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Regional Hits of 1955

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Other Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

The standard page for 1955 lists the biggest hit songs across the whole World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

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# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Bill Haley & his Comets Rock Around the Clock Moves 0 Moves 0 Bill Haley & his Comets Rock Around the Clock Moves 0 Moves 0 Bill Haley & his Comets Rock Around the Clock 1
2 Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Moves 0 Moves 0 Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Moves -6 Moves -3 Four Aces Love is a Many Splendoured Thing 2
3 Little Richard Tutti Frutti Moves -4 Moves -6 The Platters Only You (And You Alone) Moves -2 Moves -17 Slim Whitman Rose Marie 3
4 Four Aces Love is a Many Splendoured Thing Moves -1 Moves -1 Perez Prado Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White Moves -2 Moves -26 Ruby Murray Softly Softly 4
5 Perez Prado Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White Moves 1 Moves 1 Four Aces Love is a Many Splendoured Thing Moves 3 Moves 2 The Platters Only You (And You Alone) 5
6 Julie London Cry Me a River Moves -9 Moves -13 Al Hibbler Unchained Melody Moves -1 Moves 2 Perez Prado Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White 6
7 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley Moves -17 Moves 4 Little Richard Tutti Frutti Moves -113 Moves 1 Al Hibbler Unchained Melody 7
8 Les Baxter & his Orchestra Unchained Melody Moves -4 Moves -14 Frank Sinatra Learnin' the Blues Moves -19 Moves 6 Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons 8
9 The Platters Only You (And You Alone) Moves 6 Moves -5 Mitch Miller Yellow Rose of Texas Moves -19 Moves -26 Frankie Laine Cool Water 9
10 Fats Domino Ain't That a Shame Moves -7 Moves -19 Four Aces Mister Sandman Moves -5 Moves -34 Tennessee Ernie Ford Give Me Your Word 10
11 Bill Hayes Ballad of Davy Crockett Moves -7 Moves -25 Frank Sinatra Love & Marriage Moves -9 Moves -34 Jimmy Young Unchained Melody 11
12 Chuck Berry Maybellene Moves -1 Moves 4 Les Baxter & his Orchestra Unchained Melody Moves -125 Moves -34 Alma Cogan Dreamboat 12
13 Joan Weber Let Me Go Lover Moves -6 Moves 1 Chuck Berry Maybellene Moves -100 Moves -34 Jimmy Young The Man From Laramie 13
14 Mitch Miller Yellow Rose of Texas Moves 5 Moves -9 Four Aces Stranger in Paradise Moves -5 Moves -25 Eddie Calvert Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White 14
15 Billy Vaughn Melody of Love Moves -1 Moves 9 Julie London Cry Me a River Moves -55 Moves 5 Four Aces Mister Sandman 15
16 McGuire Sisters Sincerely Moves -13 Moves 1 Billy Vaughn Melody of Love Moves -100 Moves -44 Cyril Stapleton Orchestra Blue Star (The Medic Theme) 16
17 Pat Boone Ain't That a Shame Moves -11 Moves 7 Fats Domino Ain't That a Shame Moves -100 Moves -41 Dickie Valentine Christmas Alphabet 17
18 Roger Williams Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) Moves -7 Moves 7 Bill Hayes Ballad of Davy Crockett Moves -3 Moves -52 David Whitfield Everywhere 18
19 Al Hibbler Unchained Melody Moves 13 Moves 6 Joan Weber Let Me Go Lover Moves -168 Moves 5 Four Aces Stranger in Paradise 19
20 The Fontane Sisters Heart of Stone Moves -12 Moves -100 Slim Whitman Rose Marie Moves 17 Moves 9 Frank Sinatra Love & Marriage 20
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