On November 12th 1955 Billboard magazine in the USA published their first chart which was called the Top 100. Up until that point they had published charts called Best Sellers in Stores, Most Played By Jockeys and Most Played in Juke Boxes. This new chart was based on a combined tabulation of Dealer, Disk Jockey and Juke Box Operator replies to The Billboard's weekly popular record Best Seller and Most Played surveys. This 102-track 4-CD set includes all of the records in the chart, including both sides of two records which were listed as double A sides. It's an interesting and unusual chart, with multiple versions of several high profile songs, and multiple entries for several artists, some of whom charted both sides of releases separately. Alongside the big names, it includes a significant number of collectible obscurities, especially towards the bottom end of the chart, and for collectors it will be a must-have snapshot of a significant date in US chart history.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
- Roger Williams - Autumn Leaves
- Four Lads - Moments To Remember
- Mitch Miller - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
- Billy Vaughn Orchestra - The Shifting Whispering Sands Part 1
- Gale Storm - I Hear You Knocking
- Rusty Draper - The Shifting Whispering Sands
- Pat Boone - At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)
- Platters - Only You (And You Alone)
- Al Hibbler - He
- Ames Brothers - My Bonnie Lassie
- Perry Como - Fooled
- Perry Como - Tina Marie
- The Cheers - Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots
- Gogi Grant - Suddenly There's A Valley
- Fontane Sisters - Seventeen
- Frank Sinatra - Love And Marriage
- Jaye P. Morgan - The Longest Walk
- Jaye P. Morgan - Swanee
- Pat Boone - Ain't That A Shame
- Joni James - You Are My Love
- Nat King Cole - Forgive My Heart
- Les Baxter, His Chorus And Orchestra - Wake The Town And Tell The People
Disc 2:
- Don Cornell - Young Abe Lincoln
- Nat King Cole - Someone You Love
- Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
- The Dream Weavers - It's Almost Tomorrow
- Don Cornell - The Bible Tells Me So
- Patti Page - Croce Di Oro
- Georgie Shaw - No Arms Can Ever Hold You (Like These Arms Of Mine)
- Russ Morgan And His Orchestra - Dogface Soldier
- Jaye P. Morgan - Pepper-Hot Baby
- Boyd Bennett And His Rockets - My Boy Flat Top
- Les Paul & Mary Ford - Amukiriki ( The Lord Willing)
- The El Dorados - At My Front Door
- Chuck Berry And His Combo - Maybellene
- Eddie Fisher - Song Of The Dreamer
- Bill Haley And The Comets - Burn The Candle
- Georgia Gibbs - I Want You To Be My Baby
- Bonnie Lou - Daddy-O
Disc 3:
- Mitch Miller & His Orchestra & Chorus - The Bonnie Blue Gal
- Pat Boone - No Arms Can Ever Hold You
- Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
- Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy - Rememb'ring
- Julie London - Cry Me A River
- Peggy King - Learnin' To Love
- Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie
- Frank Sinatra - Same Old Saturday Night
- Eddie Fisher - Magic Fingers
- Jaye P. Morgan - If You Don't Want My Love
- Perry Como - All At Once You Love Her
- Three Chuckles - Times Two I Love You
- Lola Dee - Paper Roses
- Frankie Laine - Hawk-Eye
- Eddie Fisher - (I Want To Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I'll Be Happy
Disc 4:
- The Four Freshmen - Day By Day
- Rosemary Clooney - Pet Me Poppa
- Perry Como - The Rose Tattoo
- The Jacks - Why Don't You Write Me
- Crew-Cuts - Gum Drop
- Gisele Mackenzie - Hard To Get
- Kitty Kallen - Sweet Kentucky Rose
- Jeri Southern - An Occasional Man
- Somethin' Smith And The Redheads - When All The Streets Are Dark
- The Loreleis - You're So Nice To Be Near
- Bubber Johnson - Come Home
- Doris Day - I'll Never Stop Loving You
- Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra - It's Obdacious
- The Mcguire Sisters - Give Me Love
- Les Paul & Mary Ford - Magic Melody
- The Turbans - When You Dance
- The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca - Searching
- Johnnie Ray - Johnnie's Comin' Home
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