America's Number Ones of the '50s (5-CD)

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 5
Released: November 8, 2011
Originally Released: 2011
Label: Acrobat

Description by OLDIES.com:

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.

Tracks:

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