Unlike most years, two songs dominated the 2018 Great 88 survey for hits from 1955 and earlier. “Maybelline” and “Earth Angel” each had over 8% of the votes, more than any song received in a first-round survey in 2017. There were three repeats from 2017 in the Top 5: The Penguins returned for a record sixth consecutive year, Fats Domino is back for a third straight year, and the Robins repeated a second time.
Here’s the top five songs from 1955 and earlier alphabetically by artist:
“Maybelline” by Chuck Berry
“Ain’t That a Shame” by Fats Domino
“Earth Angel” by The Penguins
“Smoky Joe’s Cafe” by The Robins
“Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight” by The SpanielsSpaniels
Voting on the polls for the best songs of 1960 and 1961 close soon. Check out the full schedule here, and get updates on Twitter.
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