TOP MUSIC HITS FOR EACH YEAR (THE CHARTS) ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************ 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 ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* 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) ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* 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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