TOP 100 COLUMBIA-EPIC HITS
1950-1969
- Cry - Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads - 1952
- The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart) -
Percy Faith featuring Felicia Sanders - 1953 - Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell - 1956
- (Theme from) A Summer Place - Percy Faith - 1960
- Because of You - Tony Bennett - 1951
- Hey There - Rosemary Clooney - 1954
- Cold, Cold Heart - Tony Bennett - 1951
- You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford - 1952
- The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton - 1959
- The Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller - 1955
- Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett - 1953
- Come On-a My House - Rosemary Clooney - 1951
- To Sir With Love - Lulu - 1967
- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean - 1961
- Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone - 1969
- Make Love to Me! - Jo Stafford - 1954
- Secret Love - Doris Day - 1954
- Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton - 1962
- El Paso - Marty Robbins - 1960
- There! I've Said it Again - Bobby Vinton - 1964
- Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye featuring Tony Alamo and
the Kaydets - 1950 - Heartaches By the Number - Guy Mitchell - 1959
- This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney - 1954
- Delicado - Percy Faith - 1952
- Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day - 1956
- Just Walking in the Rain - Johnnie Ray - 1956
- Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton - 1963
- Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence - 1963
- Half as Much - Rosemary Clooney - 1952
- I Believe - Frankie Laine - 1953
- Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) -
The Byrds - 1965 - Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel - 1968
- Let Me Go Lover - Joan Weber - 1955
- The Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel - 1966
- The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads - 1952
- Jezebel - Frankie Laine - 1951
- My Heart Cries For You - Guy Mitchell - 1951
- Moments to Remember - The Four Lads - 1955
- Chances Are - Johnny Mathis - 1957
- A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation) - Marty
Robbins - 1957 - Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton - 1964
- Greenfields - The Brothers Four - 1960
- It's Not For Me to Say - Johnny Mathis - 1957
- Sunshine Superman - Donovan - 1966
- Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds - 1965
- No, Not Much! - The Four Lads - 1956
- Shrimp Boats - Jo Stafford - 1951
- Botch-A-Me - Rosemary Clooney - 1952
- Can't Get Used to Losing You - Andy Williams - 1963
- Little Green Apples - O.C. Smith - 1968
- Moonlight Gambler - Frankie Laine - 1957
- Over and Over - The Dave Clark Five - 1965
- Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone - 1969
- Young Girl - The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett - 1968
- Ruby Baby - Dion - 1963
- Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1969
- Washington Square - The Village Stompers - 1963
- You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1969
- Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - 1968
- Jambalaya - Jo Stafford - 1952
- Stranger in Paradise - Tony Bennett - 1954
- North to Alaska - Johnny Horton - 1960
- A Guy is a Guy - Doris Day - 1952
- Standing on the Corner - The Four Lads - 1956
- A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash - 1969
- Mellow Yellow - Donovan - 1966
- And When I Die - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1969
- Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan - 1965
- Crazy Arms - Ray Price - 1956
- Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle - 1966
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd - 1952
- Jealousy (Jalousie) - Frankie Laine - 1951
- Sink the Bismark - Johnny Horton - 1960
- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins - 1961
- Always Late (With Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell - 1951
- City Lights - Ray Price - 1958
- Time of the Season - The Zombies - 1969
- Blue on Blue - Bobby Vinton - 1963
- Loose Talk - Carl Smith - 1955
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan - 1966
- High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) - Frankie Laine - 1952
- If I Give My Heart to You - Doris Day - 1954
- The Roving Kind - Guy Mitchell - 1951
- People - Barbra Streisand - 1964
- Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson - 1959
- Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way - Carl Smith - 1952
- Kicks - Paul Revere and the Raiders - 1966
- Marianne - Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders - 1957
- I Am a Rock - Simon and Garfunkel - 1966
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - 1963
- Woman, Woman - The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett - 1968
- Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords - 1964
- Because - The Dave Clark Five - 1964
- Hey, Joe - Carl Smith - 1953
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Roy Hamilton - 1954
- Wolverton Mountain - Claude King - 1962
- Band of Gold - Don Cherry - 1956
- San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) -
Scott McKenzie - 1967 - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - Major Lance - 1964
- On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone - 1956
This list is comprised of songs released on Columbia Records and its subsidiary labels Epic, Okeh, Date and Ode. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.
It's difficult to single out the label's top star of the era as several pop singers achieved comparable success. Frankie Laine, Rosemary Clooney and Bobby Vinton each have five songs on the list; The Four Lads also have five (including two with Johnnie Ray). Four artists each appear four times: Jo Stafford, Doris Day, Guy Mitchell and Tony Bennett. Eight more acts have three songs apiece on the list: Johnnie Ray (including two with The Four Lads), Percy Faith, Carl Smith, Marty Robbins, Johnny Horton, Simon and Garfunkel, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap and Blood, Sweat and Tears. Gradually adjusting to changes in music trends, the Columbia group of labels maintained a position as one of the most successful record companies. 53 entries are from the 1950s, while 47 are from the 1960s. The peak year, with eleven songs on the list, was 1952.