
81. "A Boy Without A Girl" - Frankie Avalon
82. "Sweeter Than You" - Ricky Nelson
83. "It Was I" - Skip & Flip
84. "Goodbye, Jimmy, Goodbye" - Kathy Linden
85. "Manhattan Spiritual" - Reg Owens Orch.
86. "Endlessly" - Brook Benton
87. "Heartaches By The Number" - Guy Mitchell
88. "So Fine" - Fiestas
89. "Sea Cruise" - Frankie Ford
90. "That's Why" - Jackie Wilson
91. "You're So Fine" - Falcons
92. "Kissin' Time" - Bobby Rydell
93. "My Wish Came True" - Elvis Presley
94. "Morgen" - Ivo Robic
95. "Baby Talk" - Jan & Dean
96. "Take A Message To Mary" - Everly Brothers
97. "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
98. "Bongo Rock" - Preston Epps
99. "In The Mood" - Ernie Fields Orchestra
100. "(Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat" - Paul Evans & The Curls
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