Hit Songs From The 50s

O.K., I know what you’re thinking. This website is supposed to be about music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. So why am I now including the 50s? What happened is that, after I finished the 80s, I was on a roll so I decided to go back even further in time. About the only things I remember about the 50s are that I had a crush on Diane Meyers in the third grade at P. S. 116 in Queens, N.Y., and all the television shows were in black and white. If you would like to know any other facts about the 50s, click here.

1. (Let Me Be) Your Teddy Bear – Elvis Presley
2. Ain’t That a Shame – Fats Domino
3. All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
4. All the Way – Frank Sinatra
5. At the Hop – Danny & the Juniors
6. Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin
7. Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
8. Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino
9. Book of Love – The Monotones
10. Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers
11. Chances Are – Johnny Mathis
12. Chantilly Lace – The Big Bopper
13. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White – Eddie Calvert
14. Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
15. Come Go With Me – The Del-Vikings
16. Come Softly to Me – The Fleetwoods
17. Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
18. Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran
19. Trickle, Trickle – The Videos
20. Volare – Dean Martin
21. Little Darlin’ – The Diamonds
22. Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley
23. Dream Lover – Bobby Darin
24. Earth Angel – The Penguins
25. Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) – Ella Fitzgerald
26. Everyday – Buddy Holly & the Crickets
27. For Your Precious Love – Jerry Butler & the Impressions
28. Too Marvelous for Words – Frank Sinatra
29. Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard
30. Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
31. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) – Hank Williams
32. Day-O (Banana Boat Song) – Harry Belafonte
33. Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
34. Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
35. I Get a Kick Out of You – Frank Sinatra
36. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
37. I Only Have Eyes for You – The Flamingos
38. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
39. In the Mood – Glenn Miller
40. In the Still of the Night – The Five Satins
41. Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
42. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
43. Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Lloyd Price
44. La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
45. Little Bitty Pretty One – Thurston Harris
46. Lollipop – The Chordettes
47. Lonely Boy – Paul Anka
48. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard
49. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing – Four Aces
50. Love Is Strange – Mickey and Sylvia
51. Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
52. Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin
53. Maybellene – Chuck Berry
54. Memories Are Made of This – Dean Martin
55. Money Honey – The Drifters
56. Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole
57. My Funny Valentine – Frank Sinatra
58. My Prayer – The Platters
59. Night and Day – Frank Sinatra
60. Night Time Is the Right Time – Ray Charles
61. Oh Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
62. Only You (And You Alone) – The Platters
63. Walkin’ After Midnight – Patsy Cline
64. Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly
65. Poor Little Fool – Ricky Nelson
66. The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
67. Put Your Head on My Shoulder – Paul Anka
68. Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) – Jackie Wilson
69. Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & the Comets
70. Rockin’ Pneumonia-Boogie Woogie Flu – Johnny Rivers
71. Rockin Robin – Bobby Day
72. Sea of Love – Phil Phillips
73. Shake, Rattle and Roll – Bill Haley and the Comets
74. Since I Don’t Have You – The Skyliners
75. Sincerely – McGuire Sisters
76. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – The Platters
77. Splish Splash – Bobby Darin
78. Susie Q – Dale Hawkins
79. Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
80. Sweet Nothin’s – Brenda Lee
81. Tequila – The Champs
82. That’ll Be the Day – Buddy Holly & the Crickets
83. Tom Dooley – Kingston Trio
84. Tutti Frutti – Little Richard
85. The Twelfth of Never – Johnny Mathis
86. Twilight Time – The Platters
87. Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers
88. Shout – Part 1 – The Isley Brothers
89. White Lightning – George Jones
90. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on – Jerry Lee Lewis
91. Who’s Sorry Now – Connie Francis
92. Why Do Fools Fall in Love – Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
93. Yakety Yak – The Coasters
94. You Belong to Me – The Duprees
95. You Make Me Feel So Young and Stick – Frank Sinatra
96. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
97. Young Love – Tab Hunter
98. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
99. A Teenager In Love – Dion and The Belmonts
100. Oh What A Night – The Dells
101. Take Five – The Dave Brubeck Quartet
102. Sh-Boom – The Chords
103. Willie And The Hand Jive – Johnny Otis
104. Hum Ding A Ling – Johnny Otis
105. Diana – Paul Anka
106. Rock ‘n’ Roll Music – Chuck Berry
107. All I Have To Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers
108. Rockin’ Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu – Huey “Piano” Smith
109. When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole
110. Please, Please, Please – James Brown
111. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
112. What A Difference A Day Makes – Dinah Washington
113. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight – The Spaniels
114. Lucille – Little Richard
115. c’mon everybody – Eddie Cochran
116. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra

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