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What was the number one song of the 50s?

Number ones

Reached number one Artist(s) Single
1950
July 15, 1950 Nat King Cole “Mona Lisa”
August 19, 1950 Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers “Goodnight Irene”♪ (1950)
November 18, 1950 Sammy Kaye “Harbor Lights”

What was the number 1 song in 1957?

All Shook Up
This is a list of Billboard magazine’s top 50 singles of 1957 according to retail sales….Billboard year-end top 50 singles of 1957.

No. Title Artist(s)
1 “All Shook Up” Elvis Presley
2 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone
3 “Little Darlin'” The Diamonds
4 “Young Love” Tab Hunter

What songs were popular in the 40s and 50s?

The 50 Best Hit Songs of the 1940s

  • TAKE THE “A” TRAINDuke Ellington.
  • Star DustThe Artie Shaw Orchestra.
  • You Always Hurt the One You LoveThe Mills Brothers.
  • Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyThe Andrews Sisters.
  • Chattanooga Choo ChooGlenn Miller & His Orchestra feat.
  • Paper DollThe Mills Brothers.
  • Sentimental JourneyDoris Day.

What are the top 100 Songs of 1950?

Goodnight Irene – Gordon Jenkinshe Weavers

  • Mona Lisa – Nat “King” Cole
  • The Third Man Theme – Anton Karas
  • Sam’s Song – Bing&Gary Crosby
  • Play a Simple Melody – Gary Crosby
  • Music! Music! Music! – Teresa Brewer
  • The Third Man Theme – Guy Lombardo
  • Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy – Red Foley
  • Harbor Lights – Sammy Kaye
  • It Isn’t Fair – Sammy Kaye&Don Cornell
  • What was the most popular music in the 1950s?

    Rock and roll dominated popular music in the mid 1950s and late 1950s, and quickly spread to much of the rest of the world.

    What are some famous songs from the 1950s?

    Aside from rock and roll, country music and folk music were also popular during this period, and love songs recorded by vocal groups climbed the music charts during the 1950s. Hits like “Earth Angel” by The Penguins, “In the Still of the Night” by the Five Satins, and “The Great Pretender” by The Platters , were published in the ’50s.

    What is the best song from the 1950s?

    Song Title Song Artist Year Genre; Top songs of the 1950’s is updated by the minute by Gigbuilder – The world’s most popular Event Management System. 1: That’s Amore: Dean Martin: 1953: Oldies: 2: Come Fly With Me: Frank Sinatra: 1958: Oldies: 3: Jailhouse Rock: Elvis Presley: 1957: Oldies: 4: I Walk The Line: Johnny Cash: 1956: Country: 5: I’ve Got You Under My Skin: Frank Sinatra: 1953: Oldies: 6