HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.comTop 100 Songs of the 1950s
The biggest hits of 1950s (1956–1959), ranked by how they did on every year-end Top 100 of the decade. The No. 1 song of the 1950s is “Singing The Blues” by Guy Mitchell.
Play the 1950s. Open the decade’s top 40 as a playlist on the Hey DJ 4U decks.
▶ Play the top 40 of the 1950sRock ’n’ roll crashed the pop charts in the mid-1950s. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and the doo-wop vocal groups shared the year-end lists with crooners, novelty records and lush orchestral pop, a mix that shows a business still deciding what teenagers wanted to hear.
The 1950s Top 100
The biggest acts of the 1950s
Every year-end No. 1 of the 1950s
- 1956: “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley
- 1957: “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley
- 1958: “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)” by Domenico Modugno
- 1959: “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton
Can you pick a winner? Vote in the 1950s bracket, or browse the 1950s year by year.
How we rank: each song earns points from its year-end position (No. 1 = 100 points, No. 100 = 1 point) on every chart in the decade, so long-running hits that made two lists rank higher. The 1950s list covers 1956–1959, the years in our charts. Source: Billboard’s year-end singles charts, as compiled on Wikipedia.