BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (HONOR ROLL OF HITS:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1955
1-MELODY OF LOVE-BILLY VAUGHN-DOT-MARCH 1362
2-UNCHAINED MELODY-AL HIBBLER-DECCA-June 1266
3-BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT-BILL HAYES-CADENCE-April 1160
4-AUTUMN LEAVES-ROGER WILLIAMS-Kapp-November 1150
5-YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS-MITCH MILLER-Columbia-September 1130
6-HE-AL HIBBLER-Decca-December 1092
7-ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK-BILL HALEY & THE COMETS-Decca-July 1052
8-MOMENTS TO REMEMBER-Four Lads-Columbia-November 1040
9-CHERRY PINK & APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE-Perez Prado-RCA-May 1028
10-LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING-Four Aces-Decca-October 1010
11-Sixteen Tons-Tennessee Ernie Ford-Capitol-December 988
12-Sincerely-McGuire Sisters-Coral-February 892
13-Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber-Columbia-January 874
14-Hearts Of Stone-Fontane Sisters-Dot-February 874
15-Ain’t That A Shame-Pat Boone-Dot-August 868
16-Tweedle Dee-Georgia Gibbs-Mercury-April 824
17-Learnin’ The Blues-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-July 812
18-Dance With Me Henry(Wallflower)-Georgia Gibbs-May 784
19-A Blossom Fell-Nat King Cole-Capitol-June 770
20-Seventeen-Boyd Bennett-King-September 708
21-The Bible Tells Me So-Don Cornell-Coral-October 700
22-Open Up Your Heart-Cowboy Church Sunday School-Decca-March 688
23-How Important Can It Be?-Joni James-MGM-March 664
24-That’s All I Want From You-Jaye P.Morgan-RCA-February 646
25-Hard To Get-Gisele MacKenzie-X-July 640
26-Suddenly There Is A Valley-Gogi Grant-Era-October 608
27-Honey Babe-Art Mooney-MGM-June 608
28-I Hear You Knocking-Gale Storm-Dot-December 596
29-Something’s Gotta Give-McGuire Sisters-Coral-July 594
30-The Naughty Lady Shady Lane-Ames Brothers-RCA-January 592
31-Shifting Whispering Sands-Rusty Draper-Mercury-October 584
32-Ko Ko Mo-Perry Como-RCA-March 580
33-Love And Marriage-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-December 558
34-Wake The Town And Tell The People-Les Baxter-Capitol-September 552
35-Only You-Platters-Mercury-November 546
36-Earth Angel-Penguins-Dootone-February 506
37-Whatever Lola Wants-Sarah Vaughan-Mercury-May 462
38-It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie-Somethin’ Smith & Redheads-Epic-July 460
39-Heart-Eddie Fisher-RCA-May 456
40-Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan-Mercury-January 452
41-Hummingbird-Les Paul & Mary Ford-Capitol-August 434
42-No More-De John Sisters-Epic-January 382
43-Play Me Hearts And Flowers-Johnny Desmond-Coral-April 366
44-Tina Marie-Perry Como-RCA-September 304
45-Pledging My Love-Johnny Ace-Duke-March 302
46-Maybellene-Chuck Berry-Chess-August 268
47-Darling Je Vous Aime Beacoup-Nat King Cole-Capitol-April 264
48-I’ll Never Stop Loving You-Doris Day-Columbia-August 262
49-At My Front Door-Pat Boone-Dot-October 224
50-The Longest Walk-Jaye P.Morgan-RCA-October 220
51-Hey,Mr.Banjo-Sunnysiders-Kapp-May 220
52-Sweet And Gentle-Alan Dale-Coral-July 190
53-The Man In The Raincoat-Priscilla Wright-Unique-July 148
54-Nuttin’ For Christmas-Barry Gordon/Art Mooney-MGM-December 128
55-Black Denim Trousers-Cheers-Capitol-October 108
56-The Breeze And I-Caterina Valente-Decca-May 106
57-Two Hearts-Pat Boone-Dot-April 106
58-Daddy O-Fontane Sisters-Dot-December 34
59-My Bonnie Lassie-Ames Brothers-RCA-November 34
60-Danger! Heartbreak Ahead-Jaye P.Morgan-RCA-April 34
61-Blue Mirage-Les Baxter-Captol-March 34
62-Unsuspecting Heart-Sunny Gale-February 34
63-Dim Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & Comets-Decca-January 34