Top 100 Songs 1955-1970

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Welcome to the Top 100 songs from 1955-1970 page. This page contains the listing of the top 100 songs for this era.  To make this list, every song had to reach the #1 position.

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Each song is listed with the title/artist/year/Weeks at (#1)

Note: An [I] after a song title denotes an instrumental hit.

1. Don’t Be Cruel / Elvis Presley 1956 (11)
2. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White / Perez Prado 1955 (10)
3. Hound Dog / Elvis Presley 1956 (10)
4. Sincerely / McGuire Sisters 1955 (10)
5. Singing The Blues / Guy Mitchell 1955 (10)
6. Mack The Knife / Bobby Darin 1959 (9)
7. All Shook Up / Elvis Presley 1957 (9)
8. Hey Jude / Beatles 1968 (9)
9. The Theme From A Summer Place [I] / Percy Faith 1960 (9)
10. Rock Around The Clock / Bill Haley & His Comets 1955 (8)
11. The Wayward Wind / Gogi Grant 1956 (8)
12. Sixteen Tons / Tennessee Ernie Ford / 1955 (8)
13. Heartbreak Hotel / Elvis Presley 1956 (8)
14. Love Letters In The Sand / Pat Boone 1957 (7)
15. Jailhouse Rock / Elvis Presley 1957 (7)
16. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Elvis Presley 1957 (7)
17. At The Hop / Danny & The Juniors 1958 (7)
18. Tossin’ And Turnin’ / Bobby Lewis 1961 (7)
19. I Want To Hold Your Hand / Beatles 1964 (7)
20. I’m A Believer / The Monkees 1966 (7)
21. I Heard It Through The Grapevine / Marvin Gaye 1968 (7)
22. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing / Four Aces 1955 (6)
23. Rock And Roll Waltz / Kay Starr 1956 (6)
24. The Yellow Rose Of Texas / Mitch Miller 1955 (6)
25. The Poor People Of Paris [I] / Les Baxter 1956 (6)
26. Memories Are Made Of This / Dean Martin 1956 (6)
27. April Love / Pat Boone 1957 (6)
28. The Battle Of New Orleans / Johnny Horton 1959 (6)
29. Young Love / Tab Hunter 1957 (6)
30. It’s All In The Game / Tommy Edwards 1958 (6)
31. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In / The 5th Dimension 1969 (6)
32. Are You Lonesome Tonight? / Elvis Presley 1960 (6)
33. The Purple People Eater / Sheb Wooley 1958 (6)
34. Bridge Over Troubled Water / Simon & Garfunkel 1970 (6)
35. In The Year 2525 / Zager & Evans 1969 (6)
36. Tammy / Debbie Reynolds 1957 (5)
37. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett / Bill Hayes 1955 (5)
38. Love Me Tender / Elvis Presley 1956 (5)
39. My Prayer / The Platters 1956 (5)
40. All I Have To Do Is Dream / The Everly Brothers 1958 (5)
41. It’s Now Or Never / Elvis Presley 1960 (5)
42. Tequila [I] / The Champs 1060 (5)
43. I’ll Be There / The Jackson 5 1970 (5)
44. I Can’t Stop Loving You / Ray Charles 1962 (5)
45. Don’t / Elvis Presley 1958 (5)
46. Love Is Blue [I] (Paul Mauriat 1968 (5)
47. Venus / Frankie Avalon 1959 (5)
48. Big Girls Don’t Cry / The 4 Seasons 1962 (5)
49. Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) / Domenico Madugno 1958 (5)
50. Big Bad John / Jimmy Dean / 1961 (5)
51. Sugar Shack / Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs 1963 (5)
52. Honey / Bobby Goldsboro 1968 (5)
53. To Sir With Love / Lulu 1967 (5)
54. Cathy’s Clown – The Everly Brothers 1960 (5)
55. People Got To Be Free / The Rascals 1968 (5)
56. Get Back / Beatles 1969 (6)
57. The Ballad Of The Green Berets / SSgt. Barry Sadler 1966 (5)
58. Sherry / The 4 Seasons 1962 (5)
59. Can’t Buy Be Love / Beatles 1964 (5)
60. Autumn Leaves [I] / Roger Williams 1955 (4)
61. Lisbon Antigua [I] / Nelson Riddle 1956 (4)
62. I Almost Lost My Mind / Pat Boone 1956 (4)
63. Honeycomb / Jimmy Rodgers 1957 (4)
64. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head / B.J. Thomas 1970 (4)
65. Sugartime / The McGuire Sisters 1958 (4)
66. Sugar, Sugar / The Archies 1969 (4)
67. Let Me Go Lover / Joan Weber 1955 (4)
68. Wake Up Little Susie / The Everly Brothers 1957 (4)
69. Close To You / Carpenters 1970 (4)
70. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay / Otis Redding 1968 (4)
71. Honky Tonk Women / The Rolling Stones 1969 (4)
72. Stagger Lee / Lloyde Price 1959 (4)
73. The Three Bells / The Browns 1959 (4)
74. Lonely Boy / Paul Anka 1959 (4)
75. Stuck On You / Elvis Presley 1960 (4)
76. Roses Are Red / Bobby Vinton 1962 (4)
77. My Sweet Lord / George Harrison 1970 (4)
78. Daydream Believer / The Mnkees 1967 (4)
79. He’s Got The Whole World (In His Hands) / Laurie London 1958 (4)
80. Everyday People / Sly & The Family Stone 1969 (4)
81. Dizzy / Tommy Roe 1969 (4)
82. Windy / The Association 1967 (4)
83. Ode To Billie Joe / Bobbie Gentry 1967 (4)
84. Runway / Del Shannon 1961 (4)
85. He’s So Fine / The Chiffons 1963 (4)
86. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction / The Rolling Stones 1965 (4)
87. Dominiuqe / The Singing Nun 1963 (4)
88. There! I’ve Said It Again / Bobby Vinton 1964 (4)
89. Somethin’ Stupid / Nancy Sintra & Frank Sinatra 1967 (4)
90. Groovin’ / The Young Rascals 1967 (4)
91. The Letter / The Box Tops 1967 (4)
92. Come Softly To Me / Fleetwoods 1959 (4)
93. This Guy’s In Love With You / Herb Alpert 1968 (4)
94. Baby Love / The Supremes 1964 (4)
95. The Chipmunk Song / The Chipmunks 1958 (4)
96. Yesterday / The Beatles 1965 (4)
96. The Twist / Chubby Checker 1960 & 1962 (3)
97. The Green Door / Jim Lowe 1956 (3)
98. Dance With Me Henry / Georgia Gibbs 1955 (3)
99. Moonglow And Theme From “Picnic” [I] / Morris Stoloff 1956 (3)
100. Hearts Of Stone / Fontane Sisters 1955 (3)

 

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