Hits of the 1950s
1950
3
A Bushel and a Peck Perry Como and Betty Hutton
1958 1
All I Have To Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers
1959


All I Need Is the Girl
Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim
1950 18
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth Spike Jones
1957 1
All Shook Up Elvis Presley
1957 2
All the Way Frank Sinatra
1956 2
Alleghany Moon Patti Page
1959 19
Always Sammy Turner
1959 7
Among My Souveniers Connie Francis
1957 16 An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair) Vic Damone
1956 28
April In Paris (instrumental) Count Basie & His Orchestra
1953 2 April In Portugal (instrumental) Les Baxter
1953 10 April In Portugal Vic Damone
1957 1
April Love Pat Boone
1957 25
Around the World Bing Crosby
1957 12
Around the World (instrumental) Mantovani & His Orchestra
1958 1
At the Hop Danny and the Juniors
1955 35
Autumn Leaves (instrumental) Steve Allen with George Cates and His Orchestra
1955 1
Autumn Leaves (instrumental) Roger Williams
1959 1
The Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton
1953 30
Baubles, Bangles and Beads Peggy Lee
1958 25
Baubles, Bangles and Beads Kirby Stone Four
1957 18 Ballerina Nat 'King' Cole
1957 5
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Harry Belafonte
1951 1 Be My Love Mario Lanza
1951 1 Because Of You Tony Bennett
1950 9
Bewitched Doris Day
1958 37 Blue Hawaii (instrumental) Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
1951 1
Blue Tango (instrumental) Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra
1957 2 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino
1952 17
Blues In the Night Rosemary Clooney
1958 5
The Book of Love The Monotones
1957 2
Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers
1953 8 C'est Si Bon Eartha Kitt
1956 7
Canadian Sunset Andy Williams
1956 2
Canadian Sunset (instrumental) Hugo Winterhalter
1953 6 Caravan Ralph Marterie
1958 1
Catch A Falling Star Perry Como
1953


C'est Magnifique
Cole Porter
1958 6
Chanson D'Amour (Song of Love) Art and Dotty Todd
1957 1
Chances Are Johnny Mathis
1955
1

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Perez Prado and His Orchestra
1955
14

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Alan Dale
1959


Climb Every Mountain
Rodgers and Hammerstein
1951 1 Cold Cold Heart Tony Bennett
1958


Come Fly With Me
Frank Sinatra
1954 5
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep Eddie Fisher
1955 9 Cry Me A River Julie London
1953 11
Crying In the Chapel The Orioles
1950 5
Daddy's Little Girl Mills Brothers
1959 10
Danny Boy Conway Twitty
1957 20
Deep Purple Billy Ward and His Dominos
1951
5

Detour
Patti Page
1953 1
Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes Perry Como
1959 2 Don't You Know? Della Reese
1954 17
Dream The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
1958 19
Dream Betty Johnson
1959 2
Dream Lover Bobby Darin
1953 2
Ebb Tide (instrumental) Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra
1959


Edelweiss
Rodgers and Hammerstein
1959 1 El Paso Marty Robbins
1958
6

Everybody Loves A Lover
Doris Day
1959


Everything's Coming Up Roses
Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim
1957 7
Fascination Jane Morgan and The Troubadors
1956 24
Fever Little Willie John
1958 8
Fever Peggy Lee
1958 17
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Sam Cooke
1950


From This Moment On
Cole Porter
1950


Fugue For Tinhorns
Frank Loesser
1954 21 The Gal That Got Away Frank Sinatra
1956


Get Me To the Church On Time
Lerner and Loewe
1951


Getting To Know You
Rodgers and Hammerstein
1952 1
The Glow Worm Mills Brothers
1959 36
God Bless America Connie Francis
1950 1 Goodnight Irene Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
1957


Goodnight My Someone
Meredith Wilson
1954 7
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight The McGuire Sisters
1957 20
Goody Goody Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
1957 2 Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
1950


Guys and Dolls
Frank Loesser
1958 2
Handy Man Jimmy Jones
1954 4
The Happy Wanderer Frank Weir
1950 1
Harbor Lights Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
1958 11 The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams
1958 1
He's Got the Whole World (In His Hands) Laurie London
1955 6
Heart Eddie Fisher
1955 13
Heart The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
1959 1 Heartaches By the Number Guy Mitchell
1952 11 Heart and Soul The Four Aces
1956 1
Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
1951 27 Hello, Young Lovers Perry Como
1954 2
Hernando's Hideaway Archie Bleyer
1954 1
Hey There Rosemary Clooney
1954 4 The High and the Mighty Les Baxter and His Orchestra
1954 6 The High and the Mighty (instrumental) Victor Young and His Orchestra
1959 30
High Hopes Frank Sinatra
1952 5 High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) Frankie Lane
1953 30
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer
1952 5
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Karen Chandler
1957 1
Honeycomb Jimmie Rodgers
1950 1 Hoop-Dee-Doo Perry Como with the Fontane Sisters
1956 1 Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) Perry Como
1957 1
Hound Dog Elvis Presley
1959


How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria
Rodgers and Hammerstein
1951 1 How High the Moon Les Paul and Mary Ford
1953 1
How Much Is That Doggie In the Window? Patti Page
1950 1
I Can Dream, Can't I? The Andrews Sisters
1956 20
I Could Have Danced All Night Sylvia Syms
1958


I Enjoy Being A Girl
Rodgers and Hammerstein
1954


I Gotta Crow

1951


I Have Dreamed
Rodgers and Hammerstein
1953


I Love Paris
Cole Porter
1959 11
I Only Have Eyes For You The Flamingos
1952 1 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jimmy Boyd
1951


I Talk To The Trees
Lerner and Loewe
1956 17 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
1951


I Was Born Under A Wandering Star
Lerner and Loewe
1951


I Whistle A Happy Tune

1954


I Won't Grow Up

1950 1 (If I Knew You Were Coming) I'd've Baked a Cake Eileen Barton
1959 31 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time Tab Hunter
1950


I'll Know
Frank Loesser
1954


I'm Flying

1953 29
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter Connee Boswell
1957 3
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter Billy Williams
1953 14 I've Got the World On a String Frank Sinatra
1951 11
I've Got You Under My Skin Stan Freberg
1956


I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face Lerner and Loewe
1950


I've Never Been In Love Before
Frank Loesser
1954 17 If I Didn't Care The Hilltoppers
1959 22 If I Didn't Care Connie Francis
1950


If I Were A Bell
Frank Loesser
1954 4 If You Love Me, Really Love Me Kay Starr
1956 27 In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town Somethin' Smith and The Redheads
1951


In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening

1959 4
In the Mood (instrumental) Ernie Fields' Orchestra
1955 7 It's a Sin To Tell a Lie Somethin' Smith and The Redheads
1958 1
It's All In the Game Tommy Edwards
1953


It's All Right With Me
Cole Porter
1951 19
It's Beginning To Look a Lot Light Christmas Perry Como with the Fontane Sisters
1953 16
In the Mood Johnny Maddox
1953 10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) The Four Lads
1950


It's A Lovely Day Today

1957 5 It's Not For Me To Say Johnny Mathis
1950


It's So Nice To Have A Man Around the House
Ray Conniff, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore
1957 6
Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
1958 35
Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
1956


Joey, Joey, Joey
Frank Loesser
1958 8
Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
1956


Just In Time

1956


Just You Wait Enry Iggins
Lerner and Loewe
1952 1 Kiss of Fire Georgia Gibbs
1951 19 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Weavers
1957 3 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Jimmie Rodgers
1956 37
La Mer (Beyond the Sea) (instrumental) Roger Williams
1953


Lazy Afternoon

1955 1
Learnin' the Blues Frank Sinatra
1959


Let Me Entertain You
Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim
1957


Lida Rose / Will I Ever Tell You?
Meredith Wilson
1955 1 Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon) (instrumental) Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
1956 19 Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon) Mitch Miller and His Orchestra
1958 2
Lollipop The Chordettes
1959


Lonely Goatherd
Rodgers and Hammerstein
1955 5
Love and Marraige Frank Sinatra
1955 1
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing The Four Aces
1957 1
Love Letters In the Sand Pat Boone
1958


Lovely To Look At

1958 33
Love Makes the World Go 'Round Perry Como
1955 12 Love Me Or Leave Me Sammy Davis, Jr.
1956 1
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley
1959 23
Love Potion #9 The Clovers
1950


Luck Be A Lady
Frank Loesser
1956 16 Lullaby of Birdland Blue Stars
1956 20
Mack the Knife (A Theme From "Three Penny Opera") Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
1959 1
Mack the Knife (A Theme From "Three Penny Opera") Bobby Darin
1954 1 Make Love To Me! Jo Stafford
1954 10
Mambo Italiano Rosemary Clooney
1958 20
March From the River Kwai & Colonel Bogey (instrumental) Mitch Miller and His Orchestra
1953 13 Marie The Four Tunes
1956 12
Mary's Boy Child Harry Belafonte
1959
11

May You Always
The McGuire Sisters
1955 1
Memories Are Made Of This Dean Martin
1959 12
Misty Johnny Mathis
1951 2
Mockin' Bird Hill Patti Page
1950 1
Mona Lisa Nat 'King' Cole
1959 25
Mona Lisa Carl Man
1959 29
Mona Lisa Conway Twitty
1954 14 Mood Indigo (instrumental) The Norman Petty Trio
1956 4
Moonglow (Theme From "Picnic") (instrumental) George Cates and His Orchestra
1956 1
Moonglow (Theme From "Picnic") (instrumental) Morris Stoloff and His Orchestra
1951
14

Moonlight Bay
Gary and Bing Crosby
1953 1
(The Song From) Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)(instrumental) Percy Faith and His Orchestra
1956 4
More Perry Como
1950


More I Cannot Wish You
Frank Loesser
1952 27 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Frank Sinatra
1953 21 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Tommy Dorsey
1954 1
Mr. Sandman The Chordettes
1950 1
Music! Music! Music! Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars
1956 19
My Blue Heaven Fats Domino
1959


My Favorite Things

1959 26
My Melancholy Baby Tommy Edwards
1952


My One and Only Love

1956
20

My Prayer
The Platters
1954
15

The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
The Ames Brothers
1958 10 Near You (instrumental) Roger Williams
1958 1
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) Domenico Modugno
1954


Never Never Land

1959 39
Nola Billy Williams
1953 15 O Mein Papa (Oh! My Papa) Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
1958 7 Oh Lonesome Me Don Gibson
1953 4 Oh! My Papa (O Mein Papa) Eddie Fisher
1953 6 Oh! My Papa (O Mein Papa) Eddie Calvert
1955 22
Oh! Susanna The Singing Dogs
1957 3
Old Cape Cod Patti Page
1956 4
On the Street Where You Live Vic Damone
1955 5
Only You (and You Alone) The Platters
1959 9
Only You (and You Alone) (Loin de Vous) (instrumental) Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles
1953 4 P.S. I Love You The Hilltoppers
1954 4 Papa Loves Mambo Perry Como
1956


The Party's Over

1959 2
Personality Lloyd Price
1950


Peter Cottontail

1959 8 Peter Gunn (instrumental) Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
1959 5 Petite Fleur (instrumental) Chris Barber's Jazz Band
1956 1 Poor People of Paris (Jeans Song) (instrumental) Les Baxter & His Orchestra & Chorus
1956 17 Poor People of Paris (instrumental) Lawrence Welk
1956 19 Poor People of Paris (instrumental) Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
1953 2 Pretend Nat 'King' Cole
1958 1
The Purple People Eater Sheb Wooley
1959 2
Put Your Head On My Shoulder Paul Anka
1956 2
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be) Doris Day
1953 1 Rags To Riches Tony Bennett
1959 16 Ragtime Cowboy Joe The Chipmunks and David Seville
1956


The Rain In Spain

1955 1
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley and His Comets
1956 10
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody Jerry Lewis
1957 8
Rock and Roll Music Chuck Berry
1956 29
Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry
1957 1
Round and Round Perry Como
1953 4 Santa Baby Eartha Kitt
1959 13
Scarlett Ribbons (For Her Hair) The Browns
1959 2
Sea of Love Phil Phillips with The Twilights
1954 1 Secret Love Doris Day
1956 6
See Ya Later, Alligator Bill Haley and His Comets
1959 23
See You In September The Tempos
1951 23
Sentimental Journey Les Brown and the Ames Brothers
1950


Serenata

1957


Seventy Six Trombones

1954 1
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) The Crew-Cuts
1951


Shall We Dance

1956


Show Me

1955 1
Sixteen Tons 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford
1955


Sing Me A Rainbow

1950


Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat

1959


Sixteen Going On Seventeen

1959 20 Small World Johnny Mathis
1954 10
Smile Nat 'King' Cole
1959 1
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters
1959


So Long, Farewell

1957 2
So Rare Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra and Chorus
1956 34
Soft Summer Breeze The Diamonds
1956 11
Soft Summer Breeze (instrumental) Eddie Heywood
1955 5 Something's Gotta Give The McGuire Sisters
1951


Something Wonderful

1959


The Sound of Music

1953 18 South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) Frank Sinatra
1958 3
Splish Splash Bobby Darin
1957 12
Stardust Billy Ward and His Dominos
1956 3
Standing On the Corner The Four Lads
1953 2 Stranger In Paradise Tony Bennett
1954 10 Stranger In Paradise Tony Martin
1953


Sunday

1954 15 Sway Dean Martin
1954


Swedish Rhapsody

1958 23 The Swingin' Shepherd Blues (instrumental) Moe Koffman Quartette
1951 12
Syncopated Clock (instrumental) Leroy Anderson
1957 1
Tammy Debbie Reynolds
1957


Ten Minutes Ago

1952 17
Tenderly Rosemary Clooney
1955 7
(Love Is) The Tender Trap Frank Sinatra
1950 1
The Tennessee Waltz Patti Page
1958 1
Tequila (instrumental) The Champs
1958 20
Tequila (instrumental) Eddie Platt Orchestra
1957


Thank Heavens For Little Girls

1958 18 That Old Black Magic Louis Prima & Keely Smith
1957 1
That'll Be the Day Buddy Holly and the Crickets
1956 17
That's All 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford
1953 2 That's Amore Dean Martin
1950 23
The Third Man Theme (instrumental) Owen Bradley
1950 1
The Third Man Theme (instrumental) Anton Karas
1950 1
The Third Man Theme (instrumental) Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
1950 17
The Third Man Theme (instrumental) Freddy Martin
1950 21
The Third Man Theme (instrumental) Hugo Winterhalter
1956


This Could Be The Start Of Something Big

1959 1 The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) The Browns
1951


They Call The Wind Mariah
Lerner and Loewe
1954 1
Three Coins In the Fountain The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
1959 30
Till There Was You Anita Bryant
1958 1
To Know Him (Is To Love Him) The Teddy Bears
1952 19
To Know You (Is To Love You) Perry Como
1959


Together, Wherever We Go

1958 1
Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio
1956 39 Too Close For Comfort Eydie Gorme
1951 1 Too Young Nat 'King' Cole
1956 3
True Love Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly
1956 15
True Love Jane Morgan
1958 30
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (instrumental) Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
1957 9
The Twelfth of Never Johnny Mathis
1958 2
Twenty-Six Miles (Santa Catalina) The Four Preps
1958 1
Twilight Time The Platters
1955 1
Unchained Melody Les Baxter and His Orchestra & Chorus
1952 12
Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole
1954 29
Unforgettable The Dick Hyman Trio
1959 17
Unforgettable Dinah Washington
1959 1 Venus Frankie Avalon
1958 12
Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) Dean Martin
1957 1
Wake Up Little Susie The Everly Brothers
1952 4
Walkin' My Baby Back Home Johnnie Ray
1954 1
Wanted Perry Como
1956 1
The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant
1951


We Kiss In A Shadow

1954 29 We'll Meet Again Vera Lynn
1959 8
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Dinah Washington
1955 6 Dm - Original Key Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) Sarah Vaughan
1955 12 Key of Gm Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) Dinah Shore
1952 20
When I Fall In Love Doris Day
1950 5
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1955 7
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1957 34 White Christmas Bing Crosby
1957 34 A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation) Marty Robbins
1958 4
Who's Sorry Now? Connie Francis
1956 9
Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Gale Storm
1952 27
Winter Wonderland Perry Como
1952
1

Wish You Were Here
Eddie Fisher
1958 6 Witchcraft Frank Sinatra
1957 14
Wonderful! Wonderful! Johnny Mathis
1951 2
The World Is Waiting For A Sunrise Les Paul and Mary Ford
1952 24
The World Is Waiting For A Sunrise Stan Freberg
1956


Wouldn't It Be Loverly?

1957


Ya Got Trouble

1955 1
The Yellow Rose of Texas Mitch Miller & His Orchestra and Chorus
1952 1
You Belong To Me Jo Stafford
1956 14
You Don't Know Me Jerry Vale
1957
1

You Send Me
Sam Cooke
1953 1
You You You The Ames Brothers
1953 18 You'll Never Know Rosemary Clooney
1950 5
You're Just In Love Perry Como
1954 24
You're Just In Love Rosemary Clooney
1954 2
Young At Heart Frank Sinatra
1957 1
Young Love Tab Hunter