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1955’s Biggest Artists and SongsTable of Contents | ||
Autumn Leaves was a huge song in 1955. It was released by Roger Williams (#1 on Billboard Charts), Steve Allen, Mitch Miller, Jackie Gleason, Victor Young, and The Ray Charles Singers. Based on the 1945 French song “Les feuilles mortes” (literally “The Dead Leaves”) it had a pretty good run, considering it was competing with that new Rock and Roll music! | ||
| New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Pat Boone, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Lena Horne, Al Hibbler, and Jaye P. Morgan, who later judged on the 70’s game show, “The Gong Show.” | ||
1955’s Retro Top 10 Hits | ||
| 1. Moments To Remember – The Four Lads | ||
| 2. Love Me or Leave Me – Lena Horne | ||
| 3. Ain’t That A Shame – Pat Boone | ||
| 4. Love is a Many-Splendored Thing – Four Aces | ||
| 5. Sincerely – The Moonglows | ||
| 6. Autumn Leaves – Roger Williams | ||
| 7. Unchained Melody – Al Hibbler | ||
| 8. The Ballad of Davy Crockett – Bill Hayes | ||
| 9. Alabama Jubilee – Ferko Stringband | ||
| 10. The Melody of Love – Billy Vaughn | ||
1955’s ‘One Hit Wonders’ | ||
| 1. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) – The Penguins | ||
| 2. Let Me Go Lover – Joan Weber | ||
| 3. Pledging My Love – Johnny Ace | ||
| 4. Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley | ||
| 5. Cry Me A River – Julie London | ||
| 6. Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Robins | ||
| 7. You Tickle Me Baby – Royal Jokers | ||
| 8. Band of Gold – Kit Carson | ||
| 9. The Breeze and I – Caterina Valente | ||
| 10. Autumn Leave – Jackie Gleason | ||
| 1955’s Dance Top 10 Hit List | ||
| 1. Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley and His Comets | ||
| 2. Ain’t That A Shame – Fats Domino | ||
| 3. Maybelline – Chuck Berry | ||
| 4. Dance With Me Henry – Georgia Gibbs | ||
| 5. Tweedlee Dee – LaVern Baker | ||
| 6. Hearts of Stone – The Fontane Sisters | ||
| 7. Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Robins | ||
| 8. Seventeen – Boyd Bennett | ||
| 9. Sincerely – The Maguire Sisters | ||
| 10. Honey Babe – Art Mooney | ||
1955’s Doo-Wop Song Top 10 Hit List | ||
| 1. When You Dance – The Turbans | ||
| 2. Only You – The Platters | ||
| 3. Speedoo – Cadillacs | ||
| 4. Smokey Joe’s Cafe – The Robins | ||
| 5. Close Your Eyes – The Five Keys | ||
| 6. You Baby You – Cleftones | ||
| 7. Come Back My Love – Wrens | ||
| 8. Lily Maebelle – Valentines | ||
| 9. I’ll Be Forever Loving You – El Dorados | ||
| 10. WPLJ – Four Deuces | ||
PCM’s 1955 Top 10 Hit List | ||
| 1. Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley and the Comets | ||
| 2. Love and Marriage – Frank Sinatra | ||
| 3. Earth Angel – The Penguins | ||
| 4. Only You (And You Alone) – The Platters | ||
| 5. Ain’t That A Shame – Fats Domino | ||
| 6. Maybellene – Chuck Berry | ||
| 7. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White – Perez Prado | ||
| 8. Same Old Saturday Night – Frank Sinatra | ||
| 9. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing – Four Aces | ||
| 10. Yellow Rose of Texas – Mitch Miller |
