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Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1950 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100 , Billboard published multiple singles charts each week.
Bing Crosby had three songs on the year-end top 30. The Ames Brothers had three songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1950 according to retail sales. [1]
Rock & Roll helped the electric guitar become the dominating instrument in popular music starting in the 1950s, and the decade saw the release of the Fender Stratocaster [1] and Gibson Les Paul. [2] In the ensuing decades rock & roll would branch out to a variety of genres and sub-genres all under the umbrella of rock music , with rock becoming ...
I. I Almost Lost My Mind; I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell; I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine; I Need You So; I Overlooked an Orchid; I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat
Pages in category "1950s songs" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You; C.
Carousel (Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics and Book: Oscar Hammerstein II.) London production opened at the Drury Lane Theatre on June 7 and ran for 566 performances. Dear Miss Phoebe London production opened at the Phoenix Theatre on October 13 and ran for 283 performances; Guys and Dolls (Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Abe Burrows & Jo ...
Popular music, or "classic pop," dominated the charts for the first half of the 1950s.Vocal-driven classic pop replaced Big Band/Swing at the end of World War II, although it often used orchestras to back the vocalists. 1940s style Crooners vied with a new generation of big voiced singers, many drawing on Italian bel canto traditions.