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Debuted on the Billboard R&B chart on Oct 19, 1959, peaked at #1 on Nov 16, 1959 for 3 weeks & charted for 17 weeks.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Oct 19, 1959, peaked at #6 & charted for 16 weeks.

It is a non-certified million seller.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Dec 23, 1957, peaked at #42 & charted for 8 weeks

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on June 3, 1957, peaked at #30 & charted for 18 weeks. This would be Belafonte's last entry on the pop chart. In the late 60's he'd make the charts again, but on the Easy Listening chart (later renamed the Adult Contemporary chart). A Strange Song (1967 - #5) ...

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Oct 20, 1956, peaked at #14 & charted for 26 weeks. It hit #1 in the Atlanta area.

Les Baxter's version peaked at #3 on the Jukebox chart, #2 on the Best Sellers chart & #1 on the Disc Jockey chart - so is considered a #1 hit (non-certified million seller) by Billboard.

This song never charted nationally, but it did debut on the Dallas/Fort Worth pop chart on April 30, 1955, peaked at #1 & charted for 3 weeks. It was the flip side of the #1 smash Unchained Melody.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Feb 11, 1956, peaked at #80 & charted for 3 weeks

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Aug 18, 1958, peaked at #100 & charted for 1 week. Credited to Count Basie & His Orchestra on the single Roulette 4088

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on March 9, 1959, peaked at #87 & charted for 3 weeks.

Debuted on the Billboard R&B chart on March 9, 1959, peaked at #4 & charted for 8 weeks.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Sept 7, 1959, peaked at #106 & charted for 3 weeks.

Was written by Elton John for Neil Sedaka. This song resurrected Neil's career.

According to Record Research & the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) LaVern Baker's birth name was Delores Williams.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on April 14, 1958, peaked at #49 & charted for 9 weeks.

@tpmetp I have 11 books & 6 DVD-roms from Joel Whitburn's Record Research & also one for the UK pop chart. :o)

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Sept 28, 1959, peaked at #49 & charted for 8 weeks.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Feb 25, 1956, peaked at #52 & charted for 10 weeks.

@chevybabyprice Eddy's first pop hit was I'll Hold You In My Heart in 1947. His first country hit was Each Minute Seems A Million Years in 1945.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on March 9, 1959, peaked at #97 & charted for 2 weeks.

Debuted on the Billboard country chart on March 16, 1959, peaked at #12 & charted for 9 weeks.

For those that don't know, the drummer Mark Rogers also plays in the group LMT Connection. Both are from the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. Both groups are great in my opinion.

@CatsPjamas1 Didn't know about that. I have books by Joel Whitburn published by Record Research

@50s60steenidols Back in those days usually only the A side of a single ever got played. Almost never was an album track played into the 80's. Album rock stations changed that.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on Nov 23, 1959, peaked at #4 & stayed on the chart for 15 weeks

A lot of people credit I Can Dream, Can't I (1949) & I Wanna Be Loved (1950) as being solo hits by Patty Andrews because her sisters only supplied background vocals.

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on May 18, 1959, peaked at #78 & stayed on the chart for 4 weeks

Debuted on the Billboard pop chart on June 10, 1957, peaked at #64 & stayed on the chart for 13 weeks

@CatsPjamas1 Here's another more modern irony - Two To Make It Right by Seduction peaked at #2 in 1990

Debuted on the CHUM chart (Canada) in Sept 1957, peaked at #2 & stayed on the chart for 11 weeks

Debuted on the CHUM chart (Canada) in Feb 1959, peaked at #5 & stayed on the chart for 10 weeks

Debuted on the CHUM chart (Canada) in Dec 1962, peaked at #45 & stayed on the chart for 2 weeks

hair vs hair match = loser gets their head shaved.

There were 6 versions of this song to hit the pop chart in 1953, 3 of them making the top 10. Orioles peaked at #11 with their version.

And here I always thought the Skyliners were an R&B group. oops

Debuted on the CHUM chart (Canada) in May 1957 - peaked at #36 and stayed on the chart for 1 week

Debuted on the CHUM chart (Canada) in June 1958 - it peaked at #38 and stayed on the chart for 3 weeks

Peaked at #42 on the CHUM chart (Canada) and stayed on the chart for 3 weeks. Debuted in Aug 1958

Peaked at #3 on the CHUM chart (Canada) and stayed on the chart for 8 weeks. Come Into My Heart also peaked at #4 on the CHUM chart but stayed on the chart for 13 weeks.

Peaked at #28 on the CHUM chart (Canada) and stayed on the chart for 6 weeks. Debuted in July 1959 and was his 2nd top 40 on the CHUM chart

Peaked at #33 on the CHUM chart (Canada) and stayed on the chart for 5 weeks. Debuted in May 1958