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  Billboard Top 100 of 1950
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Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - Goodnight Irene
02 - Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
03 - Anton Karas - Third Man Theme
04 - Gary & Bing Crosby - Sam's Song
05 - Gary & Bing Crosby - Simple Melody
06 - Teresa Brewer - Music, Music, Music
07 - Guy Lombardo - Third Man Theme
08 - Red Foley - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
09 - Sammy Kaye - Harbor Lights
10 - Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell - It Isn't Fair
11 - Eileen Barton - If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd Have Baked A Cake
12 - Kay Starr - Bonaparte's Retreat
13 - Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
14 - Tony Martin - There's No Tomorrow
15 - Phil Harris - The Thing
16 - Ames Brothers - Sentimental Me
17 - Andrew Sisters & Gordon Jenkins - I Wanna Be Loved
18 - Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz
19 - Andrew Sisters & Gordon Jenkins - I Can Dream Can't I
20 - Tennessee Ernie Ford & Kay Starr -  I'll Never Be Free
21 - Patti Page - All My Love
22 - Gordon Jenkins - My Foolish Heart
23 - Ames Brothers - Rag Mop
24 - Bill Snyder - Bewitched
25 - Perry Como - Hoop Dee Dog
26 - Gordon Jenkins - Bewitched
27 - Ames Brothers - Can Anyone Explain
28 - Billy Eckstine - My Foolish Heart
29 - Bing Crosby - Dear Hearts And Gentle People
30 - Frankie Laine - Cry Of The Wild Goose

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Billboard Top 100 of 1951
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01 - Nat King Cole - Too Young
02 - Tony Bennett - Because Of You
03 - Les Paul And Mary Ford - How High The Moon
04 - Rosemary Clooney - Come On-A My House
05 - Mario Lanza - Be My Love
06 - Weavers - On Top Of Old Smokey
07 - Tony Bennett - Cold Cold Heart
08 - Perry Como - If
09 - Mario Lanza - Loveliest Night Of The Year
10 - Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz
11 - Frankie Laine - Jezebel
12 - Tony Martin - I Get Ideas
13 - Les Paul & Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill
14 - Patti Page - Mockingbird Hill
15 - Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller - My Heart Cries For You
16 - Eddy Howard - (It's No) Sin
17 - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Sound Off
18 - Dinah Shore - Sweet Violets
19 - Les Paul & Mary Ford - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
20 - Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller - My Truly, Truly Fair
21 - Four Aces - (It's No) Sin
22 - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter - Aba Daba Honeymoon
23 - Frankie Laine - Rose, Rose I Love You
24 - Del Wood - Down Yonder
25 - Billy Eckstine - I Apologize
26 - Patti Page - Would I Love You
27 - Perry Como - You're Just In Love
28 - Ames Brothers - Undecided
29 - Phil Harris - The Thing
30 - Les Baxter - Because Of You

Billboard Top100 of 1952
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01 - Leroy Anderson - Blue Tango
02 - Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune
03 - Johnnie Ray - Cry
04 - Jo Stafford - You BelongTo Me
05 - Vera Lynn - Auf Weiderseh'n Sweetheart
06 - Patti Page - I Went To Your Wedding
07 - Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much
08 - Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here
09 - Al Martino - Here In My Heart
10 - Percy Faith - Delicado
11 - Georgia Gibbs - Kiss Of Fire
12 - Eddie Fisher - Any Time
13 - Four Aces - Tell Me Why
14 - Ella Mae Morse - Blacksmith Blues
15 - Jo Stafford - Jambalaya
16 - Rosemary Clooney - Botch-a-me
17 - Doris Day - A Guy Is A Guy
18 - Johnnie Ray - The Little White Cloud That Cried
19 - Frankie Laine - High Noon
20 - Eddie Fisher - I'm Yours
21 - Mills Brothers - Glow Worm
22 - Johnny Standley - It's In The Book
23 - Pee Wee King - Slow Poke
24 - Johnnie Ray - Walkin' My Baby Back Home
25 - Les Paul & Mary Ford - Meet Mister Callaghan
26 - Don Cornell - I'm Yours
27 - Don Cornell - I'll Walk Alone
28 - Eddie Fisher - Tell Me Why
29 - Hilltoppers - Trying
30 - Johnnie Ray - Please, Mr. Sun

Billboard Top100 of 1953
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01 - Percy Faith - Song From Moulin Rouge
02 - Ames Brothers - You, You, You
03 - Patti Page - Doggie In The Window
04 - Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You
05 - Les Paul & Mary Ford - Vaya Con Dios
06 - Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again With You
07 - Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
08 - Perry Como - No Other Love
09 - Les Baxter - April In Portugal
10 - Frankie Laine - I Believe
11 - Pee Wee Hunt - Oh
12 - Frank Chacksfield - Ebb Tide
13 - Nat King Cole - Pretend
14 - Richard Hayman - Ruby
15 - Stan Freberg - St. George And The Dragonet
16 - Silvana Mangano - Anna
17 - Gaylords - Tell Me You're Mine
18 - Julius La Rosa - Eh Cumpari
19 - Tony Bennett - Rags To Riches
20 - Hilltoppers - P.S. I Love
21 - Joni James - Your Cheating Heart
22 - Ray Anthony - Dragnet
23 - Joni James - Have You Heard
24 - June Valli - Crying In The Chapel
25 - Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me
26 - Perry Como - Say You're Mine Again
27 - Frank Chacksfield - Limelight (Terry's Theme)
28 - Eddie Fisher - With These Hands
29 - Eartha Kitt - C'est Si Bon
30 - Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd - Tell Me A Story

Billboard Top100 of 1954
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01 - Kitty Kallen - Little Thigs Mean Alot
02 - Perry Como - Wanted
03 - Rosemary Clooney - Hey There
04 - Crew Cuts - Sh Boom
05 - Jo Stafford - Make Love To Me
06 - Eddie Fisher - Oh! My Pa-pa
07 - Four Knights - I Get So Lonely
08 - Four Aces - Three Coins in the Fountain
09 - Doris Day - Secret Love
10 - Archie Bleyer - Hernando's Hideaway
11 - Frank Sinatra - Young At Heart
12 - Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
13 - Eddie Fisher - I Need You Now
14 - Patti Page - Cross Over The Bridge
15 - Gaylords Three Friends - Little Shoemaker
16 - Dean Martin - That's Amore
17 - Frank Weir - Happy Wanderer
18 - Nat King Cole - Answer Me
19 - Tony Bennett - Stranger in Paradise
20 - Doris Day - If I Give My Heart
21 - Kay Starr - If You Love Me
22 - Ralph Marterie - Skokiaan
23 - Don Cornell - Hold My Hand
24 - Patti Page - Changing Partners
25 - Perry Como - Papa Loves Mambo
26 - Bill Haley & His Comets - Shake, Rattle and Roll
27 - Tony Bennett - Rags To Riches
28 - Kitty Kallen - In The Chapel in the Moonlight
29 - Four Aces - Stranger In Paradise
30 - Tony Martin - Here

Billboard Top100 of 1955
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01 - Perez Prado - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
02 - Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
03 - Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
04 - Roger Williams - Autumn Leaves
05 - Les Baxter - Unchained Melody
06 - Bill Hayes - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
07 - Four Aces - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
08 - McGuire Sisters - Sincerely
09 - Pat Boone - Ain't That A Shame
10 - Georgia Gibbs - Dance With Me Henry
11 - Crazy Otto - Crazy Otto Medley I & II
12 - Billy Vaughn - Melody Of Love
13 - Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
14 - Frank Sinatra - Learnin' The Blues
15 - Fontane Sisters - Hearts Of Stone
16 - Georgia Gibbs - Tweedle Dee
17 - Four Lads - Moments To Remember
18 - Chordettes - Mr. Sandman
19 - Joan Weber - Let Me Go Lover
20 - Nat King Cole - A Blossom Fell
21 - Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody
22 - Fess Parker - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
23 - Art Mooney - Honey Babe
24 - Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
25 - Perry Como - Ko Ko Mo
26 - Ames Brothers - The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane
27 - Gisele Mackenzie - Hard To Get
28 - Jaye P. Morgan - That's All I Want From You
29 - Platters - Only You
30 - Somethin' Smith & The Redheads - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

Billboard Top 100 of 1956
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001 - Elvis - Heartbreak Hotel
002 - Elvis - Don't Be Cruel
003 - Nelson Riddle - Lisbon Antigua
004 - Platters - My Prayer
005 - Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind
006 - Elvis - Hound Dog
007 - Les Baxter - The Poor People of Paris
008 - Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)
009 - Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This
010 - Kay Starr - Rock and Roll Waltz
011 - Morris Stoloff - Moonglow and Theme From 'Picnic'
012 - Platters - The Great Pretender
013 - Pat Boone - I Almost Lost My Mind
014 - Elvis - I Want You I Need You I Love You
015 - Elvis - Love Me Tender
016 - Perry Como - Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity)
017 - Hugo Winterhalter-Eddie Heywood - Canadian Sunset
018 - Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
019 - Jim Lowe - The Green Door
020 - Four Lads - No Not Much
021 - Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
022 - Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
023 - Johnnie Ray - Just Walking in the Rain
024 - Patti Page - Allegheny Moon
025 - Fats Domino - I'm in Love Again
026 - Patience and Prudence - Tonight You Belong to Me
027 - Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-a-Lula
028 - Frankie Lymon - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
029 - Four Lads - Standing on the Corner
030 - Buchanan-Goodman - The Flying Saucer (1 and 2)
031 - George Cates - Moonglow and Theme From 'Picnic'
032 - Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower
033 - Bill Haley-Comets - See You Later Alligator
034 - Pat Boone - I'll Be Home
035 - Vic Damone - On the Street Where You Live
036 - Platters - (You've Got) the Magic Touch
037 - Chordettes - Born to Be with You
038 - Don Cherry - Band of Gold
039 - Perry Como - More
040 - Guy Mitchell - Singing the Blues
041 - Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
042 - Sanford Clark - The Fool
043 - Don Robertson - The Happy Whistler
044 - Bing-Grace Kelly - True Love
045 - Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
046 - Teresa Brewer - A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl
047 - Nervous Norvus - Transfusion
048 - Ames Brothers - It Only Hurts For a Little While
049 - A Tear Fell Teresa Brewer -
050 - Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line
051 - Dream Weavers - It's Almost Tomorrow
052 - Pat Boone - Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
053 - Frank Sinatra - Hey Jealous Lover
054 - Eddy Heywood - Soft Summer Breeze
055 - Andy Williams - Canadian Sunset
056 - Eddie Fisher - Dungaree Doll
057 - George Hamilton Iv - A Rose and a Baby Ruth
058 - Eddie Fisher - Cindy Oh Cindy
059 - Jerry Vale - You Don't Know Me
060 - Moritat (Theme From Threepenny Opera)- Dick Hyman -
061 - Gale Storm - Ivory Tower
062 - Joe Valino - Garden of Eden
063 - Vince Martin-Tarriers - Cindy Oh Cindy
064 - Otis Williams-Charms - Ivory Tower
065 - Crew Cuts - Angels in the Sky
066 - Mitch Miller - Song For a Summer Night
067 - Gale Storm - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
068 - Gale Storm - Teen Age Prayer
069 - McGuire Sisters - Picnic
070 - Al Hibbler - After the Lights Go Down Low
071 - Patti Page - Mama From the Train
072 - Nat King Cole - That's All There Is to That
073 - Kit Carson - Band of Gold
074 - Tony Martin - Walk Hand in Hand
075 - Diamonds - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
076 - Perry Como - Juke Box Baby
077 - Rusty Draper - Are You Satisfied
078 - Jo Stafford - It's Almost Tomorrow
079 - You'll Never Never Know - Platters
080 - Perry Como - Glendora
081 - Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
082 - Tony Bennett - Can You Find It in Your Heart
083 - Pat Boone - Tutti-Frutti
084 - Fontane Sisters - Eddie My Love
085 - Don Rondo -Two Different Worlds -
086 - Jane Powell - True Love
087 - Richard Hayman-Jan August - Moritat
088 - Nat King Cole - Night Lights
089 - Cadillacs - Speedoo
090 - Diamonds - The Church Bells May Ring
091 - Peggy Lee - Mr Wonderful
092 - Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven
093 - Clyde McPhatter - Treasure of Love
094 - Eileen Rodgers - Miracle of Love
095 - Frankie Lymon-Teenagers - I Want You to Be My Girl
096 - Lawrence Welk - Tonight You Belong to Me
097 - Chordettes - Lay Down Your Arms
098 - Richard Maltby - Theme From 'the Man with the Golden a
099 - Teresa Brewer - Bo Weevil
100 - Blue Stars - Lullaby of Birdland