| THE ARC WEEKLY TOP 40 ARCHIVES: Top 100 Songs of the 1950s |
peak | weeks | year | ||
| 1 | Cherry Pink And Apple
Blossom White |
Perez Prado | 1(10) | 26 | 1955 |
| 2 | Singing The Blues | Guy Mitchell | 1(9) | 22 | 1957 |
| 3 | (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley & His Comets | 1(8) | 24 | 1955 |
| 4 | All Shook Up | Elvis Presley | 1(8) | 22 | 1957 |
| 5 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley | 1(7) | 22 | 1956 |
| 6 | Love Letters In The Sand | Pat Boone | 1(5) | 24 | 1957 |
| 7 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant | 1(7) | 22 | 1956 |
| 8 | Mack The Knife | Bobby Darin | 1(9) | 22 | 1959 |
| 9 | Autumn Leaves | Roger Williams | 1(2) | 25 | 1955 |
| 10 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | 1(7) | 22 | 1956 |
| 11 | Tammy | Debbie Reynolds | 1(5) | 23 | 1957 |
| 12 | So Rare | Jimmy Dorsey | 2 | 26 | 1957 |
| 13 | The Green Door | Jim Lowe | 1(3) | 22 | 1956 |
| 14 | Moments To Remember | The Four Lads | 3 | 26 | 1955 |
| 15 | Lisbon Antigua | Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra | 2 | 24 | 1956 |
| 16 | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 1(7) | 19 | 1957 |
| 17 | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley | 1(7) | 18 | 1957 |
| 18 | The Poor People Of Paris | Les Baxter & His Orchestra | 1(6) | 20 | 1956 |
| 19 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford | 1(6) | 19 | 1955 |
| 20 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett | Bill Hayes | 1(5) | 20 | 1955 |
| 21 | Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | The Four Aces | 1(5) | 22 | 1955 |
| 22 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas | Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus | 1(6) | 19 | 1955 |
| 23 | Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 2 | 23 | 1956 |
| 24 | The Rock And Roll Waltz | Kay Starr | 1(4) | 20 | 1956 |
| 25 | My Prayer | The Platters | 1(5) | 20 | 1956 |
| 26 | "Memories Are Made Of This" | Dean Martin | 1(5) | 19 | 1956 |
| 27 | Bye Bye Love | Everly Brothers | 2 | 22 | 1957 |
| 28 | Sincerely | McGuire Sisters | 1(6) | 20 | 1955 |
| 29 | Melody Of Love | Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra | 2 | 27 | 1955 |
| 30 | At The Hop | Danny & The Juniors | 1(7) | 18 | 1958 |
| 31 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera) | Doris Day | 2 | 22 | 1956 |
| 32 | The Battle Of New Orleans | Johnny Horton | 1(6) | 18 | 1959 |
| 33 | It's All In The Game | Tommy Edwards | 1(6) | 19 | 1958 |
| 34 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley | 1(4) | 19 | 1956 |
| 35 | Unchained Melody | Les Baxter & His Orchestra | 2 | 21 | 1955 |
| 36 | Canadian Sunset | Hugo Winterhalter | 2 | 23 | 1956 |
| 37 | Moonglow And Theme From 'Picnic' | Morris Stoloff & Orchestra | 2 | 22 | 1956 |
| 38 | Little Darlin | The Diamonds | 2 | 21 | 1957 |
| 39 | The Great Pretender | The Platters | 1(2) | 19 | 1956 |
| 40 | Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino | 4 | 21 | 1956 |
| 41 | Honeycomb | Jimmie Rodgers | 1(2) | 23 | 1957 |
| 42 | Young Love |
Tab Hunter | 1(6) | 17 | 1957 |
| 43 | True Love | Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly | 4 | 22 | 1956 |
| 44 | Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) | Bill Doggett | 2 | 22 | 1956 |
| 45 | Allegheny Moon | Patti Page | 2 | 22 | 1956 |
| 46 | Ain't That A Shame | Pat Boone | 2 | 21 | 1955 |
| 47 | Wake Up Little Susie | Everly Brothers | 1(2) | 19 | 1957 |
| 48 | Searchin' | Coasters | 5 | 22 | 1957 |
| 49 | Round And Round | Perry Como | 1(1) | 19 | 1957 |
| 50 | I Almost Lost My Mind | Pat Boone | 1(2) | 19 | 1956 |
| 51 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley | 2 | 21 | 1956 |
| 52 | A Blossom Fell | Nat King Cole | 2 | 20 | 1955 |
| 53 | Hot Diggity (Dog Diggity Boom) | Perry Como | 2 | 20 | 1956 |
| 54 | Learnin' The Blues | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 20 | 1955 |
| 55 | It's Not For Me To Say | Johnny Mathis | 5 | 23 | 1957 |
| 56 | Don't Forbid Me | Pat Boone | 1(1) | 19 | 1957 |
| 57 | Diana | Paul Anka | 2 | 18 | 1957 |
| 58 | To Know Him Is To Love Him | Teddy Bears | 1(3) | 18 | 1958 |
| 59 | You Send Me | Sam Cooke | 1(2) | 17 | 1957 |
| 60 | Chances Are | Johnny Mathis | 5 | 21 | 1957 |
| 61 | April Love | Pat Boone | 1(1) | 18 | 1957 |
| 62 | The Crazy Otto Medley | Johnny Maddox & The Rhythmasters | 2 | 20 | 1955 |
| 63 | A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) | Marty Robbins | 3 | 21 | 1957 |
| 64 | He | Al Hibbler | 7 | 24 | 1955 |
| 65 | Tom Dooley | Kingston Trio | 1(1) | 18 | 1958 |
| 66 | Tequila | The Champs | 1(5) | 16 | 1958 |
| 67 | No, Not Much! | The Four Lads | 3 | 19 | 1956 |
| 68 | Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On | Jerry Lee Lewis | 3 | 20 | 1957 |
| 69 | Only You (And You Alone) | The Platters | 5 | 21 | 1955 |
| 70 | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | Elvis Presley | 3 | 19 | 1956 |
| 71 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | The Platters | 1(3) | 16 | 1959 |
| 72 | Mr. Blue | The Fleetwoods | 1(1) | 17 | 1959 |
| 73 | Dance With Me, Henry (The Wallflower) | Georgia Gibbs | 2 | 18 | 1955 |
| 74 | Come Go With Me | The Dell-Vikings | 5 | 22 | 1957 |
| 75 | Hearts Of Stone | Fontane Sisters | 1(1) | 18 | 1955 |
| 76 | Tweedle Dee | Georgia Gibbs | 3 | 19 | 1955 |
| 76 | Witch Doctor | David Seville | 1(3) | 16 | 1958 |
| 78 | Donna | Richie Valens | 2 | 18 | 1959 |
| 79 | It's Only Make Believe | Conway Twitty | 1(2) | 17 | 1958 |
| 80 | I Hear You Knocking | Gale Storm | 2 | 19 | 1955 |
| 81 | Gone | Ferlin Husky | 4 | 19 | 1957 |
| 82 | All I Have To Do Is Dream | Everly Brothers | 1(3) | 14 | 1958 |
| 83 | Young Love | Sonny James | 2 | 17 | 1957 |
| 84 | Venus | Frankie Avalon | 1(5) | 14 | 1959 |
| 85 | Unchained Melody | Al Hibbler | 5 | 18 | 1955 |
| 86 | Patricia | Perez Prado | 1(1) | 17 | 1958 |
| 87 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price | 1(4) | 15 | 1959 |
| 88 | Volare (Nel Blue Dipinto Di Blu) | Domenico Modugno | 1(5) | 13 | 1958 |
| 89 | Sugartime | McGuire Sisters | 5 | 19 | 1958 |
| 90 | Let Me Go Lover | Joan Webber | 1(2) | 15 | 1955 |
| 91 | Moonlight Gambler | Frankie Lane | 3 | 18 | 1957 |
| 92 | Heartaches By The Number | Guy Mitchell | 1(2) | 16 | 1959 |
| 93 | Moonglow And Theme From Picnic | George Cates | 4 | 19 | 1956 |
| 94 | Rock-In Robin | Bobby Day | 2 | 19 | 1958 |
| 95 | It's Almost Tomorrow | Dream Weavers | 8 | 21 | 1956 |
| 96 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett | Fess Parker | 5 | 17 | 1955 |
| 97 | Little Star | The Elegants | 1(1) | 16 | 1958 |
| 98 | Sail ALong Silvery Moon | Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra | 5 | 18 | 1958 |
| 99 | Dark Moon | Gale Storm | 5 | 18 | 1957 |
| 100 | Silhouettes | The Rays | 3 | 17 | 1957 |
Only songs that have peaked between January, 1955 and December, 1959 are included. |
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