| rank |
title |
artist |
| 1 |
Love Letters in the Sand |
Pat Boone |
| 2 |
Young Love |
Tab Hunter |
| 3 |
All Shook Up |
Elvis Presley |
| 4 |
Little Darlin' |
The Diamonds |
| 5 |
Young Love |
Sonny James |
| 6 |
Tammy |
Debbie Reynolds |
| 7 |
So Rare |
Jimmy Dorsey |
| 8 |
Bye Bye Love |
The Everly Brothers |
| 9 |
Round and Round |
Perry Como |
| 10 |
Don't Forbid Me |
Pat Boone |
| 11 |
Jailhouse Rock |
Elvis Presley |
| 12 |
Teddy Bear |
Elvis Presley |
| 13 |
Wake Up Little Susie |
The Everly Brothers |
| 14 |
Party Doll |
Buddy Knox |
| 15 |
Come Go With Me |
The Dell-Vikings |
| 16 |
Diana |
Paul Anka |
| 17 |
Too Much |
Elvis Presley |
| 18 |
It's Not For Me To Say |
Johnny Mathis |
| 19 |
Banana Boat (Day-O) |
Harry Belafonte |
| 20 |
Honeycomb |
Jimmie Rodgers |
| 21 |
You Send Me |
Sam Cooke |
| 22 |
A White Sport Coat |
Marty Robbins |
| 23 |
Send For Me |
Nat King Cole |
| 24 |
Singing the Blues |
Guy Mitchell |
| 25 |
The Banana Boat Song |
The Tarriers |
| 26 |
Butterfly |
Andy Williams |
| 27 |
Silhouettes |
The Rays |
| 28 |
That'll Be the Day |
Buddy Holly & the Crickets |
| 29 |
School Day |
Chuck Berry |
| 30 |
Searchin' |
The Coasters |
| 31 |
Gone |
Ferlin Husky |
| 32 |
Butterfly |
Charlie Gracie |
| 33 |
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down |
Billy Williams |
| 34 |
Dark Moon |
Gale Storm |
| 35 |
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 36 |
Fascination |
Jane Morgan |
| 37 |
A Teenager's Romance |
Ricky Nelson |
| 38 |
Marianne |
Terry Gilkyson & The Easyriders |
| 39 |
I'm Walkin' |
Fats Domino |
| 40 |
Teenage Crush |
Tommy Sands |
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"The Top Ten" was written by Gary Theroux and Bob Gilbert and published in 1982. It provides a "Top 40" list for each year from 1956 to 1981 and a one page article on each of the top ten songs from each year. It also has a collection of information on pop history to introduce each year." |
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"Butterfly" was the first "hit" to come out of Cameo records in Philadelphia. While his version was topped on the charts by Andy Williams, Charlie Gracie can claim to more of a rock and roll sound. |
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Johnny Mathis' "It's Not For Me To Say" was ranked #18 by G&T but his #1 Billboard song, "Chances Are" did not make its top forty. |
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Pat Boone's "Loveletters in the Sand" was his most successful single. It was included in the movie, "Bernardine." The flip side was the title track from the movie and it made it to #14 on the Billboard singles chart. |
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