Every Billboard #1 Hit of the 1950s - Statistics

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Answer Stats

Date	Artist	Weeks at #1	Song	% Correct
December 1951	Eddy Howard	2	Sin (It's No Sin)	82%
	Elvis Presley	11	Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog	77%
	Elvis Presley	7	Jailhouse Rock	77%
July 1955	Bill Haley & His Comets	8	Rock Around The Clock	73%
April 1956	Elvis Presley	8	Heartbreak Hotel	55%
September 1957	Paul Anka	1	Diana	55%
January 1958	Danny & the Juniors	5	At The Hop	50%
November 1956	Elvis Presley	5	Love Me Tender	50%
November 1955	Tennessee Ernie Ford	7	Sixteen Tons	50%
January 1959	The Platters	3	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	50%
March 1958	The Champs	5	Tequila	50%
	The Everly Brothers	4	All I Have To Do Is Dream	45%
December 1954	The Chordettes	7	Mr. Sandman	45%
February 1958	Elvis Presley	5	Don't	41%
October 1959	Bobby Darin	9	Mack the Knife	41%
November 1958	Conway Twitty	2	It's Only Make Believe	36%
	Frankie Avalon	1	Why	36%
	Domenico Modugno	5	Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)	32%
April 1959	The Fleetwoods	4	Come Softly to Me	32%
November 1953	Tony Bennett	6	Rags To Riches	32%
September 1959	Santo & Johnny	2	Sleep Walk	32%
August 1957	Debbie Reynolds	3	Tammy	32%
	The Crickets	1	That'll Be The Day	32%
	The Chipmunks with David Seville	4	The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)	32%
March 1959	Frankie Avalon	5	Venus	32%
July 1957	Elvis Presley	7	(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear	27%
July 1950	Nat King Cole	5	Mona Lisa	27%
August 1958	Ricky Nelson	2	Poor Little Fool	27%
January 1950	Gene Autry	1	Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer	27%
December 1956	Guy Mitchell	9	Singing The Blues	27%
February 1959	Lloyd Price	4	Stagger Lee	27%
May 1959	Dave "Baby" Cortez	1	The Happy Organ	27%
	Patti Page	9	The Tennessee Waltz	27%
	The Everly Brothers	1	Wake Up Little Susie	27%
March 1957	Tab Hunter	4	Young Love	27%
December 1957	Sam Cooke	2	You Send Me	27%
	Elvis Presley	8	All Shook Up	23%
July 1951	Rosemary Clooney	6	Come On-a My House	23%
	Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads	11	Cry	23%
March 1951	Perry Como	6	If	23%
July 1959	Paul Anka	4	Lonely Boy	23%
June 1957	Pat Boone	5	Love Letters In The Sand	23%
	The McGuire Sisters	6	Sincerely	23%
June 1958	Sheb Wooley	6	The Purple People Eater	23%
	The Browns	4	The Three Bells	23%
June 1956	Gogi Grant	6	The Wayward Wind	23%
September 1955	Mitch Miller	6	The Yellow Rose of Texas	23%
August 1959	Elvis Presley	2	A Big Hunk o' Love	18%
	Pat Boone	2	April Love	18%
June 1959	Johnny Horton	6	The Battle of New Orleans	18%
September 1954	Rosemary Clooney	6	Hey There	18%
October 1957	Jimmie Rodgers	2	Honeycomb	18%
	Wilbert Harrison	2	Kansas City	18%
January 1956	Dean Martin	5	Memories Are Made Of This	18%
November 1959	The Fleetwoods	1	Mr. Blue	18%
March 1950	Teresa Brewer	4	Music! Music! Music!	18%
February 1954	Doris Day	3	Secret Love	18%
December 1958	The Teddy Bears	3	To Know Him Is to Love Him	18%
	The Kingston Trio	1	Tom Dooley	18%
March 1952	Kay Starr	9	Wheel Of Fortune	18%
May 1958	David Seville	2	Witch Doctor	18%
	Roger Williams	4	Autumn Leaves	14%
May 1952	Leroy Anderson	5	Blue Tango	14%
April 1955	Pérez Prado	10	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White	14%
August 1950	Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers	13	Goodnight Irene	14%
January 1953	Perry Como	5	Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes	14%
July 1958	Elvis Presley	2	Hard Headed Woman	14%
December 1959	Guy Mitchell	2	Heartaches by the Number	14%
	The Andrews Sisters	4	I Can Dream, Can't I	14%
September 1958	Tommy Edwards	6	It's All in the Game	14%
	The Elegants	1	Little Star	14%
October 1955	The Four Aces	2	Love Is A Many Splendored Thing	14%
January 1954	Eddie Fisher	8	Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)	14%
	Buddy Knox	1	Party Doll	14%
March 1956	Les Baxter	4	Poor People Of Paris	14%
February 1950	The Ames Brothers	1	Rag Mop	14%
February 1956	Kay Starr	1	Rock And Roll Waltz	14%
	Anton Karas	11	The Third Man Theme	14%
November 1954	Rosemary Clooney	1	This Ole House	14%
February 1957	Elvis Presley	3	Too Much	14%
	Vera Lynn	9	Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart	9%
September 1951	Tony Bennett	8	Because Of You	9%
	Mario Lanza	1	Be My Love	9%
June 1954	Kitty Kallen	9	Little Things Mean A Lot	9%
May 1953	Percy Faith	10	The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)	9%
June 1951	Nat King Cole	5	Too Young	9%
November 1951	Tony Bennett	6	Cold, Cold Heart	9%
November 1950	Sammy Kaye	2	Harbor Lights	9%
June 1952	Al Martino	2	Here In My Heart	9%
April 1950	Eileen Barton	2	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake	9%
December 1952	Jimmy Boyd	2	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus	9%
July 1956	Elvis Presley	1	I Want You, I Need You, I Love You	9%
January 1955	Joan Weber	2	Let Me Go, Lover!	9%
	Nelson Riddle	4	Lisbon Antigua	9%
April 1957	Perry Como	1	Round And Round	9%
August 1954	The Crew Cuts	7	Sh-Boom	9%
March 1953	Patti Page	8	The Doggie In The Window	9%
December 1950	Phil Harris	4	The Thing	9%
April 1958	The Platters	1	Twilight Time	9%
August 1953	Les Paul and Mary Ford	11	Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)	9%
April 1954	Perry Como	8	Wanted	9%
September 1952	Jo Stafford	5	You Belong To Me	9%
	Red Foley	4	Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy	5%
July 1952	Percy Faith	1	Delicado	5%
February 1955	The Fontane Sisters	1	Hearts Of Stone	5%
July 1953	Eddie Fisher	2	I'm Walking Behind You	5%
	Eddie Fisher	3	I Need You Now	5%
November 1952	Johnny Standley	1	It's In The Book (parts 1 & 2)	5%
October 1952	Patti Page	5	I Went To Your Wedding	5%
August 1956	The Platters	2	My Prayer	5%
March 1955	Bill Hayes	5	The Ballad Of Davy Crockett	5%
April 1951	Les Paul and Mary Ford	9	How High The Moon	0%
March 1954	Jo Stafford	3	Make Love To Me!	0%
October 1953	Stan Freberg	4	St. George And The Dragonet	0%
February 1953	Teresa Brewer	5	Till I Waltz Again With You	0%
	Joni James	4	Why Don't You Believe Me	0%