TOP 100 NOVELTY HITS
OF THE '50S AND '60S

1. The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley - 1958
2. The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks - 1958
3. The Thing - Phil Harris - 1950
4. Witch Doctor - The Music of David Seville - 1958
5. St. George and the Dragonet - Stan Freberg - 1953
6. Monster Mash - Bobby (Boris) Pickett - 1962
7. It's in the Book - Johnny Standley - 1952
8. Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles - 1960
9. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini -
   Brian Hyland - 1960
10. Mr. Custer - Larry Verne - 1960
11. Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen - 1967
12. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) -
    Allan Sherman - 1963
13. Charlie Brown - The Coasters - 1959
14. The Flying Saucer - Buchanan and Goodman - 1956
15. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris - 1963
16. Beep Beep - The Playmates - 1958
17. Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) - Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens - 1959
18. Ahab, the Arab - Ray Stevens - 1962
19. Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville and the Chipmunks - 1959
20. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! -
    Napoleon XIV - 1966
21. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor (On the Bedpost
    Over Night?) - Lonnie Donegan - 1961
22. Little Ole Man - Bill Cosby - 1967
23. Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford - 1961
24. Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone - 1962
25. Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat - Paul Evans and
    the Curls - 1959
26. Dinner With Drac - John Zacherle - 1958
27. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus - 1956
28. Pepino the Italian Mouse - Lou Monte - 1963
29. I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat - Mel Blanc - 1951
30. Gitarzan - Ray Stevens - 1969
31. Here Comes the Judge - Shorty Long - 1968
32. Along Came Jones - The Coasters - 1959
33. The Ho Ho Song - Red Buttons - 1953
34. Yogi - The Ivy Three - 1960
35. What it Was, Was Football - Andy Griffith - 1954
36. Uh! Oh! (Part 2) - The Nutty Squirrels - 1959
37. The Little Blue Man - Betty Johnson - 1958
38. Alley-Oop - Danté and the Evergreens - 1960
39. Little Blue Riding Hood - Stan Freberg - 1953
40. Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells - 1963
41. Stranded in the Jungle - The Cadets - 1956
42. Christmas Dragnet - Stan Freberg - 1953
43. More Money for You and Me - The Four Preps - 1961
44. Flying Saucer the 2nd - Buchanan and Goodman - 1957
45. The Battle of Kookamonga - Homer and Jethro - 1959
46. Cinderella - Jack Ross - 1962
47. Ragtime Cowboy Joe - David Seville and the
    Chipmunks - 1959
48. The Return of the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen - 1967
49. Tennessee Waltz - Spike Jones - 1951
50. Point of Order - Stan Freberg - 1954
51. Harry the Hairy Ape - Ray Stevens - 1963
52. The Astronaut - Jose Jiminez - 1961
53. Say Man - Bo Diddley - 1959
54. The Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner - 1959
55. Chinese Mule Train - Spike Jones - 1950
56. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake - 1962
57. Litle Egypt - The Coasters - 1961
58. I Got a Wife - The Mark IV - 1962
59. Leader of the Laundromat - The Detergents - 1964
60. Here Comes the Judge - Pigmeat Markham - 1968
61. Ape Call - Nervous Norvus - 1956
62. Stranded in the Jungle - The Jayhawks - 1956
63. Wild Thing - Senator Bobby - 1967
64. (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window - Homer and
    Jethro - 1953
65. Try - Stan Freberg - 1952
66. Along Came Jones - Ray Stevens - 1969
67. Come On-a My House - Mickey Katz - 1951
68. The Blob - The Five Blobs - 1958
69. I've Got You Under My Skin - Stan Freberg - 1951
70. Monsters' Holiday - Bobby (Boris) Pickett - 1962
71. John and Marsha - Stan Freberg - 1951
72. Oh! Susanna - The Singing Dogs - 1955
73. I Went to Your Wedding - Spike Jones - 1953
74. The Ballad of Irving - Frank Gallop - 1966
75. The Old Philosopher - Eddie Lawrence - 1956
76. Wun'erful, Wun'erful! - Stan Freberg - 1957
77. Make Yourself Comfortable - Andy Griffith - 1955
78. Rip Van Winkle - The Devotions - 1964
79. The Happy Reindeer - Dancer, Prancer and Nervous - 1959
80. Herring Boats - Mickey Katz - 1952
81. Moonflight - Vik Venus - 1969
82. Hambone - Red Saunders with Dolores Hawkins and the Hambone Kids - 1952
83. Santa and the Satellite - Buchanan and Goodman - 1957
84. Alvin's Orchestra - David Seville and the Chipmunks - 1960
85. The Class - Chubby Checker - 1959
86. The Bird on My Head - The Music of David Seville - 1958
87. Eloise - Kay Thompson - 1956
88. The Mummy - Bob McFadden and Dor - 1959
89. Stranded in the Jungle - The Gadabouts - 1956
90. Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills - Ray Stevens - 1961
91. Crazy Downtown - Allan Sherman - 1965
92. The Alvin Twist - The Chipmunks - 1962
93. Like I Love You - Edd Byrnes and Friend - 1959
94. 10 Little Bottles - Johnny Bond - 1965
95. Lizzie Borden - The Chad Mitchell Trio - 1962
96. Hit Record - Brook Benton - 1962
97. The Touchables in Brooklyn - Dickie Goodman - 1961
98. Banana Boat (Day-O) - Stan Freberg - 1957
99. Delicious! - Jim Backus and Friend - 1958
100. Ben Crazy - Dickie Goodman - 1962

Novelty and comedy recordings are eligible for this list. In some instances a novelty song can be of a serious nature. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.

Stan Freberg leads the list with nine songs, followed by David Seville and The Chipmunks in varying combinations with seven. Ray Stevens is next with five and Dickie Goodman has five, combining his solo hits with those of Buchanan and Goodman. Spike Jones and The Coasters each have three. The three appearances of "Stranded in the Jungle" are the most of any song, followed by "Along Came Jones" and "Here Comes the Judge" with two apiece.

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