EXTINCTION - Number One Songs of the 1950s

[SavoyBG]

EXTINCTION: Number One Songs of the 1950s - Included on the list is every song that got to number one on any of Billboard's Pop Charts during the 50s. This includes the Top 100, the Hot 100, the Sales Chart, the Jukebox chart or the DJ chart. There's 152 songs in all.

Each poster can knock out one song every day. The day starts and ends at midnight eastern time.

Here's the list of songs in chronological order based on when the song got to number one:


Gene Autry - "Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer"
The Andrews Sisters "I Can Dream, Can't I"
Ames Brothers "Rag Mop"
Red Foley "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Frankie Laine "The Cry of the Wild Goose"
Teresa Brewer "Music! Music! Music!"
Eileen Barton "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"
Anton Karas "The Third Man Theme"
Guy Lombardo "The Third Man Theme"
Perry Como & Andrews Sisters ""Hoop-Dee-Doo"
Ames Brothers - "Sentimental Me"
Andrews Sisters "I Wanna Be Loved"
Nat King Cole "Mona Lisa"
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers "Goodnight Irene"
Patti Page "All My Love"
Sammy Kaye "Harbor Lights"
Phil Harris "The Thing"
Patti Page "The Tennessee Waltz"
Perry Como "If"
Mario Lanza "Be My Love"
Les Paul and Mary Ford "How High The Moon"
Nat King Cole "Too Young"
Rosemary Clooney "Come On-a My House"
Tony Bennett "Because Of You"
Tony Bennett "Cold, Cold Heart"
Eddy Howard "Sin (It's No Sin)"
Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads "Cry"
Pee Wee King "Slow Poke"
Kay Starr "Wheel Of Fortune"
Georgia Gibbs "Kiss of Fire"
Leroy Anderson "Blue Tango"
Doris Day "A Guy is A Guy"
Al Martino "Here In My Heart"
Percy Faith "Delicado"
Vera Lynn "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"
Rosemary Clooney "Half As Much"
Eddie Fisher "Wish You Were Here"
Jo Stafford "You Belong To Me"
Patti Page "I Went To Your Wedding"
Johnny Standley "It's In The Book (parts 1 & 2)"
Joni James "Why Don't You Believe Me"
Mills Brothers "The Glow Worm"
Jimmy Boyd "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Perry Como "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"
Teresa Brewer "Till I Waltz Again With You"
Patti Page "The Doggie In The Window"
Percy Faith "The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)"
Eddie Fisher "I'm Walking Behind You"
Les Paul and Mary Ford "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)"
Perry Como "No Other Love"
Ames Brothers "You You You"
Stan Freberg "St. George And The Dragonet"
Tony Bennett "Rags To Riches"
Eddie Fisher "Oh! My Pa-Pa"
Doris Day "Secret Love"
Jo Stafford "Make Love To Me!"
Perry Como "Wanted"
Kitty Kallen "Little Things Mean A Lot"
Four Aces "Three Coins In The Fountain"
The Crew-Cuts "Sh-Boom"
Rosemary Clooney "Hey There"
Rosemary Clooney "This Ole House"
Eddie Fisher "I Need You Now"
The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman"
Joan Weber "Let Me Go, Lover!"
The Fontane Sisters "Hearts Of Stone"
The McGuire Sisters "Sincerely"
Bill Hayes "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett"
Pérez Prado "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"
Georgia Gibbs "Dance With Me Henry"
Les Baxter "Unchained Melody"
Bill Haley & His Comets "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"
Frank Sinatra "Learnin' The Blues"
Mitch Miller "The Yellow Rose Of Texas"
Pat Boone "Ain't That A Shame"
The Four Aces "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"
Roger Williams "Autumn Leaves"
Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons"
Dean Martin "Memories Are Made Of This"
Kay Starr "Rock And Roll Waltz"
Platters "The Great Pretender"
Nelson Riddle "Lisbon Antigua"
Les Baxter "Poor People Of Paris"
Elvis Presley "Heartbreak Hotel"
Perry Como "Hot Diggity"
Morris Stoloff "Moonglow and Theme From "Picnic"
Gogi Grant "The Wayward Wind"
Pat Boone "I Almost Lost My Mind"
Elvis Presley "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
The Platters "My Prayer"
Elvis Presley "Hound Dog"
Elvis Presley "Don't Be Cruel"
Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender"
Jim Lowe "The Green Door"
Guy Mitchell "Singing The Blues"
Elvis Presley "Too Much"
Pat Boone "Don't Forbid Me"
Sonny James "Young Love"
Tab Hunter "Young Love"
Andy Williams "Butterfly"
Buddy Knox "Party Doll:
Perry Como "Round And Round"
Elvis Presley "All Shook Up"
Charlie Gracie "Butterfly"
Pat Boone "Love Letters In The Sand"
Elvis Presley "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Debbie Reynolds "Tammy"
Paul Anka "Diana"
The Crickets "That'll Be The Day"
Jimmie Rodgers "Honeycomb"
The Everly Brothers "Wake Up Little Susie"
Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock"
Johnny Mathis "Chances Are"
Sam Cooke "You Send Me"
Pat Boone "April Love"
Danny & the Juniors "At The Hop"
Elvis Presley "Don't"
The McGuire Sisters "Sugartime"
The Silhouettes "Get A Job"
The Champs "Tequila"
Perry Como "Catch A Falling Star"
The Platters "Twilight Time"
David Seville "Witch Doctor"
The Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
Sheb Wooley "The Purple People Eater"
Elvis Presley "Hard Headed Woman"
The Coasters "Yakety Yak"
Perez Prado "Patricia"
Ricky Nelson "Poor Little Fool"
Domenico Modugno "Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu"
Elegants "Little Star"
Everly Brothers "Birg Dog"
Tommy Edwards "It's All In The Game"
Conway Twitty "It's Only Make Believe"
Kingston Trio "Tom Dooley"
Teddy Bears "To Know Him Is To Love Him"
Chipmunks "The Chipmunk Song"
The Platters "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
Lloyd Price "Stagger Lee"
Frankie Avalon "Venus"
The Fleetwoods "Come Softly to Me"
Dave "Baby" Cortez "The Happy Organ"
Wilbert Harrison "Kansas City"
Johnny Horton "The Battle of New Orleans"
Paul Anka "Lonely Boy"
Elvis Presley "A Big Hunk o' Love"
The Browns "The Three Bells"
Santo & Johnny "Sleep Walk"
Bobby Darin "Mack the Knife"
The Fleetwoods "Mr. Blue"
Guy Mitchell "Heartaches by the Number"
Frankie Avalon "Why"

[SavoyBG]

I'll start this off by drowning this fucking Goose, his crying is driving me crazy - Frankie Laine "The Cry of the Wild Goose" is gone.



Gene Autry - "Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer"
The Andrews Sisters "I Can Dream, Can't I"
Ames Brothers "Rag Mop"
Red Foley "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Teresa Brewer "Music! Music! Music!"
Eileen Barton "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"
Anton Karas "The Third Man Theme"
Guy Lombardo "The Third Man Theme"
Perry Como & Andrews Sisters ""Hoop-Dee-Doo"
Ames Brothers - "Sentimental Me"
Andrews Sisters "I Wanna Be Loved"
Nat King Cole "Mona Lisa"
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers "Goodnight Irene"
Patti Page "All My Love"
Sammy Kaye "Harbor Lights"
Phil Harris "The Thing"
Patti Page "The Tennessee Waltz"
Perry Como "If"
Mario Lanza "Be My Love"
Les Paul and Mary Ford "How High The Moon"
Nat King Cole "Too Young"
Rosemary Clooney "Come On-a My House"
Tony Bennett "Because Of You"
Tony Bennett "Cold, Cold Heart"
Eddy Howard "Sin (It's No Sin)"
Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads "Cry"
Pee Wee King "Slow Poke"
Kay Starr "Wheel Of Fortune"
Georgia Gibbs "Kiss of Fire"
Leroy Anderson "Blue Tango"
Doris Day "A Guy is A Guy"
Al Martino "Here In My Heart"
Percy Faith "Delicado"
Vera Lynn "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"
Rosemary Clooney "Half As Much"
Eddie Fisher "Wish You Were Here"
Jo Stafford "You Belong To Me"
Patti Page "I Went To Your Wedding"
Johnny Standley "It's In The Book (parts 1 & 2)"
Joni James "Why Don't You Believe Me"
Mills Brothers "The Glow Worm"
Jimmy Boyd "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Perry Como "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"
Teresa Brewer "Till I Waltz Again With You"
Patti Page "The Doggie In The Window"
Percy Faith "The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)"
Eddie Fisher "I'm Walking Behind You"
Les Paul and Mary Ford "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)"
Perry Como "No Other Love"
Ames Brothers "You You You"
Stan Freberg "St. George And The Dragonet"
Tony Bennett "Rags To Riches"
Eddie Fisher "Oh! My Pa-Pa"
Doris Day "Secret Love"
Jo Stafford "Make Love To Me!"
Perry Como "Wanted"
Kitty Kallen "Little Things Mean A Lot"
Four Aces "Three Coins In The Fountain"
The Crew-Cuts "Sh-Boom"
Rosemary Clooney "Hey There"
Rosemary Clooney "This Ole House"
Eddie Fisher "I Need You Now"
The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman"
Joan Weber "Let Me Go, Lover!"
The Fontane Sisters "Hearts Of Stone"
The McGuire Sisters "Sincerely"
Bill Hayes "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett"
Pérez Prado "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"
Georgia Gibbs "Dance With Me Henry"
Les Baxter "Unchained Melody"
Bill Haley & His Comets "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"
Frank Sinatra "Learnin' The Blues"
Mitch Miller "The Yellow Rose Of Texas"
Pat Boone "Ain't That A Shame"
The Four Aces "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"
Roger Williams "Autumn Leaves"
Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons"
Dean Martin "Memories Are Made Of This"
Kay Starr "Rock And Roll Waltz"
Platters "The Great Pretender"
Nelson Riddle "Lisbon Antigua"
Les Baxter "Poor People Of Paris"
Elvis Presley "Heartbreak Hotel"
Perry Como "Hot Diggity"
Morris Stoloff "Moonglow and Theme From "Picnic"
Gogi Grant "The Wayward Wind"
Pat Boone "I Almost Lost My Mind"
Elvis Presley "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
The Platters "My Prayer"
Elvis Presley "Hound Dog"
Elvis Presley "Don't Be Cruel"
Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender"
Jim Lowe "The Green Door"
Guy Mitchell "Singing The Blues"
Elvis Presley "Too Much"
Pat Boone "Don't Forbid Me"
Sonny James "Young Love"
Tab Hunter "Young Love"
Andy Williams "Butterfly"
Buddy Knox "Party Doll:
Perry Como "Round And Round"
Elvis Presley "All Shook Up"
Charlie Gracie "Butterfly"
Pat Boone "Love Letters In The Sand"
Elvis Presley "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Debbie Reynolds "Tammy"
Paul Anka "Diana"
The Crickets "That'll Be The Day"
Jimmie Rodgers "Honeycomb"
The Everly Brothers "Wake Up Little Susie"
Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock"
Johnny Mathis "Chances Are"
Sam Cooke "You Send Me"
Pat Boone "April Love"
Danny & the Juniors "At The Hop"
Elvis Presley "Don't"
The McGuire Sisters "Sugartime"
The Silhouettes "Get A Job"
The Champs "Tequila"
Perry Como "Catch A Falling Star"
The Platters "Twilight Time"
David Seville "Witch Doctor"
The Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
Sheb Wooley "The Purple People Eater"
Elvis Presley "Hard Headed Woman"
The Coasters "Yakety Yak"
Perez Prado "Patricia"
Ricky Nelson "Poor Little Fool"
Domenico Modugno "Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu"
Elegants "Little Star"
Everly Brothers "Birg Dog"
Tommy Edwards "It's All In The Game"
Conway Twitty "It's Only Make Believe"
Kingston Trio "Tom Dooley"
Teddy Bears "To Know Him Is To Love Him"
Chipmunks "The Chipmunk Song"
The Platters "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
Lloyd Price "Stagger Lee"
Frankie Avalon "Venus"
The Fleetwoods "Come Softly to Me"
Dave "Baby" Cortez "The Happy Organ"
Wilbert Harrison "Kansas City"
Johnny Horton "The Battle of New Orleans"
Paul Anka "Lonely Boy"
Elvis Presley "A Big Hunk o' Love"
The Browns "The Three Bells"
Santo & Johnny "Sleep Walk"
Bobby Darin "Mack the Knife"
The Fleetwoods "Mr. Blue"
Guy Mitchell "Heartaches by the Number"
Frankie Avalon "Why"

[Henrik]

Savoy, to play this game you would need to have heard all 152 songs, and I don't think many of us have.

[SavoyBG]

Savoy, to play this game you would need to have heard all 152 songs, and I don't think many of us have.

They are all on youtube.

[PlasticRam]

Savoy, to play this game you would need to have heard all 152 songs, and I don't think many of us have.

They are all on youtube.

What a great list! I'm starting listening all of these right now!

[SavoyBG]

Time to dismiss this horrid record - Eileen Barton "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"



Gene Autry - "Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer"
The Andrews Sisters "I Can Dream, Can't I"
Ames Brothers "Rag Mop"
Red Foley "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Teresa Brewer "Music! Music! Music!"
Anton Karas "The Third Man Theme"
Guy Lombardo "The Third Man Theme"
Perry Como & Andrews Sisters ""Hoop-Dee-Doo"
Ames Brothers - "Sentimental Me"
Andrews Sisters "I Wanna Be Loved"
Nat King Cole "Mona Lisa"
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers "Goodnight Irene"
Patti Page "All My Love"
Sammy Kaye "Harbor Lights"
Phil Harris "The Thing"
Patti Page "The Tennessee Waltz"
Perry Como "If"
Mario Lanza "Be My Love"
Les Paul and Mary Ford "How High The Moon"
Nat King Cole "Too Young"
Rosemary Clooney "Come On-a My House"
Tony Bennett "Because Of You"
Tony Bennett "Cold, Cold Heart"
Eddy Howard "Sin (It's No Sin)"
Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads "Cry"
Pee Wee King "Slow Poke"
Kay Starr "Wheel Of Fortune"
Georgia Gibbs "Kiss of Fire"
Leroy Anderson "Blue Tango"
Doris Day "A Guy is A Guy"
Al Martino "Here In My Heart"
Percy Faith "Delicado"
Vera Lynn "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart"
Rosemary Clooney "Half As Much"
Eddie Fisher "Wish You Were Here"
Jo Stafford "You Belong To Me"
Patti Page "I Went To Your Wedding"
Johnny Standley "It's In The Book (parts 1 & 2)"
Joni James "Why Don't You Believe Me"
Mills Brothers "The Glow Worm"
Jimmy Boyd "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
Perry Como "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"
Teresa Brewer "Till I Waltz Again With You"
Patti Page "The Doggie In The Window"
Percy Faith "The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)"
Eddie Fisher "I'm Walking Behind You"
Les Paul and Mary Ford "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)"
Perry Como "No Other Love"
Ames Brothers "You You You"
Stan Freberg "St. George And The Dragonet"
Tony Bennett "Rags To Riches"
Eddie Fisher "Oh! My Pa-Pa"
Doris Day "Secret Love"
Jo Stafford "Make Love To Me!"
Perry Como "Wanted"
Kitty Kallen "Little Things Mean A Lot"
Four Aces "Three Coins In The Fountain"
The Crew-Cuts "Sh-Boom"
Rosemary Clooney "Hey There"
Rosemary Clooney "This Ole House"
Eddie Fisher "I Need You Now"
The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman"
Joan Weber "Let Me Go, Lover!"
The Fontane Sisters "Hearts Of Stone"
The McGuire Sisters "Sincerely"
Bill Hayes "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett"
Pérez Prado "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"
Georgia Gibbs "Dance With Me Henry"
Les Baxter "Unchained Melody"
Bill Haley & His Comets "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"
Frank Sinatra "Learnin' The Blues"
Mitch Miller "The Yellow Rose Of Texas"
Pat Boone "Ain't That A Shame"
The Four Aces "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"
Roger Williams "Autumn Leaves"
Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons"
Dean Martin "Memories Are Made Of This"
Kay Starr "Rock And Roll Waltz"
Platters "The Great Pretender"
Nelson Riddle "Lisbon Antigua"
Les Baxter "Poor People Of Paris"
Elvis Presley "Heartbreak Hotel"
Perry Como "Hot Diggity"
Morris Stoloff "Moonglow and Theme From "Picnic"
Gogi Grant "The Wayward Wind"
Pat Boone "I Almost Lost My Mind"
Elvis Presley "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
The Platters "My Prayer"
Elvis Presley "Hound Dog"
Elvis Presley "Don't Be Cruel"
Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender"
Jim Lowe "The Green Door"
Guy Mitchell "Singing The Blues"
Elvis Presley "Too Much"
Pat Boone "Don't Forbid Me"
Sonny James "Young Love"
Tab Hunter "Young Love"
Andy Williams "Butterfly"
Buddy Knox "Party Doll:
Perry Como "Round And Round"
Elvis Presley "All Shook Up"
Charlie Gracie "Butterfly"
Pat Boone "Love Letters In The Sand"
Elvis Presley "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Debbie Reynolds "Tammy"
Paul Anka "Diana"
The Crickets "That'll Be The Day"
Jimmie Rodgers "Honeycomb"
The Everly Brothers "Wake Up Little Susie"
Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock"
Johnny Mathis "Chances Are"
Sam Cooke "You Send Me"
Pat Boone "April Love"
Danny & the Juniors "At The Hop"
Elvis Presley "Don't"
The McGuire Sisters "Sugartime"
The Silhouettes "Get A Job"
The Champs "Tequila"
Perry Como "Catch A Falling Star"
The Platters "Twilight Time"
David Seville "Witch Doctor"
The Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
Sheb Wooley "The Purple People Eater"
Elvis Presley "Hard Headed Woman"
The Coasters "Yakety Yak"
Perez Prado "Patricia"
Ricky Nelson "Poor Little Fool"
Domenico Modugno "Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu"
Elegants "Little Star"
Everly Brothers "Birg Dog"
Tommy Edwards "It's All In The Game"
Conway Twitty "It's Only Make Believe"
Kingston Trio "Tom Dooley"
Teddy Bears "To Know Him Is To Love Him"
Chipmunks "The Chipmunk Song"
The Platters "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
Lloyd Price "Stagger Lee"
Frankie Avalon "Venus"
The Fleetwoods "Come Softly to Me"
Dave "Baby" Cortez "The Happy Organ"
Wilbert Harrison "Kansas City"
Johnny Horton "The Battle of New Orleans"
Paul Anka "Lonely Boy"
Elvis Presley "A Big Hunk o' Love"
The Browns "The Three Bells"
Santo & Johnny "Sleep Walk"
Bobby Darin "Mack the Knife"
The Fleetwoods "Mr. Blue"
Guy Mitchell "Heartaches by the Number"
Frankie Avalon "Why"

[SavoyBG]

Apparently you guys here don't know enough of these number one records of the 1950s to participate in this contest. That's surprising considering how you were able to put together your lists of favorites from 1900 to 1949. I guess I'll just let this thread fade away.

[Mattceinicram]

I'd like to participate, I'm just no familiar with enough of these to. I mean I know which of these songs I really like, but I couldn't tell you which ones I don't like yet.