(VANITY) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS ('50S) - ROUND 2

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[the OlLine Rebel]

ROUND 2 of the greatest hits of the '50s begins!

Due date: Sunday, May 10 @6:00 pm (Eastern)

This Round takes the top 6 songs of each year of the '50s per BILLBOARD, along with the best 4 #7s as voted in Round 1, and pairs them in play-off brackets.

Round 1: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3838848/posts

[Fiji Hill]

Auf Wiedersehen—Vera Lynn
Little Things Mean A Lot—Kitty Kallen

[NTHockey]

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

1 1954 “Little Things Mean A Lot” Kitty Kallen

[mschalock]

1 1950 “Goodnight Irene” Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas
2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
2 1951 “Because of You” Tony Bennett
1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole
4 1951 “Come on-a My House” Rosemary Clooney
2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
3 1952 “Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
6 1952 “Half as Much” Rosemary Clooney
3 1953 “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page
2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1954 “Wanted” Perry Como
1 1953 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
4 1954 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts
1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen
2 1955 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets
7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces
5 1955 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter
4 1956 “My Prayer” The Platters
2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley
7 1956 “Que Sera Sera” Doris Day
5 1956 “The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant
2 1957 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone
1 1957 “All Shook Up” Elvis Presley
3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds
7 1958 “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” Perry Como
2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers
4 1958 “Witch Doctor” David Seville
6 1959 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin
4 1959 “Venus” Frankie Avalon
2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin
3 1959 “Personality” Lloyd Price

[fieldmarshaldj]

Post #63’s entry broke the tie for:

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

AND

1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen

Which will be my votes as well if you’re still doing the tiebreaker.

[stylin19a]

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

[Dr. Sivana]

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn
AND
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

[rocksblues]

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

[the OlLine Rebel]

Hi - are you re-posting your full picks just to show what your picks are for the run-off? (I did indeed include your full picks in the round the other day.)

[the OlLine Rebel]

Nope, they were already posted and it’d be past the deadline, anyway.

Thanks!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Oh, oh, well.

[OrioleFan]

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen

[truthluva]

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

AND

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

[Don W]

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

[buckalfa]

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

[Nifster]

Wheel of Fortune
Oh My PAPa

[Gay State Conservative]

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr

1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen

[Fiji Hill]

Vera Lynn is one of my all-time favorite singers--I've never heard a song by her that I didn't like. However, as to the opus in question, I like the versions by the two Rudis better. The first Rudi is from Germany and the other is from Austria.

Auf Wiedersehen--Rudi Schuricke (1950)

Auf Wiedersehen--Rudi Hofstetter (1950)

[P.O.E.]

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

[ConservativeStatement]

My picks are 5 and 6.

[upchuck]

2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
—>5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

AND

—>1 1954 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher