POPULAN SONG CHARTS OF THE 50'S

The 50s Bubblegum Pop Hits 1. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets 2. Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka 3. School Day - Chuck Berry 4. Oh Boy! - Buddy Holly 5. Rockin Robin - Bobby Day 6. Charlie Brown - The Coasters 7. Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers 8. The Children's Marching Song (Knick Knack Taddy Whack) - Mitch Miller 9. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes 10. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como

The Fifties' Songs That Mom and Dad Hated 1. Wake Up Little Suzie - The Everly Bothers 2. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 3. Tutti Fruitti - Little Richard 4. Rumble - Link Wray 5. Yakety Yak - Coasters 6. Love For Sale - Billie Holiday 7. Ragtime Cowboy Joe - The Chipmunks 8. Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds 9. Standing On The Corner (Watching All The Girls Go By) - Four Lads 10. Tequila! - Champs

The 50s Songs That Everybody Hated 1. The Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez 2. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como 3. Beep Beep - The Playmates 4. Lonely Boy - Paul Anka 5. Banana Boat Song - Steve Lawrence 6. Teen-Age Crush - Tommy Sands 7. Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) - Connie Stevens with Edd Byrnes 8. Dance With Me, Henry - Georgia Gibbs 9. Western Movies - The Olympics 10. Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat - Paul Evans

The Fifties' Dance hall Music Hits 1. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets 2. Rock and Roll is Here To Stay - Danny & the Juniors 3. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 4. At The Hop - Danny and the Juniors 5. Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris 6. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 7. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley 8. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds 9. Come Go With Me - Dell-Vikings 10. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 11. Love Is Strange - Mickey and Sylvia 12. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent 13. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 14. School Day - Chuck Berry 15. What'd I Say - Ray Charles 16. The Stroll - The Diamonds 17. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino 18. Goody Goody - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 19. Yakety Yak - The Coasters 20. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper

The 50s Party Rock Hits 1. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog - Elvis Presley 2. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis 3. Maybellene - Chuck Berry 4. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard 5. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 6. Rock and Roll Music - Chuck Berry 7. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 8. Do You Want To Dance - Bobby Freeman 9. Book Of Love - Monotones 10. Rockin Robin - Bobby Day     e

The Fifties' Best Known Doo Wop Songs 1. Earth Angel - Penguins 2. In The Still Of The Night - Five Satins 3. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos 4. At The Hop - Danny and the Juniors 5. Little Star - Elegants 6. Little Darlin' - Diamonds 7. A Teenager In Love - Dion & the Belmonts 8. 16 Candles - The Crests 9. Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings 10. Gee - The Crows

The 50s Best Loved Top 15 Slow jams 1. Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips 2. Earth Angel - The Penguins 3. Chances Are - Johnny Mathis 4. Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny 5. You Send Me - Sam Cooke 6. In The Still of The Night - Five Satins 7. It's All in The Game - Tommy Edwards 8. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters 9. Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka 10. Come Softly To Me - the Fleetwoods 11. It's Just a Matter of Time - Brook Benton 12. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos 13. All the Way - Frank Sinatra 14. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Four Aces 15. April Love - Pat Boone

The 25 Fifties' Songs That You Need To make Your Collection Complete 1. The ABC's Of Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 2. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin 3. Stood Up - Ricky Nelson 4. Book Of Love - Monotones 5. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte 6. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly and the Crickets 7. The Great Pretender - Platters 8. Whispering Bells - The Dell Vikings 9. Tonite Tonite - The Mello-Kings 10. Little Girl Of Mine - Cleftones 11. Yakety Yak - The Coasters 12. Cry - Johnny Ray 13. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers 14. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston 15. Woo-Hoo - Rock-A-Teens 16. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas 17. Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes 18. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 19. I Wonder Why - Dion & the Belmonts 20. Bony Maronie - Larry Williams 21. Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams 22. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 23. Red River Rock - Johnny and the Hurricanes 24. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 25. Sincerely - Moonglows

The 50s Big Money Songs and/or One Hit Wonders 1. Donna/ La Bamba - Richie Valens 2. Sea of Love - Phil Phillips 3. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 4. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas 5. Trickle, Trickle - the Videos 6. Silhouettes - The Rays 7. To Know Him, Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears 8. Mr. Lee - Bobbettes 9. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford 10. Woo-Hoo - Rock-A-Teens

The Late Fifties' Biggest # 1 Hits According To Billboard 1. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (1956) - 11 weeks 2. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado (1955) - 10 weeks 3. Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters (1955) - 10 weeks 4. Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell (1956) - 10 weeks 5. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin (1959) - 9 weeks 6. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley (1957) - 9 weeks 7. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets (1955) - 8 weeks 8. The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant (1956) - 8 weeks 9. Sixteen Tons - "Tennessee" Ernie Ford (1955) - 8 weeks 10. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (1956) - 8 weeks The Early Fifties' Biggest # 1 Hits According To Billboard 1. The Tennesse Waltz - Patti Page (1950) -13 Weeks 2. Goodnight Irene - Gordon Jenkins and the Weavers (1950) - 13 Weeks 3. You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford (1952) - 12 Weeks 4. Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul and Mary Ford (1953) - 11 weeks 5. Third Man Theme - Anton Karas (1950) - 11 weeks 6. Third Man Theme - Guy Lombardo (1950) - 11 weeks 7. Cry - Johnny Ray (1951) - 11 weeks 8. Because of You - Tony Bennett (1951) - 10 weeks 9. Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr (1952) - 10 weeks 10. Song From 'Moulin Rouge' Where Is Your Heart - Percy Faith (1953) - 10 weeks

The 50s Most Naughty Songs 1. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes 2. It Ain't The Meat - The Swallows 3. (When We Are Dancing) I Get Ideas - Louis Armstrong 4. Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley 5. Big Ten-Inch Record - Moose Jackson 6. Get Hot Or Go Home - John Kerby 7. I Got A Rocket In My Pocket - Jimmy Lloyd 8. (I Love To Play Your Piano) Let Me Bang Your Box - The Toppers With Orchestra 9. Whistle Bait - Lorrie And Larry Collins 10. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis

The 50s Songs About Death, Heaven, UFOs, Aliens, Murder & End of the World 1. 13 Women - Bill Haley and His Comets 2. Purple People Eater - Sheb Wolley 3. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price 4. A Wonderful Time Up There - Pat Boone 5. The Blob - The Five Blobs 6. The Flying Saucer - Buchanan & Goodman 7. El Paso - Marty Robbins 8. Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds 9. Little Blue Man - Betty Johnson 10. Car Crash - The Cadets

The 50s Best (?) Novelty & Comedy Songs & Recordings 1. Purple People Eater - Sheb Wolley 2. Banana Boat (Day-O) - Stan Freberg 3. Alvin's Harmonica - The Chipmonks 4. Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets (or The Jayhawks) 5. The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane - The Ames Brothers 6. The Flying Saucer - Buchanan & Goodman 7. The Thing - Phil Harris 8. What It Was, Was Football - Andy Griffith 9. Uh! Oh! - The Nutty Squirrels 10. Nuttin For Christmas - cracked the top 40 in 1955 by Art Mooney & Barry Gordon, Joe Ward, Ricky Zahnd, The Fontane Sisters and Stan Freberg in 1955.