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| Yr | President | Style | Songster | Songs |
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| 50 | Truman | Patti Page | The Tennessee Waltz | |
| Guy Lombardo | The Third Man Theme | |||
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Teresa Brewer |
Music, Music, Music! | |||
| 51 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | How High the Moon | ||
Nat "King" Cole |
Unforgettable |
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| 52 | Jo Stafford | You Belong to Me | ||
| 53 | Eisenhower | Patti Page | The Doggie in the Window | |
| 54 |
Rock & Roll |
Rosemary Clooney | Hey There | |
| The Chordettes |
Mr. Sandman |
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| Doris Day | Secret Love | |||
| Dean Martin | That's Amore | |||
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The Crew-Cuts |
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) |
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| Four Aces | Three Coins in the Fountain | |||
| 55 | Bill Haley | Rock Around the Clock | ||
| Buddy Holly | Peggy Sue |
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Perez Prado |
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White |
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| "Tennessee" Ernie Ford | Sixteen Tons | |||
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Nat "King" Cole |
A Blossom Fell | |||
| The Four Aces |
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing |
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| 56 | Rockabilly | Elvis Presley Little Richard |
Blue Suede Shoes Tutti Frutti |
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| 57 |
Calypso |
Chuck Berry | Rock and Roll Music | |
| Elvis Presley | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear |
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Debbie Reynolds |
Tammy | |||
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Harry Belafonte |
Day-O | |||
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Pat Boone |
Love Letters in the Sand |
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| 58 | Peggy Lee | Fever | ||
Everly Brothers |
All I Have to Do Is Dream |
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| Danny & The Juniors |
At the Hop |
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Laurie London |
He's Got the Whole World (In His Hands) | |||
| Sheb Wooley | The Purple People Eater | |||
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Kingston Trio |
Tom Dooley | |||
| David Seville |
The Witch Doctor |
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| The Coasters | Yakety Yak | |||
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Great Balls of Fire | |||
| 59 | Johnny Horton The Platters Ritchie Valens Dion & the Belmonts |
The Battle of New Orleans Smoke Gets In Your Eyes La Bamba A Teenager In Love |
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