Posted on 05/17/2020 5:09:25 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
ROUND 4 OF THE '50S TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS COMMENCES!
Votes due: Sunday, May 24 @ 6:00 pm Eastern.
16 songs, 8 pairs, 8 winners! Vote for your favorite in each pair listed.
No reply, no vote. (You may abstain from some pairs but please don't overdo it! No onesies, please, or anything less than half!)
Any ties will be broken with a run-off which will end the following Monday.
Format: Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act
1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
1952 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford
1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Four Aces
1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
6 1959 Dream Lover Bobby Darin
2 1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
4 1952 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford
2 1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
6 1959 Dream Lover Bobby Darin
2 1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
4 1952 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford
2 1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 1954 Sh-Boom The Crew-Cuts
4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
6 1959 Dream Lover Bobby Darin
Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
Too Young Nat King Cole
Blue Tango Leroy Anderson
Sh-Boom The Crew-Cuts
My Prayer The Platters
Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
Little Darlin The Diamonds
Dream Lover Bobby Darin
3 1950 Third Man Theme Anton Karas
1 1951 Too Young Nat King Cole
1 1952 Blue Tango Leroy Anderson
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
7 1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Four Aces
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
Dang...you make Bobby Darin kill himself...
and I hated to adios the Marine Brothers...
3 1950 Third Man Theme Anton Karas
4 1952 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford
2 1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 1954 Sh-Boom The Crew-Cuts
7 1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Four Aces
7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
3 1957 Little Darlin The Diamonds
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
—>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
4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
—>1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
3 1957 Little Darlin The Diamonds
—>2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
—>6 1959 Dream Lover Bobby Darin
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
3 1950 Third Man Theme Anton Karas
1 1951 Too Young Nat King Cole
1 1952 Blue Tango Leroy Anderson
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
7 1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Four Aces
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
2 1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
1 1951 Too Young Nat King Cole
2 1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 1954 Sh-Boom The Crew-Cuts
7 1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Four Aces
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
3 1957 Little Darlin The Diamonds
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
Some tough choices! Bobby Darin v Bobby Darin among them!
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 4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
3 1957 Little Darlin The Diamonds 2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
6 1959 Dream Lover Bobby Darin 2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
-——> marks the choice
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
4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
-——>7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
-——>3 1957 Little Darlin The Diamonds
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
6 1959 Dream Lover Bobby Darin
-——>2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
I think Mack the Knife will win this tournament :)
All these years later it is STILL cool beans :)
3 1950 Third Man Theme Anton Karas
4 1952 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford
1 1952 Blue Tango Leroy Anderson
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
7 1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Four Aces
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
Sorry, couldn't stop myself.
2 ‘50 Mona Lisa
4 ‘52 You Belong To Me
2 ‘53 Vaya Con Dios
2 ‘55 Rock Around The Clock
4 ‘56 My Prayer
7 ‘57 Singing The Blues
3 ‘57 Little Darlin’
6 ‘59 Dream Lover
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Now that the ‘50s POP MUSIC tournament is nearing its end, when can we expect to see the R&B and R&R songs that dominated the ‘50s? ...Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Anthony, Ruth Baker, Bo Diddly, Jimmy Reed and all of the singing groups (Clovers, Five Satins, Coasters, et al)...
I do appreciate your time and effort spent in putting up these threads!
2 1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
1 1951 Too Young Nat King Cole
2 1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
3 1957 Little Darlin The Diamonds
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
2 1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
1 1951 Too Young Nat King Cole
2 1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
2 1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
4 1952 You Belong to Me Jo Stafford
1 1952 Blue Tango Leroy Anderson
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
7 1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing The Four Aces
1 1956 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
I agree 100%
I’ll play the ones where I know both contestants.
Rock around the clock
Heartbreak Hotel
Mack the Knife
2 1950 Mona Lisa Nat King Cole
1 1951 Too Young Nat King Cole
2 1953 Vaya con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford
2 1955 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley & His Comets
4 1956 My Prayer The Platters
7 1957 Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell
2 1958 All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette The Everly Brothers
2 1959 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
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