Dave's Personal End of Year Charts

[Dave]

I'll start this thread by posting the ones from the 1950s as Time Machine is now over.
Hopefully we'll get a little more up to date as time goes on. 
The first few years are just Top 20's as there are only about 20 songs that I'd really want to listen to in these years.

1950

1 Teresa Brewer - Music, Music, Music
2 Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers - Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
3 Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
4 Doris Day - Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)
5 Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz
6 Phil Harris - The Thing
7 Ruth Brown - Teardrops from My Eyes
8 Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers - Goodnight Irene
9 Bing Crosby - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
10 Doris Day - Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)
11 Guy Mitchell - The Roving Kind
12 Red Foley - Birmingham Bounce
13 Frankie Laine - The Cry of the Wild Goose
14 Hank Williams - Why Don't You Love Me
15 Eileen Barton - If I Knew You Were Coming I’d’ve Baked A Cake
16 Hank Snow - I'm Moving On
17 Red Foley - Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy
18 Eve Young - One Silver Dollar
19 Patti Page - All My Love
20 Gary and Bing Crosby - Simple Melody

[Dave]

I've got an extra 5 on the list for 1951. It must have been a good year.

1951

1 Dinah Shore - Sweet Violets
2 Guy Mitchell - My Truly Truly Fair
3 Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88
4 Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game (1951)
5 Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man
6 Hoagy Carmichael - My Resistance is Low
7 Johnnie Ray - Cry
8 Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin'
9 Betty Hutton - It's Oh So Quiet
10 Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
11 Perry Como - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
12 Eddy Arnold - There's Been a Change in Me
13 Frankie Laine - Jezebel
14 The Five Keys - The Glory of Love
15 Elmore James - Dust My Broom
16 The Weavers  - The Frozen Logger
17 Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon
18 Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Shot Gun Boogie
19 Les Paul & Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill
20 Four Aces - (It's No) Sin
21 Mario Lanza - The Loveliest Night of the Year
22 Nat King Cole - Too Young
23 Doris Day - It's a Lovely Day Today
24 Guy Mitchell - Sparrow in the Tree Top
25 Nat King Cole - Too Young

[Dave]

1952

1 Frankie Laine - High Noon
2 Al Martino - Here in My Heart
3 Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me
4 Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
5 Gene Kelly - Singin' in the Rain
6 Patti Page - I Went To Your Wedding
7 Guy Mitchell - Feet Up
8 Tommy Edwards - Please Mr. Sun
9 Dannk Kaye - Hans Christian Andersen
10 Guy Mitchell - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11 Lita Roza - Walkin' to Missouri
12 Eddie Fisher - Any Time
13 Ray Charles - Kiss Me Baby 
14 Doris Day - A Guy is a Guy
15 Doris Day & Johnnie Ray - Full Time Job
16 Peggy Lee - Just One Of Those Things 
17 The Weavers - Around the Corner
18 Four Aces - A Garden In The Rain
19 Ella Mae Morse - The Blacksmith Blues
20 Johnnie Ray - Walkin' My Baby Back Home

[Dave]

1953

1 Frankie Laine - I Believe
2 Doris Day - Secret Love
3 Ray Charles - Mess Around
4 Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers
5 Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
6 Doris Day - The Windy City
7 Frankie Laine - Answer Me
8 Nat King Cole - Pretend
9 Les Paul and Mary Ford - Vaya Con Dios
10 Lita Roza - (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window?
11 Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
12 The Four Lads - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
13 Marilyn Monroe - - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
14 Danny Kaye - Wonderful Copenhagen
15 Norman Wisdom - Don't Laugh At Me
16 Guy Mitchell - Look At That Girl
17 Julius La Rosa - Eh Cumpari
18 Kay Starr - Comes a Love Along
19 June Valli - Crying In The Chapel
20 Guy Mitchell - Cloud Lucky Seven

[Dave]

1954

1 Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom
2 Johnnie Ray - Such A Night
3 Bill Haley and His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll
4 Ray Charles - I Got a Woman
5 Elvis Presley - That's All Right
6 Nat 'King' Cole - Smile
7 Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
8 The Penguins - Earth Angel
9 The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman
10 Elvis Presley - Blue Moon of Kentucky
11 The Four Aces - Three Coins In The Fountain
12 Dean Martin - That’s Amore
13 Perry Como - Papa Loves Mambo
16 The Drifters - Honey Love
17 Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise
18 Patti Page - Changing Partners
19 Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano
20 Doris Day - The Black Hills of Dakota

[Dave]

1955

1 Platters - The Great Pretender
2 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
3 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
4 Alma Cogan - Dreamboat
5 Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
6 Chuck Berry - Maybellene
7 Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
8 Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
9 Les Baxter - Unchained Melody
10 Platters - Only You
11 Bill Haley and His Comets - See You Later Alligator
12 Perez Prado - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
13 Chordettes - Mr. Sandman
14 The Four Aces - Stranger in Paradise
15 Johnny Cash - Cry! Cry! Cry!
16 Johnny Cash - Hey, Porter (B)
17 Frank Sinatra - (Love Is) The Tender Trap
18 Four Aces - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
19 Bill Hayes - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
20 Fats Domino - Poor Me
21 Penguins - Earth Angel
22 Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
23 Fats Domino - All By Myself
24 The Cadillacs - Speedoo
25 Frankie Laine - A Woman In Love

[Dave]

1956

1 Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
2 Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz
3 Elvis Presley - Don’t Be Cruel
4 Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This
5 Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
6 Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)
7 Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
8 Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly - True Love
9 Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues
10 Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
11 Elvis Presley - I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
12 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
13 Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
14 Dream Weavers - It’s Almost Tomorrow
15 Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
16 Gene Vincent - Be-bop-a-lula
17 Johnnie Ray - Just Walking in the Rain
18 Perry Como - Hot Diggity
19 Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live
20 Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
21 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rockin' Through The Rye
22 Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven
23 Pat Boone - I’ll Be Home
24 Platters - My Prayer
25 Bill Haley & His Comets - The Saints Rock 'N' Roll
26 Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' In The Rain
27 Gary Miller - Robin Hood
28 Platters - You'll Never Never Know
29 Ronnie Hilton - No Other Love
30 Johnny Cash - Get Rhythm (B)

[Dave]

1957

1 Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
2 Paul Anka - Diana
3 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
4 Crickets - That’ll Be The Day
5 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
6 Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues
7 Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
8 The Diamonds - Little Darlin'
9 Nat 'King' Cole - When I Fall In Love
10 Debbie Reynolds - Tammy
11 Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues
12 Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun
13 Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys - Last Train To San Fernando
14 Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
15 Guy Mitchell - Rock-A-Billy
16 Bobby Helms - My Special Angel
17 Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap
18 Debbie Reynolds - Tammy
19 Buddy Knox - Party Doll
20 Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear
21 Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
22 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
23 Charlie Gracie - Butterfly
24 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
25 Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music
26 Coasters - Searchin
27 Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand
28 Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
29 Sam Cooke - You Send Me
30 Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It

[Dave]

I really want to keep these in perfect chronological order, even though it means a delay in updating the list.

1958

1 The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him
2 Buddfy Holly - Rave On
3 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
4 Marino Marini - Come Prima
5 Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly
6 Bobby Darin - Splish Splash
7 Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
8 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
9 The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
10 Perry Como - Magic Moments
11 The Crickets - Maybe Baby
12 Tommy Edwards - It’s All In The Game
13 Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
14 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
15 Cliff Richard - Move It
16 Ritchie Valens - Donna
17 The Platters - Twilight Time
18 The Monotones - The Book of Love
19 The Coasters - Yakety Yak
20 David Seville - Witch Doctor
21 The Kalin Twins - When
22 Dean Martin - Volare
23 Champs - Tequila
24 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
25 Michael Holliday - The Story Of My Life
26 Jimmie Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
27 Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe
28 Elvis Presley - One Night
29 Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star
30 Poni Tails - Born Too Late

[Dave]

1959

1 Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
2 Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder
3 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Living Doll
4 Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore
5 Emile Ford & The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
6 Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody
7 Adam Faith - What Do You Want?
8 Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar
9 Lloyd Price - Personality
10 Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer
11 Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
12 Johnny & The Hurricanes - Red River Rock
13 Little Richard - Baby Face
14 Ricky Nelson - It's Late
15 Isley Brothers - Shout
16 Dion and The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love
17 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me
18 Sam Cooke  - Only Sixteen
19 The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
20 Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol
21 Frankie Avalon - Venus
22 Paul Anka - Lonely Boy
23 Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I
24 The Everly Brothers - 'Til I Kissed You
25 The Coasters - Charlie Brown
26 Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
27 Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number
28 Ray Charles - What’d I Say
29 Marty Wilde - Sea of Love
30 The Coasters - Poison Ivy

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Notes to charts

(A) Track usually regarded as a album track.
(B) Track usually regarded as a B side.
(C) Track is a cover and not the hit version of the song.

[rubcale]

The 50s is a sort of dead decade for me.

Prefer Cliff's Travellin' Light to Living Doll

Looking forward to the 60s

[Dave]

Mar 18, 2024 19:00:29 GMT 1 rubcale said:

Looking forward to the 60s

Cliff charts in the 1960 Personal End of Year

1960

1 Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely
2 The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
3 Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven
4 Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
5 Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
6 Jimmy Jones - Good Timin'
7 True Love Ways - Buddy Holly
8 Jim Reeves - He'll Have To Go
9 Jimmy Jones - Handy Man
10 Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living
11 Emile Ford & The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
12 Édith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien
13 Adam Faith - What Do You Want?
14 Marty Robbins - El Paso
15 Perry Como - Delaware
16 Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs - Stay
17 Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
18 The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
19 Adam Faith - Poor Me
20 The Shadows - Apache
21 Anthony Newley - Why
22 The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved
23 Johnny Burnette - Dreamin'
24 Cliff Richard - Please Don't Tease
25 Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry
26 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
27 Adam Faith - Someone Else's Baby
28 Andy Stewart - Donald, Where's Your Troosers
29 Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
30 Ricky Valance - Tell Laura I Love Her

[Dave]

1961

1 Del Shannon - Runaway
2 The Marcels - Blue Moon
3 Helen Shapiro - Walking Back to Happiness
4 Andy Stewart - The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre (B)
5 John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me
6 Helen Shapiro - You Don't Know
7 Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart
8 Patsy Cline - Crazy
9 Billy Fury - Halfway To Paradise
10 Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby
11 Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion
12 Ben E. King - Stand by Me
13 Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou
14 Andy Stewart - A Scottish Soldier
15 Andy Stewart - The Battle's O'er
16 Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame
17 Bobby Vee - Rubber Ball
18 Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl
19 Roy Orbison - Love Hurts (B)
20 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - But I Do
21 Del Shannon - Hats Off To Larry
22 Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
23 Dion - Runaround Sue
24 Roy Orbison - Running Scared
25 Bobby Vee - More Than I Can Say
26 Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
27 Patsy Cline - I Fall to Pieces
28 Sam Cooke - Cupid
29 Elvis Presley - Surrender
30 Jimmy Dean Big Bad John

[Dave]

1962

1 Cliff Richard - The Young Ones
2 Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love
3 Susan Maughan - Bobby's Girl
4 Brian Hyland - Sealed With A Kiss
5 Elvis Presley - Return To Sender
6 Françoise Hardy - Tous les garçons et les filles
7 Jimmy Clanton - Venus in Blue Jeans
8 Frank Ifield - I Remember You
9 Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
10 The Exciters - Tell Him
11 The Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry
12 Neil Sedaka - Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
13 Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
14 Dion - The Wanderer
15 Bruce Channel - Hey Baby
16 B Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker
17 Cliff Richard - Bachelor Boy
18 Carole King - It Might As Well Rain Until September
19 Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
20 Brian Hyland - Ginny Come Lately
21 Chris Montez - Let's Dance
22 Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
23 Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
24 The Contours - Do You Love Me
25 Cliff Richard - Do You Want To Dance
26 Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
27 Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away
28 The Drifters - Up on the Roof
29 Roy Orbison - Dream Baby
30 Bobby Darin - Things

[Dave]

1963

1 Skeeter Davis - The End of the World
2 Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
3 The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
4 Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
5 Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
6 Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You
7 Freddie & The Dreamers - I'm Telling You Now
8 Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday
9 Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King
10 The Beatles - She Loves You
11 The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
12 The Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet
13 Lesley Gore - It's My Party
14 The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.
15 Brenda Lee - All Alone Am I
16 Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
17 Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It
18 Freddie & The Dreamers - You Were Made For Me
19 Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
20 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Do You Love Me?
21 The Ronettes - Be My Baby
22 The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
23 Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World
24 Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
25 The Searchers - Sugar And Spice
26 Roy Orbison - In Dreams
27 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Twist And Shout
28 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
29 Peggy March - I Will Follow Him
30 Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - Bad To Me

[Good Old Days]

Feb 3, 2024 18:09:24 GMT 1 Dave said:

7 Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House

My favourite song from 50s decade. 

[rubcale]

Cliff's The Young Ones hasn't aged well.

I also prefer Dance to Lookin' Out The Window.

But I like Dancing Shoes better than Summer Holiday

Really nearly all these 60s tracks are great.

One of my older brothers was a big Helen Shapiro fan and when I inherited the family box of 45's I discovered a good number of singles by her after she fell from popularity and many of them are excellent.

[Earl Purple]

1962 was for me the weakest year of pop ever, but did have some good songs. I don't see "Crying In The Rain" on your list even though the Everly Brothers do regularly appear up to 1960. "Walk Right Back" also fails to appear.

Apart from "Apache" and "Nut Rocker" you've mostly snubbed instrumentals. Not even room for "Green Onions" or "Telstar".

Bobby Rydell had two big NM #1s with "Wild One" in 1960 and "Forget Him" in 1963, the latter of which was written by Tony Hatch.

My charts go back to December 1955 and 1956 was thus the first complete year. My final chart was 1 September 2018.

[Dave]

Apr 28, 2024 10:45:49 GMT 1 rubcale said:

But I like Dancing Shoes better than Summer Holiday

"The Young ones" & "Summer Holiday" I've known off by heart since I was a kid due to the movies being on TV all the time. I'll admit, I had to play "Dancing Shoes" before replying, to remind myself how it goes. 
Artists such as Jim Reeves & Andy Stewart also appear in these charts, due to me playing their records at my grandparents house as a kid ..... and enjoying them.

[Dave]

Apr 28, 2024 13:23:43 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

1962 was for me the weakest year of pop ever, but did have some good songs. I don't see "Crying In The Rain" on your list 

Apart from "Apache" and "Nut Rocker" you've mostly snubbed instrumentals. Not even room for "Green Onions" or "Telstar".

"Crying In The Rain" was in an early version of the Top 30 but dropped out once I added in songs that I had omitted. It would chart if I extended the list to 40, but I feel 30 is enough for a chart from the 1960s.

Despite winning Instrumental Idol, I'm not really one for listening to instrumentals. They're OK as part of a chart playlist, but would have to be extra special to land in my end of year chart. I'm gonna send you my 1962 Time Machine votes so you can see how well "Green Onions" did.