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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.
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.
Considered one of the greatest rock songs, “Great Balls of Fire” was featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. Jerry Lee Lewis was on piano and vocals, and the song sold more than a million copies ...
American rock and roll musician Chuck Berry's discography includes 20 studio albums, 12 live albums, 31 compilation albums, 50 singles, 8 EPs, and 2 soundtrack albums. ...
In 1950, the following four charts were produced: Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
The album's opening song, "Thunderbird", despite having ZZ Top writing credit, was originally written and performed by The Nightcaps, a band formed in the 1950s when its members were teenagers. [5] The Nightcaps performed the song and distributed it on their album Wine, Wine, Wine but never applied for copyright. [5]
The birth of soul music occurred during the 1950s, and the genre would come to dominate the US R&B charts by the early 1960s. Soul artists of the 1950s include Sam Cooke and James Brown. [8] Jazz music was revolutionized during the 1950s with the rise of bebop, hard bop, modal jazz, and cool jazz.
Eddie Fisher (pictured) with Hugo Winterhalter had four songs on the year-end top 30. Johnnie Ray had four songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1952 by retail sales. [1]