List of 1950s one-hit wonders in the United States

This is a list of musical artists whose one hit came out in the 1950s.

The list contains recording artists who reached the Top 40 of the U.S. pop chart (the Billboard
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"Best Sellers in Stores" chart from January 1, 1955 to November 12, 1955, the Billboard Top 100 from November 12, 1955 to August 4, 1958 and the Billboard Hot 100

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from August 4, 1958 on) with just one single. In some special cases, a "J" may appear next to the peak position, denoting that the act's only Top 40 hit was on the "Most Played by Jockeys" chart. An asterisk is shown when the date the song reached its peak positon on the pop chart is unavailable.

Artists in italics have only one Top 40 hit, but either

had other songs chart on genre-specific charts
have had success and influence within their genre or the annals of popular music and/or a long-lasting and devoted cult following
are a non-American act who have had wider success in their homeland

1955

Song	Performer	Peak Date	Peak
"Runaround"	The Three Chuckles The Three Chuckles The Three Chuckles was an early American rock & roll group from Brooklyn.Although designated rock & roll by contemporary observers, the sound of The Three Chuckles is closer to vocal pop, in hindsight. They formed around 1950, naming themselves after a popular candy of the day, and played East...	November 13, 1954*	20
"This Ole House"	Stuart Hamblen Stuart Hamblen Stuart Hamblen , born Stuart Carl Hamblen, was one of American radio's first singing cowboys in 1926, and later became a Christian songwriter, temperance supporter and recurring candidate for political office....	November 13, 1954*	26
"Let Me Go, Lover!"	The Lancers	December 18, 1954*	6
"Let Me Go, Lover! Let Me Go, Lover! "Let Me Go, Lover!", a popular song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill, a pseudonym used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, and Ben Weisman. It is based on an earlier song called "Let Me Go, Devil," about alcoholism. It was featured on the television program Studio One on November 15, 1954,... "	Joan Weber Joan Weber Joan Weber was an American popular music singer.Weber was raised in Paulsboro, New Jersey and married to a young bandleader...	January 1, 1955	1
"The Crazy Otto"	Johnny Maddox and the Rhythmasters Johnny Maddox Johnny Maddox is a ragtime pianist and collector of ragtime memorabilia.His interest in the era of ragtime and blues was fueled by his Aunt Zula Cothron. She played ragtime piano at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, and taught Johnny to play...	February 5, 1955*	2
"Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) Earth Angel "Earth Angel " is an American doo-wop song, originally released by The Penguins in 1954 on the Dootone label , as the B-side to "Hey Señorita." The song became a major hit for The Crew-Cuts in 1955, reaching the Billboard charts on January 29, 1955. It peaked at #3 on the Disk Jockey chart, #8 on... "	The Penguins The Penguins The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early 1960s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel ", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts...	February 5, 1955	8
"Make Yourself Comfortable"	Peggy King Peggy King Peggy King is a pop singer and former TV personality.She is best remembered as the female vocalist on The George Gobel Show. She also appeared in American Bandstand, Maverick, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Jack Benny Show...	February 5, 1955	30
"(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More (My Baby Don't Love Me) No More " No More" is a popular song.The music was written by Leo J. De John, the lyrics by Julie De John and Dux De John. The song was published in 1954.... "	DeJohn Sisters	February 12, 1955	6
"Melody of Love"	Leo Diamond	February 19, 1955	30
"Pledging My Love"	Johnny Ace Johnny Ace Johnny Ace , born John Marshall Alexander, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, was an American rhythm and blues singer. He scored a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s before dying of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound....	March 19, 1955	17
"Open Up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine In) Open up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine in) "Open up Your Heart " is a popular song. It was written by Stuart Hamblen. The song was published in 1954.The biggest hit version in the United States was a recording by the Cowboy Church Sunday School ; in the United Kingdom, by Joan Regan and her son Rusty... "	Cowboy Church Sunday School	April 2, 1955	8
"Make Yourself Comfortable"	Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Samuel Griffith is an American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's epic film A Face in the Crowd before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead...	April 2, 1955*	26
"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"	The Voices of Walter Schumann Walter Schumann Walter Schumann was an American composer for film, television, and the theater. His notable works include the score for The Night of the Hunter and the Dragnet Theme...	April 9, 1955*	29
"Dixie Danny"	Laurie Sisters	April 16, 1955	30
"Plantation Boogie"	Lenny Dee Lenny Dee Leonard George DeStoppelaire , better known as Lenny Dee, was a virtuoso organist who played many styles of music. His record albums were among the most popular of easy listening and space age pop organists of the 1950s through the early 1970s. His signature hit, Plantation Boogie, charted as a...	May 4, 1955	19
"Don't Be Angry Don't Be Angry "Don't Be Angry" is a popular song written by Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, and Fred Mendelsohn and published in 1955. Brown released it in 1955, reaching #2 in the Billboard charts.... "	Nappy Brown Nappy Brown Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp better known by his stage name Nappy Brown, was an American R&B singer. His hits include the 1955 Billboard chart #2, "Don't Be Angry" and "Night Time Is the Right Time"...	May 7, 1955	25
"The Breeze and I (Andalucia) The Breeze and I "The Breeze and I" is a popular song.The song is based on a Spanish language song, "Andalucia." The music to the original song was written by Ernesto Lecuona, with Spanish lyrics by Emilio de Torre; the English language lyric was written by Al Stillman.... "	Caterina Valente Caterina Valente Caterina Valente is a singer, dancer, and actress. She was born into an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown...	May 14, 1955	8
"Blue Star (The "Medic Theme") Blue Star (song) "Blue Star" is a popular song.The theme music of the television series, Medic, was written by Victor Young and copyright on February 17, 1955 under the title "The Medic Theme." A set of lyrics were written by Edward Heyman and with those lyrics and under the new title "Blue Star," a new copyright... "	Felicia Sanders Felicia Sanders Felicia Sanders was a singer of traditional pop music.Born Felice Schwartz in Mount Vernon, New York. She sang in the 1940s, with big bands and on the radio, based in Los Angeles....	May 28, 1955*	29
"Hard to Get Hard to Get (song) "Hard to Get" is a popular song written by Jack O. Segal and published in 1955.The song was a hit for Gisele MacKenzie in 1955. As she was performing at the time on Your Hit Parade, this song became the first ever to be performed on Your Hit Parade by the artist who had the biggest selling recording.... "	Gisele MacKenzie Gisele MacKenzie Gisèle MacKenzie was a Canadian-American singer, most famous for her performances on the popular television program Your Hit Parade.-Biography:...	June 4, 1955*	5
"Hey, Mr. Banjo"	The Sunnysiders The Sunnysiders The Sunnysiders were an American country group who enjoyed brief success in the mid-1950s.The group scored a hit with the song "Hey! Mr. Banjo", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1955...	June 18, 1955	12
"Alabama Jubilee"	Ferko String Band	June 18, 1955*	18
"Love Me or Leave Me"	Lena Horne Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer.Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the...	July 9, 1955	19
"The Bandit (O'Cangaceiro)"	Eddie Barclay and His Orchestra Eddie Barclay Eddie Barclay was a French music producer whose singers included Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. He founded Barclay Records.-Life:...	July 16, 1955	18
"The Man in the Raincoat"	Marion Marlowe Marion Marlowe -Biography:She was born Marion Townsend in St. Louis, Missouri and is best known for her performances on the television variety series Arthur Godfrey and His Friends, from 1950 to 1955, in which she sang duets with Frank Parker, as the "Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy of the 1950s.".According to...	July 16, 1955*	14 (J)
"The Man in the Raincoat"	Priscilla Wright Priscilla Wright (singer) Priscilla Wright is a Canadian singer.Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S. and hit #16 on the Billboard Singles Chart... with Don Wright and The Septette	August 6, 1955	16
"The Popcorn Song"	Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra Cliffie Stone Cliffie Stone , born Clifford Gilpin Snyder, was an American country singer, musician, record producer, music publisher, and radio and TV personality who was pivotal in the development of California’s thriving country music scene after World War II during a career that lasted six decades...	August 20, 1955	14
"The House of Blue Lights The House of Blue Lights (song) "The House of Blue Lights" is a popular song published in 1946, written by Don Raye and Freddie Slack. It was first recorded by Freddie Slack with singer Ella Mae Morse, and was covered the same year by The Andrews Sisters.... "	Chuck Miller	August 27, 1955	9
"Black Denim Trousers"	The Cheers The Cheers The Cheers were an American rock and roll vocal group, that had a string of hits in the mid 1950s starting with " I Need Your Lovin'." which hit number fifteen on the U.S. chart in 1954...	September 24, 1955*	13
"I Want You to Be My Baby"	Lillian Briggs Lillian Briggs Lillian Briggs was an American rock 'n roll performer and musician.Lillian Briggs was the first woman to achieve super-star status at the dawn of rock 'n roll in the early 1950's, as evidenced by the fact that soon after embarking upon her career, she was named "The Queen of Rock & Roll" by The...	October 1, 1955	18
"At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)"	The El Dorados The El Dorados The El Dorados were an American doo-wop group, who achieved their greatest success with the song "At My Front Door", a no. 1 hit on the R&B chart in 1955.-Career:...	November 12, 1955	17
"Daddy-O"	Bonnie Lou Bonnie Lou Bonnie Lou is an American rock and roll and country music singer. During the mid-1950s, Bonnie Lou helped pave the way for future female artists as one of rock and roll's first female singers...	December 3, 1955	14
"It's Almost Tomorrow It's Almost Tomorrow "It's Almost Tomorrow" is a 1955 popular song with music by Gene Adkinson and lyrics by Wade Buff. The song was actually written in 1953, when Adkinson and Buff were in high school... "	Snooky Lanson Snooky Lanson Roy Landman , better known as Snooky Lanson, was an American singer known for co-starring on the NBC television series Your Hit Parade....	December 3, 1955*	20
"Autumn Leaves"	Steve Allen Steve Allen Steve Allen may refer to:Steve Allen , American musician, comedian, and writerSteve Allen , presenter on the London-based talk radio station LBC 97.3...	December 10, 1955	35
"Cry Me a River"	Julie London Julie London Julie London was an American singer and actress. She was best known for her smoky, sensual voice. London was at her singing career's peak in the 1950s. Her acting career lasted more than 35 years...	December 17, 1955	9
"Oh! Susanna Oh! Susanna "Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster . It was published by W. C. Peters & Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1848. The song was introduced by a local quintette at a concert in Andrews' Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1847. Foster was said to have written... "	The Singing Dogs The Singing Dogs The Singing Dogs was a musical recording project under whose name two 45rpm singles were released in the 1950s.The idea for the Singing Dogs came from Don Charles, a record producer working in Copenhagen, Denmark...	December 17, 1955	22
"(I'm Gettin') Nuttin' for Christmas"	Ricky Zahnd and the Blue Jeaners	December 24, 1955	21
"Nuttin' for Christmas"	Barry Gordon Barry Gordon Barry Gordon is an American film, television and voice actor and political talk show host and producer. He was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, having served from 1988 to 1995.-Biography:...	December 31, 1955	6
"Nuttin' for Xmas"	Joe Ward	December 31, 1955	20

1956

Song	Performer	Peak Date	Peak
"Band of Gold"	Kit Carson	January 7, 1956	11
"When You Dance"	The Turbans The Turbans The Turbans were an African American doo-wop group, who formed in Philadelphia in 1953. The original members were: Al Banks , Matthew Platt , Charlie Williams , and Andrew "Chet" Jones...	January 14, 1956	33
"April in Paris April in Paris (song) "April in Paris" is a song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical, Walk A Little Faster. The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50.Composer Alec... "	Count Basie Count Basie William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years...	February 4, 1956*	28
"(A Theme from) the Three Penny Opera (Moritat)"	Richard Hayman Richard Hayman Richard Hayman is an American arranger, harmonica player, and conductor.Hayman started out as a player and arranger for the Borrah Minnevitch Harmonica Rascals before becoming an arranger for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during the early 1940s. He did arrangements for the MGM films Girl Crazy,... and Jan August Jan August Jan August was an American pianist and xylophonist. He had a hit with version of "Misirlou" in 1947 with Carl Frederick Tandberg. He had with several other songs that blended classical styles and Latin beats.-References:...	February 11, 1956*	12
"Chain Gang"	Bobby Scott	February 18, 1956	13
"Cry Baby"	Bonnie Sisters	March 3, 1956	18
"Lovely One"	The Four Voices	March 17, 1956	20
"Eloise"	Kay Thompson Kay Thompson Kay Thompson was an American author, composer, musician, actress and singer. She is best known as the creator of the Eloise children's books.-Background:Catherine Louise Fink was born in St...	March 17, 1956	39
"Lullabye of Birdland"	The Blue Stars	March 24, 1956	16
"Mr. Wonderful"	Teddi King Teddi King Teddi King was an American jazz and pop vocalist. Born Theodora King in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18, 1929, she won a singing competition hosted by Dinah Shore at Boston's Tributary Theatre, later beginning work in a touring revue involved with "cheering up the military in the lull...	March 24, 1956	18
"11th Hour Melody"	Lou Busch and His Orchestra Lou Busch Louis Ferdinand Busch was a music producer, musician and songwriter who was best known for performing as a pianist under the nickname Joe "Fingers" Carr.-Biography:...	March 24, 1956	35
"Eddie My Love Eddie My Love "Eddie My Love" is a 1956 doo wop song which was written by Aaron Collins.Collins wrote the song for his sisters, Betty and Rosie, members of the group The Teen Queens... "	The Teen Queens The Teen Queens The Teen Queens were an American musical group from the 1950s, most remembered for their hit single "Eddie My Love", which reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1956....	March 31, 1956	14
"(Themes From) The Man with the Golden Arm"	Richard Maltby and His Orchestra Richard Maltby, Sr. Richard Eldridge Maltby, Sr. was an American musician, conductor, arranger and bandleader, most notable for his 1956 recording The Man With the Golden Arm"...	March 31, 1956*	32
"Main Theme from The Man with the Golden Arm"	Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions...	April 28, 1956	32
"Blue Suede Shoes Blue Suede Shoes "Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955 and is considered one of the first rockabilly records and incorporated elements of blues, country and pop music of the time... "	Carl Perkins Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...	May 19, 1956	2
"Moonglow Moonglow (song) "Moonglow", also known as "Moonglow and Love" is a 1933 popular song with music by Will Hudson and Irving Mills and words by Eddie DeLange.-Musicological Notes:... and Theme from Picnic Theme from Picnic "Theme from Picnic" is a popular song, originated in the 1955 movie Picnic. It is often referred to simply as "Picnic".The music was written by George Duning, and the lyrics were written by Steve Allen... "	Morris Stoloff Conducting the Columbia Pictures Orchestra Morris Stoloff Morris Stoloff was a musical composer.Stoloff worked as a music director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962...	June 2, 1956	2
"The Happy Whistler"	Don Robertson	June 2, 1956	6
"Graduation Day"	The Four Freshmen The Four Freshmen The Four Freshmen is a multiple Grammy-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires , The Pied Pipers , and The Mel-Tones , founded in the barbershop tradition...	June 9, 1956*	27
"Ivory Tower Ivory Tower (1956 song) "Ivory Tower" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele. Popular versions by Cathy Carr and Gale Storm, and a rhythm & blues version by Otis Williams and the Charms all received major popularity in 1956... "	Cathy Carr Cathy Carr Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano , known professionally as Cathy Carr, was an American pop singer.She was born in the New York borough of The Bronx...	June 16, 1956	2
"Portuguese Washerwomen"	Joe "Fingers" Carr Lou Busch Louis Ferdinand Busch was a music producer, musician and songwriter who was best known for performing as a pianist under the nickname Joe "Fingers" Carr.-Biography:...	June 16, 1956*	25
"Graduation Day"	The Rover Boys	June 23, 1956	16
"Free"	Tommy Leonetti Tommy Leonetti Tommy Leonetti was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was "My City of Sydney" and was used by the Australian TV channel ATN7 in Sydney for station identification into the 1980s...	July 7, 1956*	23
"Stranded in the Jungle Stranded In The Jungle "Stranded in the Jungle" is a song originally recorded by American doo wop group The Jay Hawks. It peaked at #18 on the U.S. pop chart. A cover version of the song recorded by American doo wop group The Cadets in 1956 peaked at #15 on the U.S. pop chart and at #3 on the U.S... "	The Cadets The Cadets (doo wop) The Cadets are an American doo wop group. The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin "Ted" Taylor, Aaron Collins, Glendon Kingsby, and Will "Dub" Jones. In 1955, the group auditioned for Modern Records,...	July 28, 1956	15
"Stranded in the Jungle Stranded In The Jungle "Stranded in the Jungle" is a song originally recorded by American doo wop group The Jay Hawks. It peaked at #18 on the U.S. pop chart. A cover version of the song recorded by American doo wop group The Cadets in 1956 peaked at #15 on the U.S. pop chart and at #3 on the U.S... "	The Jayhawks	July 28, 1956	18
"Stranded in the Jungle Stranded In The Jungle "Stranded in the Jungle" is a song originally recorded by American doo wop group The Jay Hawks. It peaked at #18 on the U.S. pop chart. A cover version of the song recorded by American doo wop group The Cadets in 1956 peaked at #15 on the U.S. pop chart and at #3 on the U.S... "	The Gadabouts	August 4, 1956	39
"The Old Philosopher"	Eddie Lawrence Eddie Lawrence Eddie Lawrence is an American monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, director and television personality, whose unique comic creation, the eternally and bizarrely optimistic Old Philosopher, has gained him a devoted, although specialized, cult following for over five decades.-Early...	September 1, 1956	34
"A Casual Look"	The Six Teens The Six Teens The Six Teens were an American pop group from Los Angeles, California.All of the group's members were teenagers, or younger, at the time of their first recordings: the oldest was 17-year-old Ed Wells and the youngest, 12-year-old Trudy Williams. Their first release was the song "Don't Worry About a...	September 1, 1956	25
"The Fool"	Sanford Clark Sanford Clark Sanford Clark is an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist best known for his 1956 hit "The Fool".-Biography:...	September 22, 1956	7
"When the White Lilacs Bloom Again"	Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins Helmut Zacharias Helmut Zacharias was a German violinist and composer. At the time of his death, he had created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in number of films, usually playing musicians.-Early life:...	September 22, 1956	12
"Tonight You Belong to Me"	The Lennon Sisters The Lennon Sisters The Lennon Sisters are a singing group consisting of four siblings: Dianne , Peggy , Kathy , and Janet . They were all born in Los Angeles, California of German/Irish and Mexican ancestry. The original quartet were the eldest four in a family of twelve siblings...	September 29, 1956*	16
"True Love"	Grace Kelly Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...	October 6, 1956*	3
"Peanuts"	Little Joe and the Thrillers	October 13, 1956	22
"True Love"	Jane Powell Jane Powell Jane Powell is an American singer, dancer and actress.After rising to fame as a singer in her home state of Oregon, Powell was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer while still in her teens...	October 27, 1956	15
"Priscilla"	Eddie Cooley	November 24, 1956	20
"City of Angels"	The Highlights	November 24, 1956	19
"Confidential"	Sonny Knight	November 24, 1956	17
"Garden of Eden The Garden of Eden (1956 song) "The Garden of Eden" is a song written and composed by Dennise Haas Norwood and first recorded by Joe Valino, who reached Number 12 on the Billboard charts in October 1956.... "	Joe Valino	December 8, 1956	12
"Blueberry Hill Blueberry Hill (song) "Blueberry Hill" is a popular song published in 1940 best remembered for its 1950s rock n' roll version by Fats Domino. The music was written by Vincent Rose, the lyrics by Al Lewis. It was recorded six times in 1940... "	Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus Gordon Jenkins Gordon Hill Jenkins was an American arranger, composer and pianist who was an influential figure in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s, renowned for his lush string arrangements...	December 15, 1956*	29
"Slow Walk"	Sil Austin Sil austin Sil Austin was an American jazz saxophonist. He had his biggest success in an overtly commercial rather than jazz vein, but he regarded Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Sonny Stitt as his major influences....	December 22, 1956	17
"Cindy, Oh Cindy Cindy, Oh Cindy "Cindy, Oh Cindy" is a song written by Robert Nemiroff and Burt D'Lugoff and credited to their pseudonyms, Robert Barron and Burt Long. Nemiroff took the name of the song from his young daughter, Cindy.... "	Vince Martin Vince Martin (singer) Vince Martin is an American folk singer and songwriter.He first recorded with the Tarriers in 1957, on the hit single Cindy, Oh Cindy. He became more widely known with his duo recordings with Fred Neil in the early 1960s...	December 22, 1956	9
"Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" is a popular song written by Jean Schwartz, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. The song was published in 1918.... "	Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...	December 29, 1956	10
"Since I Met You Baby Since I Met You Baby (song) "Since I Met You Baby" is an American rhythm and blues song written and recorded by pianist Ivory Joe Hunter. The song, which Hunter recorded in 1956, became an American standard, and saw renewed popularity in 1969 when country music artist Sonny James released his hit version.-Song... "	Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The...	December 29, 1956	12

1957

Song	Performer	Peak Date	Peak
"Your Wild Heart"	Joy Layne Joy Layne Joy Layne was an American pop singer from Chicago, Illinois, often compared to Sandy Duncan and with a style inspired in at least part by Teresa Brewer....	February 23, 1957	20
"Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)"	Russell Arms Russell Arms Russell Lee Arms is an American actor and singer.-Career:Arms began his career on radio, moving up to minor screen roles during World War II as a contract player with Warner Brothers and later as a freelance performer, mostly in Westerns...	February 23, 1957	22
"The Swingin' Shepherd Blues"	Moe Koffman Quartette Moe Koffman Moe Koffman, OC was a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He played the flute, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone and clarinet...	February 23, 1957	23
"Love Is Strange Love Is Strange "Love Is Strange" was a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label.The song was based on a guitar riff by Jody Williams. The co-writers of the song are of some dispute... "	Mickey & Sylvia Mickey & Sylvia Mickey & Sylvia was an American R&B duo, composed of Mickey Baker and Sylvia Robinson. They were the first big seller for Groove Records.Mickey was a music instructor and Sylvia one of his pupils. Baker was inspired to form the group by the success of Les Paul & Mary Ford. They had a Top 20 hit...	March 2, 1957	11
"The Walk"	Jimmy McCracklin with his Band Jimmy McCracklin Jimmy McCracklin is an American pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. His style contains West Coast blues, Jump blues, and R&B. Over a career that has spanned seven decades, he says he has written almost a thousand songs and has recorded hundreds of them...	March 9, 1957	7
"I'm Stickin' with You"	Jimmy Bowen with the Rhythm Orchids Jimmy Bowen Jimmy Bowen is an American record producer and former pop music performer.Bowen was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with "I'm Stickin' With You," originally the flip side of the hit record "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, but ultimately a Top 20 recording...	March 9, 1957*	14
"I Miss You So"	Chris Connor Chris Connor Chris Connor was an American jazz singer.-Biography:She was born as Mary Loutsenhizer in Kansas City, Missouri to Clyde and Mabel Loutsenhizer. She studied and became proficient on the clarinet, having studied for 8 years throughout junior high and high school...	March 16, 1957	34
"Bad Boy"	The Jive Bombers The Jive Bombers The Jive Bombers were an American R&B group from New York City.The Jive Bombers consisted of members of two previous vocal groups, Sonny Austin & the Jive Bombers and The Palmer Brothers. They first recorded under the name The Sparrows in 1949 for Coral Records, and changed their name to The Jive...	March 16, 1957	36
"Sittin' in the Balcony"	Johnny Dee John D. Loudermilk John D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...	March 16, 1957	38
"Marianne Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song) -History:"Mary Ann," composed by calypsonian Roaring Lion , was popular with steelbands and revelers during a spontaneous Carnival celebration on V-J Day in Trinidad in 1945, at the end of World War II. The song's lyrics alluded to Mary Ann's occupation:-Recordings:Latin bandleader Xavier Cugat... "	Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders Terry Gilkyson Hamilton H. Gilkyson III , better known as Terry Gilkyson, was an American folk singer, composer, and lyricist.-Biography:...	April 6, 1957	4
"Almost Paradise"	Lou Stein Lou Stein Lou Stein was an American jazz pianist.Stein's first major gig came in 1942 when he joined Ray McKinley's band. He also played with Glenn Miller when the latter was stateside during World War II.After the war he worked with Charlie Ventura and following this became a session musician...	April 6, 1957	31
"I'm Stickin' with You"	Jimmy Bowen with The Rhythm Orchids Jimmy Bowen Jimmy Bowen is an American record producer and former pop music performer.Bowen was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with "I'm Stickin' With You," originally the flip side of the hit record "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, but ultimately a Top 20 recording...	April 27, 1957	14
"Pledge of Love"	Ken Copeland	May 6, 1957	12
"Rosie Lee"	The Mello-Tones	May 13, 1957	24
"After School"	Randy Starr Randy Starr Randy Starr is the stage name of Warren Nadel . He was educated at Columbia University where he took his undergraduate degree from Columbia College in 1951, and his DDS degree in dentistry from Columbia College of Dental Medicine in 1954...	May 13, 1957	32
"Dark Moon Dark Moon (song) "Dark Moon" is a 1957 country song by Ned Miller. With its haunting rhythm and forlorn lyrics, it scored on both the country and popular charts in the year of its release. Singer Bonnie Guitar took it to the country charts; Gale Storm to the pop charts. Storm's version, with Ned Miller himself on... "	Bonnie Guitar Bonnie Guitar Bonnie Guitar is an American Country-Pop Singer. She is best remembered for her 1957 Country-Pop crossover hit "Dark Moon"...	June 10, 1957	6
"Gonna Find Me a Bluebird"	Marvin Rainwater Marvin Rainwater Marvin Karlton Rainwater , better known as Marvin Rainwater, is an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman"...	June 10, 1957	18
"Freight Train"	Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group Chas McDevitt Chas McDevitt is a British musician, one of the leading lights of the skiffle genre which was highly influential and popular in the United Kingdom in the mid-to-late 1950s....	June 10, 1957	40
"A Fallen Star"	Jimmy Newman Jimmy C. Newman Jimmy Yves Newman , better known as Jimmy C. Newman , is an American singer and a long time star of the Grand Ole Opry.-Biography:Newman was born near Big Mamou, Louisiana...	June 10, 1957	23
"With All My Heart With All My Heart "With All My Heart" is a popular song, based on an originally French and Italian language song called "Gondolier." It was written by Peter De Angelis and Bob Marcucci.... "	Jodie Sands Jodie Sands Jodie Sands was an American popular singer, who hailed from Philadelphia.She had only one major hit, "With All My Heart," which reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957...	June 24, 1957	15
"Let the Four Winds Blow"	Roy Brown Roy Brown (blues musician) Roy James Brown was an American R&B singer, songwriter and musician, who had an influence on the early development of rock and roll music. His "Good Rocking Tonight" was covered by Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, and the rock group Montrose. In addition,...	July 1, 1957	29
"(Main Theme) Around the World"	Victor Young and His Singing Strings Victor Young Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:...	July 8, 1957*	26
"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"	Johnnie & Joe Johnnie & Joe Johnnie & Joe were an American R&B vocal duo from The Bronx, who were best known for their 1957 hit "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea."Johnnie Louise Richardson and Joe Rivers Johnnie & Joe were an American R&B vocal duo from The Bronx, who were best known for their 1957 hit "Over the Mountain,...	July 22, 1957	8
"White Silver Sands White Silver Sands "White Silver Sands" is a popular song. The words and music were written in 1957 by Charles 'Red' Matthews, although partial authorship is also claimed by Gladys Reinhart.... "	Owen Bradley Quintet Owen Bradley Owen Bradley was an American record producer who, along with Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly.-Before the fame:...	July 29, 1957*	18
"White Silver Sands"	Dave Gardner Brother Dave Gardner David Gardner , known as Brother Dave Gardner, was a U.S. comedian and singer.A Tennessee native, Gardner studied drumming, beginning at age 13. After a one-semester term as a Southern Baptist ministerial student at Union University in his hometown of Jackson, Tennessee, he began a musical career...	July 29, 1957	22
"Rainbow"	Russ Hamilton Russ Hamilton (singer) Russ Hamilton was an English singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born as Ronald Hulme in Everton, Liverpool, he was one of the first singer-songwriters of pop music to have come out of the city, and he was the first Liverpool artist to hit the United States music scene with his song "Rainbow" several...	September 16, 1957	7
"Mr. Lee"	The Bobbettes The Bobbettes The Bobbettes were an R&B girl group who had a 1957 top 10 hit song called "Mr. Lee." The group included Jannie and Emma Pought, Reather Dixon, Lara Webb, and Helen Gather.-History:...	September 13, 1957	6
"Moonlight Swim"	Tony Perkins	October 7, 1957	24
"Black Slacks"	Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones The Sparkletones The Sparkletones were an American rock and roll/rockabilly group from Spartanburg, South Carolina.-History:...	October 14, 1957	17
"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"	The Tune Weavers	October 28, 1957	5
"Silhouettes/Daddy Cool"	The Rays The Rays The Rays was an American group formed in New York in 1955, and active in the 1950s. They first recorded for Chess Records. Their biggest hit single was "Silhouettes," a moderately-slow doo-wop piece of pop music that reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957, released on XYZ Records...	November 4, 1957	3
"Little Bitty Pretty One Little Bitty Pretty One "Little Bitty Pretty One" is a rock and roll song written and originally recorded by Bobby Day, and popularized by Thurston Harris in 1957. His version reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It has most notably been covered by Frankie Lymon in 1958, Clyde McPhatter in 1962, the Jackson Five in... "	Thurston Harris Thurston Harris Thurston Harris was a male American singer, briefly popular in the early to mid 1950s.-Career:Harris first appeared on record as the featured vocalist recording with the Lamplighters in 1953 one of the many groups on the early R&B scene in South Central Los Angeles, during that time. The group...	November 11, 1957	6
"Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) "Alone " is a popular song written by Morty Craft. Craft owned a record label, and produced the recording by the Shepherd Sisters on that label... "	Shepherd Sisters	November 11, 1957	18
"Could This Be Magic"	The Dubs The Dubs The Dubs are an American doo wop vocal group formed in 1956, best known for their songs "Could This Be Magic", "Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely" and "Chapel of Dreams".-Original career, 1956-1958:The original members of the Dubs were:...	December 2, 1957	23
"The Joker (That's What They Call Me)"	Billy Myles Billy Myles William Myles Nobles , known as Billy Myles, was an American R&B songwriter active in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for " All My Love" recorded by Jackie Wilson , and "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" recorded by Freddie King , then Eric Clapton .-History:Billy Myles specialised in love ballads...	December 2, 1957	25
"Hey Little Girl"	The Techniques The Techniques The Techniques were a Jamaican rocksteady vocal group mainly active in the 1960s.-History:The group was formed by Winston Riley in 1962 while still at school, with the initial line-up also featuring Slim Smith, Franklyn White, and Frederick Waite...	December 9, 1957	29
"Raunchy"	Bill Justis Bill Justis William E. "Bill" Justis Jr. was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy."-Biography:...	December 16, 1957	2
"Raunchy"	Ernie Freeman Ernie Freeman Ernie Freeman was an American pianist, organist and arranger.In 1935 he began playing in local Cleveland area nightclubs, and also formed a classical music trio for local social functions with his father and his sister Evelyn...	December 30, 1957	4
"I'm Available"	Margie Rayburn Margie Rayburn Marjorie Helen Orwig was an American singer....	December 16, 1957	9

1958

Song	Performer	Peak Date	Peak
"Buzz-Buzz-Buzz"	The Hollywood Flames The Hollywood Flames The Hollywood Flames were an American R&B vocal group in the 1950s, best known for their hit, "Buzz Buzz Buzz".They formed as The Flames in 1949, in Watts, Los Angeles, at a talent show where members of various high school groups got together. The original members were Bobby Byrd , David Ford,...	January 27, 1958	11
"At the Hop At the Hop "At the Hop" is a hit rock 'n' roll song written by Arthur Singer, John Medora and David White and originally released by Danny & the Juniors. The song was released in the fall of 1957, and reached number one on the US charts on January 6, 1958, thus becoming one of the top-selling singles of 1958... "	Nick Todd Nick Todd Nick Todd is an American pop singer. He is the younger brother of pop singer Pat Boone. He had two hit records called "Plaything" and "At The Hop", which reached #41 and #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...	February 10, 1958	21
"The Swingin' Shepherd Blues"	Moe Koffman Quartette Moe Koffman Moe Koffman, OC was a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He played the flute, soprano, alto and tenor saxophone and clarinet...	February 10, 1958*	36
"Get a Job Get a Job (song) "Get a Job" is one of the best known doo-wop songs of the 1950s. Recorded by The Silhouettes in October 1957, the song reached the number one spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958.... "	The Silhouettes The Silhouettes The Silhouettes were an American doo wop/R&B group whose single "Get A Job" was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart and pop singles chart in 1958. The doo-wop revival group Sha Na Na derived their name from the song's lyrics. "Get A Job"' is included in the soundtracks of the movies,...	February 24, 1958	1
"She's Neat"	Dale Wright with the Rock-Its Dale Wright Dale Wright was an early American rock & roll singer.Wright was a disc jockey in Dayton, Ohio who signed to Fraternity Records after playing a song he'd written on the air...	February 24, 1958	38
"Oh Julie"	The Crescendos The Crescendos The Crescendos were an early American rock and roll group from Nashville, Tennessee.Formed in 1957, they succeeded with the song "Oh, Julie" the following year, which rose to #4 on the U.S. Black Singles chart and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold...	March 3, 1958	5
"Oh Julie"	Sammy Salvo	March 3, 1958	23 (J)
"7-11"	The Gone All Stars	March 3, 1958	30
"We Belong Together We Belong Together (Robert & Johnny song) "We Belong Together" was a 1958 American rhythm and blues hit by Robert & Johnny. It was written by Johnny Mitchell, Robert Carr, and Sam Weiss. It reached #12 on the R&B charts and #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-Cover versions:... "	Robert & Johnny Robert & Johnny Robert & Johnny were an American doo-wop duo from The Bronx.The duo's full names were Robert Carr and Johnny Mitchell; they released about a dozen singles for Old Town Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Two of them charted; "We Belong Together", which hit #12 on the U.S...	March 3, 1958	32
"You Can Make It If You Try"	Gene Allison Gene Allison Gene Allison was an American R&B singer.Born Versie Eugene Allison in Pegram, Tennessee, he grew up in Nashville, Tennessee singing in the church choir with his brother Leevert. As a teenager, Allison was offered a chance to sing with The Fairfield Four and, later, The Skylarks...	March 10, 1958	36
"Been So Long"	The Pastels The Pastels The Pastels are a group from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Their early records for labels like Whaam!, Creation, Rough Trade, and Glass Records, had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed at odds with the time...	March 10, 1958	24
"Tequila Tequila (song) "Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-flavored rock and roll song recorded by the group, the Champs. The title of the song constitutes the entirety of the lyrics, and is spoken a total of three times during the course of the song. "Tequila" became a #1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its... "	Eddie Platt Eddie Platt Eddie Platt was an American saxophonist.Platakis born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was raised in Rossford, Ohio. He began playing in a band there at age 16 and used the stage name Platt starting in high school...	March 31, 1958	20
"Dinner with Drac–Part 1"	John Zacherle "The Cool Ghoul" John Zacherle John Zacherle is an American television host, radio personality and voice actor known for his long career as a television horror host broadcasting horror movies in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Best known for his character "Roland/Zacherley," he also did voice work for...	March 31, 1958	6
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands He's Got the Whole World in His Hands "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a traditional American spiritual. It was first published in the paperbound hymnal Spirituals Triumphant, Old and New, in 1927. In 1933, it was collected by Frank Warner from the singing of Sue Thomas in North Carolina... "	Laurie London Laurie London Laurie London is an English singer, who achieved fame as a boy singer of the 1950s, recording in both English and German....	April 14, 1958	1
"Lollipop"	Ronald & Ruby Ronald & Ruby Ronald & Ruby were an American interracial pop vocal duo, best known for their 1958 hit single "Lollipop".The duo's members were the black Ronald Gumm and the white Beverly "Ruby" Ross; interracial pop groups were a rarity at this time, and the group did not appear in public or in major press and...	April 14, 1958	20
"Don't You Just Know It"	Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns	April 14, 1958	9
"Book of Love"	The Monotones The Monotones The Monotones were a six-member African American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only hit single was "The Book of Love", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958....	April 21, 1958	5
"Chanson D'Amour (Song of Love)"	Art and Dotty Todd Art and Dotty Todd Art and Dotty Todd were an American husband and wife singing duo who reached the Top Ten in the UK and the US with the respective hits "Broken Wings" and "Chanson D'Amour" ....	May 5, 1958	6
"Wishing for Your Love"	The Voxpoppers	May 5, 1958	18
"You"	The Aquatones The Aquatones The Aquatones were a doo-wop group in the 1950s who charted just once with "You", a ballad which was also covered by Gale Storm.The lead singer was Lynne Nixon a soprano....	May 26, 1958	21
"Torero"	Renato Carosone Renato Carosone Renato Carosone , born Renato Carusone, was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. He was also a modern performer of the so-called canzone napoletana, Naples' song tradition.-Beginnings:Carosone was born in Naples...	June 2, 1958	18
"Padre"	Toni Arden Toni Arden Toni Arden is an American traditional pop music singer.-Biography:Arden became a big band singer in the 1940s, singing with Al Trace, Joe Reichman, Ray Bloch and Shep Fields...	June 2, 1958*	18
"Purple People Eater Purple People Eater "Purple People Eater" is a novelty song, written and performed by Sheb Wooley, that reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958.-Composition:... "	Sheb Wooley Sheb Wooley Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "Purple People Eater"...	June 9, 1958	1
"For Your Love"	Ed Townsend Ed Townsend Edward Benjamin 'Ed' Townsend was an American attorney, songwriter, and producer. He was best known for performing his composition, "For Your Love," a rhythm and blues doo wop classic, and as the co-writer of "Let's Get It On" with Marvin Gaye.-Biography:Although he was born in Fayetteville,...	June 9, 1958	13
"When the Boys Talk About the Girls"	Valerie Carr Valerie Carr Valerie Carr is an African-American singer. Her most fondly remembered single is probably "I Talk Too Much," her answer song to Joe Jones' 1960 hit, "You Talk Too Much".-Career:...	June 9, 1958	19
"Cha-Hua-Hua"	The Pets	June 9, 1958	34
"(It's Been a Long Time) Pretty Baby"	Gino and Gina	June 23, 1958	20
"Jennie Lee"	Jan and Arnie Jan and Dean Jan and Dean were a rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s, consisting of William Jan Berry and Dean Ormsby Torrence...	June 30, 1958	8
"Endless Sleep"	Jody Reynolds Jody Reynolds Jody Reynolds was an American singer and guitarist. His biggest hit single was "Endless Sleep", which reached #5 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on July 7, 1958. He wrote it in a single afternoon in 1956 in Yuma, Arizona...	June 30, 1958	5
"Got a Match?"	The Daddy O's	July 7, 1958	39
"Delicious"	Jim Backus and Friend Jim Backus James Gilmore "Jim" Backus was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles are the voice of Mr...	July 21, 1958	40
"One Summer Night"	The Danleers The Danleers The Danleers was an American doo-wop group in the 1950s. They were a quintet hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Jimmy Weston was the lead singer, and the group was named after their manager, Danny Webb, who wrote their most famous number, "One Summer Night"...	July 28, 1958	7
"Judy"	Frankie Vaughan Frankie Vaughan Frankie Vaughan, CBE, DL was an English singer of traditional pop music, who issued more than 80 recordings in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after one of his early hits.-Life and career:...	July 28, 1958	22
"Baubles, Bangles and Beads"	Kirby Stone Four Kirby Stone Four The Kirby Stone Four were an American vocal ensemble popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.Kirby Stone founded the group in the years after World War II and began playing clubs in the New York area. They won slots on local television, including The Ed Sullivan Show, and soon after signed to Columbia...	July 28, 1958	25
"Willie and the Hand Jive"	Johnny Otis Show Johnny Otis Johnny Otis is an American singer, musician, talent scout, disc jockey, composer, arranger, recording artist, record producer, vibraphonist, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, and impresario.He is commonly referred to as The Godfather Of Rhythm And Blues.-Personal life:Otis, the son of Alexander...	August 4, 1958	9
"The Freeze"	Tony and Joe	August 4, 1958	33
"Crazy Eyes for You"	Bobby Hamilton	August 4, 1958	40
"Early in the Morning"	The Rinky Dinks Bobby Darin Bobby Darin , born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician.Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country...	August 11, 1958	24
"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) Volare (song) "Nel blu dipinto di blu" , popularly known as "Volare" , is Domenico Modugno's signature song.... "	Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu "...	August 18, 1958	1
"Dance Everyone Dance"	Betty Madigan Betty Madigan Betty Madigan is an American traditional popular singer and actress.In 1954, she was rated "the newer female vocalist [with] the greatest chance to become one of the top female vocalist names" in a poll of disc jockeys conducted by Billboard...	August 18, 1958	31
"Little Star"	The Elegants The Elegants The Elegants is an American doo-wop vocal group, that was started in 1958 by Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa, Frank Tardogno, Carmen Romano and James Mochella in South Beach, Staten Island, New York. Before their nursery rhyme inspired song, "Little Star", became a number one hit, the band usually...	August 25, 1958	1
"Born Too Late"	The Poni-Tails The Poni-Tails The Poni-Tails were an American girl group from Lyndhurst, Ohio.-History:Formed in a suburb of Cleveland, the Poni-Tails - Toni Cistone, Karen Topinka and Patti McCabe - started singing at Brush High School, which they all attended...	September 15, 1958	7
"Down the Aisle of Love"	The Quin-Tones The Quin-Tones The Quin-Tones were an American doo wop group from York, Pennsylvania.-History:The group's members all attended William Penn High School in York, and originally formed under the name The Quinteros to sing at local functions. Paul Landersman, a disc jockey at WHGB in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania became...	September 15, 1958	18
"Tea for Two Cha Cha"	The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", due to his smooth-toned trombone playing. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey... and Warren Covington Warren Covington Warren Covington was an American big band trombonist. He was active as a session musician, arranger, and bandleader throughout his career.-Biography:...	September 15, 1958*	7
"Summertime, Summertime"	The Jamies The Jamies -Career:The group's 1958 single for Epic Records, "Summertime, Summertime", reached #26 on the US Billboard Hot 100.Both "Summertime" and its b-side, "Searching for You", are often described as doo-wop, because of their time period and their a-capella harmonies...	September 22, 1958	26
"Weekend"	The Kingsmen Bill Haley Bill Haley was one of the first American rock and roll musicians. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and their hit song "Rock Around the Clock".-Early life and career:...	September 22, 1958	35
"Cerveza"	Boots Brown	September 29, 1958	23
"You Cheated"	The Shields	October 6, 1958	12
"The Secret"	Gordon MacRae Gordon MacRae Gordon MacRae was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! and Carousel and films with Doris Day like Starlift.-Early life:Born Albert Gordon MacRae in East Orange, New Jersey, MacRae graduated from...	October 6, 1958*	18
"Itchy Twitchy Feeling"	Bobby Hendricks Bobby Hendricks Bobby Hendricks is an American R&B singer who charted two hits in the late 1950s. However, before embarking on a solo career, Bobby Hendricks was a member of The Swallows and recorded with The Flyers before becoming a successful solo act...	October 6, 1958	25
"Need You"	Donnie Owens	October 6, 1958	25
"Rockin' Robin Rockin' Robin (song) This article is about the song. For the wrestler, see Rockin' Robin ."Rockin' Robin" is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's only hit single, becoming a number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100... "	Bobby Day Bobby Day Bobby Day , was an early African American rock and roll and R&B musician.Born Robert James Byrd, , in Fort Worth, Texas, he moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of 15...	October 13, 1958	2
"The End"	Earl Grant Earl Grant Earl Grant was an American easy listening pianist, Hammond organist, and vocalist popular in the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:...	October 13, 1958	7
"Susie Darlin'"	Robin Luke Robin Luke Robin Luke is an American rockabilly singer who is best known for his 1958 song, "Susie Darlin". He has been enshrined in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.-Biography:...	October 13, 1958	5
"The Blob"	The Five Blobs The Five Blobs The Five Blobs were an American group of studio musicians put together in 1958 by session leader Bernie Nee. The ensemble was assembled in Los Angeles, California for the express purpose of recording "The Blob", the title song for the Steve McQueen film The Blob. Written by Burt Bacharach and Mack...	November 3, 1958	33
"Back to School Again"	Timmie "Oh Yeah" Rogers	November 18, 1958	36
"Poor Boy"	The Royaltones	December 1, 1958	17
"To Know Him Is to Love Him To Know Him Is to Love Him "To Know Him Is to Love Him" is a song written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father's tombstone. It was first recorded by his first vocal group, the only one of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1958... "	The Teddy Bears	December 15, 1958	1
"Philadelphia, U.S.A."	The Nu-Tornados	December 22, 1958	26
"The Little Drummer Boy"	Harry Simeone Chorale Harry Simeone Harry Moses Simeone was a distinguished music arranger, conductor and composer, best known for arranging the famous Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit.-Early years:Harry grew up listening to stars performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City,...	December 28, 1958*	13

1959

Song	Performer	Peak Date	Peak
"Gotta Travel On"	Billy Grammer Billy Grammer Billy Wayne Grammer was an American country music singer and noted guitar player. He was known for the million-selling "Gotta Travel On", which made it onto both the country and pop music charts in 1959.-Biography:...	January 19, 1959	4
"Teasin'"	The Quaker City Boys	January 26, 1959	39
"All American Boy"	Bill Parsons Bill Parsons William Raymond "Bill" Parsons was a 6' 6" right handed baseball pitcher from Riverside, California. He had a four-year career as a major league pitcher.-Baseball career:...	February 2, 1959	2
"Manhattan Spiritual"	Reg Owen Reg Owen Reg Owen was an English conductor and arranger.Owen was born George Owen Smith in Hackney, London, and began playing the saxophone at the age of 15. He played in local groups such as Teddy Joyce's Juveniles and the Royal Kiltie Juniors, before founding his own ensemble whilst still in his teens...	February 9, 1959	10
"The Little Space Girl"	Jesse Lee Turner Jesse Lee Turner Jesse Lee Turner is a former American pop singer. He recorded songs for several labels in the late 1950s, including the one-hit wonder "Little Space Girl"....	February 9, 1959	20
"Pretty Girls Everywhere"	Eugene Church and the Fellows Eugene Church Eugene Church was an American singer.Born in St. Louis, Missouri,Church collaborated with Jesse Belvin in the 1950s as The Cliques, releasing singles on Modern Records. Late in the 1950s he released a four singles of his own, as Eugene Church & the Fellows. The first two were U.S...	February 23, 1959*	36
"Petite Fleur Petite Fleur Petite Fleur is a successful instrumental written by Sidney Bechet and recorded in January 1952 with the Sidney Bechet All Stars.In 1959 it was a big hit for Chris Barber's Jazz Band... (Little Flower)"	Chris Barber's Jazz Band Chris Barber Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber is best known as a jazz trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with...	March 2, 1959	5
"I've Had It"	The Bell Notes The Bell Notes The Bell Notes were an early American rock and roll group from the East Meadow area of Long Island, New York.The Bell Notes were regular performers in The Bronx in the 1950s, and performed at a bar owned by the father of Ray Tabano; he and Steven Tyler occasionally played between Bell Notes sets...	March 9, 1959	6
"You Can Make It If You Try"	Gene Allison Gene Allison Gene Allison was an American R&B singer.Born Versie Eugene Allison in Pegram, Tennessee, he grew up in Nashville, Tennessee singing in the church choir with his brother Leevert. As a teenager, Allison was offered a chance to sing with The Fairfield Four and, later, The Skylarks...	March 9, 1959	36
"I Got a Wife"	The Mark IV The Mark IV The Mark IV were an American musical ensemble, based in Chicago, who were originally named The Rhythm Makers. They later changed their name to Mark V, and then - as members left - to The Mark IV, and eventually ending in the 1980s as The Mark IV Trio...	March 16, 1959	24
"Tragedy Tragedy (Thomas Wayne song) "Tragedy" is a song by Gerald H. Nelson and Fred B. Burch. A recording of the song by Thomas Wayne and the DeLons rose to #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1959. A 1961 cover version by The Fleetwoods rose to #10 on the charts... "	Thomas Wayne with the DeLons Thomas Wayne (singer) Thomas Wayne was an American singer. He is best remembered as a one-hit wonder for "Tragedy"....	March 23, 1959	5
"Guess Who"	Jesse Belvin Jesse Belvin Jesse Lorenzo Belvin was an American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success was cut short by his death in a car crash aged 27.-Career:...	March 30, 1959	31
"Sea Cruise"	Frankie Ford Frankie Ford Frankie Ford is an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer.He is the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo, who named him Francis Guzzo. He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, where he still lives...	April 6, 1959	14
"This Should Go on Forever"	Rod Bernard Rod Bernard Rod Bernard is an American singer who helped to pioneer the musical genre known as "swamp pop", which combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Creole music...	April 13, 1959	20
"Pink Shoe Laces"	Dodie Stevens Dodie Stevens Dodie Stevens is an American pop singer. She is best known for her million selling 1959 song "Pink Shoe Laces", which made her a star when she was only 13 years old.-Early life:...	April 13, 1959	3
"Tell Him No"	Travis and Bob	April 27, 1959	8
"Guitar Boogie Shuffle"	The Virtues The Virtues The Virtues were an early American rock & roll band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The group formed around leader Frank Virtue , who played the violin as a child and took up the guitar and the double bass as a teenager. He continued with the latter as a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and...	April 27, 1959	5
"Three Stars"	Tommy Dee	May 4, 1959	11
"Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)"	Edward Byrnes	May 11, 1959	4
"Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"	The Impalas The Impalas The Impalas were an American doo-wop group in the late 1950s, best known for their hit, "Sorry ".The group formed in 1958 in Brooklyn, New York, and was composed of lead singer Joe "Speedo" Frazier , Richard Wagner, Lenny Renda, and Tony Carlucci...	May 11, 1959	2
"Only You"	Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles Franck Pourcel Franck Pourcel was a French easy listening musician.-Biography:Born in Marseille, Pourcel's father started to teach him music at the age of six...	June 1, 1959	9
"Lonely for You"	Gary Stites Gary Stites Gary Stites is an American [pop) singer who enjoyed brief success in the late 1950s.Stites is best remembered for his top 40 hit, "Lonely for You", which bore a significant sonic resemblance to the Conway Twitty song "It's Only Make Believe"...	June 1, 1959	24
"I've Come of Age"	Billy Storm	June 1, 1959	28
"No Chemise, Please"	Gerry Granahan Gerry Granahan Gerry Granahan is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s....	June 9, 1959	23
"So Fine"	The Fiestas The Fiestas The Fiestas were an American Rhythm and Blues musical group from Newark, New Jersey.Organized in 1958, The Fiestas contracted with Old Town Records company in 1959 after the company's owner, Hy Weiss, overheard the group singing in a bathroom adjacent to his office in Harlem...	June 15, 1959	11
"Tall Cool One"	The Wailers The Wailers (rock band) The Wailers, often credited as The Fabulous Wailers, were an American rock band from Tacoma, Washington. They became popular around the United States Pacific Northwest around the late 1950s and the start of the 1960s, performing saxophone-driven R&B and Chuck Berry rock and roll...	June 22, 1959	36
"Bongo Rock"	Preston Epps Preston Epps Preston Epps is an American percussionist.Epps learned to play percussion instruments, including the bongos, while he was stationed in Okinawa during the Korean War. After his tour of duty he settled in Southern California, playing in coffee shops and working odd jobs...	June 29, 1959	14
"Hushabye"	The Mystics The Mystics The Mystics is an American rock and roll group that began in Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1950s. The group was known as The Overons, a quintet that, when signed to Laurie Records, consisted of Phil Cracolici , Albee Cracolici , George Galfo , Bob Ferrante , and Al Contrera...	June 29, 1959	20
"Little Dipper"	Mickey Mozart Quintet Robert Maxwell (songwriter) Robert Maxwell is a harpist and songwriter, who wrote the music for two well-known songs: "Ebb Tide" and "Shangri-La ....	July 6, 1959	30
"You're So Fine"	The Falcons The Falcons The Falcons were an American rhythm and blues vocal group, some of whose members went on to be influential in soul music.The Falcons formed in 1955 in Detroit, Michigan on the Mercury Records imprint. After personnel changes in 1956, The Falcons had hits for the Lupine Records label with the...	July 13, 1959	17
"Waterloo"	Stonewall Jackson Stonewall Jackson (musician) Stonewall Jackson is an American country singer and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's "golden" honky tonk era in the 1950s and early 1960s.-Early years:...	July 13, 1959	4
"Mona Lisa Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song) "Mona Lisa" is a song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. . It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1950. The arrangement was by Nelson Riddle and the orchestral backing was played by Les Baxter and his Orchestra... "	Carl Mann Carl Mann Carl Mann is an American rockabilly singer and pianist.Mann was raised in rural Tennessee; his parents owned a lumber business. He sang in church and did country songs for local talent shows, playing guitar and piano...	August 10, 1959	25
"Ciao, Ciao Bambina"	Jacky Noguez and His Musette Orchestra	August 10, 1959	24
"Here Comes Summer"	Jerry Keller	August 17, 1959	14
"Robbin the Cradle"	Tony Bellus Tony Bellus Tony Bellus is a vocalist and musician whose first recording were with Shi-Fi Records in 1958. His greatest best known song is the Robbin' The Cradle, a self-composed ballad he recorded in Chicago in 1959.The recording of Robbin' The Cradle contained a number of styles and musical combinations...	August 17, 1959	25
"Mary Lou"	Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks Ronnie Hawkins Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins is a Juno Award-winning rockabilly musician whose career has spanned more than half a century. Though his career began in Arkansas, USA, where he'd been born and raised, it was in Ontario, Canada where he found success and settled for most of his life...	August 17, 1959	26
"Sea of Love Sea of Love (song) "Sea of Love" is a song written by John Phillip Baptiste and George Khoury. Phillips' 1959 recording of the song peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, Marty Wilde covered the song, and Phillips' version failed to chart there... "	Phil Phillips with the Twilights Phil Phillips Phil Phillips is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 hit, "Sea of Love".-Biography:...	August 24, 1959	2
"The Mummy"	Bob McFadden Bob McFadden Robert "Bob" McFadden was a singer and voiceover actor best known for his many contributions to animated cartoons. His best known characters were Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, and the ThunderCats' Snarf... and Dor Rod McKuen Rod McKuen is an American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks, and classical music...	August 24, 1959	39
"I Ain't Never"	Webb Pierce Webb Pierce Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...	August 31, 1959*	24
"The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story) The Three Bells "The Three Bells", also known as "Jimmy Brown" or "Little Jimmy Brown", is a song made popular by The Browns in 1959. The single reached number one on the U.S. country and pop charts,. outperforming a competing version by Dick Flood. The version by The Browns also hit number ten on the Hot R&B... "	Dick Flood	September 14, 1959	23
"Morgen"	Ivo Robic and the Song-Masters Ivo Robic Ivo Robić was Croatian singer and songwriter.-Domestic career:Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb...	September 21, 1959	13
"See You in September See You In September "See You in September" is a song written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards. The song was first recorded by the Pittsburgh vocal group, The Tempos. This first version peaked at #23 in the summer of 1959... "	The Tempos	September 7, 1959	23
"The Battle of Kookamonga"	Homer and Jethro Homer and Jethro Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. Haynes and Kenneth C. Burns , popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs...	September 14, 1959*	14
"Makin' Love"	Floyd Robinson Floyd Robinson (singer) Floyd Robinson was an American country singer, who was briefly successful in the late 1950s.-Music:Robinson's music is similar stylistically to that of John D. Loudermilk, and Robinson, like Loudermilk, worked as a songwriter. Among his songwriting contributions was "The Little Space Girl", a hit...	September 28, 1959	20
"I Loves You, Porgy"	Nina Simone Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...	October 5, 1959	18
"Say Man"	Bo Diddley Bo Diddley Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...	October 26, 1959	20
"Battle Hymn of the Republic"	Mormon Tabernacle Choir Mormon Tabernacle Choir The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, sometimes colloquially referred to as MoTab, is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning, 360-member, all-volunteer choir. The choir is part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . However, the choir is completely self-funded, traveling and producing albums to...	October 26, 1959	13
"You Were Mine"	The Fireflies The Fireflies The Fireflies were an American doo wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The group formed in Philadelphia in 1957, and underwent several lineup changes over the course of their existence; its most prominent member was Ritchie Adams. The group was produced by Gerry Granahan...	October 26, 1959	21
"Deck of Cards"	Wink Martindale Wink Martindale Winston Conrad Martindale , known professionally as Wink Martindale, is an American disc jockey and television game show host.-Radio:...	November 2, 1959	7
"The Enchanted Sea"	The Islanders The Islanders (U.S. band) The Islanders were an American group which included Frank Metis and Randy Starr , in addition to using special sound effects by Ralph F. Curtiss. They are most noted for their 1959 hit single, "The Enchanted Sea", which reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.None of their subsequent...	November 16, 1959	15
"High School U.S.A. (Area)"	Tommy Facenda Tommy Facenda Tommy "Bubba" Facenda is an American rock and roll singer and guitarist. He is best known for his one-hit wonder single, "High School U.S.A."-Career:...	November 16, 1959	28
"Woo Hoo Woo Hoo "Woo Hoo" is a rockabilly song, credited to George Donald McGraw and originally released by The Rock-A-Teens in 1959.-Original version:The song is distinctive for its lack of lyrics apart from its title words, which gave it popularity around the world as it is not subject to language barriers... "	The Rock-A-Teens The Rock-A-Teens The Rock-A-Teens were an American rockabilly group from Richmond, Virginia, active in the late 1950s.They are best known for their 1959 single "Woo Hoo", backed with "Untrue", released on Roulette Records. The song hit #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it proved to be their only hit.-External...	November 23, 1959	16
"Midnight Stroll"	The Revels	November 30, 1959	35
"In the Mood In the Mood "In the Mood" is a big band era #1 hit recorded by American bandleader Glenn Miller. Joe Garland and Andy Razaf arranged "In the Mood" in 1937-1939 using a previously existing main theme composed by Glenn Miller before the start of the 1930s... "	Ernie Fields Ernie Fields Ernie Fields was an African American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader. He first became known for leading the Royal Entertainers, which were based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and toured along a circuit stretching from Kansas City, Kansas, to Dallas, Texas.-Early life and career:Fields was born...	December 14, 1959	4
"Just Come Home"	Hugo and Luigi	December 14, 1959	35
"Marina"	Rocco Granata and the International Quintet Rocco Granata Rocco Granata is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist.Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but after briefly working in the coal mines, Granata pursued music instead...	December 21, 1959	31
"Uh! Oh! Part 2"	The Nutty Squirrels	December 28, 1959	14
"The Happy Reindeer"	Dancer, Prancer and Nervous	December 28, 1959	34

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