1950
ranking survey: 1950 survey
top 10 playlist: 1950 top 10
1951
ranking survey: 1951 survey
top 10 playlist: 1951 top 10
1952
ranking survey: 1952 survey
top 10 playlist: 1952 top 10
1953
ranking survey: 1953 survey
top 10 playlist: 1953 top 10
1954
ranking survey: 1954 survey
top 10 playlist: 1954 top 10
Rules for Round 1:
Click on each year’s survey you wish to rank. You do not have to do every year, but must rank every song in any year you poll. Rank ALL 10 songs in order of your preference, from best to worst/1-10.
This survey does not allow ties, or omissions (purposefully). You must rank all 10 for the survey to complete and count. When you complete a survey, you will not be able to vote again – and I cannot do it for you! No Dem voting options! So please review the candidates carefully.
Each song will be prioritized by weighted point total garnered by SurveyHero - greatest # points is #1, etc. Polling ties will be broken by Billboard ranking, then survey highest ranking, then # highest rankings in survey.
I will give a week for this round to garner more interest and votes, and test how much time may usually be needed. I plan on a week span for every round, but may change as needed.
(NOTE: one does not have to play every single round to participate, although that would be preferred!)
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list….so don’t worry!)
Welcome to all members who signed up already!
For those who have not signed up, please consider tuning into the Tournament of Chart-Toppers for the 1950s and casting your votes!
(Please PM me if you would like to be ON or OFF the ping list!)
FEATURED PIECES OF 1950 – 1954 (SEE SURVEY LINKS FOR EACH YEAR)
1950
“Goodnight Irene” Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
“Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
“Third Man Theme” Anton Karas
“Sam’s Song” Gary & Bing Crosby
“Simple Melody” Gary & Bing Crosby
“Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer
“Third Man Theme” Guy Lombardo
“Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” Red Foley
“Harbor Lights” Sammy Kaye
10 “It Isn’t Fair” Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell
1951
“Too Young” Nat King Cole
“Because of You” Tony Bennett
“How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford
“Come on-a My House” Rosemary Clooney
“Be My Love” Mario Lanza
“On Top of Old Smoky” The Weavers
“Cold, Cold Heart” Tony Bennett
“If” Perry Como
“The Loveliest Night of the Year” Mario Lanza
“Tennessee Waltz” Patti Page
1952
“Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson
“Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr
“Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
“You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford
“Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn
“Half as Much” Rosemary Clooney
“Wish You Were Here” Eddie Fisher
“I Went to Your Wedding” Patti Page
“Here in My Heart” Al Martino
“Delicado” Percy Faith
1953
“The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
“Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
“(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page
“I’m Walking Behind You” Eddie Fisher
“You, You, You” Ames Brothers
“Till I Waltz Again with You” Teresa Brewer
“April in Portugal” Les Baxter
“No Other Love” Perry Como
“Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Perry Como
“I Believe” Frankie Laine
1954
“Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen
“Wanted” Perry Como
“Hey There” Rosemary Clooney
“Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts
“Make Love to Me” Jo Stafford
“Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher
“(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely” The Four Knights
“Three Coins in the Fountain” The Four Aces
“Secret Love” Doris Day
“Hernando’s Hideaway” Archie Bleyer
Thank you OLR! Easy peasey diversion from the doom and gloom!
Thank you for your work herein for these wonderful pieces of real music. Please do add me to your ping list.
miele man
I’m still reviewing your Rule Book. Very detailed and intricate. It’s like dancing a Jitterbug in a Hockey Stadium.
You feel like a Jerk and you look like a Monkey while you Twist, Bop, Swing and Shuffle.
Sorry if I missed it, but I don’t see the link to the Survey Hero site where we do the actual ranking.
Forgive me if I’m just too dense to see it.
I did all four years. This is a quick and efficient way to do the survey.
Thanks Done!
Done!
Done. Those who sit through all of 1950 deserve some kind of little combat medal for trauma to their ears. Theres some real stinkers there.
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Note: You can start a survey and come back to it later.
To that point, I have an “incomplete” on my 1950 as of now, from about 4:30. If you are the one who has made one pick on that survey and doesn’t want to finish it, PM me! I can delete those which are incorrect/unwanted.
But if you just want to continue later, no problem as in my note. Just want to ensure this is the intention.
Ping Ping
OK I made 1950 picks.
Have to say I love “Music Music Music”, but downgrade it just a bit to “Mona Lisa” because it’s an obvious knock-off of “Goodbye, My Lady Love” yet never seems to be acknowledged, anywhere!
Thank you OLR
Gotta say that my picks were ALL based on sentimental value and absolutely NOT on artistry. Perhaps as the survey whittles down some and as we get into the latter part of the decade that’ll change.
I'll move on to 1951 tomorrow. What a totally different era for pop music. I felt like I should have poured a tumbler of scotch, lit up a pipe and been better dressed while listening like this guy here.
I'm thinking by the time we reach the rock and roll era (1956), I'll recognize a lot more tunes.
Hey! Fantastic! I forgot how much fun this was. Rated and done. It was easier than I thought it would be because really, there are only a few 50’s tunes I like 8-)
Thanks so much OLR. Ask your mum what her favorite tunes from her teen years are- I’d love to hear them.
That said - For everyone chatting about missing Novelty Tunes, here’s a list of 50’s and 60’s - please to enjoy :)
https://www.waybackattack.com/top100-noveltyhits.html
I clicked on one of the Surveys today but didn’t vote yet. Now when I go back it tells me I already voted. Can I just send you my 1-10 list as a post here, or a PM?
BFL
Wow. You did a great job on this. Thanks for doing this.
For those who have not signed up, please consider tuning into the Tournament of Chart-Toppers for the 1950s and casting your votes!
Please PM me if you would like to be ON or OFF the ping list!
Mid-week update, without giving too much away!
Solid participation. Maybe some more will chime in! Please PM me if you have had "issues".
For each year, the leaders are now - Mona Lisa (50), Tennessee Waltz (51), You Belong to Me (52), Vaya con Dios (53), Three Coins in the Fountain (54).
Overall, Mona Lisa is heading the pack. Sam's Song trails. Dead center by points/voter is Wish You Were Here.