Here is a list of my favorite songs that reached #1 on the Billboard charts from 1950 to 1959. Please note that Billboard started their list in 1958. #1 hits from 1950 to 1958 are from store & jukebox sales.
Sections
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1950
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1950
#1 on January 7, 1950
Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Audio)
#1 from July 15 to August 12, 1950
Nat King Cole - "Mona Lisa"
#1 from December 2 to 23, 1960
Phil Harris – The Thing
#1 from December 30, 1950 to February 24, 1951
Tennessee Waltz - song and lyrics by Patti Page
1952
#1 from March 15 to May 10, 1952
Wheel Of Fortune - song and lyrics by Kay Starr
#1 from December 27, 1952 to January 3, 1953
Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Live) (1952)
1953
#1 from March 21 to May 9, 1953
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window - song and lyrics by Patti Page
#1 from November 21 to December 26, 1953
Rags to Riches - song and lyrics by Tony Bennett
1954
#1 from January 2 to February 20, 1954
Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) - song and lyrics by Eddie Fisher
#1 from August 7 to September 18, 1954
Sh-Boom! Life Could Be A Dream
#1 from December 4, 1954 to January 15, 1955
The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman"
1955
#1 from March 26 to April 23, 1955
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
JB #1 from May 14 to 28, 1955
Dance With Me Henry - song and lyrics by Georgia Gibbs
#1 from July 9 to August 23, 1955
Rock Around the Clock - song and lyrics by Bill Haley & His Comets
#1 from September 3 to October 1 & October 15, 1955
Mitch Miller - Yellow Rose of Texas (1955)
JB #1 on September 17 & 24, 1955
Ain't That a Shame - song and lyrics by Pat Boone
#1 from November 26, 1955 to January 7, 1956
Sixteen Tons - song and lyrics by Tennessee Ernie Ford
1956
#1 from January 14 to February 11, 1956
Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This
#1 on February 18, 1956
Rock 'N Roll Waltz - song and lyrics by Kay Starr
JB #1 on February 25, 1956
The Great Pretender - song and lyrics by The Platters
#1 from April 21 to June 9, 1956
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
#1 from June 16 to July 21, 1956
The Wayward Wind - song and lyrics by Gogi Grant
JB #1 on August 25, 1956
"My Prayer" By "The Platters"
1957
JB #1 on February 23, 1957
Don't Forbid Me - song and lyrics by Pat Boone
#1 from March 2 to 23, 1957
Tab Hunter – Young Love
#1 on March 30, 1957
Buddy Knox - Party Doll (1957)
#1 on September 9, 1957
Diana - song and lyrics by Paul Anka
#1 on September 23, 1957
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - That'll Be The Day
#1 on October 14, 1957
Wake up Little Susie - song and lyrics by The Everly Brothers
1958
#1 from January 6 to February 3, 1958
At The Hop - song and lyrics by Danny & The Juniors
#1 from March 17 to April 14, 1958
Tequila - song and lyrics by The Champs
#1 on April 21, 1958
Twilight Time - song and lyrics by The Platters
#1 from May 12 to June 2, 1958
All I Have to Do Is Dream - song and lyrics by The Everly Brothers
#1 from June 9 to July 14, 1958
Purple People Eater - song and lyrics by Sheb Wooley
#1 from September 29 to November 3, 1958
All In The Game - song and lyrics by Tommy Edwards
#1 on November 10 & 24, 1958
It's Only Make Believe - song and lyrics by Conway Twitty
#1 from December 1 to 15, 1958
The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him (1958) "To Know Him Is to ...
1959
#1 from January 19 to February 2, 1959
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - song and lyrics by The Platters
#1 from March 9 to April 6, 1959
Venus - song and lyrics by Frankie Avalon
#1 from May 18 to 25, 1959
Kansas City - song and lyrics by Wilbert Harrison
#1 from June 1 to July 6, 1959
The Battle of New Orleans - song and lyrics by Johnny Horton
#1 from October 5 to November 9 & November 23 to December 7, 1959
