TOP 100 DECCA-CORAL-BRUNSWICK
HITS 1950-1969
- Goodnight Irene - Gordon Jenkins and the Weavers - 1950
- Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and his Comets - 1955
- Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson - 1952
- Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen - 1954
- Tammy - Debbie Reynolds - 1957
- Love is a Many-Splendored Thing - The Four Aces - 1955
- Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters - 1955
- Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer - 1953
- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee - 1960
- Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno - 1958
- I Can Dream, Can't I? - The Andrews Sisters - 1950
- Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" - Morris Stoloff - 1956
- In the Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce - 1955
- That'll Be the Day - The Crickets - 1957
- Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley - 1950
- Wonderland by Night - Bert Kaempfert - 1961
- I Want to Be Wanted - Brenda Lee - 1960
- Rag Mop - The Ames Brothers - 1950
- The 3rd Man Theme - Guy Lombardo - 1950
- Tell Me Why - The Four Aces - 1952
- Sentimental Me - The Ames Brothers - 1950
- On Top of Old Smoky - The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson - 1951
- The Glow-Worm - The Mills Brothers - 1952
- Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela - 1968
- Harbor Lights - Guy Lombardo - 1950
- Three Coins in the Fountain - The Four Aces - 1954
- My Heart is an Open Book - Carl Dobkins, Jr. - 1959
- Tzena, Tzena, Tzena - Gordon Jenkins and
the Weavers - 1950 - Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock - 1967
- Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly - 1957
- Slowly - Webb Pierce - 1954
- My Foolish Heart - Gordon Jenkins with Sandy Evans - 1950
- Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee - 1960
- Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Bing Crosby - 1950
- I Wanna Be Loved - The Andrews Sisters - 1950
- Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" - George Cates - 1956
- Thinking of You - Don Cherry - 1950
- 1-2-3 - Len Barry - 1965
- Play a Simple Melody - Gary Crosby and Friend - 1950
- All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee - 1962
- Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations - 1969
- Sugartime - The McGuire Sisters - 1958
- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee - 1961
- Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited - 1969
- Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms - 1957
- Love, Love, Love - Webb Pierce - 1955
- Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) - Teresa Brewer - 1953
- I Don't Care - Webb Pierce - 1955
- Night - Jackie Wilson - 1960
- Sam's Song - Gary Crosby and Friend - 1950
- Hold My Hand - Don Cornell - 1954
- Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler - 1955
- Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) -
Neil Diamond - 1969 - Break it to Me Gently - Brenda Lee - 1962
- The Yellow Rose of Texas - Johnny Desmond - 1955
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter -
Billy Williams - 1957 - There Stands the Glass - Webb Pierce - 1953
- I'm Yours - Don Cornell - 1952
- Stranger in Paradise - The Four Aces - 1954
- Undecided - The Ames Brothers and Les Brown - 1951
- See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley and his Comets - 1956
- Dum Dum - Brenda Lee - 1961
- More and More - Webb Pierce - 1954
- Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley and his Comets - 1954
- He - Al Hibbler - 1955
- My Special Angel - Bobby Helms - 1957
- Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson - 1959
- Blue Light Boogie - Louis Jordan - 1950
- It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells - 1952
- When - The Kalin Twins - 1958
- In the Chapel in the Moonlight - Kitty Kallen - 1954
- Bewitched - Gordon Jenkins with Bonnie Lou
Williams - 1950 - A Tear Fell - Teresa Brewer - 1956
- Tea For Two Cha Cha - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Starring Warren Covington - 1958 - I'll Walk Alone - Don Cornell - 1952
- It's Almost Tomorrow - The Dream Weavers - 1955
- (At) The End (Of a Rainbow) - Earl Grant - 1958
- Makin' Believe - Kitty Wells - 1951
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Karen Chandler - 1952
- Tennessee Waltz - Guy Lombardo and Kenny
Gardner - 1951 - Takes Two to Tango - Pearl Bailey - 1952
- The Old Master Painter - Dick Haymes - 1950
- Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson - 1963
- The High and the Mighty - Victor Young - 1954
- That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee - 1960
- I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline - 1961
- So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh) - Gordon Jenkins
and the Weavers - 1951 - Holly Holy - Neil Diamond - 1969
- Losing You - Brenda Lee - 1963
- Something's Gotta Give - The McGuire Sisters - 1953
- A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer - 1956
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher -
Jackie Wilson - 1967 - Oh, Boy! - The Crickets - 1957
- Still - Bill Anderson - 1963
- You Can Depend on Me - Brenda Lee - 1961
- Fraulein - Bobby Helms - 1957
- For You - Rick Nelson - 1964
- There Goes My Everything - Jack Greene - 1966
- Open Up Your Heart (And Let the Sunshine In) - Cowboy
Church Sunday School - 1955 - Searching (For Someone Like You) - Kitty Wells - 1956
This list is comprised of songs released on the MCA group of record labels (Decca, Coral and Brunswick, in addition to the late '60s subsidiary label Uni). Not included are recordings from the U.K. Decca Records, a separate company that distributed music in the U.S. on entirely different labels. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.
1950 was the company's best year by far with 17 songs represented. Overall, there are 75 entries from the 1950s on the list, leaving just 25 from the 1960s, ten of which are by the top artist, Brenda Lee. Webb Pierce is next with six entries, followed by Gordon Jenkins with five (including three featuring The Weavers). The Four Aces, Teresa Brewer (the top Coral act) and Jackie Wilson (the top Brunswick act) each have four, as do The Weavers (including the three with Jenkins). Artists that appear three times include Bill Haley and his Comets, The McGuire Sisters, The Ames Brothers, Guy Lombardo, Bobby Helms, Don Cornell and Kitty Wells. Bing Crosby has three (including two where he's credited as the "Friend" of son Gary Crosby). Buddy Holly and the Crickets (using each name separately) have a combined total of three songs on the list.
