No. 1 Hits of the 50s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and His Comets2:09
2Don’t Be Cruel
recording of:
Don’t Be Cruel
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Shalimar Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Williamson Music Company
Elvis Presley2:02
3Diana
Paul Anka2:23
4At the Hop
recording of:
At the Hop
writer:
John L. Medora, Artie Singer (US songwriter, producer and bandleader) and David White (rock ’n’ roll pianist & songwriter, member of Danny & the Juniors)
publisher:
Sea-Lark Enterprises, Inc., Singular Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Danny & the Juniors2:29
5Dream Lover
Bobby Darin2:24
6Yakety Yak
recording of:
Yakety Yak
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Twins (1988)
The Coasters1:49
7You Send Me
recording of:
You Send Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
additional writer:
L. C. Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Sam Cooke2:41
8Stupid Cupid
recording of:
Stupid Cupid
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
Connie Francis2:15
9It’s Only Make Believe
recording of:
It’s Only Make Believe
writer:
Jack Nance (in 1958) and Conway Twitty (in 1958)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Conway Twitty2:12
10That’ll Be the Day
The Crickets2:13
11Here Comes Summer
Jerry Keller2:09
12Come Softly to Me
recording of:
Come Softly to Me
writer:
Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel (The Fleetwoods’ lead singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Morris, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Unart Music Corp. (in 1958, in 1959)
The Fleetwoods2:18
13Singing the Blues
Guy Mitchell2:24
14When
recording of:
When
writer:
Paul Evans (50s US rock n roll singer/songwriter) and Jack Reardon (American songwriter)
Kalin Twins2:23
15To Know Him Is to Love Him
The Teddy Bears2:21
16Honeycomb
Jimmie Rodgers2:14
17What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
Emile Ford2:05
18Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio3:00
19Bony Moronie
Larry Williams3:01
20Puttin’ on the Style
Lonnie Donegan3:20
21Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
The Platters2:37
22Just Walkin’ in the Rain
Johnnie Ray2:37
23Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison2:26
24It’s All in the Game
Tommy Edwards2:34
25Who’s Sorry Now
cover recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
Connie Francis2:16
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