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The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...
Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
"All My Love" is a 1950 popular song. The subtitle, in brackets, is Bolero. The music was written by Paul Durand. French lyrics under the title "Bolero" were written by Henri Contet, the English lyrics by Mitchell Parish. [1]
Bing Crosby had three songs on the year-end top 30. The Ames Brothers had three songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1950 according to retail sales.
Whereas big band/swing music placed the primary emphasis on the orchestration, post-war/early 1950s era Pop focused on the song’s story and/or the emotion being expressed. By the early 1950s, emotional delivery had reached its apex in the miniature psycho-drama songs of writer-singer Johnnie Ray.
In 1950, the following four charts were produced: Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
"Be My Love" is a popular song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Nicholas Brodszky. Published in 1950, it was written for Mario Lanza, who sang it with Kathryn Grayson in the 1950 movie The Toast of New Orleans. [1] The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950 but lost to "Mona Lisa".
The Jesse Belvin recording reached #7 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1956. [5] The McGuire Sisters cover, also released in 1956, reached #32 on Billboard's pop chart. [6]The Paul Anka 1968 recording reached #27 on the Billboard singles chart in a 10-week chart run in 1969.