1 – Come Go With Me – Dell-Vikings (1957)
2 – Up On the Roof – Drifters (1963)
3 – Angel Baby – Rosie and the Originals (1961)
4 – In the Still of the Night – Five Satins (1956)
5 – He’s So Fine – Chiffons (1963)
6 – Rave On – Buddy Holly (1958)
7 – What a Difference a Day Makes – Dinah Washington (1959)
8 – The Wah Watusi – Orlons (1962)
9 – I’ve Had It – Bell Notes (1959)
10 – That’ll Be the Day – Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1957)
11 – A Wonderful Dream – Majors (1962)
12 – Gum Drop – Crew Cuts (1955)
13 – The One That Really Loves You – Mary Wells (1962)
14 – Everyday – Buddy Holly (1957)
15 – A Thousand Stars – Kathy Young and the Innocents (1960)
16 – Mashed Potato Time – Dee Dee Sharp (1962)
17 – Mockingbird – Inez and Charlie Foxx (1963)
18 – Wake Up Little Susie – Everly Brothers (1957)
19 – Wait Til’ My Bobby Gets Home – Darlene Love (1963)
20 – Let the Good Times Roll – Shirley and Lee (1956)
21 – Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1957)
22 – The Wayward Wind – Gogi Grant (1956)
23 – Till I Kissed You – Everly Brothers (1959)
24 – Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino (1956)
25 – Tell Him – Exciters (1963)
26 – Heartbeat – Buddy Holly (1958)
27 – I Will Follow Him – Little Peggy March (1961)
28 – Singing the Blues – Guy Mitchell (1956)
29 – La Bamba – Richie Valens (1958)
30 – Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly & Crickets (1957)
31 – Tonight You Belong to Me – Patience and Prudence (1956)
32 – Walk Right Back – Everly Brothers (1961)
33 – Maybe Baby – Crickets (1958)
34 – All I Have to Do is Dream – Everly Brothers (1958)
35 – Bristol Stomp – Dovells (1961)
36 – Earth Angel – Penguins (1954)
37 – Be Bop a Lula – Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps (1956)
38 – Oh Boy! – Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1957)
39 – Sixty Minute Man – Billy Ward and the Dominos (1951)
40 – Searchin’ – Coasters (1957)
41 – Cathy’s Clown – Everly Brothers (1960)
42 – A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation – Marty Robbins (1957)
43 – Then He Kissed Me – Crystals (1963)
44 – Mr. Lee – Bobbettes (1957)
45 – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly (1959)
46 – Bird Dog – Everly Brothers (1958)
47 – A Hundred Pounds of Clay – Gene McDaniels (1961)
48 – My Special Angel – Bobby Helms (1957)
49 – Only You (and You Alone) – Platters (1955)
50 – Whispering Bells – Dell-Vikings (1957)
51 – Think It Over – Crickets (1958)
52 – Be My Baby – Ronettes (1963)
53 – Palisades Park – Freddy Cannon (1962)
54 – When – Kalin Twins (1958)
55 – Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry – Darlene Love (1963)
56 – Claudette – Everly Brothers (1958)
57 – It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty (1958)
58 – To the Aisle – Five Satins (1957)
59 – Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee (1961)
60 – Shout! Shout! – Ernie Marasca (1962)
61 – I’ve Told Every Little Star – Linda Scott (1961)
62 – Pa Pa Oom Mow Mow – Rivingtons (1962)
63 – So Sad (to Watch Good Love Go Bad) – Everly Brothers (1960)
64 – You Were Mine – Fireflies (1959)
65 – I Wonder Why – Dion and the Belmonts (1958)
66 – True Love Ways – Buddy Holly (1960)
67 – Mr. Sandman – Chordettes (1955)
68 – Jim Dandy – LaVern Baker (1957)
69 – Easier Said Than Done – Essex (1963)
70 – My True Story – Jive Five (1961)
71 – The Loco-Motion – Little Eva (1962)
72 – What in the World’s Come Over You – Jack Scott (1960)
73 – One Fine Day – Chiffons (1963)
74 – Dance with Me Henry – Georgia Gibbs (1955)
75 = C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran (1958)
76 – Sincerely – Moonglows (1954)
77 = New Orleans – Gary US Bonds (1960)
78 – It’s All in the Game – Tommy Edwards (1958)
79 – Sea Cruise – Frankie Ford (1959)
80 – Stay – Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (1960)
81 – Sea of Love – Phil Phillips (1959)
82 – Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1960)
83 – Twilight Time – Platters (1958)
84 – Blue Monday – Fats Domino (1956)
85 – Runaround Sue – Dion (1961)
86 – You Send Me – Sam Cooke (1957)
87 – Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles (1960)
88 – Tweedlee Dee – LaVern Baker (1955)
As always, here’s a survey sheet with the results of the 2021 survey, just like you used to get at your local record store.
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