(Finished January 10th, 2026) Part 2 of The 40s and 50s: Two or Three of the Best Songs From Each Year

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Let's go back to the 40s and 50s, two or three of the best songs from each year of that decade. Billboard started keeping track of this in 1946 and that's the year I started with.

1954) 

18) The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)":

19) Dean Martin "That's Amore":

1955) 

20) Bill Haley and his Comets "Rock Around The Clock":

21) Bill Hayes "The Ballad of Davy Crockett":

22) Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons":

Wow, 1956 was such a great year. This is the first year when I recognize several songs. Thus I'm going to give this year more than three songs. 

1956) 

23) Elvis Presley "Don't Be Cruel":

24) Doris Day "Que Sera Sera":

25) The Platters "The Great Pretender":

26) Johnnie Ray "Walkin' In The Rain":

27) Patience and Prudence "Tonight You Belong To Me":

28) Gene Vincent "Be-Bop-A-Lula":

29) Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers "Why Do Fools Fall In Love":

30) Vic Damone "On The Street Where You Live":

31) Fats Domino "Blueberry Hill":

32) Gogi Grant "The Wayward Wind":

1957) 

33) Elvis Presley "All Shook Up"

34) The Everly Brothers "Bye Bye Love":

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