There is 1 pair from the '50s to compare. 1 songs will emerge as the winner of this round – and the tournament!
The vote is simply: which of the pair is better?
Past Rounds:
Rounds 1A and 1B: 50s Round 1A Top 10s, 50s Round 1B Top 10s
Round 2: 50s Round 2 play-offs
Round 3: 50s Round 3 play-offs
Round 4: 50s Round 4 play-offs
Round 5: 50s Round 5 play-offs
Round 6: 50s Round 6 play-offs
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Listed is the pair for The Final, AKA Round 7. Please see start of thread for Round 7 rules!
Again, the survey is here: 1950s survey The Final
My YouTube Playlist covers ALL these songs, but is in order of year, not paired up as the preview below: 1950s playlist The Final
ROUND 7 FINAL PAIR (TOCT seed/year/BB rank/title/act)
4 1957 3 "Little Darlin'" The Diamonds
3 1955 2 "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
I am genuinely saddened that *Mona Lisa* got edged out by a derp-wop song, but that is what it is.
Thanks for the thread, it was fun again. My vote is already cast, and I am pretty sure you know how I voted < BG >
Take care, and I look forward to your next Music thread
!!!!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.
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1950’S PING LIST
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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