My 200+ songs of the 50's
Ah! The beginnings of rock and pop, youth making music for themselves on both sides of the ocean, Europe and United States. With the decline of the old order since then, the world wouldn't be the same.
# | Song | Year | Artist(s) | Country of origin |
Marcianita | 1959 | Billy Cafaro | Argentina | |
Calla | 1955 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Cherry pink and apple blossom white | 1955 | Pérez Prado | Cuba | |
Wake up little Susie | 1957 | The Everly Brothers | United States | |
090 | Nuestro juramento | 1957 | Julio Jaramillo | Ecuador |
Maringá | 1955 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
See you later, alligator | 1956 | Bill Haley & His Comets | United States | |
Bésame Pepita | 1959 | Billy Cafaro | Argentina | |
Day-O (The banana boat song) | 1956 | Harry Belafonte | United States | |
085 | Momposina | 1955 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba |
Patricia | 1958 | Pérez Prado | Cuba | |
Shake, rattle and roll | 1954 | Bill Haley & His Comets | United States | |
Skibet skal sejle i nat | 1957 | Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler | Denmark | |
Stupid cupid | 1958 | Connie Francis | United States | |
Good golly, miss Molly | 1958 | Little Richard | United States | |
080 | Total | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba |
I walk the line | 1956 | Johnny Cash | United States | |
Taquito militar | 1952 | Mariano Mores | Argentina | |
Yo vivo mi vida | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Blueberry hill | 1957 | Fats Domino | United States | |
Guitarra dímelo tú | 1957 | Atahualpa Yupanqui | Argentina | |
En la orilla del mar | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
075 | You are my destiny | 1958 | Paul Anka | Canada |
Nanhe munne bachche | 1954 | Mohammed Rafi & Asha Bhosle | India | |
Juancito Trucupey | 1956 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Mambo N° 5 | 1950 | Pérez Prado | Cuba - Mexico | |
Long tall Sally | 1956 | Little Richard | United States | |
Cachito | 1958 | Nat 'King' Cole | United States | |
070 | Ave María Lola | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba |
Love me tender | 1956 | Elvis Presley | United States | |
I'm walkin' | 1956 | Fats Domino | United States | |
Linda caleñita | 1955 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Put your head on my shoulder | 1959 | Paul Anka | Canada | |
065 | Let's jump the broomstick | 1959 | Brenda Lee | United States |
Personalidad | 1958 | Billy Cafaro | Argentina | |
Todo me gusta de tí | 1955 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Mambo italiano | 1954 | Rosemary Clooney | United States | |
Angustia | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
060 | Move it | 1958 | Cliff Richard & The Drifters | England |
Cañonazo | 1956 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Peggy Sue | 1957 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | United States | |
La mauvaise réputation | 1952 | Georges Brassens | France | |
Mis noches sin tí | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
055 | La bamba | 1958 | Ritchie Valens | United States |
Cançao do mar | 1955 | Amália Rodrigues | Portugal | |
Mack the knife | 1959 | Bobby Darin | United States | |
Pink shoelaces | 1959 | Dodie Stevens | United States | |
Il tuo bacio è come un rock | 1958 | Adriano Celentano | Italy | |
050 | That's amore | 1953 | Dean Martin | United States |
Burundanga | 1956 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Adiós nonino | 1959 | Ástor Piazzolla | Argentina | |
Whole lot of shakin' going on | 1957 | Jerry Lee Lewis | United States | |
Un telegrama | 1959 | Mona Bell | Chile | |
Piel canela | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
045 | Be-bop-a-lula | 1956 | Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps | United States |
Telefon, telefon | 1957 | Margot Hielscher | Germany | |
Caribe soy | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Don't be cruel | 1956 | Elvis Presley | United States | |
Dans mon île | 1958 | Henry Salvador | French Guiana | |
040 | Donna | 1958 | Ritchie Valens | United States |
En el mar | 1957 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
Cry me a river | 1955 | Julie London | United States | |
That's all right | 1954 | Elvis Presley | United States | |
[Qué rico] el mambo | 1950 | Pérez Prado | Cuba-Mexico | |
Heartbreak hotel | 1956 | Elvis Presley | United States | |
035 | El yerbero moderno | 1956 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba |
Mr. Sandman | 1954 | The Chordettes | United States | |
Everyday | 1957 | Buddy Holly & The Crickets | United Sates | |
Unforgettable | 1952 | Nat 'King' Cole | United States | |
Mambo N° 8 | 1950 | Pérez Prado | Cuba - Mexico | |
Singin' in the rain | 1952 | Gene Kelly | United States | |
Ansiedad | 1959 | Nat 'King' Cole | United States | |
030 | Cambalache | 1955 | Julio Sosa | Uruguay |
Jailhouse rock | 1957 | Elvis Presley | United States | |
Le gorille | 1952 | Georges Brassens | France | |
Only you (and you alone) | 1955 | The Platters | United States | |
Great balls of fire | 1957 | Jerry Lee Lewis | United States | |
025 | Summertime blues | 1958 | Eddie Cochran | United States |
Le Poinçonneur des Lilas | 1958 | Serge Gainbourg | France | |
Ciao, ciao bambina | 1959 | Domenico Modugno | Italy | |
Fever | 1958 | Peggy Lee | United States | |
Bye bye love | 1957 | The Everly Brothers | United States | |
020 | Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai | 1957 | Mohammed Rafi | India |
Tutti frutti | 1955 | Little Richard | United States | |
Hound dog | 1956 | Elvis Presley | United States | |
Roll over Beethoven | 1956 | Chuck Berry | United States | |
Mi amor, buenas noches | 1958 | Sonora Matancera | Cuba | |
015 | I've got you under my skin | 1956 | Frank Sinatra | United States |
Dímelo tú | 1959 | Los Cinco Latinos | Argentina | |
All I have to do is dream | 1958 | The Everly Brothers | United States | |
The great pretender | 1955 | The Platters | United States | |
011 | Que sera, sera (whatever will be, will be) | 1956 | Doris Day | United States |
010 | Flor sin retoño | 1954 | Pedro Infante | Mexico |
009 | Diana | 1957 | Paul Anka | Canada |
008 | Oh! Carol | 1959 | Neil Sedaka | United States |
007 | Quiéreme siempre | 1958 | Los Cinco Latinos | Argentina |
006 | Nel blu dipinto di blu | 1958 | Domenico Modugno | Italy |
005 | Rock around the clock | 1954 | Bill Haley & His Comets | United States |
004 | Milord | 1959 | Édith Piaf | France |
003 | Ne me quitte pas | 1959 | Jacques Brel | Belgium |
002 | Gopher | 1954 | Yma Sumac | Peru |
001 | Johnny B. Goode | 1958 | Chuck Berry | United States |