| Date (in US) | Movie title | Song title | Artist | Writer | US charts | UK charts | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10,1950 | The Third Man | "The Third Man Theme" (also known as "The Harry Lime Theme") | Anton Karas | Anton Karas | 1 |
1952[edit]
| Date (in US) | Movie title | Song title | Artist | Writer | US charts | UK charts | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 4, 1952 | High Noon | "The Ballad of High Noon" (aka "Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darlin’") | Frankie Laine | music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington | 5 | 7 | awarded the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Song |
1953[edit]
| Date (in US) | Movie title | Song title | Artist | Writer | US charts | UK charts | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 28 | Moulin Rouge | "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (also known as "Where Is Your Heart") | Georges Auric, original French lyrics by Jacques Larue, English lyrics by William Engvick | Percy Faith, vocals by Felicia Sanders | 1 | 1 | UK hit by Mantovani and His Orchestra |
1954[edit]
| Date (in US) | Movie title | Song title | Artist | Writer | US charts | UK charts | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21 | The High and the Mighty | “The High and the Mighty” | LeRoy Holmes | music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington | 9 | 20 | also charted in the US in 1954 by Victor Young, # 8, Les Baxter #6 and Johnny Desmond # 28 |
1955[edit]
| Date (in US) | Movie title | Song title | Artist | Writer | US charts | UK charts | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 16 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" | Bill Hayes | music by George Bruns and lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn | 1 | 2 | also Fess Parker US #5 and Tennessee Ernie Ford US #6/UK #3 |
| April 9 | Unchained | “Unchained Melody” | music by Alex North, lyrics by Hy Zaret | Les Baxter | 1 | 10 | also Roy Hamilton US #6, Jimmy Young UK #1, Al Hibbler US #3/UK #2, and in 1965 by The Righteous Brothers US #4/UK #14 |
| August 27 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" | The Four Aces | music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster | 1 | 2 | won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1955 |
| December 17 | The Tender Trap | “(Love Is) The Tender Trap” | Frank Sinatra | music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn | 7 | 2 |
1956[edit]
1957[edit]
| Date (in US) | Movie title | Song title | Artist | Writer | US charts | UK charts | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22 | Around the World in 80 Days | “Around the World” | Mantovani | music by Victor Young, lyrics by Harold Adamson | 12 | 20 | also Victor Young US #13 and Bing Crosby US #25, UK #5 |
| October 14 | Jailhouse Rock | “Jailhouse Rock” | Elvis Presley | Leiber, Stoller | 1 | 1 | |
| December 17 | Tammy and the Bachelor | "Tammy" | Debbie Reynolds | Jay Livingston and Ray Evans | 1 | 2 | The Ames Brothers version reached US#5 the same week Reynold’s topped the chart |
1958[edit]
| Date (in US) | Movie title | Song title | Artist | Writer | US charts | UK charts | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30 | King Creole | “Hard Headed Woman” | Elvis Presley | Claude DeMetrius | 1 | 2 | |
| July 14 | King Creole | "Don't Ask Me Why" | Elvis Presley | lyrics by Fred Wise, music by Ben Weisman | 25 | ||
| October 4 | King Creole | "King Creole" | Elvis Presley | Leiber, Stoller | 2 |
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