[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST

(This is a temporary ping list….so don’t worry!)

Welcome to all members who signed up already!

For those who have not signed up, please consider tuning into the Tournament of Chart-Toppers for the 1950s and casting your votes!

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FEATURED PIECES OF 1950 – 1954 (SEE SURVEY LINKS FOR EACH YEAR)

1950
“Goodnight Irene” Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
“Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
“Third Man Theme” Anton Karas
“Sam’s Song” Gary & Bing Crosby
“Simple Melody” Gary & Bing Crosby
“Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer
“Third Man Theme” Guy Lombardo
“Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” Red Foley
“Harbor Lights” Sammy Kaye
10 “It Isn’t Fair” Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell

1951
“Too Young” Nat King Cole
“Because of You” Tony Bennett
“How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford
“Come on-a My House” Rosemary Clooney
“Be My Love” Mario Lanza
“On Top of Old Smoky” The Weavers
“Cold, Cold Heart” Tony Bennett
“If” Perry Como
“The Loveliest Night of the Year” Mario Lanza
“Tennessee Waltz” Patti Page

1952
“Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson
“Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
“Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
“You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
“Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn
“Half as Much” Rosemary Clooney
“Wish You Were Here” Eddie Fisher
“I Went to Your Wedding” Patti Page
“Here in My Heart” Al Martino
“Delicado” Percy Faith

1953
“The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
“Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
“(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page
“I’m Walking Behind You” Eddie Fisher
“You, You, You” Ames Brothers
“Till I Waltz Again with You” Teresa Brewer
“April in Portugal” Les Baxter
“No Other Love” Perry Como
“Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Perry Como
“I Believe” Frankie Laine

1954
“Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen
“Wanted” Perry Como
“Hey There” Rosemary Clooney
“Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts
“Make Love to Me” Jo Stafford
“Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher
“(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely” The Four Knights
“Three Coins in the Fountain” The Four Aces
“Secret Love” Doris Day
“Hernando’s Hideaway” Archie Bleyer

[WXRGina]

Thanks, Rebel!

[Pendergast]

Thanks Rebel! Done!

[plain talk]

[Wuli]

Thanks.

I did the 1950 survey and will try get the all done within a few days.

[CAluvdubya]

Thank you Rebel! I was hoping you’d do this again! Love the new system!

[Pelham]

ping

[upchuck]

Here’s my favs and thanks for doing this survey:

1950: “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
1951: “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford
1952: “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
1953: “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
1954: “Three Coins in the Fountain” The Four Aces

What happened to 1955 - 1959?

[rocksblues]

Done.My # !'s

“Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole

“Too Young” Nat King Cole

“Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads

“(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page

“Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts

[CommerceComet]

1950: Mona Lisa

1951: Too Young

1952: You Belong to Me

1953: Vaya con Dios

1954: (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely

[fieldmarshaldj]

Though I did the linked survey, just wanted to list mine per year with a *-**** star system:

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1950
1. “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole ****
2. “Goodnight Irene” Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers ***1/4
3. “Harbor Lights” Sammy Kaye ***1/4
4. “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas ***
5. “It Isn’t Fair” Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell ***
6. “Third Man Theme” Guy Lombardo ***
7. “Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer **3/4
8. “Sam’s Song” Gary & Bing Crosby **3/4
9. “Simple Melody” Gary & Bing Crosby **1/2
10. “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” Red Foley **1/4

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1951
1. “Too Young” Nat King Cole ****
2. “Tennessee Waltz” Patti Page ****
3. “Be My Love” Mario Lanza ***1/2
4. “Because of You” Tony Bennett ***1/4
5. “The Loveliest Night of the Year” Mario Lanza ***1/4
6. “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford ***1/4
7. “Cold, Cold Heart” Tony Bennett ***
8. “If” Perry Como **3/4
9. “Come on-a My House” Rosemary Clooney **1/2
10. “On Top of Old Smoky” The Weavers **1/4

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1952
1. “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr ***3/4
2. “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford ***3/4
3. “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson ***3/4
4. “Delicado” Percy Faith ***3/4
5. “Wish You Were Here” Eddie Fisher ***1/2
6. “Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads ***1/4
7. “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn ***
8. “I Went to Your Wedding” Patti Page ***
9. “Half as Much” Rosemary Clooney ***
10. “Here in My Heart” Al Martino **1/2

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1953
1. “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford ***1/4
2. “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith ***1/4
3. “No Other Love” Perry Como ***
4. “April in Portugal” Les Baxter ***
5. “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Perry Como ***
6. “You, You, You” Ames Brothers ***
7. “I Believe” Frankie Laine ***
8. “Till I Waltz Again with You” Teresa Brewer ***
9. “I’m Walking Behind You” Eddie Fisher **1/2
10. “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page **1/4

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1954
1. “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen ***1/4
2. “Hey There” Rosemary Clooney ***1/4
3. “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts ***1/4
4. “Three Coins in the Fountain” The Four Aces ***1/4
5. “Secret Love” Doris Day ***1/4
6. “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher ***
7. “Wanted” Perry Como ***
8. “Make Love to Me” Jo Stafford **3/4
9. “Hernando’s Hideaway” Archie Bleyer **3/4
10. “(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely” The Four Knights **1/2