1955 HIT PARADE WINNERS
FIRST PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)
BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT 15
Lyrics: Tom Blackburn; Music: George Burns
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING 17
Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster; Music: Sammy Fain
Introduced in the non-musical film: Love is a Many Splendored Thing
Academy Award winner in 1955
LEARNIN' THE BLUES 12
Dolores Vicki Silvers
TWEEDLE DEE 15
Winfield Scott
SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE 10
Johnny Mercer
Introduced in the musical film: Daddy Long Legs
CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE 17
Lyrics: Mack David; Music: R. S. Louiguy (Luis Guglielmi)
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK 12
Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight
Featured in the musical film: Blackboard Jungle
MELODY OF LOVE 20
Tom Glazer and Hans Engelmann
Originally written in 1903, revived in 1955
UNCHAINED MELODY 17
Lyrics: Hy Zaret; Music: Alex North
Introduced in the non-musical film: Unchained
AUTUMN LEAVES 16
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert; Music: Joseph Kosma
SIXTEEN TONS 07
Merle Travis
Originally written in 1947, revived in 1955
YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS 14
Originally the Civil War march "The Gallant Hood Of Texas". The
composer (1858) was only identified by the initials "J.K".
Lyricist Don George adapted the tune in 1955 as "The Yellow Rose
of Texas".
SECOND PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)
SINCERELY 11
Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed
HARD TO GET O8
Jack Segal
Written for the Television program Justice
KO-KO-MO 07
Eunice Levy, Jake Porter and Forrest Wilson
AIN'T THAT A SHAME 06
David Bartholomew and Antoine "Fats" Domino
THIRD PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)
LOVE & MARRIAGE 08
Lyrics: Sammy Cahn; Music: James Van Heusen
HEART 07
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
HE 08
Lyrics: Richard Mullan; Music: Jack Richards
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