Number 1 Hits of the 1950s

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Tracklist

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1Here in My Heart
Al Martino3:12
2Diana
vocals:
Paul Anka
conductor:
Don Costa
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 26)
recording of:
Diana (on 1957-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc. (ended), Epa Publishing and Warner Chappell Music
Paul Anka2:26
3Mambo Italiano
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-23)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1954-09-23) and The Mellomen (on 1954-09-23)
orchestra:
Buddy Cole and His Orchestra (on 1954-09-23)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1954-09-23)
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version) (on 1954-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill
Rosemary Clooney2:32
4Rose Marie
recording of:
Rose-Marie (title song of the 1924 operetta)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
Slim Whitman2:20
5Such a Night
Johnnie Ray2:15
6(How Much Is That Doggie) in the Window?
cover recording of:
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill
publisher:
Golden Bell Songs and Joy Music Inc.
Lita Roza2:16
7The Poor People of Paris
instrumental cover recording of:
The Poor People of Paris (English adaption of "La Goualante du pauvre Jean")
lyricist:
René Gustave Rouzaud
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
translator:
Jack Lawrence
version of:
La Goualante du pauvre Jean
Winifred Atwell1:58
8Mary's Boy Child
producer:
Dennis Farnon and Henri René
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (on 1956-07-20)
bass clarinet:
Antonio Villa (on 1956-07-20)
cello:
Ennio Bolognini (on 1956-07-20)
congas:
Wally Fernez (on 1956-07-20)
French horn:
Attilo DePalma (on 1956-07-20)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1956-07-20)
guitar family:
Millard Thomas (on 1956-07-20)
harp:
Marjorie Call (on 1956-07-20)
percussion:
Arnold Manchester (on 1956-07-20) and Louis Singer (on 1956-07-20)
piano:
Hal Hidey (on 1956-07-20)
saxophone:
Victor Garber (on 1956-07-20), Jules Jacob (on 1956-07-20), Ted Nash (on 1956-07-20) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-07-20)
viola:
Joseph Reilich (on 1956-07-20)
violin:
Israel Baker (on 1956-07-20), Jerome G. Kasin (on 1956-07-20), Robert Levine (on 1956-07-20), Gustave Rosseels (on 1956-07-20), Myron Sandler (on 1956-07-20) and Marshall Sosson (on 1956-07-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1956-07-20)
conductor:
Will Lorin (on 1956-07-20)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-07-20)
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (on 1956-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd. and J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
Harry Belafonte2:59
9Rock-A-Billy
recording of:
Rock-a-Billy
writer:
Eddie Deane and Woody Harris
Guy Mitchell2:14
10Oh mein Papa
trumpet:
Eddie Calvert
orchestra:
Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra
conductor:
Norrie Paramor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1953)
instrumental cover recording of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown) (in 1953-11)
lyricist:
Georg Schmidt
composer:
Paul Burkhard
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
part of:
Das Feuerwerk
recording of:
Oh! My Pa-Pa (English version of O mein Papa) (in 1953-11)
composer:
Paul Burkhard
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co.
translated version of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown)
Eddie Calvert2:46
11You Belong to Me
recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
Jo Stafford3:12
12This Ole House
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
cover recording of:
This Ole House (on 1954-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
MCA Music and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Rosemary Clooney2:23
13Memories 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 Martin2:18
14Unchained Melody
Jimmy Young2:35
15Secret Love
recording of:
Secret Love (song from “Calamity Jane”)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell North America and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
part of:
The 26th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1953 winner)
part of:
Calamity Jane (stage musical)
Doris Day3:38
16Three 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 Sinatra3:05
17No Other Love
cover recording of:
No Other Love
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1953)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (from 1952 until 1953)
version of:
Beneath the Southern Cross (Victory at Sea)
recording of:
No Other Love
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1953)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (from 1952 until 1953)
version of:
Beneath the Southern Cross (Victory at Sea)
Ronnie Hilton3:08
18Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
vocals:
Perry Como (in 1952, on 1952-11-04), The Ramblers (in 1952) and The Ramblers (on 1952-11-04)
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra (in 1952) and Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (on 1952-11-04)
recording of:
Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (on 1952-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Slim Willet
Perry Como2:41
19Softly Softly
recording of:
Softly Softly
lyricist:
Pierre Dudan and Paddy Roberts
composer:
Mark Paul
Ruby Murray2:27
20Give Me Your Word
recording of:
Give Me Your Word
writer:
Irving Taylor and George Wyle
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:11
21Rock and Roll Waltz
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter’s Orchestra and Chorus
performer:
Hugo Winterhalter
recording of:
Rock and Roll Waltz (1955 song)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred
composer:
Shorty Allen
publisher:
SBK United Partnership Ltd.
Kay Starr2:58
22Hernando's Hideaway
cover recording of:
Hernando’s Hideaway (The Pajama Game)
writer:
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (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)
Johnston Brothers2:32
23I See the Moon
cover recording of:
I See the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and Meredith Willson Music
The Stargazers2:40
24The Garden of Eden
recording of:
The Garden of Eden (1956 song)
lyricist and composer:
Dennise Norwood
Frankie Vaughan2:33
25A Woman in Love
recording of:
A Woman in Love (1955 film "Guys and Dolls")
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Frankie Laine2:22
26Just Walking in the Rain
vocals:
Johnnie Ray (on 1956-06-29)
orchestra:
Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus (on 1956-06-29)
cover recording of:
Just Walkin’ in the Rain (on 1956-06-29)
writer:
Johnny Bragg, Buddy Killen and Robert Riley
Johnnie Ray2:39
27Cumberland Gap
Lonnie Donegan1:54