1950s All these links are lists to my favourite's of each and links to the you tube video's etc...
50s music on DJ Dirive - only works when plugged in
Buddy Holly.
http://everyhit.com/retros/index.php
http://everyhit.com/number1.html
1950 7 Jan Ink Spots You're Breaking My Heart 2 21 Jan Billy Whitlock Hop Scotch Polka 1 28 Jan Anton Karas The Harry Lime Theme 4 25 Feb Billy Cotton • Dinah Shore Dear Hearts And Gentle People 3 11 Mar Teresa Brewer Music! Music! Music! 6 22 Apr Eve Young & The Homesteaders (If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked A Cake 1 29 Apr Billy Eckstine My Foolish Heart 11 8 Jul Doris Day • Mel Torme Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered) 8 9 Sep Eve Young & The Homesteaders Silver Dollar (Roll, Roll, Roll) 7 28 Oct Frank Sinatra • Jo Stafford Goodnight Irene 4 25 Nov Eve Young & The Homesteaders Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 7
1951 6 Jan Mel Blanc I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat 3 27 Jan Teddy Johnson • Donald Peers Beloved, Be Faithful 1 3 Feb Billy Cotton Band • Anne Shelton The Petite Waltz 2 17 Feb Patti Page • Anita O'Day The Tennessee Waltz 9 21 Apr Les Paul & Mary Ford Mockin' Bird Hill 10 30 Jun Nelson Eddy & Jo Stafford With These Hands 3 21 Jul Hoagy Carmichael My Resistance Is Low 4 18 Aug Nat 'King' Cole • Jimmy Young Too Young 12 10 Nov Teresa Brewer Longing For You 11
1952
12 Jan Mario Lanza • Anne Shelton The Loveliest Night Of The Year 4
23 Feb Guy Mitchell There's Always Room At Our House 4
22 Mar Nat 'King' Cole Unforgettable 10
24 May Jo Stafford Around The Corner 3
14 Jun Vera Lynn Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart 10
23 Aug Vera Lynn • Alma Cogan The Homing Waltz 9
25 Oct Al Martino Here In My Heart 8
The singles chart was born at this point in time and is used from hereon.
1 15 Nov Al Martino Here In My Heart 9
1953 2 17 Jan Jo Stafford You Belong To Me 1 3 24 Jan Kay Starr Comes A-Long A-Love 1 4 31 Jan Eddie Fisher Outside Of Heaven 1 5 7 Feb Perry Como Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 5 6 14 Mar Guy Mitchell She Wears Red Feathers 4 7 11 Apr The Stargazers Broken Wings 1 8 18 Apr Lita Roza (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window 1 9 25 Apr Frankie Laine I Believe 9 10 27 Jun Eddie Fisher featuring Sally Sweetland I'm Walking Behind You 1 re 3 Jul Frankie Laine I Believe 6 11 15 Aug Mantovani & His Orchestra Moulin Rouge 1 re 22 Aug Frankie Laine I Believe 3 12 12 Sep Guy Mitchell Look At That Girl 6 13 24 Oct Frankie Laine Hey Joe 2 14 7 Nov David Whitfield Answer Me 1 15 14 Nov Frankie Laine Answer Me (tied for one week) 8 re 12 Dec David Whitfield Answer Me (tied for one week) 1
1954 16 9 Jan Eddie Calvert Oh Mein Papa 9 17 13 Mar The Stargazers I See The Moon 5 18 17 Apr Doris Day Secret Love 1 re 24 Apr The Stargazers I See The Moon 1 19 1 May Johnnie Ray Such A Night 1 re 8 May Doris Day Secret Love 8 20 3 Jul David Whitfield with Chorus & Mantovani & his Orchestra Cara Mia 10 21 11 Sep Kitty Kallen Little Things Mean A Lot 1 22 18 Sep Frank Sinatra Three Coins In The Fountain 3 23 9 Oct Don Cornell Hold My Hand 4 24 6 Nov Vera Lynn My Son My Son 2 re 20 Nov Don Cornell Hold My Hand 1 25 27 Nov Rosemary Clooney This Ole House 1 26 4 Dec Winifred Atwell Let's Have Another Party 5
1955 27 8 Jan Dickie Valentine Finger Of Suspicion 1 28 15 Jan Rosemary Clooney Mambo Italiano 1 re 22 Jan Dickie Valentine Finger Of Suspicion 2 re 5 Feb Rosemary Clooney Mambo Italiano 2 29 19 Feb Ruby Murray Softly Softly 3 30 12 Mar Tennessee Ernie Ford Give Me Your Word 7 31 30 Apr Perez Prado Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 2 32 14 May Tony Bennett Stranger In Paradise 2 33 28 May Eddie Calvert Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 4 34 25 Jun Jimmy Young Unchained Melody 3 35 16 Jul Alma Cogan Dreamboat 2 36 30 Jul Slim Whitman Rose Marie 11 37 15 Oct Jimmy Young The Man From Laramie 4 38 12 Nov Johnston Brothers Hernando's Hideaway 2 39 26 Nov Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around The Clock 3 40 17 Dec Dickie Valentine Christmas Alphabet 3
1956 re 7 Jan Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around The Clock 2 41 21 Jan Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons 4 42 18 Feb Dean Martin Memories Are Made Of This 4 43 17 Mar Dreamweavers It's Almost Tomorrow 2 44 31 Mar Kay Starr Rock And Roll Waltz 1 re 7 Apr Dreamweavers It's Almost Tomorrow 1 45 14 Apr Winifred Atwell Poor People Of Paris 3 46 5 May Ronnie Hilton No Other Love 6 47 16 Jun Pat Boone I'll Be Home 5 48 21 Jul Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall In Love 3 49 11 Aug Doris Day Whatever Will Be Will Be 6 50 22 Sep Anne Shelton Lay Down Your Arms 4 51 20 Oct Frankie Laine A Woman In Love 4 52 17 Nov Johnnie Ray Just Walkin' In The Rain 7
1957 53 5 Jan Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues 1 54 12 Jan Tommy Steele Singing The Blues 1 re 19 Jan Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues 1 55 26 Jan Frankie Vaughan The Garden Of Eden (tied for one week) 4 re 2 Feb Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues (tied for one week) 1 56 23 Feb Tab Hunter Young Love 7 57 13 Apr Lonnie Donegan Cumberland Gap 5 58 18 May Guy Mitchell Rock-A-Billy 1 59 25 May Andy Williams Butterfly 2 60 8 Jun Johnnie Ray Yes Tonight Josephine 3 61 29 Jun Lonnie Donegan Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style 2 62 13 Jul Elvis Presley All Shook Up 7 63 31 Aug Paul Anka Diana 9 64 2 Nov The Crickets That'll Be The Day 3 65 23 Nov Harry Belafonte Mary's Boy Child 7
1958 66 11 Jan Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire 2 67 25 Jan Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 3 68 15 Feb Michael Holliday The Story Of My Life 2 69 1 Mar Perry Como Magic Moments 8 70 26 Apr Marvin Rainwater Whole Lotta Woman 3 71 17 May Connie Francis Who's Sorry Now 6 72 28 Jun Vic Damone On The Streets Where You Live (tied for one week) 2 73 5 Jul The Everly Brothers All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette (tied for one week) 7 74 23 Aug The Kalin Twins When 5 75 27 Sep Connie Francis Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid 6 76 8 Nov Tommy Edwards It's All In The Game 3 77 29 Nov Lord Rockingham's XI Hoots Mon 3 78 20 Dec Conway Twitty It's Only Make Believe 5
1959 79 24 Jan Jane Morgan The Day The Rains Came 1 80 31 Jan Elvis Presley One Night / I Got Stung 3 81 21 Feb Shirley Bassey As I Love You 4 82 21 Mar The Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 1 83 28 Mar Russ Conway Side Saddle 4 84 25 Apr Buddy Holly It Doesn't Matter Anymore 3 85 16 May Elvis Presley A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 5 86 20 Jun Russ Conway Roulette 2 87 4 Jul Bobby Darin Dream Lover 4 88 1 Aug Cliff Richard & The Drifters Living Doll 6 89 12 Sep Craig Douglas Only Sixteen 4 90 10 Oct Jerry Keller Here Comes Summer 1 91 17 Oct Bobby Darin Mack The Knife 2 92 31 Oct Cliff Richard & The Shadows Travellin' Light 5 93 5 Dec Adam Faith What Do You Want (tied for one week) 3 94 19 Dec Emile Ford & The Checkmates What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For