of 1955 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1954 <-1955-> 1956
Top songs: #1: Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford - #2: Memories Are Made of This by Dean Martin - #3: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Perez Prado - #4: Rock and Roll Waltz by Kay Starr - #5: The Yellow Rose of Texas by Mitch Miller
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#1
11/1955

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

from Ford Favorites   
485 pts
1
US
1
ctry


1
UK
[Capitol 3262]
written by Merle Travis
#2
12/1955

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

from Memories Are Made of This EP   
461 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Capitol 3295]
written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller
#3
03/1955

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Perez Prado

458 pts
1
US




1
UK
written by Louiguy, Jacques Larue & Mack David
#4
12/1955

Rock and Roll Waltz
Kay Starr

457 pts
1
US




1
UK
[RCA 47-6359]
written by Shorty Allen & Roy Alfred
#5
08/1955

The Yellow Rose of Texas
Mitch Miller

428 pts
1
US




2
UK
written by traditional
#6
05/1955

Learnin' the Blues
Frank Sinatra

427 pts
1
US




2
UK
with Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra
[Capitol 3102]
written by Dolores Vicki Silvers
#7
02/1955

Ballad of Davy Crockett
Bill Hayes

427 pts
1
US




2
UK
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
#8
08/1955

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
The Four Aces

427 pts
1
US




2
UK
[Decca 29625]
written by Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster
#9
04/1955

Unchained Melody
Al Hibbler

396 pts
3
US


1
R&B
2
UK
with Jack Pleis Orchestra
[Decca 29441]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North
#10
02/1955

A Blossom Fell
Nat King Cole

from Ballads of the Day   
364 pts
2
US




3
UK
written by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius & Dominic John
Ain't That a Shame
#11
07/1955

Ain't That a Shame
Pat Boone

from Pat Boone   
359 pts
1
US


14
R&B
7
UK
[Dot 15377]
written by Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
#12
11/1955

It's Almost Tomorrow
The Dream Weavers

345 pts
7
US




1
UK
[Decca 29683]
written by Gene Adkinson & Wade Buff
#13
03/1955

The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Tennessee Ernie Ford

325 pts
5
US
4
ctry


3
UK
[Capitol 3058]
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn
#14
04/1955

Unchained Melody
Les Baxter

322 pts
1
US




10
UK
[Capitol 3055]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North
Earth Angel
#15
01/1955

Earth Angel
The Crew-Cuts

322 pts
3
US




4
UK
B side to Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
written by Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin & Gaynel Hodge
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
#16
01/1955

(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

322 pts
1
US


3
R&B
17
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #158]
[Decca 29124]
written by Max C. Freedman & Jimmy DeKnight
#17
12/1955

(Love Is the) Tender Trap
Frank Sinatra

313 pts
7
US




2
UK
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn
#18
11/1955

Love and Marriage
Frank Sinatra

308 pts
5
US




3
UK
[Capitol 3260]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn
#19
01/1955

Sincerely
The McGuire Sisters

306 pts
1
US




14
UK
written by Harvey Fuqua & Alan Freed
#20
12/1955

Band of Gold
Don Cherry

287 pts
4
US




6
UK
[Columbia 4-40597]
written by Jack Taylor & Bob Musel
#21
11/1955

A Woman in Love
Frankie Laine

283 pts
19
US




1
UK
[Columbia 40583]
written by Frank Loesser
#22
11/1955

Only You (And You Alone)
The Hilltoppers

272 pts
8
US




3
UK
written by Ande Rand
The Great Pretender
#23
12/1955

The Great Pretender
The Platters

267 pts
1
US


1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #351]
[Mercury 70753]
written by Buck Ram
Tweedlee Dee
#24
01/1955

Tweedlee Dee
Georgia Gibbs

255 pts
2
US




20
UK
written by Winfield Scott
#25
04/1955

The Breeze & I (Andalucia)
Caterina Valente

from The Hi-Fi Nightingale...   
248 pts
8
US




5
UK
written by Ernesto Lecuona & Al Stillman
#26
08/1955

Autumn Leaves
Roger Williams

from Roger Williams [aka Autumn Leaves]   
239 pts
1
US






[Kapp 116]
written by Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert & Johnny Mercer
Lisbon Antigua
#27
12/1955

Lisbon Antigua
Nelson Riddle

from Lisbon Antigua   
236 pts
1
US






as Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
instrumental
[Capitol 3287]
written by Raul Portela, Jose Galhardo, Amadeu do Vale & Harry Dupree
#28
03/1955

Dance with Me Henry (Wallflower)
Georgia Gibbs

235 pts
1
US






[Mercury 70572]
written by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James
#29
07/1955

Seventeen
Boyd Bennett

226 pts
5
US


7
R&B
16
UK
as Boyd Bennett and his Rockets
[King 1470]
written by Boyd Bennett
#30
01/1955

Give Me Your Word
Tennessee Ernie Ford

224 pts






1
UK
written by George Wyle & Irving Taylor
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
#31
01/1955

(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

223 pts






1
UK
R
written by Max C. Freedman & Jimmy DeKnight
The Man from Laramie
#32
09/1955

The Man from Laramie
Jimmy Young

223 pts






1
UK
written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington
#33
04/1955

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Eddie Calvert

223 pts






1
UK
written by Louiguy, Jacques Larue & Mack David
#34
05/1955

Unchained Melody
Jimmy Young

222 pts






1
UK
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North
#35
01/1955

Softly Softly
Ruby Murray

222 pts






1
UK
[MGM 11940]
written by Mark Paul, Pierre Dudan & Paddy Roberts
#36
11/1955

Christmas Alphabet
Dickie Valentine

222 pts






1
UK
Christmas
written by Buddy Kaye & Jules Loman
#37
04/1955

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

222 pts






1
UK
R
written by Robert Wright [Robert Craig Wright], George Forrest & Alexander Borodin
#38
10/1955

Hernando's Hideaway
The Johnston Brothers

222 pts






1
UK
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
#39
05/1955

Dreamboat
Alma Cogan

222 pts






1
UK
written by Jack Hoffman
I Hear You Knocking
#40
10/1955

I Hear You Knocking
Gale Storm

213 pts
2
US


15
R&B


[Dot 15412]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King
#41
09/1955

Moments to Remember
The Four Lads

203 pts
2
US






[Columbia 40539]
written by Robert Allen & Al Stillman
#42
02/1955

The Crazy Otto (Medley)
Johnny Maddox

203 pts
2
US






written by Lou Busch, Jack Elliott, Franz Grothe, Willy Dehmel, Michael Jary, Bruno Balz, Heino Gaze, Günther Schwenn & Irving Berlin
#43
02/1955

How Important Can It Be?
Joni James

202 pts
2
US






[MGM 11919]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
#44
02/1955

Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
Perry Como

202 pts
2
US






[RCA Victor 5994]
written by Forest Gene Wilson, Jake Porter & Eunice Levy
#45
12/1955

Zambezi
Joe Fingers Carr

202 pts
75
US




2
UK
as Lou Busch
[Capitol 3272]
written by Anton Dewaal & Nico Carstens
Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie
#46
11/1955

Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie
Bill Haley & His Comets

200 pts
23
US




4
UK
written by Bill Haley
#47
09/1955

The Shifting, Whispering Sands
Billy Vaughn

199 pts
5
US




20
UK
written by Jack Gilbert & Mary Hadler
#48
11/1955

Meet Me on the Corner
Max Bygraves

191 pts






2
UK
written by Paddy Roberts & Peter Hart
#49
06/1955

Cool Water
Frankie Laine

191 pts






2
UK
with The Mellomen
[Columbia 40457]
written by Bob Nolan
#50
09/1955

Blue Star (The Medic Theme)
Cyril Stapleton

191 pts






2
UK
with Julie Dawn
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
#51
08/1955

Tina Maria
Perry Como

191 pts
5
US




24
UK
written by Bob Merrill
#52
03/1955

(I'm Always Hearing) Wedding Bells
Eddie Fisher

191 pts
20
US




5
UK
B side to A Man Chases a Girl (Until She Catches Him)
[RCA 47-6015]
written by Herbert Jarczyk & Robert Mellin
#53
05/1955

Love Me or Leave Me
Sammy Davis Jr.

185 pts
12
US




8
UK
[Decca 29484]
written by Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn
#54
06/1955

Something's Gotta Give
Sammy Davis Jr.

185 pts
9
US




11
UK
B side to Love Me Or Leave Me
[Decca 29484]
written by Johnny Mercer
#55
10/1955

Only You (And You Alone)
The Platters

179 pts
5
US


1
R&B


written by Ande Rand
Maybellene
#56
08/1955

Maybellene
Chuck Berry

from Rock, Rock, Rock OST   
177 pts
5
US


1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #18]
[Chess 1604]
written by Chuck Berry
He
#57
10/1955

He
Al Hibbler

173 pts
4
US


13
R&B


with Jack Pleis Orchestra
[Decca 29660]
written by Jack Richards & Richard Mullan
#58
08/1955

Yellow Rose of Texas
Johnny Desmond

172 pts
3
US






[Coral 61476]
written by traditional
#59
10/1955

The Shifting, Whispering Sands
Rusty Draper

172 pts
3
US






[Mercury 70696]
written by Jack Gilbert & Mary Hadler
#60
08/1955

Seventeen
The Fontane Sisters

172 pts
3
US






[Dot 15386]
written by Boyd Bennett
Melody of Love
#61
01/1955

Melody of Love
The Four Aces

171 pts
3
US






written by Hans Engelmann & Tom Glazer
#62
04/1955

Unchained Melody
Roy Hamilton

from You'll Never Walk Alone   
165 pts
6
US


1
R&B


[Epic 9102]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North
#63
06/1955

Hard to Get
Gisele MacKenzie

161 pts
4
US






[X 0137]
written by Jack O. Segal
Let's Have a Ding Dong
#64
11/1955

Let's Have a Ding Dong
Winifred Atwell

161 pts






3
UK
written by various
#65
02/1955

Let Me Go Lover
Dean Martin

from Dean Martin EP   
161 pts






3
UK
written by Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey & Ben Weisman
#66
07/1955

Evermore
Ruby Murray

161 pts






3
UK
written by Gerry Levine & Paddy Roberts
#67
07/1955

Ev'rywhere
David Whitfield

161 pts






3
UK
written by Larry Kahn & Tolchard Evans
#68
10/1955

Suddenly There's a Valley
Jo Stafford

157 pts
13
US




12
UK
[Columbia 40559]
written by Chuck Meyer & Biff Jones
#69
11/1955

Cry Me a River
Julie London

from Julie Is Her Name   
151 pts
9
US




22
UK
[Liberty 55006]
written by Arthur Hamilton
#70
11/1955

Twenty Tiny Fingers
The Stargazers [British vocal group]

151 pts






4
UK
written by Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper
Mobile
#71
02/1955

Mobile
Ray Burns

151 pts






4
UK
as Ray Burns with Eirc Jupp & His Orchestra
written by Bob Wells & David Holt
#72
03/1955

If Anyone Finds This I Love You
Ruby Murray with Anne Warren

151 pts






4
UK
written by Sid Lippman & Sylvia Dee
#73
06/1955

I Wonder
Dickie Valentine

151 pts






4
UK
[London 1597]
written by George W. Meyer, Joseph Meyer & Sam M. Lewis
#74
03/1955

Ballad of Davy Crockett
Fess Parker

147 pts
5
US






[Columbia 40449]
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn
#75
12/1955

Memories Are Made of This
Gale Storm

from Presenting Gale Storm   
146 pts
5
US






[Dot 45-15436]
written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller
#76
08/1955

Wake the Town and Tell the People
Les Baxter

146 pts
5
US






written by Jerry Livingston & Sammy Gallop
#77
07/1955

Razzle-Dazzle
Bill Haley & His Comets

146 pts
15
US




13
UK
[Decca 29552]
written by Jesse Stone
That Old Black Magic
#78
07/1955

That Old Black Magic
Sammy Davis Jr.

142 pts
13
US




16
UK
#1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1943
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
#79
07/1955

I'll Never Stop Loving You
Doris Day

140 pts
13
US




17
UK
[Columbia 40505]
written by Nicholas Brodszky & Sammy Cahn
#80
01/1955

Naughty Lady of Shady Lane
Dean Martin

from Dean Martin EP   
137 pts






5
UK
written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
#81
03/1955

Let Me Go Lover
Ruby Murray

137 pts






5
UK
written by Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey & Ben Weisman
#82
10/1955

Hey There
Johnnie Ray

137 pts






5
UK
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Every Day of My Life
#83
07/1955

Every Day of My Life
Malcolm Vaughan

137 pts






5
UK
written by Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane
#84
04/1955

Honey-Babe
Art Mooney

134 pts
6
US






[MGM 11900 A]
written by Max Steiner & Paul Francis Webster
#85
08/1955

The Longest Walk
Jaye P. Morgan

134 pts
6
US






[RCA 47-6182]
written by Edward Pola & Fred Spielman
#86
12/1955

Teen Age Prayer
Gale Storm

from Presenting Gale Storm   
134 pts
6
US






[Dot 45-15436]
written by Bix Reichner & Bernie Lowe
#87
01/1955

Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
The Crew-Cuts

134 pts
6
US






written by Forest Gene Wilson, Jake Porter & Eunice Levy
Whatever Lola Wants
#88
04/1955

Whatever Lola Wants
Sarah Vaughan

134 pts
6
US






[Mercury 70595]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
#89
06/1955

Rhythm 'N Blues
The McGuire Sisters

133 pts
6
US






B side to Something's Gotta Give
written by Buddy Kaye & Jules Loman
#90
09/1955

Black Denim Trousers
The Cheers

133 pts
6
US






written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
#91
05/1955

Heart
Eddie Fisher

133 pts
6
US






[RCA 47-6097]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
#92
12/1955

Nuttin' for Christmas
Barry Gordon & Art Mooney

133 pts
6
US






Christmas
written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
#93
03/1955

Play Me Hearts and Flowers
Johnny Desmond

133 pts
6
US






[Coral 61379]
written by Sanford Green & Mann Curtis
#94
10/1955

At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)
Pat Boone

from Pat Boone   
132 pts
7
US


12
R&B


[Dot 15422]
written by Ewart Abner & John Moore
#95
03/1955

Mambo Rock
Bill Haley & His Comets

132 pts
18
US




14
UK
written by Bix Reichner, Jim Ayre & Mildred Phillips
#96
10/1955

You Are My Love
Joni James

132 pts
6
US






[MGM 12066]
written by Jimmie Nabbie
#97
11/1955

A Woman in Love
The Four Aces

131 pts
14
US




19
UK
[Decca 29725]
written by Frank Loesser
#98
09/1955

Humming Bird
Frankie Laine

128 pts
17
US




16
UK
[Columbia 40526]
written by Don Robertson
Ain't It a Shame
#99
05/1955

Ain't It a Shame
Fats Domino

from Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino   
126 pts
10
US


1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #431] aka Ain't That a Shame
[Imperial 5348]
written by Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
Alabama Jubilee
#100
06/1955

Alabama Jubilee
Ferko String Band

126 pts
14
US




20
UK
[Media 1010]
written by George Cobb & Jack Yellen

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