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15 of the most iconic fads from the fifties:

Car hops were THE way to get your hamburger and milkshake

Hula hoops

DA haircuts—yup, it stands for duck’s ass—the hair was slicked back along the sides of the head

Poodle skirts are one of the most iconic fashion fads of the fifties. Invented by fashion designer Juli Lynne Charlot.

Sock hops were informal dances usually held in high school gymnasiums, featuring the new Devil’s music—rock ‘n roll

Saddle shoes, These casual Oxford shoes have a saddle-shaped decorative panel in the middle.

Coonskin caps a major craze among young boys - a tribute to boyhood heroes of the era like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone.

Telephone booth stuffing ; college students crammed themselves into a phone booth.

Drive-in movies capitalized on a fortuitous merging of the booming car culture

Letterman jackets and letter sweaters: high school/college girls wanted to show off they were dating a jock.

Conical , , and Jane Russell were largely responsible for igniting the fad.

Cateye glasses:the accessory of choice for many young women.

Jell-O molds people took a serious interest in encapsulating various foods in gelatin.

Fuzzy dice During WWII, fighter pilots hung them in their cockpits for good luck.

Sideburns: a classic element of the greaser look, along with DA haircuts, bomber jackets, and fitted T-shirts with sleeves rolled up, Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 7-Jan-50 Gene Autry "Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer" 1

14-Jan-50 "I Can Dream, Can't I" 4 11-Feb-50 The Ames Brothers "Rag Mop" 1 18-Feb-50 Red Foley "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" 4

18-Mar-50 Teresa Brewer "Music! Music! Music!" 4

15-Apr-50 Eileen Barton "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" 2

29-Apr-50 " Theme" 11 15-Jul-50 "Mona Lisa" 5 and 19-Aug-50 "Goodnight Irene"♪ (1950) 13 18-Nov-50 Sammy Kaye "Harbor Lights" 2 2-Dec-50 Phil Harris "The Thing" 4 30-Dec-50 "The " 9 #1 Singles 1951 #1 Record for the year in red

Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 3-Mar-51 "If" 6 10-Mar-51 Mario Lanza "Be My Love" 1 21-Apr-51 Les Paul and Mary Ford "How High The Moon" 9

23-Jun-51 Nat King Cole "Too Young"♪ (1951) 5

28-Jul-51 Rosemary Clooney "Come On-a My House" 6 8-Sep-51 "Because Of You" 8 3-Nov-51 Tony Bennett "Cold, Cold Heart" 6 15-Dec-51 Eddy Howard "Sin (It's No Sin)" 2 Johnnie Ray and The Four 29-Dec-51 "Cry" 11 Lads #1 Singles 1952 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 15-Mar-52 "Wheel Of Fortune" 9 17-May-52 ""♪ (1952) 5 21-Jun-52 Al Martino "" 2 5-Jul-52 "Delicado" 1 12-Jul-52 Vera Lynn "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" 9 13-Sep-52 "You Belong To Me" 5 18-Oct-52 Patti Page "I Went To Your Wedding" 5

22-Nov-52 Johnny Standley "It's In The Book (parts 1 & 2)" 1

29-Nov-52 Joni James "Why Don't You Believe Me" 4

27-Dec-52 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" 2 #1 Singles 1953 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 10-Jan-53 Perry Como "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" 5

14-Feb-53 Teresa Brewer "Till I Waltz Again With You" 5

21-Mar-53 Patti Page "The Doggie In The Window" 8

"The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your 16-May-53 Percy Faith 10 Heart)"♪ (1953)

25-Jul-53 Eddie Fisher "I'm Walking Behind You" 2

8-Aug-53 Les Paul and Mary Ford "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" 11

10-Oct-53 "St. George And The Dragonet" 4 21-Nov-53 Tony Bennett "Rags To Riches" 6 #1 Singles 1954 #1 Record for the year in red

Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 2-Jan-54 Eddie Fisher "Oh! My Pa-pa (O Mein Papa)" 8 27-Feb-54 "Secret Love" 3 13-Mar-54 Jo Stafford "Make Love To Me!" 3 10-Apr-54 Perry Como "Wanted" 8 5-Jun-54 ""♪ (1954) 9 7-Aug-54 The Crew Cuts "Sh-Boom" 7 25-Sep-54 Rosemary Clooney "" 6 6-Nov-54 Rosemary Clooney "This Ole House" 1 13-Nov-54 Eddie Fisher "I Need You Now" 3 4-Dec-54 The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman" 7 #1 Singles 1955 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 22-Jan-55 Joan Weber "Let Me Go, Lover!" 2 5-Feb-55 The Fontane Sisters "Hearts Of Stone" 1 12-Feb-55 The McGuire Sisters "Sincerely" 6 26-Mar-55 Bill Hayes "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" 5

30-Apr-55 Pérez Prado "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"♪ (1955) 10

9-Jul-55 & His Comets "Rock Around The Clock" 8

3-Sep-55 "The Yellow Rose of " 6

15-Oct-55 The Four Aces "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" 2 29-Oct-55 Roger Williams "Autumn Leaves" 4 26-Nov-55 Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons" 7  Twist  Limbo  Swim  Stroll  Pony  Bristol Stomp  Hand Jive  Bunny Hop #1 Singles 1956 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 14-Jan-56 "Memories Are Made Of This" 5

18-Feb-56 Kay Starr " Waltz" 1 25-Feb-56 Nelson Riddle "Lisbon Antigua" 4 24-Mar-56 Les Baxter "Poor People Of Paris" 4

21-Apr-56 ""♪ (1956) 8

16-Jun-56 Gogi Grant "The Wayward Wind" 6

28-Jul-56 Elvis Presley "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" 1 4-Aug-56 The Platters "My Prayer" 2 18-Aug-56 Elvis Presley "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" 11 3-Nov-56 Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" 5 8-Dec-56 "Singing The " 9 #1 Singles 1957 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 9-Feb-57 Elvis Presley "Too Much" 3 2-Mar-57 "Young Love" 4 30-Mar-57 Buddy Knox "Party Doll" 1 6-Apr-57 Perry Como "Round And Round" 1 13-Apr-57 Elvis Presley ""♪ (1957) 8

8-Jun-57 "Love Letters In The Sand" 5

13-Jul-57 Elvis Presley "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" 7 31-Aug-57 Debbie Reynolds "Tammy" 3 14-Sep-57 "Diana" 1 28-Sep-57 The Crickets "That'll Be The Day" 1 5-Oct-57 Jimmie Rodgers "Honeycomb" 2 19-Oct-57 The Everly Brothers "Wake Up Little Susie" 1 26-Oct-57 Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock" 7 7-Dec-57 Sam Cooke "You Send Me" 2 28-Dec-57 Pat Boone "April Love" 2 #1 Singles 1958 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 11-Jan-58 Danny & the Juniors "At The Hop" 5 15-Feb-58 Elvis Presley "Don't" 5 22-Mar-58 The Champs "Tequila" 5 26-Apr-58 The Platters "Twilight Time" 1 3-May-58 David Seville "Witch Doctor" 2 17-May-58 The Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream" 4

14-Jun-58 "The Purple People Eater" 6

26-Jul-58 Elvis Presley "Hard Headed Woman" 2 4-Aug-58 Ricky Nelson "Poor Little Fool" 2 18-Aug-58 "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)"♪ (1958) 5 25-Aug-58 The Elegants "Little Star" 1 29-Sep-58 Tommy Edwards "It's All in the Game" 6 10-Nov-58 Conway Twitty "It's Only Make Believe" 2 17-Nov-58 The Kingston Trio "Tom Dooley" 1 1-Dec-58 "To Know Him Is to Love Him" 3 The Chipmunks with David 22-Dec-58 4 Seville "The Chipmunk Song" #1 Singles 1959 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 19-Jan-59 The Platters "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" 3 9-Feb-59 Lloyd Price "Stagger Lee" 4 9-Mar-59 Frankie Avalon "Venus" 5 13-Apr-59 The Fleetwoods "Come Softly to Me" 4 11-May-59 Dave "Baby" Cortez "The Happy Organ" 1 18-May-59 Wilbert Harrison "Kansas City" 2 1-Jun-59 "The Battle of New Orleans"♪ (1959) 6 13-Jul-59 Paul Anka "Lonely Boy" 4 10-Aug-59 Elvis Presley "A Big Hunk o' Love" 2 24-Aug-59 The Browns "The Three Bells" 4 21-Sep-59 Santo & Johnny "Sleep Walk" 2 5-Oct-59 "" 9 16-Nov-59 The Fleetwoods "Mr. Blue" 1 14-Dec-59 Guy Mitchell "Heartaches by the Number" 2 28-Dec-59 Frankie Avalon "Why" 1

#1 Singles 1960 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 4-Jan-60 Marty Robbins "El Paso" 2 18-Jan-60 Johnny Preston "Running Bear" 3 8-Feb-60 Mark Dinning "Teen Angel" 1 22-Feb-60 Percy Faith "Theme from 'A Summer Place'"♪ (1960) 9 25-Apr-60 Elvis Presley "Stuck on You" 4 23-May-60 The Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown" 5 27-Jun-60 Connie Francis "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" 2 11-Jul-60 Argyles "Alley-Oop" 1 18-Jul-60 Brenda Lee "I'm Sorry" 3 8-Aug-60 Brian Hyland "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot " 1 15-Aug-60 Elvis Presley "It's Now or Never" 5 19-Sep-60 Chubby Checker "The Twist" 1 26-Sep-60 Connie Francis "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" 2 10-Oct-60 Larry Verne "Mr. Custer" 1 17-Oct-60 The Drifters "Save the Last Dance for Me" 3 24-Oct-60 Brenda Lee "I Want to Be Wanted" 1 14-Nov-60 "Georgia on My Mind" 1 21-Nov-60 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs "Stay" 1 28-Nov-60 Elvis Presley "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 6 #1 Singles 1961 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 9-Jan-61 "Wonderland by Night" 3 30-Jan-61 The Shirelles "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" 2 13-Feb-61 "Calcutta" 2 27-Feb-61 Chubby Checker "Pony Time" 3 20-Mar-61 Elvis Presley "Surrender" 2 3-Apr-61 The Marcels "Blue Moon" 3 24-Apr-61 "Runaway" 4 22-May-61 Ernie K-Doe "Mother-in-Law" 1 29-May-61 Ricky Nelson "Travelin' Man" 2 5-Jun-61 "Running Scared" 1 19-Jun-61 Pat Boone "Moody River" 1 26-Jun-61 Gary U.S. Bonds "Quarter to Three" 2 10-Jul-61 "Tossin' and Turnin'"♪ (1961) 7 28-Aug-61 Joe Dowell " (Muss I Denn)" 1 4-Sep-61 The Highwaymen "Michael" 2 18-Sep-61 Bobby Vee "Take Good Care of My Baby" 3 9-Oct-61 Ray Charles "Hit the Road Jack" 2 23-Oct-61 Dion "Runaround Sue" 2 6-Nov-61 Jimmy Dean "Big Bad John" 5 11-Dec-61 The Marvelettes "Please Mr. Postman" 1 18-Dec-61 The Tokens "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" 3 #1 Singles 1962 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 13-Jan-62 Chubby Checker "The Twist" 2 27-Jan-62 Joey Dee and the Starliters "Peppermint Twist" 3 17-Feb-62 Gene Chandler "Duke of Earl" 3 10-Mar-62 Bruce Channel "Hey! Baby" 3 31-Mar-62 Connie Francis "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" 1 7-Apr-62 "Johnny Angel" 2 21-Apr-62 Elvis Presley "Good Luck Charm" 2 5-May-62 The Shirelles "Soldier Boy" 3 26-May-62 Mr. ""♪ (1962) 1 2-Jun-62 Ray Charles "I Can't Stop Loving You" 5 7-Jul-62 "The Stripper" 1 14-Jul-62 "Roses Are Red (My Love)" 4 11-Aug-62 Neil Sedaka "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" 2 25-Aug-62 Little Eva "The Loco-Motion" 1 1-Sep-62 Tommy Roe "Sheila" 2 15-Sep-62 The Four Seasons "Sherry" 5 20-Oct-62Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers "Monster Mash" 2 3-Nov-62 The Crystals "He's a Rebel" 2 17-Nov-62 The Four Seasons "Big Girls Don't Cry" 5 22-Dec-62 The Tornados "" 3 #1 Singles 1963 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 12-Jan-63 Steve Lawrence "Go Away Little Girl" 2 26-Jan-63 The Rooftop Singers "Walk Right In" 2 9-Feb-63 Paul & Paula "Hey Paula" 3 2-Mar-63 The Four Seasons "Walk Like A Man" 3 23-Mar-63 Ruby & the Romantics "Our Day Will Come" 1 30-Mar-63 The Chiffons "He's So Fine" 4 27-Apr-63 Little Peggy March "I Will Follow Him" 3 18-May-63 Jimmy Soul "If You Wanna Be Happy" 2 1-Jun-63 "It's My Party" 2 15-Jun-63 Kyu Sakamoto "Sukiyaki" 3 6-Jul-63 The Essex "Easier Said Than Done" 2 20-Jul-63 Jan and Dean "Surf City" 2 3-Aug-63 The Tymes "So Much in Love" 1 10-Aug-63 Little Stevie Wonder "Fingertips" 3 31-Aug-63 The Angels "My Boyfriend's Back" 3 21-Sep-63 Bobby Vinton "Blue Velvet" 3 Jimmy Gilmer and the 12-Oct-63 5 Fireballs "Sugar Shack"♪ (1963) Nino Tempo and April 16-Nov-63 1 Stevens "Deep Purple" 23-Nov-63 Dale & Grace "I'm Leaving It Up to You" 2 7-Dec-63 The Singing Nun "Dominique" 4 #1 Singles 1964 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 4-Jan-64 Bobby Vinton "There! I've Said It Again" 4 1-Feb-64 ""♪ (1964) 7 21-Mar-64 The Beatles "She Loves You" 2 4-Apr-64 The Beatles "Can't Buy Me Love" 5 9-May-64 "Hello, Dolly!" 1 16-May-64 Mary Wells "My Guy" 2 30-May-64 The Beatles "" 1 6-Jun-64 The Dixie Cups "Chapel of Love" 3 27-Jun-64 Peter and Gordon "" 1 4-Jul-64 "" 2 18-Jul-64 The Four Seasons "Rag Doll" 2 1-Aug-64 The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" 2 15-Aug-64 Dean Martin "Everybody Loves Somebody" 1 22-Aug-64 "Where Did Our Love Go" 2 5-Sep-64 The Animals "The House of the Rising Sun" 3 26-Sep-64 Roy Orbison "Oh, Pretty Woman" 3 17-Oct-64 Manfred Mann "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" 2 31-Oct-64 The Supremes "Baby Love" 4 28-Nov-64 The Shangri-Las "Leader of the Pack" 1 5-Dec-64 Lorne Greene "Ringo" 1 12-Dec-64 Bobby Vinton "Mr. Lonely" 1 19-Dec-64 The Supremes "Come See About Me" 2 26-Dec-64 The Beatles "I Feel Fine" 3 #1 Singles 1965 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 23-Jan-65 Petula Clark "Downtown" 2 6-Feb-65 The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" 2 20-Feb-65 Gary Lewis & The Playboys "This Diamond Ring" 2 6-Mar-65 The Temptations "My Girl" 1 13-Mar-65 The Beatles "Eight Days a Week" 2 27-Mar-65 The Supremes "Stop! In the Name of Love" 2 10-Apr-65 Freddie and the Dreamers "I'm Telling You Now" 2 24-Apr-65 Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders "Game of Love" 1 1-May-65 Herman's Hermits "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" 3 22-May-65 The Beatles "Ticket to Ride" 1 29-May-65 The Beach Boys "Help Me Rhonda" 2 12-Jun-65 The Supremes "Back in My Arms Again" 1 19-Jun-65 "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" 2 26-Jun-65 "Mr. Tambourine Man" 1 10-Jul-65 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 4 7-Aug-65 Herman's Hermits "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" 1 14-Aug-65 Sonny & "I Got You Babe" 3 4-Sep-65 The Beatles "Help!" 3 25-Sep-65 Barry McGuire "Eve Of Destruction" 1 2-Oct-65 The McCoys "Hang On Sloopy" 1 9-Oct-65 The Beatles "Yesterday" 4 6-Nov-65 The Rolling Stones "Get Off of My Cloud" 2 20-Nov-65 The Supremes "I Hear a Symphony" 2 4-Dec-65 The Byrds "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" 3 25-Dec-65 "Over and Over" 1 • Watusi • Hitchhiker • Loco Motion • Hully-Gully • Mashed Potato • Jerk • Shake • Jitterbug #1 Singles 1966 #1 Record for the year in red

Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 1-Jan-66 Simon & Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence" 2 8-Jan-66 The Beatles "We Can Work It Out" 3 5-Feb-66 Petula Clark "My Love" 2 19-Feb-66 Lou Christie "Lightnin' Strikes" 1 26-Feb-66 "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" 1 5-Mar-66 "Ballad of the Green Berets"♪ (1966) 5 9-Apr-66 The Righteous Brothers "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" 3 30-Apr-66 The Young Rascals "Good Lovin'" 1 7-May-66 The Mamas & the Papas "Monday, Monday" 3 28-May-66 Percy Sledge "When A Man Loves A Woman" 2 11-Jun-66 The Rolling Stones "Paint It Black" 2 25-Jun-66 The Beatles "Paperback Writer" 2 2-Jul-66 "" 1 Tommy James and the 16-Jul-66 2 Shondells "Hanky Panky" 30-Jul-66 The Troggs "Wild Thing" 2 13-Aug-66 The Lovin' Spoonful "Summer in the City" 3 3-Sep-66 Donovan "Sunshine Superman" 1 10-Sep-66 The Supremes "You Can't Hurry Love" 2 24-Sep-66 "Cherish" 3 15-Oct-66 Four Tops "Reach Out I'll Be There" 2 29-Oct-66 ? & the Mysterians "96 Tears" 1 5-Nov-66 The Monkees "Last Train to Clarksville" 1 12-Nov-66 Johnny Rivers "Poor Side Of Town" 1 19-Nov-66 The Supremes "You Keep Me Hangin' On" 2 3-Dec-66 The New Band "Winchester Cathedral" 3 10-Dec-66 The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" 1 31-Dec-66 The Monkees "I'm a Believer" 7 #1 Singles 1967 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 18-Feb-67 The Buckinghams "Kind of a Drag" 2 4-Mar-67 The Rolling Stones "Ruby Tuesday" 1 11-Mar-67 The Supremes "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" 1 18-Mar-67 The Beatles "Penny Lane" 1 25-Mar-67 "Happy Together" 3 Nancy Sinatra and Frank 15-Apr-67 4 Sinatra "Somethin' Stupid" 13-May-67 The Supremes "The Happening" 1 20-May-67 The Young Rascals "Groovin'" 4 3-Jun-67 Aretha Franklin "Respect" 2 1-Jul-67 The Association "Windy" 4 29-Jul-67 The Doors "Light My Fire" 3 19-Aug-67 The Beatles "All You Need Is Love" 1 26-Aug-67 Bobbie Gentry "Ode to Billie Joe" 4 23-Sep-67 Box Tops "The Letter" 4 21-Oct-67 Lulu "To Sir With Love"♪ (1967) 5 25-Nov-67 Strawberry Alarm Clock "Incense and Peppermints" 1 2-Dec-67 The Monkees "Daydream Believer" 4 30-Dec-67 The Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" 3 #1 Singles 1968 #1 Record for the year in red Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 20-Jan-68 John Fred & His Playboy Band "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" 2 3-Feb-68 The Lemon Pipers "Green Tambourine" 1 10-Feb-68 Paul Mauriat "Love Is Blue" 5 16-Mar-68 Otis Redding "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" 4 13-Apr-68 Bobby Goldsboro "Honey" 5 18-May-68 Archie Bell & the Drells "Tighten Up" 2 1-Jun-68 Simon & Garfunkel "Mrs. Robinson" 3 22-Jun-68 "This Guy's in Love with You" 4 20-Jul-68 Hugh Masekela "Grazing in the Grass" 2 3-Aug-68 The Doors "Hello, I Love You" 2 17-Aug-68 The Rascals "People Got to Be Free" 5 21-Sep-68 Jeannie C. Riley "Harper Valley P.T.A." 1 28-Sep-68 The Beatles ""♪ (1968) 9 30-Nov-68 & the Supremes "Love Child" 2 14-Dec-68 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" 7 Weeks Reached #1 Artist Single @ #1 1-Feb-69 Tommy James and the Shondells "Crimson and Clover" 2 15-Feb-69 Sly and the Family Stone "Everyday People" 4 15-Mar-69 Tommy Roe "Dizzy" 4 12-Apr-69 "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" 6 24-May-69 The Beatles with Billy Preston 5 "Get Back" 28-Jun-69 "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" 2 12-Jul-69 Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525" 6 23-Aug-69 The Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women" 4 20-Sep-69 "Sugar, Sugar"♪ (1969) 4 18-Oct-69 The Temptations "I Can't Get Next To You" 2 1-Nov-69 Elvis Presley "Suspicious Minds" 1 8-Nov-69 The 5th Dimension "Wedding Bell Blues" 3 29-Nov-69 The Beatles "Come Together"/"Something" 1 6-Dec-69 Steam "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" 2 20-Dec-69 Peter, Paul & Mary "Leaving on a Jet Plane" 1 27-Dec-69 Diana Ross & the Supremes "Someday We'll Be Together" 1

Top Country Songs of the 50's and 60's 1950's Hey Good Lookin El Paso Marty Robbins Cold, Cold Heart Hank Williams The Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton Jambalaya Hank Williams 1960's Mama Tried Merle Haggard Ring of Fire Crazy Patsy Cline Stand by Your Man Tammy Wynette El Paso Marty Robbins TOP OF 1. The Ten Commandments (1956) 2. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 3. Peter Pan (1953) 4. Cinderella (1950) 5. Ben-Hur (1959) 6. Sleeping Beauty (1959) 7. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 8. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) 9. This is Cinerama (1952) 10. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 11. Rear Window (1954) (tie) 12. South Pacific (1958) (tie) 13. The Robe (1953) 14. Giant (1956) 15. Seven Wonders of the World (1956) (Cinerama feature) 16. From Here to Eternity (1953) 17. White Christmas (1954) 18. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 19. Sayonara (1957) 20. Cinerama Holiday (1955) 1. The Sound of Music (1965) 2. The Graduate (1967) 3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 4. The Jungle Book (1967) 5. My Fair Lady (1964) 6. Thunderball (1965) 7. Cleopatra (1963) 8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 9. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) 10. How the West Was Won (1962/63) 11. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) 12. Funny Girl (1968) 13. The Love Bug (1968) 14. Goldfinger (1964) 15. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 16. The Dirty Dozen (1967) 17. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 18. Midnight Cowboy (1969) 19. The Odd Couple (1968) 20. Valley of the Dolls (1967) 1950: Cinderella (1950)

1951: Quo Vadis (1951)

1952: This is Cinerama (1952)

1953: Peter Pan (1953)

1954: Rear Window (1954)

1955: Lady and the Tramp (1955)

1956: The Ten Commandments (1956)

1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

1958: South Pacific (1958)

1959: Ben-Hur (1959)

1960: Spartacus (1960)

1961: West Side Story (1961)

1962: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

1963: Cleopatra (1963)

1964: My Fair Lady (1964)

1965: The Sound of Music (1965)

1966: The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) and Hawaii (1966) (virtual tie)

1967: The Graduate (1967)

1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

1950–1951 Season 1. Star Theater NBC 2. Fireside Theatre NBC 3. Philco Television Playhouse NBC 4. Your Show of Shows NBC 5. Colgate Comedy Hour NBC 1951–1952 Season 1. 's Talent Scouts CBS 2. Texaco Star Theater NBC 3. CBS 4. The Show NBC 5. NBC 1952–1953 Season 1. I Love Lucy CBS 2. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts CBS 3. Arthur Godfrey & His CBS 4. Dragnet NBC 5. Texaco Star Theatre NBC 1953-1954 Season 1. I Love Lucy CBS 2. Dragnet NBC 3. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts CBS 4. You Bet Your Life NBC 5. The Show NBC 1954-1955 Season 1. I Love Lucy CBS 2. The Show CBS 3. Dragnet NBC 4. You Bet Your Life NBC 5. Toast of the Town CBS 1955-1956 Season 1. $64,000 Question CBS 2. I Love Lucy CBS 3. The Show CBS 4. Disneyland ABC 5. The Program CBS 1956-1957 Season 1. I Love Lucy CBS 2. CBS 3. General Electric Theater NBC 4. $64,000 Question CBS 5. December Bride CBS 1957-1958 Season 1. CBS 2. The Show CBS 3. Tales of Wells Fargo NBC 4. Have Gun - Will Travel CBS 5. I've Got a Secret CBS 1958-1959 Season 1. Gunsmoke CBS 2. Wagon Train NBC 3. Have Gun - Will Travel CBS 4. The Rifleman ABC 5. CBS 1959-1960 Season 1. Gunsmoke CBS 2. Wagon Train NBC 3. Have Gun - Will Travel CBS 4. The Danny Thomas Show CBS 5. CBS 1960–1961 Season 1. Gunsmoke CBS 2. Wagon Train NBC 3. Have Gun - Will Travel CBS 4. The Show CBS 5. The Real McCoys ABC 1961–1962 Season 1. Wagon Train NBC 2. NBC 3. Gunsmoke CBS 4. Hazel NBC 5. Perry Mason CBS 1962–1963 Season 1. CBS 2. CBS 3. The Red Skelton Show CBS 4. Bonanza NBC 5. CBS 1963–1964 Season 1. The Beverly Hillbillies CBS 2. Bonanza NBC 3. CBS 4. Petticoat Junction CBS 5. CBS 1964–1965 Season 1. Bonanza NBC 2. ABC 3. , U.S.M.C. CBS 4. The Andy Griffith Show CBS 5. The Fugitive ABC 1965–1966 Season 1. Bonanza NBC 2. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. CBS 3. The Lucy Show CBS 4. The Red Skelton Show CBS 5. Batman Thursday ABC 1966 Season 1. Bonanza (NBC) 2. The Red Skelton Show (CBS) 3. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) 4. The Lucy Show (CBS) 5. (CBS) 1967 Season 1. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) 2. The Lucy Show (CBS) 3. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS) 4. Gunsmoke (CBS) 5. Family Affair (CBS) 1968 Season 1. Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (NBC) 2. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS) 3. Bonanza (NBC) 4. R.F.D (CBS) 5. Family Affair (CBS) 1969 Season 1. Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (NBC) 2. Gunsmoke (CBS) 3. Bonanza (NBC) 4. Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS) 5. Family Affair (CBS)

Jackie Wilson McGuire Sisters

Chordettes Temptations Dion & the Belmonts Lettermen Roy Orbison Yardbirds Sam Cooke

Quarry Men

Merle B.B. King Ventures Haggard Duke Snider Jackie Robinson Gordy Howe

Peggy Fleming Willie Mays Joe Namath Roger Bannister Floyd Patterson George Mikan

Arnold Palmer Rod Laver