(Vanity) TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS II ('50S) - ROUND 7 - THE FINAL!

author | 2/27/22 | the OlLine Rebel

[the OlLine Rebel]

It is fun to see!

I missed this. Sorry it’s Friday now and missed all your discussion!

[Family Guy]

You’ll have to have another survey soon so that you can join back in the conversation. :)

[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950'S II PING LIST
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!!!!SONG OF THE 1950s!!!!

"ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK" - BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS - RANKED #2 ON BILLBOARD FOR 1955

...beats "LITTLE DARLIN'" by The Diamonds, Ranked #3 for 1957 by Billboard.

Repeat winner for the 1950s from our first version!

54 voters! Fantastic!

THANKS FOR VOTING! POLL SUMMARY COMING SOON BELOW THIS.

[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950'S II PING LIST
(Sorry - forgot to actually ping you!)

!!!!SONG OF THE 1950s!!!!

"ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK" - BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS - RANKED #2 ON BILLBOARD FOR 1955...

...beats "LITTLE DARLIN'" by The Diamonds, Ranked #3 for 1957 by Billboard.

Repeat winner for the 1950s from our first version!

54 voters! Fantastic!

THANKS FOR VOTING! POLL SUMMARY COMING SOON BELOW THIS.

[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950’S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry!)

A summary of the performance in our survey of each of the top 10 songs for the years in the ‘50s!

Results

Billboard rank-song-act-best survey disposition

1950
1 “Goodnight Irene” Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers/ Round 2, top 64
2 “Mona Lisa” Nat King Cole/ Round 6, Final 4
3 “Third Man Theme” Anton Karas/ Round 1, ranking annual
4 “Sam’s Song” Gary & Bing Crosby/ Round 1, ranking annual
5 “Simple Melody” Gary & Bing Crosby/ Round 1, ranking annual
6 “Music, Music, Music” Teresa Brewer/ Round 2, top 64
7 “Third Man Theme” Guy Lombardo/ Round 2, top 64
8 “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” Red Foley/ Round 2, top 64
9 “Harbor Lights” Sammy Kaye/ Round 2, top 64
10 “It Isn’t Fair” Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell/ Round 1, ranking annual

1951
1 “Too Young” Nat King Cole/ Round 3, top 32
2 “Because of You” Tony Bennett/ Round 2, top 64
3 “How High the Moon” Les Paul & Mary Ford/ Round 2, top 64
4 “Come on-a My House” Rosemary Clooney/ Round 2, top 64
5 “Be My Love” Mario Lanza/ Round 1, ranking annual
6 “On Top of Old Smoky” The Weavers/ Round 1, ranking annual
7 “Cold, Cold Heart” Tony Bennett/ Round 2, top 64
8 “If” Perry Como/ Round 1, ranking annual
9 “The Loveliest Night of the Year” Mario Lanza/ Round 1, ranking annual
10 “Tennessee Waltz” Patti Page/ Round 2, top 64

1952
1 “Blue Tango” Leroy Anderson/ Round 2, top 64
2 “Wheel of Fortune” Kay Starr/ Round 1, ranking annual
3 “Cry” Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads/ Round 3, top 32
4 “You Belong to Me” Jo Stafford/ Round 4, Sweet 16
5 “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” Vera Lynn/ Round 2, top 64
6 “Half as Much” Rosemary Clooney/ Round 2, top 64
7 “Wish You Were Here” Eddie Fisher/ Round 2, top 64
8 “I Went to Your Wedding” Patti Page/ Round 1, ranking annual
9 “Here in My Heart” Al Martino/ Round 2, top 64
10 “Delicado” Percy Faith/ Round 1, ranking annual

1953
1 “The Song from Moulin Rouge” Percy Faith/ Round 3, top 32
2 “Vaya con Dios” Les Paul & Mary Ford/ Round 3, top 32
3 “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” Patti Page/ Round 2, top 64
4 “I’m Walking Behind You” Eddie Fisher/ Round 1, ranking annual
5 “You, You, You” Ames Brothers/ Round 2, top 64
6 “Till I Waltz Again with You” Teresa Brewer/ Round 1, ranking annual
7 “April in Portugal” Les Baxter/ Round 1, ranking annual
8 “No Other Love” Perry Como/ Round 2, top 64
9 “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Perry Como/ Round 3, top 32
10 “I Believe” Frankie Laine/ Round 2, top 64

1954
1 “Little Things Mean a Lot” Kitty Kallen/ Round 2, top 64
2 “Wanted” Perry Como/ Round 1, ranking annual
3 “Hey There” Rosemary Clooney/ Round 3, top 32
4 “Sh-Boom” The Crew-Cuts/ Round 5, Great 8
5 “Make Love to Me” Jo Stafford/ Round 1, ranking annual
6 “Oh! My Pa-Pa” Eddie Fisher/ Round 1, ranking annual
7 “(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely” The Four Knights/ Round 1, ranking annual
8 “Three Coins in the Fountain” The Four Aces/ Round 2, top 64
9 “Secret Love” Doris Day/ Round 2, top 64
10 “Hernando’s Hideaway” Archie Bleyer/ Round 2, top 64

1955
1 “Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White” Perez Prado/ Round 3, top 32
2 “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley & His Comets/ WINNER
3 “The Yellow Rose of Texas” Mitch Miller/ Round 1, ranking annual
4 “Autumn Leaves” Roger Williams/ Round 2, top 64
5 “Unchained Melody” Les Baxter/ Round 2, top 64
6 “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” Bill Hayes/ Round 1, ranking annual
7 “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces/ Round 4, Sweet 16
8 “Sincerely” The McGuire Sisters/ Round 2, top 64
9 “Ain’t That a Shame” Pat Boone/ Round 3, top 32
10 “The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)” Georgia Gibbs/ Round 1, ranking annual

1956
1 “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley/ Round 4, Sweet 16
2 “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley/ Round 4, Sweet 16
3 “Lisbon Antigua” Nelson Riddle/ Round 1, ranking annual
4 “My Prayer” The Platters/ Round 4, Sweet 16
5 “The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant/ Round 2, top 64
6 “The Poor People of Paris” Les Baxter/ Round 1, ranking annual
7 “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” Doris Day/ Round 2, top 64
8 “Hound Dog” Elvis Presley/ Round 3, top 32
9 “Memories Are Made of This” Dean Martin/ Round 2, top 64
10 “(The) Rock and Roll Waltz” Kay Starr/ Round 1, ranking annual

1957
1 “All Shook Up” Elvis Presley/ Round 3, top 32
2 “Love Letters in the Sand” Pat Boone/ Round 3, top 32
3 “Little Darlin’” The Diamonds/ Round 7, The Final
4 “Young Love” Tab Hunter/ Round 1, ranking annual
5 “So Rare” Jimmy Dorsey/ Round 1, ranking annual
6 “Don’t Forbid Me” Pat Boone/ Round 1, ranking annual
7 “Singing the Blues” Guy Mitchell/ Round 4, Sweet 16
8 “Young Love” Sonny James/ Round 3, top 32
9 “Too Much” Elvis Presley/ Round 1, ranking annual
10 “Round and Round” Perry Como/ Round 2, top 64

1958
1 “Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)” Domenico Modugno/ Round 3, top 32
2 “All I Have to Do Is Dream” / “Claudette” The Everly Brothers/ Round 6, Final 4
3 “Don’t” / “I Beg of You” Elvis Presley/ Round 1, ranking annual
4 “Witch Doctor” David Seville/ Round 1, ranking annual
5 “Patricia” Perez Prado/ Round 1, ranking annual
6 “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon” / “Raunchy” Billy Vaughn/ Round 1, ranking annual
7 “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” Perry Como/ Round 4, Sweet 16
8 “Tequila” The Champs/ Round 5, Great 8
9 “It’s All in the Game” Tommy Edwards/ Round 3, top 32
10 “Return to Me” Dean Martin/ Round 1, ranking annual

1959
1 “The Battle of New Orleans” Johnny Horton/ Round 1, ranking annual
2 “Mack the Knife” Bobby Darin/ Round 5, Great 8
3 “Personality” Lloyd Price/ Round 3, top 32
4 “Venus” Frankie Avalon/ Round 2, top 64
5 “Lonely Boy” Paul Anka/ Round 1, ranking annual
6 “Dream Lover” Bobby Darin/ Round 5, Great 8
7 “The Three Bells” The Browns/ Round 1, ranking annual
8 “Come Softly to Me” The Fleetwoods/ Round 2, top 64
9 “Kansas City” Wilbert Harrison/ Round 3, top 32
10 “Mr. Blue” The Fleetwoods/ Round 4, Sweet 16

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I'm happy with the results; love BOTH songs! :)

This is the BEST album to listen to when doing housework. Just about wore this one out on vinyl:

[Dr. Sivana]

Kind of an uninspired choice. Oh well.

[buckalfa]

Thank you for the needed mental health break.

[the OlLine Rebel]

You’re welcome!

I need to do this sometimes - especially in these last 2 ridiculous years.

But, it is tiring, so I need a little break from it! LOL

[Fiji Hill]

My Top Five songs of the 1950s--influenced by current events.

• Stalin Kicked the Bucket--Ray Anderson (1953)

• The Fiery Bear--Tex Williams (1950)

• Mr. Stalin, You're Eating Too High on the Hog--Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith & His Crackerjacks (1950)

• The Voice of Free America--Jimmie Osborne (1951)

• They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain--Little Jimmie Dickins (1952)

[the OlLine Rebel]

Must’ve been nice to live back then.

I miss the days I never knew!

[Fiji Hill]

Kind of an uninspired choice. Oh well.

I figured the winner would be one of the bestsellers of the time as well as a popular Oldie. But it was "Little Darling" that surprised me. Despite never making #1 during its chart run, it outlasted hits by heavyweights like Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, the Platters and Patti Page to become the runner up on FR.

[Don W]

While I am a little surprised by the final outcome, this was fun. Looking forward to the next time you decide to put one together. Thanks.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Oh yes, our big all-important FR Survey! LOL

It’s just the luck of the draw, partly. I try to make it so it’ll be the best possible (Billboard top 10 of each year), but it still depends on the voters (seeding) and the consequent pairings due to seeding.

Yes, I love “Little Darlin’” but even I am not thinking it’s quite Finals material! LOL

[the OlLine Rebel]

I’m not surprised by “Rock Around the Clock”, nor was I when it won the last time!

Thinking since this is a bit easier, maybe I can gin up the ‘60s for the Summer.