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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1955

1954 <-

1955

-> 1956

Video playlist

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

11/1955

Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford

from Ford Favorites

462

✫1
US

✫1
country

✫1
UK

[Capitol 3262]
written by Merle Travis

12/1955

Memories Are Made of This by Dean Martin

from Memories Are Made of This EP

439

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Capitol 3295]
written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller

03/1955

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Perez Prado

437

✫1
US

✫1
UK

written by Louiguy, Jacques Larue & Mack David

12/1955

Rock and Roll Waltz by Kay Starr

436

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[RCA 47-6359]
written by Shorty Allen & Roy Alfred

08/1955

The Yellow Rose of Texas by Mitch Miller

408

✫1
US

2
UK

written by traditional

05/1955

Learnin' the Blues by Frank Sinatra

407

✫1
US

2
UK

with Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra
[Capitol 3102]
written by Dolores Vicki Silvers

02/1955

Ballad of Davy Crockett by Bill Hayes

407

✫1
US

2
UK

written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn

08/1955

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing by The Four Aces

407

✫1
US

2
UK

[Decca 29625]
written by Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster

04/1955

Unchained Melody by Al Hibbler

378

3
US

✫1
R&B

2
UK

with Jack Pleis Orchestra
[Decca 29441]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

10.

02/1955

A Blossom Fell by Nat King Cole

from Ballads of the Day

348

2
US

3
UK

written by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius & Dominic John

11.

07/1955

Ain't That a Shame by Pat Boone

from Pat Boone

342

✫1
US

14
R&B

7
UK

[Dot 15377]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew

12.

03/1955

The Ballad of Davy Crockett by Tennessee Ernie Ford

310

5
US

4
country

3
UK

[Capitol 3058]
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn

13.

04/1955

Unchained Melody by Les Baxter

307

✫1
US

10
UK

[Capitol 3055]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

14.

01/1955

Earth Angel by The Crew-Cuts

307

3
US

4
UK

B side to Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
written by Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin & Gaynel Hodge

15.

01/1955

(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets

307

✫1
US

3
R&B

17
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #158]
[Decca 29124]
written by Max C. Freedman & James E. Myers (as Jimmy DeKnight)

16.

12/1955

(Love Is the) Tender Trap by Frank Sinatra

298

7
US

2
UK

written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn

17.

11/1955

Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra

294

5
US

3
UK

[Capitol 3260]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn

18.

01/1955

Sincerely by The McGuire Sisters

292

✫1
US

14
UK

written by Harvey Fuqua & Alan Freed

19.

12/1955

Band of Gold by Don Cherry

273

4
US

6
UK

[Columbia 4-40597]
written by Jack Taylor & Bob Musel

20.

11/1955

A Woman in Love by Frankie Laine

270

19
US

✫1
UK

[Columbia 40583]
written by Frank Loesser

21.

11/1955

Only You (And You Alone) by The Hilltoppers

260

8
US

3
UK

written by Buck Ram (as Ande Rand)

22.

12/1955

The Great Pretender by The Platters

255

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #351]
[Mercury 70753]
written by Buck Ram

23.

01/1955

Tweedlee Dee by Georgia Gibbs

244

2
US

20
UK

written by Winfield Scott

24.

04/1955

The Breeze & I (Andalucia) by Caterina Valente

from The Hi-Fi Nightingale...

236

8
US

5
UK

written by Ernesto Lecuona & Al Stillman

25.

08/1955

Autumn Leaves by Roger Williams

from Roger Williams [aka Autumn Leaves]

228

✫1
US

[Kapp 116]
written by Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert & Johnny Mercer

26.

12/1955

Lisbon Antigua by Nelson Riddle

from Lisbon Antigua

225

✫1
US

as Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
[instrumental]
[Capitol 3287]
written by Raul Portela, Jose Galhardo, Amadeu do Vale & Harry Dupree

27.

03/1955

Dance with Me Henry (Wallflower) by Georgia Gibbs

224

✫1
US

[Mercury 70572]
written by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James

28.

07/1955

Seventeen by Boyd Bennett

215

5
US

7
R&B

16
UK

as Boyd Bennett and his Rockets
[King 1470]
written by Boyd Bennett

29.

01/1955

Give Me Your Word by Tennessee Ernie Ford

214

✫1
UK

written by George Wyle & Irving Taylor

30.

01/1955

(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets

213

✫1
UK

[R]
written by Max C. Freedman & James E. Myers (as Jimmy DeKnight)

31.

09/1955

The Man from Laramie by Jimmy Young

213

✫1
UK

written by Lester Lee & Ned Washington

32.

04/1955

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Eddie Calvert

213

✫1
UK

written by Louiguy, Jacques Larue & Mack David

33.

05/1955

Unchained Melody by Jimmy Young

212

✫1
UK

written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

34.

01/1955

Softly Softly by Ruby Murray

212

✫1
UK

[MGM 11940]
written by Mark Paul, Pierre Dudan & Paddy Roberts

35.

11/1955

Christmas Alphabet by Dickie Valentine

212

✫1
UK

[Christmas]
written by Buddy Kaye & Jules Loman

36.

04/1955

Stranger in Paradise by Tony Bennett

212

✫1
UK

[R]
written by Bob Wright (as Robert Wright [Robert Craig Wright]), George Forrest & Alexander Borodin

37.

10/1955

Hernando's Hideaway by The Johnston Brothers

212

✫1
UK

written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

38.

05/1955

Dreamboat by Alma Cogan

212

✫1
UK

written by Jack Hoffman

39.

10/1955

I Hear You Knocking by Gale Storm

203

2
US

15
R&B

[Dot 15412]
written by Dave Bartholomew & Earl King [Earl Johnson] (as Pearl King)

40.

09/1955

Moments to Remember by The Four Lads

194

2
US

[Columbia 40539]
written by Robert Allen & Al Stillman

41.

02/1955

The Crazy Otto (Medley) by Johnny Maddox

194

2
US

written by Lou Busch, Jack Elliott, Franz Grothe, Willy Dehmel, Michael Jary, Bruno Balz, Heino Gaze, Günther Schwenn & Irving Berlin

42.

02/1955

How Important Can It Be? by Joni James

193

2
US

[MGM 11919]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss

43.

02/1955

Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) by Perry Como

193

2
US

[RCA Victor 5994]
written by Forest Gene Wilson, Jake Porter & Eunice Levy

44.

12/1955

Zambezi by Lou Busch

192

75
US

2
UK

[Capitol 3272]
written by Anton Dewaal & Nico Carstens

45.

11/1955

Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie by Bill Haley & His Comets

191

23
US

4
UK

written by Bill Haley

46.

09/1955

The Shifting, Whispering Sands by Billy Vaughn

190

5
US

20
UK

written by V.C. Gilbert (as Jack Gilbert) & Mary Hadler

47.

11/1955

Meet Me on the Corner by Max Bygraves

182

2
UK

written by Paddy Roberts & Peter Hart

48.

06/1955

Cool Water by Frankie Laine

182

2
UK

with The Mellomen
[Columbia 40457]
written by Bob Nolan

49.

09/1955

Blue Star (The Medic Theme) by Cyril Stapleton

182

2
UK

with Julie Dawn
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman

50.

08/1955

Tina Maria by Perry Como

182

5
US

24
UK

written by Bob Merrill

51.

03/1955

(I'm Always Hearing) Wedding Bells by Eddie Fisher

182

20
US

5
UK

B side to A Man Chases a Girl (Until She Catches Him)
[RCA 47-6015]
written by Herbert Jarczyk & Robert Mellin

52.

05/1955

Love Me or Leave Me by Sammy Davis Jr.

177

12
US

8
UK

[Decca 29484]
written by Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn

53.

06/1955

Something's Gotta Give by Sammy Davis Jr.

177

9
US

11
UK

B side to Love Me Or Leave Me
[Decca 29484]
written by Johnny Mercer

54.

10/1955

Only You (And You Alone) by The Platters

171

5
US

✫1
R&B

written by Buck Ram (as Ande Rand)

55.

08/1955

Maybellene by Chuck Berry

from Rock, Rock, Rock OST

169

5
US

✫1
R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #18]
[Chess 1604]
written by Chuck Berry

56.

10/1955

He by Al Hibbler

165

4
US

13
R&B

with Jack Pleis Orchestra
[Decca 29660]
written by Jack Richards & Richard Mullan

57.

08/1955

Yellow Rose of Texas by Johnny Desmond

164

3
US

[Coral 61476]
written by traditional

58.

10/1955

The Shifting, Whispering Sands by Rusty Draper

164

3
US

[Mercury 70696]
written by V.C. Gilbert (as Jack Gilbert) & Mary Hadler

59.

08/1955

Seventeen by The Fontane Sisters

164

3
US

[Dot 15386]
written by Boyd Bennett

60.

01/1955

Melody of Love by The Four Aces

164

3
US

written by Hans Engelmann & Tom Glazer

61.

04/1955

Unchained Melody by Roy Hamilton

from You'll Never Walk Alone

158

6
US

✫1
R&B

[Epic 9102]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

62.

06/1955

Hard to Get by Gisele MacKenzie

154

4
US

[X 0137]
written by Jack Segal (as Jack O. Segal)

63.

11/1955

Let's Have a Ding Dong by Winifred Atwell

154

3
UK

written by various

64.

02/1955

Let Me Go Lover by Dean Martin

from Dean Martin EP

154

3
UK

written by Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise (as part of Al Hill), Kathleen Twomey (as part of Al Hill) & Ben Weisman (as part of Al Hill)

65.

07/1955

Evermore by Ruby Murray

154

3
UK

written by Gerry Levine & Paddy Roberts

66.

07/1955

Ev'rywhere by David Whitfield

154

3
UK

written by Larry Kahn & Tolchard Evans

67.

10/1955

Suddenly There's a Valley by Jo Stafford

150

13
US

12
UK

[Columbia 40559]
written by Chuck Meyer & Biff Jones

68.

11/1955

Cry Me a River by Julie London

from Julie Is Her Name

144

9
US

22
UK

[Liberty 55006]
written by Arthur Hamilton

69.

11/1955

Twenty Tiny Fingers by The Stargazers [British vocal group]

144

4
UK

written by Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper

70.

02/1955

Mobile by Ray Burns

144

4
UK

as Ray Burns with Eirc Jupp & His Orchestra
written by Robert Wells (as Bob Wells) & David Holt

71.

03/1955

If Anyone Finds This I Love You by Ruby Murray with Anne Warren

144

4
UK

written by Sidney Lippman (as Sid Lippman) & Sylvia Dee

72.

06/1955

I Wonder by Dickie Valentine

144

4
UK

[London 1597]
written by George W. Meyer, Joseph Meyer & Sam M. Lewis

73.

03/1955

Ballad of Davy Crockett by Fess Parker

140

5
US

[Columbia 40449]
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn

74.

12/1955

Memories Are Made of This by Gale Storm

from Presenting Gale Storm

140

5
US

[Dot 45-15436]
written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller

75.

08/1955

Wake the Town and Tell the People by Les Baxter

140

5
US

written by Jerry Livingston & Sammy Gallop

76.

07/1955

Razzle-Dazzle by Bill Haley & His Comets

139

15
US

13
UK

[Decca 29552]
written by Jesse Stone

77.

07/1955

That Old Black Magic by Sammy Davis Jr.

136

13
US

16
UK

#1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1943
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer

78.

07/1955

I'll Never Stop Loving You by Doris Day

133

13
US

17
UK

[Columbia 40505]
written by Nicholas Brodszky & Sammy Cahn

79.

01/1955

Naughty Lady of Shady Lane by Dean Martin

from Dean Martin EP

130

5
UK

written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett (as Roy C. Bennett)

80.

03/1955

Let Me Go Lover by Ruby Murray

130

5
UK

written by Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise (as part of Al Hill), Kathleen Twomey (as part of Al Hill) & Ben Weisman (as part of Al Hill)

81.

10/1955

Hey There by Johnnie Ray

130

5
UK

written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

82.

07/1955

Every Day of My Life by Malcolm Vaughan

130

5
UK

written by Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane

83.

04/1955

Honey-Babe by Art Mooney

128

6
US

[MGM 11900 A]
written by Max Steiner & Paul Francis Webster

84.

08/1955

The Longest Walk by Jaye P. Morgan

128

6
US

[RCA 47-6182]
written by Eddie Pola (as Edward Pola) & Fred Spielman

85.

12/1955

Teen Age Prayer by Gale Storm

from Presenting Gale Storm

128

6
US

[Dot 45-15436]
written by Bix Reichner & Bernie Lowe

86.

01/1955

Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) by The Crew-Cuts

128

6
US

written by Forest Gene Wilson, Jake Porter & Eunice Levy

87.

04/1955

Whatever Lola Wants by Sarah Vaughan

128

6
US

[Mercury 70595]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

88.

06/1955

Rhythm 'N Blues by The McGuire Sisters

127

6
US

B side to Something's Gotta Give
written by Buddy Kaye & Jules Loman

89.

09/1955

Black Denim Trousers by The Cheers

127

6
US

written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

90.

05/1955

Heart by Eddie Fisher

127

6
US

[RCA 47-6097]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

91.

12/1955

Nuttin' for Christmas by Barry Gordon & Art Mooney

127

6
US

[Christmas]
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett (as Roy C. Bennett)

92.

03/1955

Play Me Hearts and Flowers by Johnny Desmond

127

6
US

[Coral 61379]
written by Sanford Green & Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis)

93.

10/1955

At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) by Pat Boone

from Pat Boone

126

7
US

12
R&B

[Dot 15422]
written by Ewart Abner & John Moore

94.

03/1955

Mambo Rock by Bill Haley & His Comets

126

18
US

14
UK

written by Bix Reichner, Jim Ayre & Mildred Phillips

95.

10/1955

You Are My Love by Joni James

125

6
US

[MGM 12066]
written by Jimmie Nabbie

96.

11/1955

A Woman in Love by The Four Aces

125

14
US

19
UK

[Decca 29725]
written by Frank Loesser

97.

09/1955

Humming Bird by Frankie Laine

122

17
US

16
UK

[Columbia 40526]
written by Don Robertson

98.

05/1955

Ain't It a Shame by Fats Domino

from Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino

120

10
US

✫1
R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #431]
aka Ain't That a Shame
[Imperial 5348]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew

99.

06/1955

Alabama Jubilee by Ferko String Band

120

14
US

20
UK

[Media 1010]
written by George Cobb & Jack Yellen

100.

04/1955

Stranger in Paradise by Tony Martin

119

6
UK

[R]
written by Bob Wright (as Robert Wright [Robert Craig Wright]), George Forrest & Alexander Borodin

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