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The top hits oldies music of the 1950s is mainly dominated by song stylists and crooners such as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Doris Day, Patti Page, and Eddie Fisher. They reflect the romantic, feel-good post-war optimism in America. Also, fan hysteria followed the likes of Johnnie Ray and Frankie Laine. This was the era when the record industry was booming and many recording artists reached their peak.

It was in the 1950s that saw the emergence of an oldies music genre that will have enormous impact on the history of music . When the first rock and roll records appeared on the pop chart, people thought that the genre was just a novelty or a passing fad. By the late 1950’s, it was the biggest force in music.

At first Rhythm and Blues or R&B’s was popular only among African-Americans in the US. Then it was discovered by hip white teenagers, who seemingly have boundless energy and a lot of spare money to buy records they could dance to with wild abandon. The beats of R&B was incorporated in several white acts, among which includes that of Bill Haley and His Comets. It gave rise to a hybrid known as rock & roll. This sanitized cover versions of R&B flooded the pop charts. But listeners demanded the real thing, and they found it in the music of Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Pat Boone, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and The Platters. In 1956, Elvis Presley was discovered and became a rock and roll phenomenon. Other rock and roll heroes followed, like Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Before the decade was over, Elvis was in the US Army, Little Richard had retired and Chuck Berry and The Platters had been charged with immoral offenses. Jerry Lee Lewis was in disgrace for marrying a minor and Buddy Holly was dead. The rock’n’roll heroes seem to be on the decline. RnB however, continued to grow storing, and this genre, mixed with rock and roll based and gospel-laced sound, was to greatly influence many successful records in the oldies of the swinging and soulful Sixties.

Billboard Top 100 of 1950
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01 - 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

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

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