Top 40 Pop Singles of the '50s

[jayman]

Top 40 Pop Singles of the '50s
Based on the weekly Pop charts of Billboard magazine.

1.Blue Tango-Leroy Anderson
2.Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White-Perez Prado
3.Goodnight Irene-Gordon Jenkins & the Weavers
4.Singing the Blues-Guy Mitchell
5.Rock Around the Clock-Bill Haley & His Comets
6.The Third Man Theme-Anton Karas
7.The Song from Moulin Rouge-Percy Faith
8.All Shook Up-Elvis Presley
9.Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley
10.Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
11.Love Letters in the Sand-Pat Boone
12.Little Things Mean a Lot-Kitty Kallen
13.The Wayward Wind-Gogi Grant
14.Mack the Knife-Bobby Darin
15.Cry-Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads
16.The Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
17.Autumn Leaves-Roger Williams
18.Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley
19.Too Young-Nat King Cole
20.How High the Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
21.Tammy-Debbie Reynolds
22.Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley
23.Because of You-Tony Bennett
24.Mona Lisa-Nat King Cole
25.(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear-Elvis Presley
26.The Poor People of Paris-Les Baxter
27.Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
28.Wheel of Fortune-Kay Starr
29.Sixteen Tons-Tennessee Ernie Ford
30.The Yellow Rose of Texas-Mitch Miller
31.Wanted-Perry Como
32.The Doggie in the Window-Patti Page
33.Memories Are Made of This-Dean Martin
34.At the Hop-Danny & the Juniors
35.Sh-Boom-The Crew-Cuts
36.You Belong to Me-Jo Stafford
37.The Battle of New Orleans-Johnny Horton
38.It's All in the Game-Tommy Edwards
39.Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley
40.Come on-a My House-Rosemary Clooney

[mkarns]

Aug 2, 2016 7:08:32 GMT -5 jayman said:

Top 40 Pop Singles of the '50s
Based on the weekly Pop charts of Billboard magazine.


31.Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart-Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn, who hit #1 in 1952 with "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart", turned 100 yesterday. I wonder if this makes her the oldest living artist to have ever had a #1 Billboard hit, or the oldest such ever?

[Arnold]

I believe I am the only person here that is old enough to remember hearing all of these records during the actual times they were hits.  I remember all of them.  This is the music of my day.

 

I have put the years that I remember them from:

1.Blue Tango-Leroy Anderson........................................................1952
2.Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White-Perez Prado & His Orchestra..1955 
3.Goodnight Irene-Gordon Jenkins & the Weavers............................1950
4,The Third Man Theme-Anton Karas .............................................1950
5.Cry-Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads.................................................1951-52
6.Singing the Blues-Guy Mitchell ...................................................1956
7.Rock Around the Clock-Bill Haley & His Comets .............................1955
8.All Shook Up-Elvis Presley...........................................................1957
9.Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley........................................................1956
10.Love Letters in the Sand-Pat Boone............................................1957
11.The Wayward Wind-Gogi Grant .................................................1956
12.Mack the Knife-Bobby Darin......................................................1959
14.The Song from "Moulin Rouge"-Percy Faith & His Orchestra ..........1953
15.Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford ..........................................1953
16.Little Things Mean a Lot-Kitty Kallen...........................................1954
17.Too Young-Nat King Cole ..........................................................1951
18.Because of You-Tony Bennett ....................................................1951
19.Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley....................................................1956
20.The Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page ................................................1950
21.How High the Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford....................................1951
22.Tammy-Debbie Reynolds ..........................................................1957
23.Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley ......................................................1957
24.(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear-Elvis Presley ..................................1957
25.Mona Lisa-Nat King Cole ...........................................................1950
26.Wheel of Fortune-Kay Starr .......................................................1952
27.The Doggie in the Window-Patti Page .........................................1953
28.Wanted-Perry Como .................................................................1954
29.Hey There-Rosemary Clooney ....................................................1954
30.You Belong to Me-Jo Stafford .....................................................1952
31.Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart-Vera Lynn .......................................1952
32.Sh-Boom-The Crew Cuts ...........................................................1954
33.Sixteen Tons-Tennessee Ernie Ford ............................................1955
34.Memories Are Made of This-Dean Martin.......................................1955
35.At the Hop-Danny & the Juniors..................................................1957-58
36.The Battle of New Orleans-Johnny Horton ....................................1959
37.I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher ..........................................1953
38.It's All in the Game-Tommy Edwards............................................1958
39.Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley .....................................................1956
40.Come on-a My House-Rosemary Clooney .....................................1951

[djjoe1960]

For anyone who enjoys the music of the 1950's you may want to check out this you tube channel:

www.youtube.com/results?search_query=music+prof+78

[jayman]

I filled in #13.

[Henry Suárez]

All the decade end charts always divide between 1950-1954 / 1955-1959 because of the "rock era" thing, but this one's fun because it's a mix of the pre-rock era hits too

[jayman]

I made some changes.