Acclaimed Music Top 20 Songs of 1950s

Johnny B. Goode
(Back to the Future version)

This is a kind of "history of music" project, based on aggregated charts found on Acclaimed Music. It features Top 20 playlists for decades 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and yearly Top 20 playlists (both songs and albums) for each year from 1960 to 2010. It's a weekly project. Enjoy!

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THE PLAYLIST

(legenda: the number preceding the artist name is the ranking in Acclaimed Music Top 3000 chart)

1. (6) Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1958)
2. (14) Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
3. (27) Ray Charles - What'd I Say (1959)
4. (28) Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1955)
5. (41) The Crickets - That'll Be the Day (1957)
6. (46) Bill Haley and His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock (1954)
7. (55) Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1956)
8. (64) Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (1957)
9. (72) Elvis Presley - That's All Right (Mama) (1954)
10. (78) Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
11. (79) Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues (1958)
12. (81) Chuck Berry - Maybellene (1955)
13. (83) Elvis Presley - Mystery Train (1955)
14. (86) Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (1956)
15. (92) Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel (1956)
16. (100) Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (1957)
17. (125) Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (1957)
18. (126) Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - Be Bop a Lula (1956)
19. (131) Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (1955)
20. (143) The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (1957)

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The Complete Acclaimed Music Series

SONGS:
- Top 20 Songs of 1920s
- Top 20 Songs of 1930s
- Top 20 Songs of 1940s
- Top 20 Songs of 1950s

ALBUMS:
- Top 20 Albums of 1950s