[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950S II PING LIST

(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry it won’t last forever!)

Here are the 16 pairs of Round 3. Please see start of thread for Round 3 rules!

Again, the survey is here: 1950s survey Top 32

My YouTube Playlist covers ALL these songs, but is really in order of year, not paired up as the preview below. 1950s playlist Top 32

ROUND 3 PAIRS/BRACKETS (TOCT seed/year/BB rank/title/act)

1 1950 2 "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole
32 1957 8 "Young Love" Sonny James

17 1953 2 "Vaya con Dios" Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 1956 2 "Don't Be Cruel" Elvis Presley

9 1952 4 "You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford
24 1953 9 "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" Perry Como

25 1958 9 "It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards
8 1958 8 "Tequila" The Champs

4 1957 3 "Little Darlin'" The Diamonds
29 1955 9 "Ain't That a Shame" Pat Boone

45 1958 7 "Catch a Falling Star" / "Magic Moments" Perry Como
13 1951 1 "Too Young" Nat King Cole

12 1956 1 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley
21 1957 1 "All Shook Up" Elvis Presley

37 1959 9 "Kansas City" Wilbert Harrison
5 1959 6 "Dream Lover" Bobby Darin

2 1958 2 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" The Everly Brothers
31 1957 2 "Love Letters in the Sand" Pat Boone

18 1956 4 "My Prayer" The Platters
50 1955 1 "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" Perez Prado

10 1959 2 "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin
23 1954 3 "Hey There" Rosemary Clooney

26 1958 1 "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" Domenico Modugno
58 1959 10 "Mr. Blue" The Fleetwoods

3 1955 2 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
35 1956 8 "Hound Dog" Elvis Presley

19 1957 7 "Singing the Blues" Guy Mitchell
14 1952 3 "Cry" Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads

11 1954 4 "Sh-Boom" The Crew-Cuts
22 1953 1 "The Song from Moulin Rouge" Percy Faith

27 1955 7 "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces
59 1959 3 "Personality" Lloyd Price

[gloryblaze]

This may be an ignorant question, but why is only Percy Faith listed/credited because it's his orchestra, and not Felicia Saunders, who sang the 1953 Song from Moulin Rouge?

The music is critical, but that voice (!), and not an easy one to sing.

[Bethaneidh]

1 1950 2 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole
17 1953 2 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford
24 1953 9 “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Perry Como
8 1958 8 “Tequila” The Champs
29 1955 9 “Ain’t That a Shame” Pat Boone
45 1958 7 “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” Perry Como
21 1957 1 “All Shook Up” Elvis Presley
5 1959 6 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin
31 1957 2 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone
18 1956 4 “My Prayer” The Platters
10 1959 2 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin
26 1958 1 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno
35 1956 8 “Hound Dog” Elvis Presley
19 1957 7 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell
22 1953 1 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith
27 1955 7 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces

[octex]

I think I missed round 2.

Here are my picks, just using only the Seed Numbers:
1
17
9
25
4
13
12
5
2
18
23
58
3
19
22
27

Thanks for your effort/time in doing this!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

My picks:

Mona Lisa
Don’t Be Cruel
You Belong to Me
It’s All in the Game
Little Darlin’! (Winner! Winner!) :)
Catch a Falling Star
All Shook Up
Dream Lover
All I Have to Do is Dream
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White
Hey There
Volare
Rock Around the Clock
Cry
Sh-Boom
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing