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Top Country Songs of the 1950s

1940s <-1950-> 1960s

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1.11/1955
Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford 

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463
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
written by Merle Travis
Hound Dog    [article]2.08/1956
Hound Dog by Elvis Presley 

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from The Real Elvis EP   COVER

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451
US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #19]
US: B-side to Don't Be Cruel; hit for Big Mama Thornton in 1953; charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
All Shook Up    [article]3.04/1957
All Shook Up by Elvis Presley 

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440
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #352]
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel    [article]4.03/1956
Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley 

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from Heartbreak Hotel EP   COVER

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426
US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B 3
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #45]
written by Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden & Elvis Presley
5.12/1952
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by Jimmy Boyd 

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413
US ✫1
UK 3
US country 7
written by Tommie Connor
Jailhouse Rock    [article]6.10/1957
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley 

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from Jailhouse Rock EP   COVER

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411
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #67]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
7.04/1958
All I Have to Do Is Dream by The Everly Brothers 

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395
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #141]
charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear    [article]8.06/1957
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley 

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from Loving You   COVER

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367
US ✫1
UK 3
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
written by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe
9.11/1951
Slow Poke by Pee Wee King 

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362
US ✫1
US country ✫1
as Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
vocals by Redd Stewart
written by Chilton Price, Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
10.09/1957
Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers 

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from The Everly Brothers   COVER

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352
US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #311]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
11.11/1957
Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis 

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347
US 2
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B 3
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #96]
written by Otis Blackwell & Jack Hammer
Don't    [article]12.01/1958
Don't by Elvis Presley 

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from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   COVER

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343
US ✫1
UK 2
US country 2
US R&B 4
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
13.01/1950
Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy by Red Foley 

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338
US ✫1
US country ✫1
[Decca 64205]
written by Harry Stone & Jack Stapp
14.08/1958
Bird Dog by The Everly Brothers 

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337
US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B 2
written by Boudleaux Bryant
Love Me Tender    [article]15.10/1956
Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley 

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from Love Me Tender EP   COVER

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328
US ✫1
UK 11
US country 3
US R&B 3
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #437]
adapted from "Aura Lee", 1861
written by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton (uncredited) & Ken Darby (uncredited)
Hard Headed Woman    [article]16.06/1958
Hard Headed Woman by Elvis Presley 

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from King Creole   COVER

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328
US ✫1
UK 2
US country 2
US R&B 2
written by Claude Demetrius
17.07/1959
The Three Bells by The Browns 

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321
US ✫1
UK 6
US country ✫1
US R&B 10
written by Jean Villard Gilles, Marc Herrand & Bert Reisfeld
18.12/1956
Young Love by Sonny James 

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320
US ✫1
UK 11
US country ✫1
US R&B 3
[Capitol 3602]
written by Ric Cartey & Carole Joyner
19.04/1959
The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton 

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317
US ✫1
UK 16
US country ✫1
US R&B 3
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1960]
[Columbia 41339]
20.06/1958
When by The Kalin Twins 

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311
US 5
UK ✫1
US country 13
US R&B ✫1
Don't Be Cruel    [article]21.08/1956
Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley 

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from The Real Elvis EP   COVER

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311
US ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #197]
charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley
Too Much    [article]22.01/1957
Too Much by Elvis Presley 

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306
US ✫1
UK 6
US country 3
US R&B 3
written by Lee Rosenberg & Bernard Weinman
23.03/1955
The Ballad of Davy Crockett by Tennessee Ernie Ford 

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305
US 5
UK 3
US country 4
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn
24.07/1958
Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson 

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from Ricky Nelson   COVER

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303
US ✫1
UK 4
US country 3
US R&B 3
B side to My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
written by Sharon Sheeley
25.11/1950
The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page 

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MP3

301
US ✫1
US country 2
written by Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
26.02/1951
Mockin' Bird Hill by Les Paul & Mary Ford 

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295
US 2
US country 7
written by Vaughn Horton
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck    [article]27.04/1958
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck by Elvis Presley 

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from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   COVER

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294
US 2
UK 3
US country 3
US R&B ✫1
written by Bert Carroll & Russell Moody
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You    [article]28.05/1956
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You by Elvis Presley 

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from The Real Elvis EP   COVER

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294
US ✫1
UK 14
US country ✫1
US R&B 3
written by Maurice Mysels & Ira Kosloff
29.03/1951
On Top of Old Smoky by The Weavers & Terry Gilkyson 

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294
US 2
US country 8
written by traditional
30.05/1957
Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers 

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from The Everly Brothers   COVER

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292
US 2
UK 6
US country ✫1
US R&B 5
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #207]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
31.08/1959
('Til) I Kissed You by The Everly Brothers 

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from The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers   COVER

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291
US 4
UK 2
US country 8
US R&B 22
Blue Suede Shoes    [article]32.03/1956
Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins 

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289
US 2
UK 10
US country ✫1
US R&B 2
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #95]
written by Carl Perkins
33.06/1958
Patricia by Perez Prado 

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272
US ✫1
UK 8
US country 18
US R&B ✫1
as Perez Prado & His Orchestra
34.08/1957
Honeycomb by Jimmie Rodgers 

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from Jimmie Rodgers   COVER

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272
US ✫1
UK 30
US country 7
US R&B ✫1
[Roulette 4015]
35.12/1959
He'll Have to Go by Jim Reeves 

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from He'll Have to Go   COVER

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269
US 2
UK 12
US country ✫1
US R&B 13
[RCA Victor 47-7643]
written by Joe Allison & Audrey Allison
36.09/1951
Down Yonder by Del Wood 

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MP3

266
US 4
US country 5
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert
37.06/1957
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On by Jerry Lee Lewis 

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MP3

260
US 3
UK 8
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #61]
El Paso    [article]38.11/1959
El Paso by Marty Robbins 

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from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs   COVER

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256
US ✫1
UK 19
US country ✫1
[Columbia 4-41511]
written by Marty Robbins
39.11/1957
Raunchy by Bill Justis 

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253
US 2
UK 11
US country 6
US R&B ✫1
written by Bill Justis & Sid Manker
40.07/1955
Rose Marie by Slim Whitman 

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MP3

252
UK ✫1
US country 4
41.11/1957
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine by Jimmie Rodgers 

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from Jimmie Rodgers   COVER

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249
US 3
UK 7
US country 6
US R&B 8
[Roulette 4031]
written by The Weavers
42.08/1950
I'll Never Be Free by Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford 

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MP3

237
US 3
US country 2
43.11/1958
Problems by The Everly Brothers 

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MP3

233
US 2
UK 6
US country 17
44.12/1950
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry 

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MP3

220
US 3
US country 5
as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
[R]
written by Johnny Marks
45.12/1957
Stood Up by Ricky Nelson 

video

MP3

211
US 2
UK 27
US country 8
US R&B 4
46.06/1956
Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent 

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MP3

210
US 7
UK 16
US country 5
US R&B 8
as Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #102]
written by Gene Vincent, Donald Graves (disputed credits) & Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis (disputed credits)
47.03/1958
Breathless by Jerry Lee Lewis 

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MP3

206
US 7
UK 8
US country 4
US R&B 3
48.09/1953
A Dear John Letter by Jean Shepard 

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from A Dear John Letter   COVER

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205
US 4
US country ✫1
with Ferlin Husky
written by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen & Lewis Talley
49.06/1958
Splish Splash by Bobby Darin 

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MP3

203
US 3
UK 19
US country 14
US R&B ✫1
written by Bobby Darin & Murray Kaufman
50.11/1956
Love Me by Elvis Presley 

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from Elvis [1956 album]   COVER

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201
US 2
US country 10
US R&B 7
US: from Elvis, Volume 1 EP
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
51.04/1950
Peter Cottontail by Gene Autry 

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MP3

201
US 5
US country 3
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
52.05/1958
Claudette by The Everly Brothers 

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201
US 30
UK ✫1
US country 15
charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
written by Roy Orbison
53.03/1951
Mockin' Bird Hill by Pinetoppers 

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MP3

199
US 10
US country 3
vocals by the Beaver Valley Sweethearts
written by Vaughn Horton
54.05/1959
Waterloo by Stonewall Jackson 

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MP3

197
US 4
UK 24
US country ✫1
US R&B 11
[Columbia 41393]
55.10/1950
A Bushel and a Peck by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely 

video

MP3

194
US 6
US country 6
written by Frank Loesser
56.04/1957
A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation) by Marty Robbins 

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from Marty's Greatest Hits   COVER

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193
US 2
US country ✫1
[Columbia 40864]
written by Marty Robbins
57.09/1950
Cincinnati Dancing Pig by Red Foley 

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MP3

189
US 7
US country 2
[Decca 46261]
written by Al Lewis & Guy Wood
58.10/1957
My Special Angel by Bobby Helms 

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MP3

183
US 7
UK 22
US country ✫1
US R&B 8
featuring The Anita Kerr Singers
written by Jimmy Duncan
59.07/1953
Crying in the Chapel by Darrell Glenn 

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MP3

180
US 6
US country 4
[Valley 105]
written by Artie Glenn
60.12/1950
Frosty the Snow Man by Gene Autry 

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MP3

180
US 7
US country 4
as Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys
written by Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson
61.07/1953
Gambler's Guitar by Rusty Draper 

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MP3

178
US 6
US country 6
62.02/1950
Rag Mop by Johnnie Lee Wills 

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MP3

173
US 9
US country 2
as Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
written by Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson
63.09/1959
Deck of Cards by Wink Martindale 

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MP3

172
US 7
UK 18
US country 11
64.06/1958
Rebel-'Rouser by Duane Eddy 

video

MP3

from Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel   COVER

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171
US 6
UK 19
US country 17
US R&B 8
65.11/1957
Raunchy by Ernie Freeman 

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MP3

169
US 4
US country 11
US R&B ✫1
written by Bill Justis & Sid Manker
66.08/1950
Goodnight Irene by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley 

video

MP3

169
US 10
US country ✫1
as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Gussie Davis
67.03/1950
Peter Cottontail by Mervin Shiner 

video

MP3

165
US 8
US country 6
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
68.07/1952
Indian Love Call by Slim Whitman 

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MP3

165
US 9
US country 2
hit for Paul Whiteman in 1925
written by Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II
69.03/1958
Whole Lotta Woman by Marvin Rainwater 

video

MP3

from Sings With a Heart With a Beat   COVER

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MP3

164
US 60
UK ✫1
US country 15
70.03/1957
Gone by Ferlin Husky 

video

MP3

163
US 4
US country ✫1
71.08/1953
Crying in the Chapel by Rex Allen 

video

MP3

161
US 8
US country 4
written by Artie Glenn
72.04/1958
Believe What You Say by Ricky Nelson 

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MP3

from Ricky Sings Again   COVER

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152
US 4
US country 10
US R&B 6
written by Dorsey Burnette & Johnny Burnette
73.09/1953
Tennessee Wig Walk by Bonnie Lou 

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MP3

from Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk   COVER

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MP3

151
UK 4
US country 6
74.11/1958
Gotta Travel On by Billy Grammer 

video

MP3

150
US 4
US country 5
US R&B 14
[Monument 400]
75.07/1956
The Fool by Sanford Clark 

video

MP3

149
US 7
US country 14
US R&B 5
[Dot 15481]
One Night    [article]76.11/1958
One Night by Elvis Presley 

video

MP3

from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   COVER

CD

MP3

146
US 4
US country 24
US R&B 10
hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King & Anita Steiman
77.02/1958
Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again by Jimmie Rodgers 

video

MP3

142
US 7
UK 18
US country 5
US R&B 19
[Roulette 4045]
78.01/1951
The Shot Gun Boogie by Tennessee Ernie Ford 

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MP3

138
US 14
US country ✫1
79.03/1951
Beautiful Brown Eyes by Jimmy Wakely 

video

MP3

135
US 12
US country 5
as Jimmy Wakely & the Les Baxter Chorus
80.03/1958
Oh Lonesome Me by Don Gibson 

video

MP3

133
US 7
US country ✫1
81.04/1957
Dark Moon by Bonnie Guitar 

video

MP3

133
US 6
US country 14
82.01/1958
I Beg of You by Elvis Presley 

video

MP3

from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   COVER

CD

MP3

131
US 8
US country 4
US R&B 5
US: B-side to Don't
83.01/1951
My Heart Cries for You by Jimmy Wakely 

video

MP3

130
US 12
US country 7
written by traditional, Carl Sigman & Percy Faith
84.12/1957
Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms 

video

MP3

127
US 6
US country 13
written by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe
85.08/1958
Devoted to You by The Everly Brothers 

video

MP3

123
US 10
US country 7
US R&B 2
B side to Bird Dog
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
86.06/1958
High School Confidential by Jerry Lee Lewis 

video

MP3

from High School Confidential   COVER

CD

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117
US 21
UK 12
US country 9
US R&B 5
87.02/1950
Broken Down Merry-Go-Round by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely 

video

MP3

116
US 12
US country 2
88.03/1956
I Was the One by Elvis Presley 

video

MP3

from Heartbreak Hotel EP   COVER

CD

MP3

115
US 19
UK 19
US country 8
US: B-side to Heartbreak Hotel
89.06/1951
Mr. and Mississippi by Tennessee Ernie Ford 

video

MP3

114
US 18
US country 2
90.04/1950
Let's Go to Church (Next Sunday Morning) by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely 

video

MP3

112
US 13
US country 2
91.05/1950
Birmingham Bounce by Red Foley 

video

MP3

111
US 14
US country ✫1
[Decca 46234]
written by Hardrock Gunter
92.02/1950
The Cry of the Wild Goose by Tennessee Ernie Ford 

video

MP3

106
US 15
US country 2
93.10/1957
Treat Me Nice by Elvis Presley 

video

MP3

from Elvis' Golden Records   COVER

CD

MP3

102
US 18
UK 24
US country 11
US R&B 7
US: B-side to Jailhouse Rock; written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
94.06/1950
I'll Sail My Ship Alone by Moon Mullican 

video

MP3

100
US 17
US country ✫1
[King 830]
written by Henry Bernard, Morry Burns, Lois Mann & Henry Thurston
95.02/1950
The Gods Were Angry with Me by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely 

video

MP3

96
US 17
US country 3
96.04/1957
Four Walls by Jim Reeves 

video

MP3

95
US 12
US country ✫1
[RCA 6874]
97.05/1951
When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely 

video

MP3

93
US 20
US country 7
98.09/1950
Our Lady of Fatima by Red Foley 

video

MP3

92
US 16
US country 8
[Decca Faith 14526]
written by Gladys Gollahon
99.06/1958
Guess Things Happen That Way by Johnny Cash 

video

MP3

from Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous   COVER

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89
US 11
US country ✫1
written by Jack Clement
Loving You    100.06/1957
Loving You by Elvis Presley 

video

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from Loving You   COVER

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89
US 20
UK 24
US country 15
US: B-side to (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear; written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

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