TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
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Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act
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
2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
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
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher
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
Music, Music, Music
Mona Lisa
Too Young
How Much is That Doggie in the Window
Vaya Con Dios
Sh-Boom
Rock Around the Clock
Unchained Melody
The Wayward Wind
Love Letters in the Sand
All I Have to Do is Dream
Dream Lover
“Third Man Theme” Anton Karas
“Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
“Too Young” Nat King Cole
You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
“Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson
“Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
“Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts
“Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets
“Unchained Melody” Les Baxter
“My Prayer” The Platters
“The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant
“Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell
“Nel Bu Dipinto di Blu” Domenico Modugno
“Witch Doctor” David Seville
“Dream Lover” Bobby Darin
“Personality” Lloyd Price
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
2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr 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
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher 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
3 1950 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas
2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole
4 1952 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson
2 1953 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
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
2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley
1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley
7 1957 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell
1 1958 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno
2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers
4 1959 “Venus” Frankie Avalon
2 1959 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin (this was the hardest decision of the group — both such good classics!)
My picks (Extremely difficult in many cases):
6 1950 “Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer
2 1950 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
1 1951 “Too Young” Nat King Cole
2 1952 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
1 1952 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson
2 1954 “Wanted” Perry Como
1 1953 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
6 1954 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher (mostly DEDICATED TO MY DAD)
7 1955 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces
2 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley (mostly just trying to help the King)
1 1956 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley (again, really trying to help the King - I prefer Don’t be Cruel to this, but this race is closer!)
2 1957 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone
3 1957 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds
2 1958 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers (generally Claudette drags it down, but I’ll still pick it over Witch Doctor. B side not bad and fascinating it’s from Roy Orbison about his wife)
6 1959 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin
3 1959 “Personality” Lloyd Price (I can’t vote for that lyric!)