The Chicago Wedding DJ’s Top 100 Songs of the 1950s

Planning a Party? These Chicago DJ Pros KNOW the 1950’s!

RankSong TitleArtistYearGenre
1That’s AmoreDean Martin1953Oldies
2Come Fly With MeFrank Sinatra1958Oldies
3Jailhouse RockElvis Presley1957Oldies
4I Walk The LineJohnny Cash1956Country
5I’ve Got You Under My SkinFrank Sinatra1953Oldies
6In the MoodGlenn Miller1955Jazz
7All Shook UpElvis Presley1957Oldies
8La BambaRitchie Valens1958Oldies
9You Make Me Feel So YoungFrank Sinatra1953Ballad
10Great Balls Of FireJerry Lee Lewis1957Country
11Love Me TenderElvis Presley1956Oldies
12Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry1958Oldies
13Rock Around The ClockBill Haley & His Comets1956Oldies
14When I Fall In LoveNat King Cole1956Ballad
15Mack The KnifeBobby Darin1959Oldies
16Hound DogElvis Presley1956Oldies
17You Send MeSam Cooke1957Oldies
18I Get a Kick Out of YouFrank Sinatra1953Ballad
19Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)Penguins1955Oldies
20In The Still Of The NightFive Satins1956Oldies
21Blue Suede ShoesElvis Presley1956Oldies
22I Only Have Eyes For YouFlamingos1959Ballad
23TequilaChamps1958Oldies
24Only You (And You Alone)Platters1955Ballad
25Our Love Is Here To StayFrank Sinatra1955Ballad
26Walkin’ After MidnightPatsy Cline1957Oldies
27Rockin’ RobinBobby Day1958Swing
28Chantilly LaceBig Bopper1958Oldies
29(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The ClockBill Haley & His Comets1955Oldies
30At The HopDanny & The Juniors1958Oldies
31Let’s Do It (Lets Fall in Love)Ella Fitzgerald1956Ballad
32All The WayFrank Sinatra1953Ballad
33Dream LoverBobby Darin1959Oldies
34Chances AreJohnny Mathis1957Oldies
35Peggy SueBuddy Holly1957Oldies
36Tutti-FruttiLittle Richard1956Oldies
37Don’t Be CruelElvis Presley1956Oldies
38Put Your Head On My ShoulderPaul Anka1959Oldies
39I’ll Be Seeing YouBillie Holiday1954Blues
40Smoke Gets In Your EyesPlatters1958Oldies
41VolareDean Martin1958Oldies
42They Can’t Take That Away From MeFrank Sinatra1955Ballad
43Memories Are Made Of ThisDean Martin1956Oldies
44Mona LisaNat King Cole1950Oldies
45All I Have To Do Is DreamEverly Brothers1958Oldies
46Wake Up Little SusieEverly Brothers1957Oldies
47(Let Me Be Your) Teddy BearElvis Presley1957Oldies
48Banana Boat (Day-O)Harry Belafonte1956Easy Listening
49Night And DayFrank Sinatra1957Ballad
50Yakety YakCoasters1958Oldies
51What’d I Say (Part 1)Ray Charles1959Oldies
52Little Bitty Pretty OneThurston Harris1957Oldies
53Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going OnJerry Lee Lewis1957Country
54Why Do Fools Fall In LoveFrankie Lymon & The Teenagers1956Oldies
55EverydayBuddy Holly1957Oldies
56My Funny ValentineFrank Sinatra1955Ballad
57That’ll Be The DayBuddy Holly & The Crickets1957Oldies
58Blueberry HillFats Domino1957Oldies
59Splish SplashBobby Darin1958Oldies
60Miss Molly Good GollyLittle Richard1958Oldies
61AlwaysElla Fitzgerald1956Ballad
62Love Is Here To StayFrank Sinatra1955Ballad
63Come Go With MeDell-Vikings1957Oldies
64MistyJohnny Mathis1959Oldies
65Sea Of LovePhil Phillips1959Oldies
66The StrollDiamonds1958Oldies
67Hey, Good Lookin’Hank Williams, Sr.1951Country
68Because Of YouTony Bennett1951Oldies
69Whoe Wrote The Book Of LoveMonotones1958Oldies
70Earth AngelCrew-Cuts1955Oldies
71Jambalaya (On The Bayou)Hank Williams1954Country
72There Goes My BabyDrifters1959Oldies
73The Man I LoveBillie Holiday1956Ballad
7416 CandlesCrests1958Oldies
75Do You Want To DanceBobby Freeman1958Oldies
76Ain’t That A ShameFats Domino1955Oldies
77Heartbreak HotelElvis Presley1956Oldies
78The Purple People EaterSheb Wooley1958Oldies
79Return To MeDean Martin1958Oldies
80Rock ‘N’ Roll MusicChuck Berry1957Oldies
81The Twelfth Of NeverJohnny Mathis1957Oldies
82True Love WaysBuddy Holly1958Oldies
83Twilight TimePlatters1958Oldies
84The Great PretenderPlatters1956Oldies
85The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)Andy Williams1959Oldies
86Too Marvelous For WordsFrank Sinatra1955Ballad
87White LightningGeorge Jones1959Country
88A Teenager In LoveDion & The Belmonts1958Oldies
89MaybellineChuck Berry1955Oldies
90I Wish You LoveDean Martin1959Ballad
91Little Darlin’Diamonds1957Oldies
92Rock And Roll Is Here To StayDanny & The Juniors1958Oldies
93The Tennessee WaltzPatti Page1950Oldies
94It’s Only Make BelieveConway Twitty1958Oldies
95Too Marvelous for WordsElla Fitzgerald1956Oldies
96Loving YouElvis Presley1957Ballad
97My PrayerPlatters1956Oldies
98SincerelyMcGuire Sisters1955Oldies
99Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhitePerez Prado1955Oldies
100Love Is A Many-Splendored ThingFour Aces1955Oldies

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