The smooth and soulful sounds of doo wop were a large part of the pop musical landscape of the 1950s, with such groups as the Platters, the Coasters, the Crew-Cuts, the Elegants, the Fleetwoods, the Silhouettes, and the Chordettes scoring many top hits. The 1950s was the decade in which the groundbreaking "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets topped the charts and took the nation by storm. Throughout most of the 1950s, the artist with the most top hits was, by far, Elvis Presley, but in the latter part of the decade, Pat Boone's popularity rivaled that of Presley and his numerous hits also ruled the airwaves. This list includes three songs that topped the charts twice with different artists: "Butterfly" (Andy Williams, Charlie Gracie), "The Third Man Theme" (Anton Karas, Guy Lombardo), and "Young Love" (Sonny James, Tab Hunter). At the bottom of the list is "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd which was on the charts for only 5 weeks. ![]() "Blue Tango" by Leroy Anderson and His "Pops" Concert Orchestra tops the list at 38 weeks. The number one songs of the 1950s, which total 154, are listed in the table below in descending order by the total number of weeks they stayed on the Billboard Pop/Rock charts.
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