America'S Number One'S Of The 50'S America'S Number One'S Of The 50'S CD

This exclusive 5-CD collection brings together every Number One in the US record charts of the 1950s as published in Billboard. It uses the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart as well as the Top 100 and Hot 100 when they were launched. The 124 tracks chart the course of a momentous decade in popular music with the familiar domain of the traditional artists of dance bands, variety, radio and the movies being overtaken by the rock 'n' roll phenomenon, as mass media gave the baby boom generation a voice while the world emerged from post-war austerity. It's an extraordinary, fascinating and hugely entertaining kaleidoscope of popular music. For British and European audiences, it highlights both the influence the US charts had over what happened in the UK and also some of the differences between the markets, offering not only insight into the eclectic melting-pot of musical genres in the USA, but also some collectable tracks that never saw the light of day in Britain. Needless to say, it features some of the biggest names and landmark recordings of the post-war era, and will be a fantastic souvenir to remind those of a certain age of their wider musical roots.

1. Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 2. The Andrews Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I' 3. The Ames Brothers - Rag Mop 4. Red Foley - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy 5. Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music! 6. Eileen Barton - If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked a Cake) 7. Anton Karas - Theme from 'The Third Man' 8. Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa 9. Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene 10. Sammy Kaye - Harbour Lights 11. Phil Harris - The Thing 12. Patti Page - The Tennessee Waltz 13. Perry Como - If 14. Mario Lanza - Be My Love 15. Les Paul and Mary Ford - How High the Moon 16. Nat King Cole - Too Young 17. Rosemary Clooney - Come on-a My House 18. Tony Bennett - Because of You 19. Tony Bennett - Cold, Cold Heart 20. Eddy Howard - (It's No) Sin 21. Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads - Cry 22. Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune 23. Leroy Anderson - Blue Tango 24. Al Martino - Here in My Heart 25. Percy Faith - Delicado 26. Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart 27. Jo Stafford - You Belong to Me 28. Patti Page - I Went to Your Wedding 29. Johnny Standley - It's in the Book (Parts 1 ; 2) 30. Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me' 31. Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 32. Perry Como - Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes 33. Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again with You 34. Patti Page - The Doggie in the Window 35. Percy Faith - The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) 36. Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You 37. Les Paul and Mary Ford - Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You) 38. Stan Freberg - St. George and the Dragonet 39. Tony Bennett - Rags to Riches 40. Eddie Fisher - Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) 41. Doris Day - Secret Love 42. Jo Stafford - Make Love to Me 43. Perry Como - Wanted 44. Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean a Lot 45. The Crew-Cuts - Sh-Boom 46. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There 47. Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House 48. Eddie Fisher - I Need You Now 49. The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman 50. Joan Weber - Let Me Go, Lover 51. Fontane Sisters - Hearts of Stone 52. McGuire Sisters - Sincerely 53. Bill Hayes - The Ballad of Davy Crockett 54. P?rez Prado - Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) 55. Bill Haley ; His Comets - Rock Around the Clock 56. Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose of Texas 57. Four Aces - Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing 58. Roger Williams - Autumn Leaves 59. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons 60. Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This 61. Kay Starr - Rock and Roll Waltz 62. The Platters - The Great Pretender 63. Nelson Riddle - Lisbon Antigua 64. Les Baxter - The Poor People of Paris 65. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 66. Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind 67. Elvis Presley - I Want You, I Need You, I Love You 68. The Platters - My Prayer 69. Pat Boone - I Almost Lost My Mind 70. Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel 71. Jim Lowe - Green Door 72. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender 73. Guy Mitchell - Singing the Blues 74. Elvis Presley - Too Much 75. Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me 76. Tab Hunter - Young Love 77. Andy Williams - Butterfly 78. Buddy Knox With The Rhythm Orchids - Party Doll 79. Perry Como - Round And Round 80. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 81. Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand 82. Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear 83. Debbie Reynolds - Tammy 84. Paul Anka - Diana 85. The Crickets - That'll Be The Day 86. Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb 87. Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 88. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 89. Sam Cooke - You Send Me 90. Pat Boone - April Love 91. Danny ; the Juniors - At the Hop 92. Elvis Presley - Don't 93. The Silhouettes - Get a Job 94. The Champs - Tequila 95. The Platters - Twilight Time 96. David Seville - Witch Doctor 97. Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 98. Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater 99. Elvis Presley - Hard Headed Woman 100. The Coasters - Yakety Yak 101. Perez Prado - Patricia 102. Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool 103. Domenico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) 104. The Elegants - Little Star 105. Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game 106. Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe 107. The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley 108. The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is to Love Him 109. The Chipmunks with David Seville - The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) 110. The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 111. Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee 112. Frankie Avalon - Venus 113. The Fleetwoods - Come Softly to Me 114. Dave "Baby" Cortez - The Happy Organ 115. Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City 116. Johnny Horton - The Battle of New Orleans 117. Paul Anka - Lonely Boy 118. Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk o' Love 119. The Browns - The Three Bells 120. Santo ; Johnny - Sleep Walk 121. Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife 122. The Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue 123. Guy Mitchell - Heartaches by the Number 124. Frankie Avalon - Why