Elvis Presley
Best song: One Night
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TOP 106
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CHARTLINE DECADE ARTIST RANKING
Top 100 Artists of the 1950s
The all-time Chartline Artist Rating recalculated from chart performance earned during the 1950s.
Ricky Nelson
Best song: Lonesome Town
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TOP 107
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Frankie Avalon
Best song: Venus
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TOP 106
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The Everly Brothers
Best song: Bird Dog
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TOP 104
#1 SONGS0
Bobby Darin
Best song: Mack The Knife
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TOP 104
#1 SONGS1
Connie Francis
Best song: My Happiness
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TOP 104
#1 SONGS0
Tommy Edwards
Best song: It's All In The Game
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Paul Anka
Best song: Lonely Boy
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TOP 103
#1 SONGS1
Fats Domino
Best song: Whole Lotta Loving
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TOP 103
#1 SONGS0
Pat Boone
Best song: If Dreams Came True
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Duane Eddy
Best song: Forty Miles Of Bad Road
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TOP 102
#1 SONGS0
The Kingston Trio
Best song: Tom Dooley
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
The Platters
Best song: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
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TOP 101
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The Fleetwoods
Best song: Mr. Blue
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TOP 102
#1 SONGS2
Brook Benton
Best song: It's Just A Matter Of Time
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TOP 102
#1 SONGS0
The Coasters
Best song: Charlie Brown
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TOP 104
#1 SONGS0
Conway Twitty
Best song: It's Only Make Believe
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TOP 102
#1 SONGS1
Jimmie Rodgers
Best song: Bimbombey
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 103
#1 SONGS0
Johnny Mathis
Best song: Misty
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Lloyd Price
Best song: Stagger Lee
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TOP 102
#1 SONGS1
Jack Scott
Best song: My True Love
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TOP 102
#1 SONGS0
Ritchie Valens
Best song: Donna
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Jackie Wilson
Best song: Lonely Teardrops
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Johnny Horton
Best song: The Battle Of New Orleans
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
The Crests
Best song: 16 Candles
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Andy Williams
Best song: Lonely Street
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Drifters
Best song: There Goes My Baby
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Clyde McPhatter
Best song: A Lover's Question
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Dion & The Belmonts
Best song: A Teenager In Love
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Teddy Bears
Best song: To Know Him, Is To Love Him
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Bobby Day
Best song: Rock-in Robin
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Browns
Best song: The Three Bells
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Chuck Berry
Best song: Carol
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Lloyd Price and His Orchestra
Best song: Personality
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Johnny And The Hurricanes
Best song: Red River Rock
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Playmates
Best song: Beep Beep
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Sam Cooke
Best song: Love You Most Of All
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
LaVern Baker
Best song: I Cried A Tear
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Jerry Wallace
Best song: Primrose Lane
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Dee Clark
Best song: Just Keep It Up
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Johnny Cash
Best song: Don't Take Your Guns To Town
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Santo & Johnny
Best song: Sleep Walk
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Bobby Rydell
Best song: We Got Love
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Big Bopper
Best song: Chantilly Lace
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Sammy Turner
Best song: Lavender-Blue
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Perry Como
Best song: Moon Talk
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Neil Sedaka
Best song: Oh! Carol
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Billy Grammer
Best song: Gotta Travel On
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Jordanaires
Best song: A Big Hunk O' Love
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TOP 104
#1 SONGS1
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
The Elegants
Best song: Little Star
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Marty Robbins
Best song: El Paso
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Carl Dobkins, Jr.
Best song: My Heart Is An Open Book
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Diamonds
Best song: She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
The Skyliners
Best song: Since I Don't Have You
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
The Ames Brothers
Best song: Pussy Cat
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Best song: The Happy Organ
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Eddie Cochran
Best song: Summertime Blues
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Della Reese
Best song: Don't You Know
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Kalin Twins
Best song: When
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Dodie Stevens
Best song: Pink Shoe Laces
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Joni James
Best song: There Goes My Heart
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Dean Martin
Best song: Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Jimmy Clanton
Best song: A Letter To An Angel
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Perez Prado And His Orchestra
Best song: Patricia
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Wilbert Harrison
Best song: Kansas City
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Don Gibson
Best song: Blue Blue Day
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Ray Charles
Best song: What'd I Say (Part I & II)
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Guy Mitchell
Best song: Heartaches By The Number
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
The Impalas
Best song: Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Earl Grant
Best song: The End
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets
Best song: Just A Dream
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Chipmunks
Best song: The Chipmunk Song
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS1
Phil Phillips
Best song: Sea Of Love
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Sarah Vaughan
Best song: Broken-Hearted Melody
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Sandy Nelson
Best song: Teen Beat
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Applejacks
Best song: Mexican Hat Rock
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
The Four Lads
Best song: The Mocking Bird
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Buddy Holly
Best song: It Doesn't Matter Anymore
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra
Best song: La Paloma
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Robin Luke
Best song: Susie Darlin'
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Stonewall Jackson
Best song: Waterloo
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
The Flamingos
Best song: I Only Have Eyes For You
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TOP 100
#1 SONGS0
Jane Morgan
Best song: The Day The Rains Came
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TOP 100
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The McGuire Sisters
Best song: May You Always
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TOP 100
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TOP 101
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Thomas Wayne
Best song: Tragedy
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Bill Parsons
Best song: The All American Boy
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0
Poni-Tails
Best song: Born Too Late
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TOP 101
#1 SONGS0