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Top R&B Songs of the 1950s

1940s <-1950-> 1960s

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Hound Dog    [article]1.08/1956
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]2.04/1957
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
3.10/1956
Singing the Blues by Guy Mitchell 

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440
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 4
written by Melvin Endsley
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
Mack the Knife    [article]5.08/1959
Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin 

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from That's All   COVER

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413
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 6
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #251]
written by Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht
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
8.07/1957
Diana by Paul Anka 

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393
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1
written by Paul Anka
9.02/1953
Pretend by Nat King Cole 

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383
US 2
UK 2
US R&B 10
written by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman & Frank Levere
10.01/1957
Young Love by Tab Hunter 

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381
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 8
written by Ric Cartey & Carole Joyner
Running Bear    [article]11.10/1959
Running Bear by Johnny Preston 

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374
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 3
written by The Big Bopper (as J. P. Richardson)
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear    [article]12.06/1957
(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
13.12/1956
Don't Forbid Me by Pat Boone 

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from Pat's Great Hits   COVER

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366
US ✫1
UK 2
US R&B 10
14.11/1951
Cry by Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads 

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362
US ✫1
US R&B ✫1
15.03/1951
How High the Moon by Les Paul & Mary Ford 

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358
US ✫1
US R&B 2
written by Morgan Lewis & Nancy Hamilton
16.04/1951
Too Young by Nat King Cole 

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356
US ✫1
US R&B 3
written by Sidney Lippman & Sylvia Dee
17.09/1957
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
That'll Be the Day    [article]18.08/1957
That'll Be the Day by Buddy Holly 

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from The "Chirping" Crickets   COVER

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350
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 2
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #39]
written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison & Norman Petty
19.05/1957
Love Letters in the Sand by Pat Boone 

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from Pat's Great Hits   COVER

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348
US ✫1
UK 2
US R&B 12
written by J. Fred Coots, Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny
20.11/1957
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
21.04/1959
Dream Lover by Bobby Darin 

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346
US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B 4
written by Bobby Darin
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I    [article]22.03/1959
(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I 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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345
US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B 16
hit for Hank Snow in 1953 ; charted as A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight in UK charts
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King & Anita Steiman
23.02/1957
Butterfly by Andy Williams 

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345
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 14
written by Bernie Lowe & Kal Mann
Don't    [article]24.01/1958
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
25.07/1956
My Prayer by The Platters 

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342
US ✫1
UK 4
US R&B ✫1
hit for Glenn Miller in 1939
written by Georges Boulanger & Jimmy Kennedy
It's Only Make Believe    [article]26.09/1958
It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty 

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341
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 12
written by Jack Nance & Conway Twitty
Unchained Melody    [article]27.04/1955
Unchained Melody by Al Hibbler 

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339
US 3
UK 2
US R&B ✫1
with Jack Pleis Orchestra
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North
28.08/1958
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
29.12/1957
At the Hop by Danny & the Juniors 

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335
US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B ✫1
30.02/1956
Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 

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335
US 6
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1
as The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #307]
written by Frankie Lymon & Morris Levy
31.11/1958
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters 

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332
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 3
#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1934
written by Otto Harbach & Jerome Kern
32.07/1955
Ain't That a Shame by Pat Boone 

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from Pat Boone   COVER

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328
US ✫1
UK 7
US R&B 14
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew
33.06/1959
Lonely Boy by Paul Anka 

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328
US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B 6
written by Paul Anka
Love Me Tender    [article]34.10/1956
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]35.06/1958
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
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock    [article]36.01/1955
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets 

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328
US ✫1
UK 17
US R&B 3
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #158]
written by Max C. Freedman & James E. Myers (as Jimmy DeKnight)
37.07/1959
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
38.12/1956
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
39.04/1959
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]
40.02/1958
Who's Sorry Now? by Connie Francis 

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from Connies's Greatest Hits   COVER

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313
US 4
UK ✫1
US R&B 4
written by Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby
41.06/1958
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]42.08/1956
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
43.09/1958
To Know Him, Is to Love Him by The Teddy Bears 

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308
US ✫1
UK 2
US R&B 10
produced by Phil Spector
written by Phil Spector
44.10/1956
Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino 

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from This Is Fats Domino!   COVER

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308
US 2
UK 6
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #81]
#1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1940
written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis & Larry Stock
Too Much    [article]45.01/1957
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
46.09/1956
The Green Door by Jim Lowe 

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304
US ✫1
UK 8
US R&B 5
written by Bob Davie & Marvin Moore
A Big Hunk O' Love    [article]47.07/1959
A Big Hunk O' Love 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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304
US ✫1
UK 4
US R&B 10
48.06/1950
Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole 

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303
US ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[R]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston
49.07/1958
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
50.12/1959
Handy Man by Jimmy Jones 

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300
US 2
UK 3
US R&B 3
written by Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones & Charles Merenstein
51.03/1959
Come Softly to Me by The Fleetwoods 

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299
US ✫1
UK 6
US R&B 5
written by Gretchen Christopher
52.03/1957
Little Darlin' by The Diamonds 

video

MP3

299
US 2
UK 3
US R&B 2
written by Maurice Williams
53.02/1958
Tequila by The Champs 

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299
US ✫1
UK 5
US R&B ✫1
54.11/1951
The Little White Cloud That Cried by Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads 

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295
US 2
US R&B 6
B side to Cry
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck    [article]55.04/1958
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
56.04/1958
Twilight Time by The Platters 

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294
US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B ✫1
written by Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, Artie Dunn & Buck Ram
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You    [article]57.05/1956
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
58.10/1959
Heartaches by the Number by Guy Mitchell 

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292
US ✫1
UK 5
US R&B 19
written by Harlan Howard
59.05/1957
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
60.08/1959
('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]61.03/1956
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
62.02/1959
Venus by Frankie Avalon 

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281
US ✫1
UK 16
US AC ✫1
US R&B 10
written by Ed Marshall & Peter DeAngelis
63.12/1958
Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price 

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280
US ✫1
UK 7
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #456]
[ABC 9972]
64.09/1958
Tom Dooley by The Kingston Trio 

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from The Kingston Trio   COVER

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277
US ✫1
UK 5
US R&B 9
traditional american folk song, 1866
[Capitol 4049]
written by Dave Guard
65.06/1958
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
66.08/1957
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]
67.01/1957
Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte 

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from Calypso   COVER

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272
US 5
UK 2
US R&B 7
68.11/1959
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans by Freddy Cannon 

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270
US 3
UK 3
US R&B 14
written by Joe Turner Layton & Henry Creamer
69.12/1959
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
70.02/1959
Charlie Brown by The Coasters 

video

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268
US 2
UK 6
US R&B 2
71.08/1959
Red River Rock by Johnny & the Hurricanes 

video

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268
US 5
UK 3
US R&B 5
rock version of "red river valley"
72.05/1958
Big Man by The Four Preps 

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266
US 3
UK 2
US R&B 9
73.11/1957
Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly 

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from Buddy Holly   COVER

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264
US 2
UK 6
US R&B 2
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #194]
written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison & Norman Petty
74.12/1959
Sweet Nothin's by Brenda Lee 

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from Miss Dynamite   COVER

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262
US 4
UK 4
US R&B 12
Lipstick on Your Collar    [article]75.05/1959
Lipstick on Your Collar by Connie Francis 

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from Connies's Greatest Hits   COVER

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262
US 5
UK 3
US R&B 10
76.06/1957
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On by Jerry Lee Lewis 

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260
US 3
UK 8
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #61]
77.11/1957
He's Got the Whole World (In His Hands) by Laurie London 

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258
US ✫1
UK 12
US R&B 3
78.04/1959
Personality by Lloyd Price 

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257
US 2
UK 9
US R&B ✫1
[ABC-Par 10018]
written by Harold Logan & Lloyd Price
79.04/1956
Long Tall Sally by Little Richard 

video

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257
US 6
UK 3
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #56]
[Specialty 572 A]
written by Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell & Richard Penniman
80.12/1958
My Happiness by Connie Francis 

video

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from Connies's Greatest Hits   COVER

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257
US 2
UK 4
US R&B 11
written by Betty Peterson Blasco & Borney Bergantine
81.11/1957
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
82.04/1956
I'm in Love Again by Fats Domino 

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from Fats Domino - Rock and Rollin'   COVER

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253
US 3
UK 12
US R&B ✫1
83.08/1959
Put Your Head on My Shoulder by Paul Anka 

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252
US 2
UK 7
US R&B 12
written by Paul Anka
84.01/1959
Petite Fleur (Little Flower) by Chris Barber 

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MP3

250
US 5
UK 3
US R&B 28
as Chris Barber's Jazz Band
written by Sidney Bechet
85.06/1958
The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley 

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MP3

250
US ✫1
UK 12
US R&B 18
[MGM 12651]
written by Sheb Wooley
86.02/1957
Butterfly by Charlie Gracie 

video

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250
US ✫1
UK 12
US R&B 10
written by Bernie Lowe & Kal Mann
Yakety Yak    [article]87.06/1958
Yakety Yak by The Coasters 

video

MP3

249
US ✫1
UK 12
US R&B ✫1
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
88.11/1957
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
Witch Doctor    [article]89.04/1958
Witch Doctor by David Seville 

video

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249
US ✫1
UK 11
US R&B ✫1
written by David Seville (as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)
90.12/1955
The Great Pretender by The Platters 

video

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246
US ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #351]
written by Buck Ram
91.03/1958
Lollipop by The Chordettes 

video

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243
US 2
UK 6
US R&B 3
written by Beverly Ross & Julius Dixson
92.07/1959
Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny 

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from Santo & Johnny   COVER

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240
US ✫1
UK 22
US R&B 4
93.03/1951
I Apologize by Billy Eckstine 

video

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238
US 6
US R&B 4
hit for Bing Crosby in 1931
94.01/1956
See You Later, Alligator by Bill Haley & His Comets 

video

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237
US 6
UK 7
US R&B 7
You Send Me    [article]95.10/1957
You Send Me by Sam Cooke 

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from Sam Cooke   COVER

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232
US ✫1
UK 29
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #115]
written by Sam Cooke
96.11/1959
Why by Frankie Avalon 

video

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229
US ✫1
UK 20
US R&B 6
97.10/1959
Oh! Carol by Neil Sedaka 

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from Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits   COVER

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229
US 9
UK 3
US R&B 27
[dedicated to Carole King]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
98.03/1959
It's Late by Ricky Nelson 

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from Ricky Sings Again   COVER

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226
US 9
UK 3
US R&B 30
B side to Never Be Anyone Else But You
written by Dorsey Burnette
99.07/1955
Seventeen by Boyd Bennett 

video

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226
US 5
UK 16
US R&B 7
written by Boyd Bennett
100.09/1958
Tea for Two Cha Cha by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra 

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from Tea for Two Cha Chas   COVER

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221
US 7
UK 3
US R&B 19
as Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starring Warren Covington
written by Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar

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