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Sample Song List
Top 500 Songs of the 1950’s
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A-Razz-A-Ma-Tazz" Georgia Gibbs
"All My Love (Bolero)" Patti Page
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Al Jolson
"Ballin' The Jack", recorded by
o Georgia Gibbs
o Danny Kaye
"Be My Love" Mario Lanza
"Bewitched" Doris Day
"Black Lace" Frankie Laine
"Boo-Hoo" Guy Lombardo
"A Bushel And A Peck" Perry Como & Betty Hutton
"Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!)" The Ames Brothers
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley
"Cry Of The Wild Goose" Frankie Laine
"Daddy's Little Girl" The Mills Brothers
"Dear, Dear, Dear" Frankie Laine
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" Frankie Laine
"A Dreamer's Holiday" –
Buddy Clark
"Enjoy Yourself" Guy Lombardo (Kenny Gardner)
"Goodnight, Irene" The Weavers sell four million copies
"Harbor Lights" Sammy Kaye
"Here Comes Santa Claus" Andrews Sisters
"L'Hymne à L'Amour (Hymn To Love)" Édith Piaf
"I Can Dream, Can't I?" –
The Andrews Sisters
"I Love You For That" Patti Page & Frankie Laine
"I Wanna Be Loved" The Andrews Sisters
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" - Eileen Barton
"I'm Movin' On" Hank Snow
"It Isn't Fair" Sammy Kaye (Don Cornell vocal)
"Let's Go West Again" Al Jolson
"A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome" Frankie Laine
"Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole
"Music, Maestro, Please" Frankie Laine
"Music! Music! Music!" –
Teresa Brewer
"My Foolish Heart, recorded by
o Billy Eckstine
o Gordon Jenkins
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"My Heart Cries For You" "Nevertheless" "No Other Love" "The Old Piano Roll Blues"
"Patricia" "Peter Cottontail" "Play A Simple Melody" "Rag Mop" "Red Hot Mama" "The Roving Kind" "Sentimental Me" "Sleepy Ol' River" "Someday", recorded by
o The Mills Brothers
o Vaughn Monroe
"Sometime" "Stars & Stripes Forever" "Swingin' In A Hammock" "The Tennessee Waltz" "There's No Tomorrow" "The Thing" "Thinking of You" "The Third Man Theme", recorded by
o Anton Karas
o Guy Lombardo
"With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" –
Guy Mitchell
The Mills Brothers
Jo Stafford
Al Jolson & The Andrews Sisters
Perry Como
Gene Autry
Gary Crosby & Friend (Bing Crosby)
The Ames Brothers
Georgia Gibbs
Guy Mitchell
The Ames Brothers
Frankie Laine
"Aba Daba Honeymoon" "Because" "Because Of You" "Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle" "Blue Tango" "Charmaine" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Come On-A My House" "Cry" "Detour" "Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts" "Down Yonder" recorded by:
o Del Wood
o Champ Butler
"Flamenco" "Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady)" "The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart" "Get Happy" –
"Get Out Those Old Records" –
"The Girl In The Wood" "Give Me Time" "Gone Fishin'" "Got Him Off My Hands" "Hello, Young Lovers" recorded by:
Debbie Reynolds
Mario Lanza
Tony Bennett
Guy Mitchell
Leroy Anderson & his Orchestra
Mantovani & his Orchestra
Tony Bennett
Rosemary Clooney
Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
Patti Page
Patti Page
The Mariners
Frankie Laine
Guy Lombardo (Don Rodney)
Patti Page
Tony Martin
Phil Harris
Don Cherry
Patti Page
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
Frankie Laine
Frankie Lane
Guy Lombardo
Frankie Laine
Johnnie Ray
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong
Georgia Gibbs
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Perry Como
Guy Lombardo (Kenny Martin vocals)
"Hey, Good Lookin'" - Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
"The Hot Canary" - Florian Zabach
"How High The Moon" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
"I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat" - Mel Blanc
"If" - Perry Como
"It Is No Secret" - Bill Kenny & The Song Spinners
"It's All In the Game" - Tommy Edwards
"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" - Perry Como & The Fontane
Sisters
"Jealousy (Jalousie)" - Frankie Laine
"Jezebel" - Frankie Laine
"The Little White Cloud That Cried" - Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
"The Loveliest Night Of The Year" - Mario Lanza
"Lullaby of Broadway" - Doris Day
"Mister And Mississippi" - Patti Page
"Mockin' Bird Hill" - Patti Page
"My Heart Cries For You" recorded by:
o Vic Damone
o Guy Mitchell
o Dinah Shore
"My Truly, Truly Fair" - Guy Mitchell
"On Top Of Old Smoky" - The Weavers with Terry Gilkyson
"Once Upon A Nickel" - Georgia Gibbs
"One For My Baby" - Frankie Laine
"Paths Of Paradise" - Johnnie Ray
"Pretty-Eyed Baby" - Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine
"Red Sails In The Sunset" - Nat King Cole
"Rose, Rose, I Love You" - Frankie Laine
"Shanghai" - Doris Day
"Sin" - Eddy Howard & his Orchestra
"Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)" - Vaughn Monroe
"The Sparrow In The Treetop" - Guy Mitchell
"A Sunday Kind Of Love" - Jo Stafford
"Sweet Violets" - Dinah Shore
"The Syncopated Clock" - Leroy Anderson & his Orchestra
"Tell Me" - Doris Day
"Tell Me Why" - The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
"Tell The Lady I Said Goodbye" - Johnnie Ray
"Tom's Tune" - Georgia Gibbs
"Too Young" - Nat King Cole
"Undecided" - The Ames Brothers
"Vanity" - Don Cherry
"When It's Sleep Time Down South" - Frankie Laine
"While You Danced, Danced, Danced" - Georgia Gibbs
"The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" - Patti Page
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"All of Me" - Johnnie Ray
"Anytime" - Eddie Fisher
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"Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" - Vera Lynn
"Be My Life's Companion" - The Mills Brothers
"Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)" - Rosemary Clooney
"Christmas Roses" - Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
"Comes A-Long A-Love" - Kay Starr
"Day of Jubilo" - Guy Mitchell
"Delicado" - Percy Faith & his Orchestra
"Faith Can Move Mountains" - Nat King Cole
"The Glow-Worm" - The Mills Brothers
"A Guy Is a Guy" - Doris Day
"Half As Much" - Rosemary Clooney
"Heart and Soul" - The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
"Here in My Heart" - Al Martino
"High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" - Frankie Laine
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" - Karen Chandler
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - Jimmy Boyd
"I Went To Your Wedding" - Patti Page
"I'll Walk Alone" - Don Cornell
"I'm Confessin'" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
"I'm Just a Poor Bachelor" - Frankie Laine
"I'm Yours" - Eddie Fisher
"Kiss Of Fire" - Georgia Gibbs
"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" - Louis Armstrong
"Lady of Spain" - Eddie Fisher
"Lover" - Peggy Lee
"Maybe" - Perry Como & Eddie Fisher
"My Favorite Song" - Georgia Gibbs
"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" - Guy Mitchell
"Please, Mr. Sun" - Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
"Ramblin' Man" - Frankie Laine
"Rock of Gibraltar" - Frankie Laine
"Settin' the Woods on Fire" - Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
"A Sinner Am I" - Johnnie Ray
"Slow Poke" - Arthur Godfrey
"So Madly in Love" - Georgia Gibbs
"Somewhere Along The Way" - Nat King Cole
"Sugarbush" - Doris Day & Frankie Laine
"Tell Me Why" - Eddie Fisher
"Temptation" - Mario Lanza
"Tenderly" - Rosemary Clooney
"Tiger Rag" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
"Till I Waltz Again With You" - Teresa Brewer
"Tonight You Belong to Me" - Frankie Laine
"Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" - Johnnie Ray
"Wheel of Fortune" - Kay Starr
"When I Fall in Love" - Doris Day
"When You're in Love" - Frankie Laine
"Why Don't You Believe Me" - Joni James
"Winter Wonderland" - Perry Como
"Wish You Were Here" - Eddie Fisher
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"You Belong to Me" - Jo Stafford
"You'll Never Be Mine" - Guy Mitchell
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"Allez-Vous-En" - Kay Starr
"Answer Me, O Lord" - Frankie Laine
"Anywhere I Wander" - Julius La Rosa
"April in Portugal", recorded by
o Les Baxter Orchestra
o Richard Hayman Orchestra
o Freddy Martin Orchestra
o Vic Damone
"Bridge Of Sighs" - Georgia Gibbs
"Bye Bye Blues" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
"Changing Partners" - Patti Page
"The Doggie in the Window" - Patti Page
"Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" - Perry Como
"Dragnet" - Ray Anthony
"Eh Cumpari" - Julius LaRosa
"Even Now" - Eddie Fisher
"Floatin' Down To Cotton Town" - Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
"The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart" - The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
"Granada" - Frankie Laine
"Half a Photograph" - Kay Starr
"Have You Heard" - Joni James
"Hey Joe" - Frankie Laine
"Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" - Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer
"Home Lovin' Man" - Georgia Gibbs
"Hound Dog" - Big Mama Thornton
"I Believe" - Frankie Laine
"I'm Walking Behind You" - Eddie Fisher
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - The Four Lads
"The Jones Boy" - The Mills Brothers
"The Kid's Last Fight" - Frankie Laine
"Look At That Girl" - Guy Mitchell
"Make Her Mine" - Nat King Cole
"Make Love To Me" - Jo Stafford
"No Other Love" - Perry Como
"Oh! My Pa-Pa" - Eddie Fisher
"Outside of Heaven" - Eddie Fisher
"Pretend" - Nat King Cole
"Rags To Riches" - Tony Bennett
"Ricochet" - Teresa Brewer
"Same Old Saturday Night" - Frank Sinatra
"Secret Love" - Doris Day
"Seven Lonely Days" - Georgia Gibbs
"Side By Side" - Kay Starr
"The Song from Moulin Rouge" - Percy Faith (Felicia Sanders vocal)
"Stranger in Paradise" - Tony Bennett
"Tell Me a Story" - Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
"That's Amore" - Dean Martin
"Three Coins In The Fountain" - Frank Sinatra
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"The Typewriter" - Leroy Anderson & His Orchestra
"Vaya Con Dios" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
"Wishing Ring" - Joni James
"Young At Heart" - Frank Sinatra
"Your Cheatin' Heart", recorded by
o Frankie Laine
o Joni James
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"Am I A Toy Or A Treasure" - Kay Starr
"Answer Me, My Love" - Nat King Cole
"Back Where I Belong" - Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
"Baubles, Bangles & Beads", recorded by
o Georgia Gibbs
o Peggy Lee
"The Christmas Song" - Nat King Cole (a new version; original release was in
1946)
"Cross Over The Bridge" - Patti Page
"Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" - Nat King Cole
"Earth Angel" - The Penguins
"Ebb Tide" - Roy Hamilton
"Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" - The McGuire Sisters
"Hearts Of Stone" - The Fontane Sisters
"How Did He Look?" - Georgia Gibbs
"I Cried" - Patti Page
"I Need You Now" - Eddie Fisher
"I Speak To The Stars" - Doris Day
"I Took Him From You" - The DeJohn Sisters
"If I Give My Heart to You", recorded by
o Doris Day
o Denise Lor
"If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" - Kay Starr
"In the Chapel in the Moonlight" - Kitty Kallen
"In the Beginning" - Frankie Laine
"In The Mood" - Glenn Miller
"In The Still Of The Night" - The Five Satins
"In the Wee Small Hours" - Frank Sinatra
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"Let Me Go, Lover" - Joan Weber
"Little Things Mean a Lot" - Kitty Kallen
"Make Love to Me" - Jo Stafford
"The Man That Got Away" - Georgia Gibbs
"The Man Upstairs" - Kay Starr
"Melancholy Baby" - Georgia Gibbs
"Melody of Love" - Frank Sinatra & Ray Anthony
"Mr. Sandman" - Chordettes
"Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket" - Dean Martin
"Muskrat Ramble" - Matys Brothers
"My Friend" - Frankie Laine
"My Sin" - Georgia Gibbs
"Oh! My Pa-Pa" - Eddie Fisher
"Opus One" - The Mills Brothers
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"Out Of Nowhere" - Frankie Laine
"Rain, Rain, Rain" - Frankie Laine & The Four Lads
"Papa Loves Mambo" - Perry Como
"Say Hey",recorded by
o Ray Anthony
o The Treniers
"Secret Love" - Doris Day
"Sh-Boom", recorded by
o Crew-Cuts
o The Chords
o Stan Freberg (as a parody of The Chords' version).
"Sincerely" - McGuire Sisters
"Smile" - Nat King Cole
"Someone to Watch Over Me" - Frank Sinatra
"Such A Night" - Johnnie Ray
"Sway" - Dean Martin
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"Tenderly" - Nat King Cole
"Thank You for Calling" - Jo Stafford
"Three Coins In The Fountain" - The Four Aces
"Till My Love Comes To Me" - Doris Day
"Tweedle Dee" - Georgia Gibbs
"Wanted" - Perry Como
"What a Dream" - Patti Page
"When The World Was Young" - Felicia Sanders
"Whither Thou Goest" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
"You'll Never Walk Alone" - Roy Hamilton
"Your Heart, My Heart" - Frankie Laine
"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" - The Mills Brothers
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"Ain't That A Shame" - Pat Boone
"Arrivederci Roma" - Georgia Gibbs
"Band Of Gold" - Don Cherry
"A Blossom Fell" - Nat King Cole
"The Crazy Otto Medley" - Johnny Maddox
"Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" – Perez Prado
"Cool Water" - Frankie Laine
"Croce Di Oro" - Patti Page
"Cry Me a River" - Julie London
"Dance With Me, Henry" - Georgia Gibbs
"Danger! Heartbreak Ahead" - Jaye P. Morgan
"Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" - Nat King Cole
"Earth Angel" - The Crew Cuts
"Gum Drop" - The Crew Cuts
"The Great Pretender" - The Platters
"Hawkeye" - Frankie Laine
"He", recorded by
o Al Hibbler
o McGuire Sisters
"Heart" - Eddie Fisher
"How Important Can It Be?" - Joni James
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"Hummingbird", recorded by
o Frankie Laine
o Les Paul and Mary Ford
"I Hear You Knocking" – Gale Storm
"I Need You Now" - Eddie Fisher
"I Want You To Be My Baby" - Georgia Gibbs
"If I Give My Heart to You", recorded by
o Doris Day
o Denise Lor
"In The Beginning" - Frankie Laine
"It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" - Somethin' Smith and the Redheads
"Let Me Go, Lover" - Joan Weber
"Let's Go Fishin'" - Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
"Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" - The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
"Love Me Or Leave Me" - Doris Day
"Maybelline" - Chuck Berry
"Melody of Love" - Billy Vaughn
"Memories Are Made Of This" - Dean Martin
"Moments to Remember" - The Four Lads
"My Friend" - Frankie Laine
"Never Look Back" - Doris Day
"Only You (And You Alone)" - The Platters
"Playmates" - The Fontane Sisters
"Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets
"Rock And Roll Waltz" - Kay Starr
"Same Old Saturday Night" - Frank Sinatra
"Seventeen" - The Fontane Sisters
"Sincerely" – McGuire Sisters
"Sixteen Tons", recorded by
o Tennessee Ernie Ford
o Frankie Laine
"Smack Dab In The Middle" - The Mills Brothers
"Song Of Seventeen" - Petty King
"Speedo" - The Cadillacs
"Stars Fell On Alabama" - Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton
"Suddenly There's A Valley" - Gogi Grant
"Teenage Prayer" – Gale Storm
"That Old Feeling", recorded by
o Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton
o Patti Page
"That's All I Want from You" - Jaye P. Morgan
"Tweedle Dee" - Georgia Gibbs
"Unchained Melody", recorded by
o Les Baxter
o Roy Hamilton
o Al Hibbler
"A Woman in Love" - Frankie Laine
"The Yellow Rose Of Texas" - Mitch Miller & The Gang
"You Are My Love" - Joni James
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"Ain't Got No Home" - Clarence Frogman Henry
"All the Way" - Frank Sinatra
"I Walk the Line" - Johnny Cash
"Allegheny Moon" - Patti Page
"And This Is My Beloved" - Mario Lanza
"Any Way You Want Me" - Elvis Presley
"Bambino" - Dalida
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
"Blue Suede Shoes" - Carl Perkins
"Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
"Can I Steal a Little Love" - Frank Sinatra
"Chain Gang" - Bobby Short
"Che bambola" - Fred Buscaglione(Italy)
"Don't Be Cruel" - Elvis Presley
"Don't Forbid Me" - Pat Boone
"Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" - Pat Boone
"Glad Rag Doll" - Kay Starr
"Gonna Get Along Without You Now" - Patience and Prudence
"The Great Pretender" - The Platters
"The Green Door" - Jim Lowe
"Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe" - Georgia Gibbs
"Happiness Street" recorded by
o Georgia Gibbs
o Tony Bennett
"Heartbreak Hotel" - Elvis Presley
"Hell Hath No Fury" - Frankie Laine
"Hey! Jealous Lover" - Frank Sinatra
"Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley
"(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" - Frank Sinatra
"I Almost Lost My Mind" - Pat Boone
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" - Georgia Gibbs
"I Remember You" - Doris Day
"I Want to Be Loved" - Johnnie Ray
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" - Elvis Presley
"I Was the One" - Elvis Presley
"I'll Be Home" - Pat Boone
"Innamorata" - Dean Martin
"It's Almost Tomorrow" - The Dream Weavers
"I've Got You Under My Skin" - Frank Sinatra
"Ivory Tower" - Cathy Carr
"Just Walkin' in the Rain" - Johnnie Ray
"Lonesome Road" - Georgia Gibbs
"Long Tall Sally" - Little Richard
"Lotus Blossom" - Johnnie Ray
"Love Is a Golden Ring" - Frankie Laine & The Easy Riders
"Love Me Tender" - Elvis Presley
"(You've Got) The Magic Touch" - The Platters
"Mama from the Train" - Patti Page
"The Man That Got Away" - Georgia Gibbs
"Memories Are Made Of This" - Dean Martin
"My Blue Heaven" - Fats Domino
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"My Prayer" - The Platters
"No, Not Much" - The Four Lads
"On the Road to Mandalay" - Frankie Laine
"On the Street Where You Live" - Vic Damone
"Picnic" - The McGuire Sisters
"Rock Right" - Georgia Gibbs
"Roll Over Beethoven" - Chuck Berry
"See You Later Alligator" - Bill Haley and His Comets
"Shake a Hand" - Johnnie Ray
"Singing the Blues" - Guy Mitchell
"Standing on the Corner" - The Four Lads
"Suddenly There's a Valley" - Gogi Grant
"Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" - Teresa Brewer
"A Tear Fell" - Teresa Brewer
"Tonight You Belong to Me" - Patience and Prudence
"Tra La La" - Georgia Gibbs
"Tutti-Frutti" - Little Richard
"Walk Hand in Hand" - Tony Martin
"The Wayward Wind" - Gogi Grant
"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" - Doris Day
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" - The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
"Without Him" - Frankie Laine
"You Don't Know Me" - Jerry Vale
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All Shook Up" - Elvis Presley
"An Affair To Remember" - Nat King Cole
"And That Reminds Me" - Della Reese
"Almost In Your Arms (Love Theme From Houseboat) - Sophia Loren
"April Love" - Pat Boone
"Around The World" - Nat King Cole
"Bernadine" - Pat Boone
"Black Slacks" - Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
"Blue Starr" - Kay Starr
"Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
"Buenas Noches Mi Amor" - Dalida
"Butterfly" - Andy Williams
"Bye Bye Love" - Everly Brothers
"Chances Are" - Johnny Mathis
"Come Go With Me" - The Dell-Vikings, one of the first integrated groups
"Crazy Street" - Matys Brothers (some sources say 1958)
"Dark Moon" - Gale Storm
"Deep Purple" - Billy Ward & The Dominoes
"Diana" - Paul Anka
"Everyday" - Buddy Holly
"Fascination", recorded by
o Nat King Cole
o Jane Morgan & The Troubadors
"Forbidden Fruit" - Anita Ellis
"Four Walls" - Jim Reeves
"Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" - Marvin Rainwater
"Great Balls Of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis
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"The Greater Sin" - Frankie Laine
"Gunfight At the OK Corral" - Frankie Laine
"Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby" - The Tune Weavers
"Hey, Schoolgirl" - Tom and Jerry
"Histoire d'un amour" - Dalida
"Honeycomb" - Jimmie Rodgers
"Hoot Owl" - Guy Mitchell
"How High The Moon" - Pat Suzuki
"I'm Sorry" - The Platters
"I'm Walking The Floor Over You" - Georgia Gibbs
"It's Not For Me To Say" - Johnny Mathis
"Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley
"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - Jimmie Rodgers
"Last Train to San Fernando" - Johnny Duncan (huge hit in the UK)
"Little Darlin' " - The Diamonds, a cover of The Gladiolas' rhythm and blues hit
"The Lonesome Road" - Frankie Laine
"Starlight" Jack Huddle
"Look Homeward, Angel" - Johnnie Ray
"Love Letters In The Sand" - Pat Boone
"Loving You" - Elvis Presley
"Lucille" - Little Richard
"Maman, la plus belle du monde" - Dalida
"My Special Angel" - Bobby Helms
"Not Fade Away" - Buddy Holly
"Oh Boy" - Buddy Holly
"Old Cape Cod" - Patti Page
"Party Doll" - Buddy Knox
"Peggy Sue" - Buddy Holly
"Pink Champagne" - The Tyrones
"Quand on n'a que l'amour" - Dalida
"Queen Of The Senior Prom" - The Mills Brothers
"Raunchy" - Bill Justis
"Reet Petite" - Jackie Wilson
"Remember You're Mine" - Pat Boone
"Rock-A-Billy" - Guy Mitchell
"Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues" - Brenda Lee
"Rock and Roll Music" - Chuck Berry
"Round and Round" - Perry Como
"Rumble" -- Link Wray, early feedback, only instrumental ever banned
"Searchin' " - The Coasters
"Shangri-La" - The Four Coins
"Silent Lips" - Georgia Gibbs
"So Rare" - Jimmy Dorsey
"Stardust" - Nat King Cole
"Sugar Moon" - Pat Boone
"Sugartime" - McGuire Sisters
"Tammy", recorded by
o The Ames Brothers
o Debbie Reynolds
"Teddy Bear" - Elvis Presley
"That'll Be the Day" - The Crickets, Buddy Holly's group
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"3:10 To Yuma" - Frankie Laine
"Too Much" - Elvis Presley
"Too Young To Have A Broken Heart" - Gayla Peevey
"Treat Me Nice" - Elvis Presley
"The Twelfth Of Never" - Johnny Mathis
"Tu n'as pas très bon caractère" - Dalida
"Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
"Up Above My Head" - Johnnie Ray and Frankie Laine
"Wake Up Little Susie" - The Everly Brothers
"Walkin' After Midnight" - Patsy Cline
"When I Fall in Love" - Nat King Cole
"White Silver Sands - Don Rondo
"Who Needs You" - The Four Lads
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" - Jerry Lee Lewis
"Why Baby, Why" - Pat Boone
"Willie and the Hand Jive" - Johnny Otis
"Witchcraft" - Frank Sinatra
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" - Johnny Mathis
"Words of Love", recorded by
o Buddy Holly
o The Diamonds
"You Know How It Is" - Frankie Laine
"You Send Me" - Sam Cooke
"Young Blood" - The Coasters, a two-sided hit with "Searchin"'
"Young Love", recorded by
o Crew-Cuts
All I Have To Do Is Dream"/"Claudette" - The Everly Brothers
"Big Man" - The Four Preps
"Bird Dog" - Everly Brothers
"Blast Off" - The Tyrones
"Blue Boy" - Jim Reeves
"Breathless" - Jerry Lee Lewis
"Broke Down Baby" - The Tyrones
"Catch a Falling Star" - Perry Como
"Chipmunk Song" - The Chipmunks with David Seville
"Come Dance With Me" - Frank Sinatra
"Come On Let's Go" - Ritchie Valens
"Come Prima (Tu me donnes)" - Dalida
"Dans le bleu du ciel bleu" - Dalida
"The Day The Rains Came" - Jane Morgan
"El Diablo" - Frankie Laine
"Fever" - Peggy Lee
"Get a Job" - The Silhouettes
"Gondolier" - Dalida
"Great Balls Of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis
"Guitare et tambourin" - Dalida
"Hava Naguila" - Dalida
"Heartbeat" - Buddy Holly
"Hoots Mon" - Lord Rockingham's XI
"I am a Mole and I Live in a Hole" - The Southlanders
1959
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"I Have To Cry" - Frankie Laine
"I Wonder Why" - Dion & the Belmonts
"I'm Not Just Anybody's Baby" - Mindy Carson
"I'm Shook" - The Tyrones
"It's All In The Game" - Tommy Edwards
"Journey's End" - Frankie Laine
"Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
"King Creole" - Elvis Presley
"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - Jimmie Rodgers
"Le jour où la pluie viendra" - Dalida
"Left Right Out Of Your Heart" - Patti Page
"Les Gitans" - Dalida
"Maybe Baby" - Buddy Holly
"Mexican Hat Rock" - Dave Appell/the Applejacks
"Milord" - Édith Piaf
"Move It" - Cliff Richard and The Drifters
"The Purple People Eater" - Sheb Wooley
"One Summer Night" - Danleers
"Partners" - Jim Reeves
"Poor Little Fool" - Ricky Nelson
"Rave On" - Buddy Holly
"Rawhide" - Frankie Laine
"Return To Me (Rittorna A Me)" - Dean Martin
"Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" - Danny & the Juniors
"Rocka-Conga" - Dave Appell/the Applejacks
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - Brenda Lee
"Rockin' Robin" - Bobby Day
"Scarlet Ribbons" - The Kingston Trio
"Short Shorts" - Royal Teens
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - The Platters
"Stupid Cupid" - Connie Francis
"Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran
"Sweet Little Sixteen" - Chuck Berry
"Teacher's Pet" - Doris Day
"Tequila" - The Champs
"Tom Dooley" - The Kingston Trio
"Twilight Time" - The Platters
"Volare" - Domenico Modugno
"Well All Right" - Buddy Holly
"When" - The Kalin Twins
"Who's Sorry Now?" - Connie Francis
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A Big Hunk o' Love" - Elvis Presley
"All For The Love Of A Girl" - Johnny Horton
"(All of A Sudden) My Heart Sings" - Paul Anka
"Among My Souvenirs" - Connie Francis
"Apron Strings" - Cliff Richard
"The Battle Of New Orleans" - Johnny Horton
"Beyond The Sea" - Bobby Darin
"The Big Hurt" - Toni Fisher
"Billy Bayou" - Jim Reeves
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"Ciao, Ciao Bambina" - Dalida
"Come Softly To Me" - The Fleetwoods
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping" - Buddy Holly
"Don't You Know" - Della Reese
"Dream Lover" - Bobby Darin
"El Paso" - Marty Robbins
"First Name Initial" - Annette
"A Fool Such As I" - Elvis Presley
"Forty Miles Of Bad Road" - Duane Eddy
"Heartaches By The Number" - Guy Mitchell
"He'll Have To Go" - Jim Reeves
"High Hopes" - Frank Sinatra
"I'm Blue Again" - Patsy Cline
"I Only Have Eyes For You" - The Flamingos
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" - Buddy Holly
"It's All In The Game" - Tommy Edwards
"It's Just A Matter Of Time" - Brook Benton
"It's Only The Good Times" - Tommy Edwards
"J'ai rêvé" - Dalida
"Kansas City" - Wilbert Harrison
"Kissin' Time" - Bobby Rydell
"La Bamba" - Ritchie Valens
"Lipstick On Your Collar" - Connie Francis
"Lonely Boy" - Paul Anka
"Lonesome Town" - Ricky Nelson
"Love In Portofino (A San Cristina)" - Dalida
"Love Potion Number Nine" - The Clovers
"M.T.A" - The Kingston Trio
"Mack The Knife" - Bobby Darin
"Mr. Blue" - The Fleetwoods
"Misty" - Johnny Mathis
"Morgen" - Ivo Robic
"My Heart Is An Open Book" - Carl Dobkins, Jr.
"Non Dimenticar" - Nat King Cole
"Peggy Sue Got Married" - Buddy Holly
"Personality" - Lloyd Price
"Pillow Talk" - Doris Day
"Poison Ivy" - The Coasters
"Poor Jenny" - The Everly Brothers
"Put Your Head On My Shoulder" - Paul Anka
"Raining in My Heart" - Buddy Holly
"Roberta" - Frankie Ford
"Rockin' Mother" - Frankie Laine
"Rocks And Gravel" - Frankie Laine
"Rummy Polka" - Matys Brothers
"Running Bear" - Johnny Preston
"Sea Cruise" - Frankie Ford
"Since I Don't Have You" - The Skyliners
"Sleepwalk" - Santo & Johnny
"Small World" - Johnny Mathis
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - The Platters
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"Stagger Lee" - Lloyd Price
"Sweet Nothin's" - Brenda Lee
"Take A Message To Mary" - The Everly Brothers
"Tall Oak Tree" - Dorsey Burnette
"A Teenager In Love" - Dion & the Belmonts
"There Goes My Baby" - The Drifters
"'Til I Kissed You" - The Everly Brothers
"Till There Was You" - Anita Bryant
"True Love, True Love" / "Dance With Me" - The Drifters
"The Twist" - Hank Ballard
"Venus" - Frankie Avalon
"What a Difference a Day Makes" - Dinah Washington
"What'd I Say" - Ray Charles
"Where the Boys Are" - Connie Francis
"Why" - Frankie Avalon
"A Worried Man" - The Kingston Trio
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