TOP 100 COLUMBIA-EPIC HITS
1950-1969

1. Cry - Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads - 1952
2. The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart) -
   Percy Faith featuring Felicia Sanders - 1953
3. Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell - 1956
4. (Theme from) A Summer Place - Percy Faith - 1960
5. Because of You - Tony Bennett - 1951
6. Hey There - Rosemary Clooney - 1954
7. Cold, Cold Heart - Tony Bennett - 1951
8. You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford - 1952
9. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton - 1959
10. The Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller - 1955
11. Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett - 1953
12. Come On-a My House - Rosemary Clooney - 1951
13. To Sir With Love - Lulu - 1967
14. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean - 1961
15. Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone - 1969
16. Make Love to Me! - Jo Stafford - 1954
17. Secret Love - Doris Day - 1954
18. Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton - 1962
19. El Paso - Marty Robbins - 1960
20. There! I've Said it Again - Bobby Vinton - 1964
21. Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye featuring Tony Alamo and
    the Kaydets - 1950
22. Heartaches By the Number - Guy Mitchell - 1959
23. This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney - 1954
24. Delicado - Percy Faith - 1952
25. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day - 1956
26. Just Walking in the Rain - Johnnie Ray - 1956
27. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton - 1963
28. Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence - 1963
29. Half as Much - Rosemary Clooney - 1952
30. I Believe - Frankie Laine - 1953
31. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) -
    The Byrds - 1965
32. Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel - 1968
33. Let Me Go Lover - Joan Weber - 1955
34. The Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel - 1966
35. The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads - 1952
36. Jezebel - Frankie Laine - 1951
37. My Heart Cries For You - Guy Mitchell - 1951
38. Moments to Remember - The Four Lads - 1955
39. Chances Are - Johnny Mathis - 1957
40. A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation) - Marty
    Robbins - 1957
41. Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton - 1964
42. Greenfields - The Brothers Four - 1960
43. It's Not For Me to Say - Johnny Mathis - 1957
44. Sunshine Superman - Donovan - 1966
45. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds - 1965
46. No, Not Much! - The Four Lads - 1956
47. Shrimp Boats - Jo Stafford - 1951
48. Botch-A-Me - Rosemary Clooney - 1952
49. Can't Get Used to Losing You - Andy Williams - 1963
50. Little Green Apples - O.C. Smith - 1968
51. Moonlight Gambler - Frankie Laine - 1957
52. Over and Over - The Dave Clark Five - 1965
53. Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone - 1969
54. Young Girl - The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett - 1968
55. Ruby Baby - Dion - 1963
56. Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1969
57. Washington Square - The Village Stompers - 1963
58. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1969
59. Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - 1968
60. Jambalaya - Jo Stafford - 1952
61. Stranger in Paradise - Tony Bennett - 1954
62. North to Alaska - Johnny Horton - 1960
63. A Guy is a Guy - Doris Day - 1952
64. Standing on the Corner - The Four Lads - 1956
65. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash - 1969
66. Mellow Yellow - Donovan - 1966
67. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat and Tears - 1969
68. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan - 1965
69. Crazy Arms - Ray Price - 1956
70. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle - 1966
71. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd - 1952
72. Jealousy (Jalousie) - Frankie Laine - 1951
73. Sink the Bismark - Johnny Horton - 1960
74. Don't Worry - Marty Robbins - 1961
75. Always Late (With Your Kisses) - Lefty Frizzell - 1951
76. City Lights - Ray Price - 1958
77. Time of the Season - The Zombies - 1969
78. Blue on Blue - Bobby Vinton - 1963
79. Loose Talk - Carl Smith - 1955
80. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan - 1966
81. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) - Frankie Laine - 1952
82. If I Give My Heart to You - Doris Day - 1954
83. The Roving Kind - Guy Mitchell - 1951
84. People - Barbra Streisand - 1964
85. Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson - 1959
86. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way - Carl Smith - 1952
87. Kicks - Paul Revere and the Raiders - 1966
88. Marianne - Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders - 1957
89. I Am a Rock - Simon and Garfunkel - 1966
90. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - 1963
91. Woman, Woman - The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett - 1968
92. Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords - 1964
93. Because - The Dave Clark Five - 1964
94. Hey, Joe - Carl Smith - 1953
95. You'll Never Walk Alone - Roy Hamilton - 1954
96. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King - 1962
97. Band of Gold - Don Cherry - 1956
98. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) -
    Scott McKenzie - 1967
99. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - Major Lance - 1964
100. 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.

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