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Rank
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title
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artist
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| 1 |
Mack the Knife |
Bobby Darin |
| 2 |
The Battle of New Orleans |
Johnny Horton |
| 3 |
Venus |
Frankie Avalon |
| 4 |
Lonely Boy |
Paul Anka |
| 5 |
There Goes My Baby |
The Drifters |
| 6 |
Personality |
Lloyd Price |
| 7 |
The Three Bells |
The Browns |
| 8 |
Put Your Head On My Shoulder |
Paul Anka |
| 9 |
Sleep Walk |
Santo & Johnny |
| 10 |
Come Softly to Me |
The Fleetwoods |
| 11 |
Stagger Lee |
Lloyd Price |
| 12 |
Dream Lover |
Bobby Darin |
| 13 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| 14 |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
The Platters |
| 15 |
Charlie Brown |
The Coasters |
| 16 |
Mr. Blue |
The Fleetwoods |
| 17 |
A Fool Such As I |
Elvis Presley |
| 18 |
Don't You Know |
Della Reese |
| 19 |
A Big Hunk 'O Love |
Elvis Presley |
| 20 |
What A Difference A Day Makes |
Dinah Washington |
| 21 |
Quiet Village |
Martin Denny |
| 22 |
Pink Shoe Laces |
Dodie Stevens |
| 23 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| 24 |
Sea of Love |
Phil Phillips & The Twilights |
| 25 |
A Teenager in Love |
Dion & the Belmonts |
| 26 |
I'm Gonna Get Married |
Lloyd Price |
| 27 |
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) |
The Impalas |
| 28 |
Til I Kissed You |
The Everly Brothers |
| 29 |
Primrose Lane |
Jerry Wallace |
| 30 |
Deck of Cards |
Wink Martindale |
| 31 |
Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb |
Ed Byrnes & Connie Stevens |
| 32 |
Seven Little Girls |
Paul Evans |
| 33 |
Lipstick on Your Collar |
Connie Francis |
| 34 |
Lavender Blue |
Sammy Turner |
| 35 |
The Happy Organ |
Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 36 |
Hawaiian Wedding Song |
Andy Williams |
| 37 |
Waterloo |
Stonewall Jackson |
| 38 |
Red River Rock |
Johnny & the Hurricanes |
| 39 |
Teen Beat |
Sandy Nelson |
| 40 |
My Heart Is an Open Book |
Carl Dobkins Jr. |
| 41 |
Since I Don't Have You |
The Skyliners |
| 42 |
Gotta Travel On |
Billy Grammer |
| 43 |
Frankie |
Connie Francis |
| 44 |
Children’s Marching Song |
Mitch Miller |
| 45 |
Lonely Street |
Andy Williams |
| 46 |
Donna |
Ritchie Valens |
| 47 |
Tiger |
Fabian |
| 48 |
Heartaches By the Number |
Guy Mitchell |
| 49 |
Sixteen Candles |
The Crests |
| 50 |
Broken Hearted Melody |
Sarah Vaughan |
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In the 1950's Cashbox Magazine was the main competitor with Billboard for the music trade. In 1956 the rankings expanded to a top 50 and then to a top 75 in 1957 and became a top 100 in 1958. Publicaton of the magazine ended in 1996. |
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Frankie Avalon was another of the Philadelphians that American Bandstand propelled to success. He was first noticed and recorded as a trumpet player. "Venus" was his first number one song and #3 for Cashbox in 1959. |
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With "Lonely Boy" at #4 and "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" at #8 Paul Anka had two songs in the Cashbox Top 10 for 1959. |
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The Drifters reorganized in 1959 and had a top ten record with "There Goes My Baby." I was the #5 song for Cashbox in 1959. |
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