TOP # 1 HITS - US CHARTS From 1955 to 1978

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1955

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Perez Prado & His Orchestra	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White	10
(2)	McGuire Sisters	Sincerely	10
(3)	Bill Haley & His Comets	Rock around the clock	8
(4)	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Sixteen tons	8
(5)	Four Aces	Love is a many splendored thing	6
(6)	Dean Martin	Memories are made of this	6
(7)	Mitch Miller	The yellow rose of Texas	6
(8)	Bill Hayes	The ballad of Davy Crockett	5
(9)	Roger Williams	Autumn leaves	4
(10)	Joan Weber	Let me go lover	4

1956

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Guy Mitchell	Singing the blues	10
(2)	Elvis Presley	Don't be cruel	9
(3)	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel	8
(4)	Gogi Grant	The Wayward Wind	8
(5)	Elvis Presley	Hound dog	7
(6)	Kay Starr	Rock and Roll Waltz	6
(7)	Les Baxter	The poor people of Paris	6
(8)	Elvis Presley	Love me tender	5
(9)	Platters	My prayer	5
(10)	Pat Boone	I almost lost my mind	4

1957

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Elvis Presley	All shook up	9
(2)	Pat Boone	Love letters in the sand	7
(3)	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	7
(4)	Elvis Presley	Let me be your Teddy Bear	7
(5)	Danny & the Juniors	At the Hop	7
(6)	Pat Boone	April love	6
(7)	Tab Hunter	Young love	6
(8)	Debbie Reynolds	Tammy	5
(9)	Jimmie Rodgers	Honeycomb	4
(10)	Everly Brothers	Wake up little Susie	4

1958

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Tommy Edwards	It's all in the game	6
(2)	Sheb Wooley	The Purple People Eater	6
(3)	Elvis Presley	Don't	5
(4)	Champs	Tequila	5
(5)	Everly Brothers	All I have to do is dream	5
(6)	Domenico Modugno	Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)	5
(7)	Chipmunks	The Chipmunk Song	4
(8)	McGuire Sisters	Sugartime	4
(9)	Laurie London	He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)	4
(10)	Teddy Bears	To know him is to love him	3

1959

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Bobby Darin	Mack the Knife	9
(2)	Johnny Horton	The Battle of New Orleans	6
(3)	Frankie Avalon	Venus	5
(4)	Lloyd Price	Stagger Lee	4
(5)	Browns	The Three Bells	4
(6)	Fleetwoods	Come softly to me	4
(7)	Paul Anka	Lonely Boy	4
(8)	Platters	Smoke gets in your eyes	3
(9)	Guy Mitchell	Heartaches by the number	2
(10)	Wilbert Harrison	Kansas City	2

1960

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Percy Faith	A Theme from "A Summer Place"	9
(2)	Elvis Presley	Are you lonesome tonight?	6
(3)	Elvis Presley	It's now or never	5
(4)	Everly Brothers	Cathy's Clown	5
(5)	Elvis Presley	Stuck on you	4
(6)	Johnny Preston	Running Bear	3
(7)	Brenda Lee	I'm sorry	3
(8)	Drifters	Save the last dance for me	3
(9)	Marty Robbins	El Paso	2
(10)	Connie Francis	Everybody's Somebody's Fool	2

1961

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Bobby Lewis	Tossin' and Turnin'	7
(2)	Jimmy Dean	Big Bad John	5
(3)	Del Shannon	Runaway	4
(4)	Bert Kaempfert	Wonderland By Night	3
(5)	Chubby Checker	Pony Time	3
(6)	Bobby Vee	Take good care of my baby	3
(7)	Tokens	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	3
(8)	Marcels	Blue Moon	3
(9)	Shirelles	Will you love me tomorrow	2
(10)	Highwaymen	Michael	2

1962

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Four Seasons	Big Girls Don't Cry	5
(2)	Four Seasons	Sherry	5
(3)	Ray Charles	I can't stop loving you	5
(4)	Bobby Vinton	Roses are red (my love)	4
(5)	Joey Dee & the Starliters	Peppermint Twist	3
(6)	Tornadoes	Telstar	3
(7)	Gene Chandler	Duke of Earl	3
(8)	Bruce Channel	Hey! Baby	3
(9)	Shirelles	Soldier Boy	3
(10)	Chubby Checker	The Twist	2

1963

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs	Sugar shack	5
(2)	Chiffons	He's so fine	4
(3)	Soeur Sourire (The Singing Nun)	Dominique	4
(4)	Little Stevie Wonder	Fingertips Pt. 2	3
(5)	Paul & Paula	Hey Paula	3
(6)	Bobby Vinton	Blue Velvet	3
(7)	Kyu Sakamoto	Sukiyaki	3
(8)	Little Peggy March	I will follow him	3
(9)	Angels	My Boyfriend's back	3
(10)	Four Seasons	Walk like a man	3

1964

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Beatles	I want to hold your hand	7
(2)	Beatles	Can't buy me love	5
(3)	Supremes	Baby Love	4
(4)	Bobby Vinton	There! I've said it again	4
(5)	Roy Orbison	Oh, Pretty Woman	3
(6)	Dixie Cups	Chapel of Love	3
(7)	Animals	The House of the Rising Sun	3
(8)	Beatles	I feel fine	3
(9)	Beach Boys	I get around	2
(10)	Beatles	She loves you	2

1965

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Rolling Stones	(I can't get no) Satisfaction	4
(2)	Beatles	Yesterday	4
(3)	Byrds	Turn! Turn! Turn!	3
(4)	Sonny & Cher	I got you Babe	3
(5)	Beatles	Help!	3
(6)	Herman's Hermits	Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely daughter	3
(7)	Righteous Brothers	You've lost that lovin' feelin'	2
(8)	Petula Clark	Downtown	2
(9)	Beach Boys	Help me, Rhonda	2
(10)	Four Tops	I can't help myself	2

1966

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Monkees	I'm a believer	7
(2)	Ssgt. Barry Sadler	The Ballad of the Green Berets	5
(3)	New Vaudeville Band	Winchester Cathedral	3
(4)	Association	Cherish	3
(5)	Righteous Brothers	(You're my) Soul and Inspiration	3
(6)	Beatles	We can work it out	3
(7)	Mamas & Papas	Monday, Monday	3
(8)	Lovin' Spoonful	Summer in the city	3
(9)	Four Tops	Reach out, I'll be there	2
(10)	Simon & Garfunkel	The sounds of silence	2

1967

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Lulu	To Sir with love	5
(2)	Bobbie Gentry	Ode to Billie Joe	4
(3)	Box Tops	The Letter	4
(4)	Association	Windy	4
(5)	Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra	Somethin' Stupid	4
(6)	Young Rascals	Groovin'	4
(7)	Monkees	Daydream believer	4
(8)	Doors	Light my fire	3
(9)	Turtles	Happy together	3
(10)	Beatles	Hello Goodbye	3

1968

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Beatles	Hey Jude	9
(2)	Marvin Gaye	I heard it through the grapevine	7
(3)	Paul Mauriat	Love is blue	5
(4)	Bobby Goldsboro	Honey	5
(5)	Rascals	People got to be free	5
(6)	Otis Redding	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	4
(7)	Herb Alpert	This guy's in love with you	4
(8)	Simon & Garfunkel	Mrs. Robinson	3
(9)	Diana Ross & The Supremes	Love Child	2
(10)	John Fred & His Playboy Band	Judy in disguise (with glasses)	2

1969

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Fifth Dimension	Aquarius/Let the sunshine in	6
(2)	Zager & Evans	In the year 2525	6
(3)	Beatles	Get back	5
(4)	Archies	Sugar, Sugar	4
(5)	Sly & The Family Stone	Everyday people	4
(6)	Rolling Stones	Honky Tonk Women	4
(7)	Tommy Roe	Dizzy	4
(8)	Fifth Dimension	Wedding Bell Blues	3
(9)	Tommy James & The Shondells	Crimson and clover	2
(10)	Steam	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye	2

1970

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge over troubled water	6
(2)	Jackson 5	I'll be there	5
(3)	B.J. Thomas	Raindrops keep fallin' on my head	4
(4)	Carpenters	(They long to be) Close to you	4
(5)	George Harrison	My sweet Lord	4
(6)	Partridge Family	I think I love you	3
(7)	Guess Who	American woman	3
(8)	Edwin Starr	War	3
(9)	Diana Ross	Ain't no mountain high enough	3
(10)	Beatles	Let it be	2

1971

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Three Dog Night	Joy to the World	6
(2)	Carole King	It's too late	5
(3)	Rod Stewart	Maggie May	5
(4)	Osmonds	One bad apple	5
(5)	Bee Gees	How can you mend a broken heart	4
(6)	Dawn	Knock three times	3
(7)	Melanie	Brand new key	3
(8)	Donny Osmond	Go away little girl	3
(9)	Sly & The Family Stone	Family Affair	3
(10)	Cher	Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	2

1972

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Roberta Flack	The first time I ever saw your face	6
(2)	Gilbert O'Sullivan	Alone again (naturally)	6
(3)	Johnny Nash	I can see clearly now	4
(4)	Don McLean	American Pie	4
(5)	Nilsson	Without you	4
(6)	Sammy Davis, Jr.	Candy man	3
(7)	Bill Withers	Lean on me	3
(8)	Mac Davis	Baby don't get hooked on me	3
(9)	Billy Paul	Me and Mrs. Jones	3
(10)	America	A Horse With No Name	3

1973

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Roberta Flack	Killing me softly with his song	5
(2)	Dawn	Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree	4
(3)	Paul McCartney & Wings	My love	4
(4)	Elton John	Crocodile rock	3
(5)	Carly Simon	You're so vain	3
(6)	Charlie Rich	The most beautiful girl	2
(7)	Jim Croce	Bad, bad Leroy Brown	2
(8)	Billy Preston	Will it go round in circles	5
(9)	Carpenters	Top Of The World	2
(10)	Vicki Lawrence	The night the lights went out in Georgia	2

1974

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Barbra Streisand	The way we were	3
(2)	Terry Jacks	Seasons in the sun	3
(3)	Ray Stevens	The Streak	3
(4)	Paul Anka	You're having my baby	3
(5)	Olivia Newton-John	I honestly love you	2
(6)	Grand Funk	The Loco-Motion	2
(7)	Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods	Billy, don't be a hero	2
(8)	MFSB feat. The Three Degrees	TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)	2
(9)	Carl Douglas	Kung Fu Fighting	2
(10)	Billy Swan	I can help	2

1975

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Captain & Tennille	Love will keep us together	4
(2)	Silver Convention	Fly, Robin, fly	3
(3)	Elton John	Island girl	3
(4)	Tony Orlando & Dawn	He don't love you (like I love you)	3
(5)	Neil Sedaka	Bad blood	3
(6)	Glen Campbell	Rhinestone cowboy	2
(7)	Elton John	Philadelphia Freedom	2
(8)	David Bowie	Fame	2
(9)	Bee Gees	Jive talkin'	2
(10)	KC & The Sunshine Band	That's the way (I like it)	2

1976

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Rod Stewart	Tonight's the night (Gonna be alright)	7
(2)	Wings	Silly love songs	5
(3)	Elton John & Kiki Dee	Don't go breaking my heart	4
(4)	Johnnie Taylor	Disco Lady	4
(5)	Four Seasons	December, 1963 (Oh, what a night)	3
(6)	Wild Cherry	Play that funky music	3
(7)	Paul Simon	50 ways to leave your lover	3
(8)	Chicago	If you leave me now	2
(9)	Starland Vocal Band	Afternoon delight	2
(10)	Diana Ross	Love hangover	2

1977

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Debby Boone	You light up my life	10
(2)	Emotions	Best of my love	5
(3)	Andy Gibb	I just want to be your everything	4
(4)	Bee Gees	How deep is your love	3
(5)	Barbra Streisand	Love Theme from "A Star is born" (Evergreen)	3
(6)	Stevie Wonder	Sir Duke	3
(7)	Mary MacGregor	Torn between two lovers	2
(8)	Daryl Hall & John Oates	Rich girl	2
(9)	Meco	Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band	2
(10)	Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.	You don't have to be a star (to be in my show)	1

1978

Pos.	Group/Artist	Title	Weeks at # 1
(1)	Bee Gees	Night fever	8
(2)	Andy Gibb	Shadow dancing	7
(3)	Chic	Le Freak	5
(4)	Bee Gees	Staying alive	4
(5)	Exile	Kiss you all over	4
(6)	Player	Baby come back	3
(7)	Taste of Honey	Boogie Oogie Oogie	3
(8)	Donna Summer	MacArthur Park	3
(9)	Andy Gibb	(Love is) Thicker than water	2
(10)	Frankie Valli	Grease	2

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