TOP 100 MUSIC ARTISTS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, Don't Be Cruel, Love Me Tender, All Shook Up, (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear, Jailhouse Rock, Don't, It's Now or Never, Are You Lonesome To-night?, Suspicious Minds
- The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, Can't Buy Me Love, A Hard Day's Night, I Feel Fine, Help!, Yesterday, We Can Work it Out, All You Need is Love, Hey Jude, Get Back
- Perry Como - If, Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes, No Other Love, Wanted, Hot Diggity, Round and Round, Catch a Falling Star
- Nat "King" Cole - Mona Lisa, Too Young, Pretend, A Blossom Fell,
Send For Me, Looking Back, Ramblin' Rose - Pat Boone - Ain't That a Shame, I Almost Lost My Mind, Don't Forbid Me, Love Letters in the Sand, April Love, Moody River
- Patti Page - All My Love, The Tennessee Waltz, Mockin' Bird Hill,
I Went to Your Wedding, The Doggie in the Window, Allegheny Moon - Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now, My Happiness, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own, Where the Boys Are
- Fats Domino - Ain't it a Shame, I'm in Love Again, Blueberry Hill,
I'm Walkin', Walking to New Orleans - The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, Come See About Me, You Can't Hurry Love, Love Child
- Ray Charles - I've Got a Woman, What'd I Say, Georgia on My Mind,
Hit the Road Jack, I Can't Stop Loving You - Ricky Nelson - A Teenager's Romance, Be-Bop Baby, Stood Up,
Poor Little Fool, Travelin' Man - Frank Sinatra - Young-At-Heart, Learnin' the Blues, Love and Marriage, Strangers in the Night, That's Life
- Eddie Fisher - Any Time, Wish You Were Here, I'm Walking Behind You, Oh! My Pa-Pa, I Need You Now
- Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's, I'm Sorry, I Want to Be Wanted, Fool #1, All Alone Am I
- The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, All I Have to Do is Dream, Bird Dog, Cathy's Clown
- James Brown - Try Me, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, I Got You
(I Feel Good), It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Cold Sweat - The 4 Seasons - Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll, Let's Hang On
- The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A., I Get Around; Help Me, Rhonda; California Girls, Good Vibrations
- The Platters - Only You (And You Alone), The Great Pretender,
My Prayer, Twilight Time, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Get Off of My Cloud, Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Honky Tonk Women
- Tony Bennett - Because of You; Cold, Cold Heart; Rags to Riches, Stranger in Paradise, I Left My Heart in San Francisco
- Paul Anka - Diana, Lonely Boy, Put Your Head on My Shoulder, It's Time to Cry, Puppy Love
- Bobby Darin - Splish Splash, Dream Lover, Mack the Knife, Things,
If I Were a Carpenter - Brook Benton - It's Just a Matter of Time, So Many Ways, Kiddio,
The Boll Weevil Song, Hotel Happiness - Sam Cooke - You Send Me, Chain Gang, Twistin' the Night Away,
Another Saturday Night, Shake - The Four Aces - Tell Me Why, Stranger in Paradise, Three Coins in the Fountain, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
- The Drifters - Money Honey, There Goes My Baby, Save the Last Dance For Me, Up On the Roof
- Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops, Night, Baby Workout, (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
- The Ames Brothers - Rag Mop, Sentimental Me, You You You,
Melodie D'Amour - Andy Williams - Butterfly, Lonely Street, The Village of St. Bernadette,
Can't Get Used to Losing You - Johnny Mathis - Wonderful! Wonderful!, It's Not For Me to Say,
Chances Are, Gina - Eddy Arnold - There's Been a Change in Me, I Wanna Play House
With You, The Cattle Call, Make the World Go Away - Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love), Blue Velvet, There! I've Said it Again, Mr. Lonely
- Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), I'll Be Doggone,
I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune, Side By Side, If You Love Me (Really
Love Me), Rock and Roll Waltz - Dean Martin - That's Amore, Memories Are Made of This,
Return to Me, Everybody Loves Somebody - Chubby Checker - The Twist, Pony Time, Let's Twist Again,
Limbo Rock - Webb Pierce - There Stands the Glass, Slowly, In the Jailhouse Now,
I Ain't Never - Frankie Laine - The Cry of the Wild Goose, Jezebel, I Believe,
Moonlight Gambler - The Miracles - Shop Around, You've Really Got a Hold on Me,
I Second That Emotion; Baby, Baby Don't Cry - The Temptations - My Girl, Beauty is Only Skin Deep, I Wish it
Would Rain, I Can't Get Next To You - Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel), Running Scared,
Crying, Oh Pretty Woman - Doris Day - A Guy is a Guy, Secret Love; Whatever Will Be, Will Be
(Que Sera, Sera); Everybody Loves a Lover - Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had a Heart, Walk on By, I Say a
Little Prayer, (Theme from) Valley of the Dolls - Dion - Runaround Sue, The Wanderer, Ruby Baby; Abraham,
Martin and John - Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line, Guess Things Happen That Way,
Ring of Fire, A Boy Named Sue - Bobby Vee - Devil or Angel, Take Good Care of My Baby, Run to Him,
Come Back When You Grow Up - Les Paul and Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill, How High the Moon,
The World is Waiting For the Sunrise, Vaya Con Dios - Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation), El Paso,
Don't Worry, Devil Woman - Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),
Respect, Baby I Love You, Chain of Fools - Bobby Rydell - Wild One, Volare, Forget Him
- Herman's Hermits - Can't You Hear My Heartbeat, Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter; I'm Henry the VIII, I Am
- The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, Because, Over and Over
- Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music!, Till I Waltz Again With You, Ricochet
- Jo Stafford - Shrimp Boats, You Belong To Me, Make Love To Me!
- Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You, Singing the Blues, Heartaches
by the Number - Stevie Wonder - Fingertips - Part 2, I Was Made to Love Her,
For Once in My Life - Frankie Avalon - Dede Dinah, Venus, Why
- Chuck Berry - Maybellene, School Day, Sweet Little Sixteen
- Bill Haley and his Comets - Shake, Rattle and Roll; (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock; See You Later, Alligator
- Rosemary Clooney - Come On-a My House, Hey There,
This Ole House - Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, Secretly
- Jerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart, Moon River, Only the
Strong Survive - Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl; Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen; Breaking Up is Hard to Do
- Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance, Only Love Can Break a Heart, It Hurts to Be in Love
- The Shirelles - Dedicated to the One I Love, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Soldier Boy
- The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville, I'm a Believer,
Daydream Believer - Johnny Tillotson - Poetry in Motion, It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin,
Talk Back Trembling Lips - The McGuire Sisters - Sincerely, Something's Gotta Give, Sugartime
- Al Martino - Here in My Heart, I Love You Because, I Love You More and More Every Day
- Johnnie Ray - Cry, The Little White Cloud That Cried, Just Walking
in the Rain - The Impressions - It's All Right, Keep on Pushing, Amen
- Johnny Rivers - Memphis, Secret Agent Man, Poor Side of Town
- Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), Reach Out
I'll Be There, Bernadette - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull, Taste of Honey, Zorba the Greek
- Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me, Have You Heard,
Your Cheatin' Heart - Bing Crosby - Dear Hearts and Gentle People, Chattanoogie Shoe
Shine Boy, Around the World - The Four Lads - Moments to Remember; No, Not Much!;
Standing on the Corner - Duane Eddy - Rebel-'Rouser, Forty Miles of Bad Road, Because
They're Young - Jan and Dean - Surf City, Dead Man's Curve, The Little Old Lady
From Pasadena - Petula Clark - Downtown, My Love, This is My Song
- The Rascals - Good Lovin', Groovin', People Got to Be Free
- Tony Martin - There's No Tomorrow, I Get Ideas, Kiss of Fire
- Billy Vaughn - Melody of Love; The Shifting, Whispering Sands;
Sail Along Silvery Moon - Steve Lawrence - Pretty Blue Eyes, Footsteps, Go Away Little Girl
- Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave, Dancing in the Street,
Nowhere to Run - The Coasters - Searchin', Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown
- Tommy James and the Shondells - Hanky Panky, Crimson and Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion
- Little Richard - Tutti-Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Keep a Knockin'
- Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee, Personality, I'm Gonna Get Married
- Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour, 634-5789, Land of 1000 Dances
- The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley, The Tijuana Jail, Reverend Mr. Black
- Dinah Washington - I Don't Hurt Anymore, What a Diff'rence a Day Makes, Unforgettable
- Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You, Two Lovers, My Guy
- Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual, What's New Pussycat?, I'll Never Fall
in Love Again - Freddy Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie, Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, Palisades Park
- Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long, Respect, (Sittin' On)
The Dock of the Bay - The Hilltoppers - Trying, P.S. I Love You, Marianne
- Peter, Paul and Mary - Puff (The Magic Dragon), Blowin' in the Wind,
Leaving on a Jet Plane - Les Baxter - April in Portugal, Unchained Melody, The Poor People
of Paris
This is the "big list" of the most successful recording acts of the 1950s and 1960s. Solo singers, groups, duos, instrumental and novelty artists in all areas of music (pop, rhythm and blues, country, jazz, folk, etc.) are included on this list. Rankings are based on the popularity of each artist during the period of 1950 through 1969.