TOP 100 NUMBER-NAME ARTISTS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- The 4 Seasons - Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man, Dawn (Go Away), Rag Doll, Let's Hang On
- The Four Aces - Sin, Tell Me Why, Stranger in Paradise, Three Coins in the Fountain, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
- The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over, Bits and Pieces, Because,
Over and Over - Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself, Reach Out I'll Be There, Bernadette
- The Four Lads - Moments to Remember; No, Not Much!; Standing on the Corner
- The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley, The Tijuana Jail, Reverend Mr. Black
- The 5th Dimension - Up - Up and Away, Stoned Soul Picnic, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
- The Four Preps - 26 Miles (Santa Catalina), Big Man, Down by the Station
- Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two - I Walk the Line, Ballad of a Teenage Queen, Guess Things Happen That Way
- The 1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says; 1, 2, 3, Red Light;
Indian Giver - Classics IV - Spooky, Stormy, Traces
- George Hamilton IV - A Rose and a Baby Ruth, Abilene
- The Four Knights - Oh, Happy Day; I Get So Lonely (When I Think About You)
- Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 - The Look of Love, The Fool on
the Hill - Three Dog Night - One, Easy to Be Hard
- The "5" Royales - Baby, Don't Do It; Help Me Somebody
- The Four Coins - Memories of You, Shangri-La
- The Five Keys - The Glory of Love; Ling, Ting, Tong
- The New Colony Six - I Will Always Think About You, Things I'd Like
to Say - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In); Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
- The Brothers Four - Greenfields, Frogg
- The Five Satins - In the Still of the Nite, To the Aisle
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio - The "In" Crowd, Hang On Sloopy
- The Five Americans - I See the Light, Western Union
- The Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About a Mover, Mendocino
- The Jive Five - My True Story, I'm a Happy Man
- The Five Stairsteps - World of Fantasy
- The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Do Your Thing
- The Four Freshmen - Graduation Day
- The Four Esquires - Hideaway
- We Five - You Were on My Mind
- The Four Tunes - I Understand Just How You Feel
- The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law
- Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
- The Four Blazes - Mary Jo
- The Norman Petty Trio - Mood Indigo
- The Three Chuckles - Runaround
- The Pixies Three - Birthday Party
- The Fantastic Four - The Whole World is a Stage
- Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
- The Four Voices - Lovely One
- The Chad Mitchell Trio - The Marvelous Toy
- Four Jacks and a Jill - Master Jack
- Napoleon XIV - They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
- The Six Teens - A Casual Look
- Vince Guaraldi Trio - Cast Your Fate to the Wind
- The Moe Koffman Quartette - The Swingin' Shepherd Blues
- The Mark IV - I Got a Wife
- The Ivy Three - Yogi
- The Fifth Estate - Ding, Dong! The Witch is Dead
- Unit Four Plus Two - Concrete and Clay
- The Harry Grove Trio - Meet Mr. Callaghan
- The Pastel Six - The Cinnamon Cinder
- The Don Shirley Trio - Water Boy
- The Frank Petty Trio - Rain
- The Owen Bradley Quintet - Big Guitar
- The Mickey Mozart Quintet - Little Dipper
- The Five Blobs - The Blob
- The Joe Cuba Sextet - Bang Bang
- The Young Holt Trio - Wack Wack
- The Harden Trio - Tippy Toeing
- The Four Buddies - I Will Wait
- The Three Suns - Moonlight and Roses
- The Four Fellows - Soldier Boy
- The Four Pennies - My Block
- The Lynn Hope Quintet - Tenderly
- The Emitt Slay Trio - My Kind of Woman
- The Johnny Pate Quintet - The Swingin' Shepherd Blues
- The Five Du-Tones - Shake a Tail Feather
- The Third Rail - Run, Run, Run
- The Thirteenth Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
- Five By Five - Fire
- The 3 Degrees - Gee Baby (I'm Sorry)
- The Mike Pedicin Quintet - Shake a Hand
- The Kirby Stone Four - Baubles, Bangles and Beads
- Pieces of Eight - Lonely Drifter
- The Three G's - Let's Go Steady for the Summer
- The David Rockingham Trio - Dawn
- The Four Lovers - You're the Apple of My Eye
- The Cannonball Adderley Sextet - The Jive Samba
- The Armenian Jazz Sextet - Harem Dance
- The Five Emprees - Little Miss Sad
- The Mark II - Night Theme
- The Rock and Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co. of Philadelphia - 19141 - Bubble Gum Music
- The Four-Evers - Be My Girl
- The Four Sportsmen - Pitter-Patter
- Harvey Scales and the Seven Sounds - Get Down
- The Mary Kaye Trio - You Can't Be True Dear
- The Preludes Five - Starlight
- The Three Friends - Dedicated (To the Songs I Love)
- The Four Sonics - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
- 2 of Clubs - Walk Tall Like a Man
- The Chris Columbo Quintet - Summertime
- 100 Proof Aged in Soul - Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)
- The Four Dates - I'm Happy
- The Victor Feldman Quartet - A Taste of Honey
- The Three Playmates - Sugah Wooga
- The Pete Klint Quintet - Walkin' Proud
- Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind of Wonderful
- Lord Rockingham's XI - Fried Onions
All recording acts with a number in his, her or their name qualifies for this list: actual numbers (1, 2, 3 or one, two, three) and Roman Numerals (II, III, IV). Variables are included (first, second, third, etc.) as well as any group identified as a trio, quartet, quintet, etc. Rankings are based on the popularity of each artist during the period of 1950 through 1969.