No. 1 Hits of the Fifties

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1Butterfly
vocals:
Andy Williams
conductor:
Archie Bleyer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cadence (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Butterfly
writer:
Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann
publisher:
Mayland‐Presley
Andy Williams?:??
2Round and Round
producer:
Joe Carlton
vocals:
Perry Como (on 1957-01-15) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1957-01-15)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1957-01-15)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
Round and Round (on 1957-01-15)
writer:
Joe Shapiro (in 1956) and Lou Stallman (in 1956)
Perry Como?:??
3April Love
conductor:
Billy Vaughn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records. (in 1957)
recording of:
April Love (on 1957-09-15)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Copyright Control and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Pat Boone?:??
4Tammy
Debbie Reynolds?:??
5Yes, Tonight Josephine
recording of:
Yes Tonight Josephine
writer:
Dorothy Goodman and Winfield Scott
Johnnie Ray?:??
6Diana
Paul Anka?:??
7Honeycomb
cover recording of:
Honeycomb (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (in 1954)
Jimmie Rodgers?:??
8Young Love
cover recording of:
Young Love
writer:
Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Young Love
writer:
Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Tab Hunter?:??
9That'll Be the Day
producer:
Norman Petty
double bass:
Larry Welborn (on 1957-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Allison (on 1957-02-25)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Buddy Holly (on 1957-02-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Buddy Holly (on 1957-02-25) and Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25)
background vocals:
June Clark (on 1957-02-25), Niki Sullivan (on 1957-02-25), Gary Tollett (on 1957-02-25) and Ramona Tollett (on 1957-02-25)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1957) and MCA Records, Inc. (in 1957)
recorded at:
Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico, United States (on 1957-02-25)
recording of:
That’ll Be the Day (on 1957-02-25)
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc., Nor-Va-Jak Music, Inc, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music, Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications (in 1976)
The Crickets?:??
10You Send Me
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
bass:
Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01)
guitar:
Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01)
background vocals:
Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01)
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (on 1957-06-01)
orchestra:
Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (on 1957-06-01)
conductor:
Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Keen (in 1958)
recorded at:
Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 115)
recording of:
You Send Me (on 1957-06-01)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc., Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Sam Cooke?:??
11Chances Are
recording of:
Chances Are
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen
publisher:
Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc. (ended), Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Music Sales Corporation and Warner Chappell Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ミュージック・セールス
Johnny Mathis?:??
12Autumn Leaves
piano:
Roger Williams
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc.
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
Roger Williams?:??
13Be My Love
recording of:
Be My Love (from 1949-12-15 until 1950-06-09)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Nicholas Brodzsky
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Mario Lanza?:??
14Cold, Cold Heart
piano:
John Bunch
vocals:
Tony Bennett
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1951-02-16)
Tony Bennett?:??
15I Believe
cover recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman
publisher:
Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Frankie Laine?:??
16The Yellow Rose of Texas
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1955-06-10)
lyricist:
[traditional] and Don George
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Mitch Miller?:??
17Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
Tennessee Ernie Ford?:??
18C'mon A-My House
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-06-06)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (on 1951-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (on 1951-06-06)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1951-06-06)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1951-06-06)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-06-06)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-06)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing, Universal Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
Rosemary Clooney?:??
19Ain't That a Shame?
producer:
Randy Wood
vocals:
Pat Boone (in 1955-05)
conductor:
Billy Vaughn (in 1955-05)
arranger:
Billy Vaughn
recorded at:
Universal Recording in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-05)
cover recording of:
Ain’t That a Shame (in 1955-05)
writer:
Antoine Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., F. Day & Hunter Ltd., Travis Music, Inc., Unart Music Corp. (in 1955, in 1983) and United Artists Music Ltd. (from 1977 to present)
Pat Boone?:??
20Party Doll
Buddy Knox And The Rhythm Orchids?:??
21Rags to Riches
recording of:
Rags to Riches
writer:
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
publisher:
Copyright Control, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
Tony Bennett?:??
22I Went to Your Wedding
Patti Page?:??
23Wanted
vocals:
Perry Como (on 1953-12-29)
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter’s Chorus and Orchestra (on 1953-12-29)
recording of:
Wanted
writer:
Jack Fulton and Lois Steele
Perry Como?:??
24A Guy Is a Guy
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1952-02-07)
orchestra:
Paul Weston Orchestra (on 1952-02-07)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1952-02-07)
recording of:
A Guy Is a Guy (on 1952-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brand
publisher:
Ludlow Music
Doris Day?:??
25Finger of Suspicion
recording of:
Finger of Suspicion
writer:
Al Lewis and Paul Mann
Dickie Valentine?:??
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1Memories Are Made of This
producer:
Lee Gillette
background vocals:
The Easy Riders (in 1955)
vocals:
Dean Martin (in 1955)
orchestra:
Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1955)
cover recording of:
Memories Are Made of This (in 1955)
writer:
Richard Dehr (in 1955), Terry Gilkyson (in 1955) and Frank Miller (in 1955)
Dean Martin?:??
2Whatever Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1956-02-24)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (on 1956-02-24)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1956-02-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (from 1956 to present)
cover recording of:
Que será, será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (on 1956-02-24)
lyricist:
Ray Evans
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Jay Livingston Music Inc., MCA Music, St. Angelo Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1956 winner)
Doris Day?:??
3Mr. Sandman
recording of:
Mr. Sandman (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.
The Chordettes?:??
4Love Me Tender
accordion:
Carl Fortina (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04) and Dominic Frontiere (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
banjo:
Luther "Red" Roundtree (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Richard Cornell (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
guitar:
Vito Mumolo (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (on 1956-09-01)
vocals:
Jon Dodson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01), Charles Prescott (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01) and Rad Robinson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956), RCA/Ariola International (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-24, on 1956-09-04)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 437)
recording of:
Love Me Tender (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Aura Lea
Elvis Presley?:??
5Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords
The Crew-Cuts?:??
6Such a Night
Johnnie Ray?:??
7Love Is Many-Splendoured Thing
The Four Aces?:??
8On the Street Where You Live
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1956)
cover recording of:
On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Vic Damone?:??
9Hey Joe
recording of:
Hey Joe
lyricist:
Boudleaux Bryant
composer:
Boudleaux Bryant (in 1953)
Frankie Laine?:??
10Garden of Eden
recording of:
The Garden of Eden (1956 song)
lyricist and composer:
Dennise Norwood
Frankie Vaughan?:??
11Cumberland Gap
Lonnie Donegan?:??
12All Shook Up
bass:
Bill Black (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
drums (drum set):
D.J. Fontana (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
guitar:
Scotty Moore (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Elvis Presley (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
piano:
Gordon Stoker (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley
vocals:
Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13)
remixer:
Dennis Ferrante
additional performer:
The Jordanaires
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957), BMG Music (in 1957) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1957-01-12 until 1957-01-13) and Bloch Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (on 1961-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 18) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 353)
cover recording of:
All Shook Up (on 1957-01-12)
writer:
Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Global and Shalimar Music Corp.
Elvis Presley?:??
13He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
vocals:
Laurie London
orchestra:
Geoff Love's Orchestra
arranger:
Geoff Love
recording of:
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Geoff Love
Laurie London?:??
14Only You (And You Alone)
recording of:
Only You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
The Platters?:??
15Singing the Blues
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 37)
cover recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Music Limited
Guy Mitchell?:??
16Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford?:??
17The Cry of the Wild Goose
cover recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
recording of:
The Cry of the Wild Goose
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
Frankie Laine?:??
18The Ballad of Davy Crockett
recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company
Bill Hayes?:??
19Love Letters in the Sand
producer:
Randy Wood
bass:
Larry Breen (on 1956-11-24)
clarinet:
Ryland Weston (on 1956-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Dick Shanahan (on 1956-11-24)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-11-24) and Jack Marshall (on 1956-11-24)
piano:
Milt Rogers (on 1956-11-24)
saxophone:
Babe Russin (on 1956-11-24) and Justin Gordon (on 1956-11-24)
vibraphone:
Bernie Mattinson (on 1956-11-24)
choir vocals:
[unknown] (on 1956-11-24)
vocals:
Pat Boone (on 1956-11-24)
conductor:
Billy Vaughn (on 1956-11-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HHO Ltd.
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-11-24)
cover recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand (on 1956-11-24)
lyricist:
Charles Kenny and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne, Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Pat Boone?:??
20Unchained Melody
recording of:
Unchained Melody (in 1955)
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd., MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Les Baxter?:??
21Three Coins in the Fountain
recording of:
Three Coins in the Fountain
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Robbins Music Corp. and WB Music Corp.
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1954 winner)
Frank Sinatra?:??
22Wish You Were Here
recording of:
Wish You Were Here (1952 song from the musical “Wish You Were Here”)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Wish You Were Here (1952 musical)
Eddie Fisher?:??
23Hey There
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-05-22)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1954-05-22)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1954-05-22)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game) (on 1954-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Rosemary Clooney?:??
24Too Young
recording of:
Too Young
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee
composer:
Sidney Lippman
publisher:
Aria Music Co.
Nat King Cole?:??
25Music, Music, Music
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
Teresa Brewer?:??