[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
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***************NOTE***************

LINKS IN THE #2 REPLY (LISTS ALL THE SONG PAIRS) DO NOT WORK! SEE THREAD O.P. AND #1 FOR WORKING LINKS!

********ALSO: PLEASE note the acts performing here. I have them all properly in the YouTube list. e.g., UNCHAINED MELODY is the original by LES BAXTER, not Righteous Bros of the '60s!
More: HARBOR LIGHTS by SAMMY KAYE; not Platters!
YOU BELONG TO ME by JO STAFFORD; not Duprees!
SH-BOOM by the CREW-CUTS (white guys); not Chords!
VOLARE by DOMENICO MODUGNO, not Dino or Bobby Darrin.
AIN'T THAT A SHAME by PAT BOONE (white guy), not Fats Domino
YOUNG LOVE by SONNY JAMES, not Tab Hunter (also on this tournament but dropped out)

[gloryblaze]

A different performer of the same song is common. But two entirely different songs with the same title, well, less common.

Interesting.

[Fiji Hill]

The alternative versions that I like:

• Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy--Tommy Duncan (1949)

• Auf Wiedersehen--Rudi Schuricke (1950)

• Little Darling--The Gladiolas

• I Believe--Jane Froman

• Harbor Lights--Vera Lynn (1937)

• Hound Dog--Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton with Kansas City Bill's Orchestra (1953)

• Sincerely--The Moonglows

• Sh-Boom--Barry Frank & the Four Bells

[SamAdams76]

I appreciate the work that went into this.

Just completed. I did re-listen to each song for at least 30 seconds to make it as fair as possible.