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I generally favored the more complex and engaging tunes, and rejected dopey ones when possible.

1 1950 “Goodnight Irene” Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers

A tragic song. He fell for a lass maybe 1/3 his age. Her family disapproved, as did most of the town, so he had to go into hiding. Still, I wonder what happened to Irene.

3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas

5 1950 “Simple Melody” Gary & Bing Crosby

5 1951 “Be My Love” Mario Lanza

1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole

3 1951 “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford

5 1952 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn

3 1952 “Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads

1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson

4 1953 “I’m Walking Behind You” Eddie Fisher

2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford

2 1954 “Wanted” Perry Como

1 1953 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith

3 1954 “Hey There” Rosemary Clooney

6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher

6 1955 “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” Bill Hayes

7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces

5 1955 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter

4 1955 “Autumn Leaves” Roger Williams

6 1956 “The Poor People of Paris” Les Baxter

1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley

5 1956 “The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant

2 1957 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone

7 1957 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell

5 1957 “So Rare” Jimmy Dorsey

7 1958 “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” Perry Como

6 1958 “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon” / “Raunchy” Billy Vaughn

4 1958 “Witch Doctor” David Seville

1 1959 “The Battle of New Orleans” Johnny Horton

5 1958 “Patricia” Perez Prado

2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin

3 1958 “Don’t” / “I Beg of You” Elvis Presley