TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list....so don’t worry!)
ROUND 2 - MOSTLY OVER
(!!!!RUN-OFF NEEDED!!!!)
Results for Round 2 so far, minus the run-offs:
6 1950 “Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer
3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas
2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
5 1951 “Be My Love” Mario Lanza
1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole
3 1951 “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson
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
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
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
3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds
1 1958 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno
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
******RUN-OFF on ROUND 2*****
Results of most contests posted in #59 (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3841441/posts?page=59#59)
We had several close calls, and still ended up with 2 ties. So there is a run-off. All are welcome to vote, even if you already did Round 2. Heck, you might change your mind!
Please vote for one song or the other of these 2 pairs; due MONDAY, May 11 @ 7:00pm Eastern:
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