TOP 100 MERCURY-SMASH-PHILIPS
HITS 1950-1969

1. The Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page - 1950
2. The Doggie in the Window - Patti Page - 1953
3. Sh-Boom - The Crew-Cuts - 1954
4. My Prayer - The Platters - 1956
5. I Went to Your Wedding - Patti Page - 1952
6. Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat - 1968
7. Running Bear - Johnny Preston - 1960
8. (It's No) Sin - Eddy Howard - 1951
9. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Platters - 1959
10. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds - 1957
11. The Great Pretender - The Platters - 1956
12. Dominique - The Singing Nun - 1963
13. Kiss of Fire - Georgia Gibbs - 1952
14. All My Love (Bolero) - Patti Page - 1950
15. Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band - 1966
16. Hey Paula - Paul and Paula - 1963
17. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels - 1963
18. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel - 1962
19. Allegheny Moon - Patti Page - 1956
20. Twilight Time - The Platters - 1958
21. The Little Shoemaker - The Gaylords - 1954
22. Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower) - Georgia Gibbs - 1955
23. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
24. It's My Party - Lesley Gore - 1963
25. Sea of Love - Phil Phillips - 1959
26. Rag Doll - The 4 Seasons - 1964
27. Wild Thing - The Troggs - 1966
28. The Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton - 1961
29. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell - 1961
30. Sunny - Bobby Hebb - 1966
31. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli - 1967
32. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters - 1955
33. Mockin' Bird Hill - Patti Page - 1951
34. It's Just a Matter of Time - Brook Benton - 1959
35. You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore - 1964
36. Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders - 1965
37. Tell Me You're Mine - The Gaylords - 1953
38. Cross Over the Bridge - Patti Page - 1954
39. Ruby - Richard Hayman - 1953
40. Tweedle Dee - Georgia Gibbs - 1955
41. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper - 1958
42. Changing Partners - Patti Page - 1954
43. The Stroll - The Diamonds - 1958
44. Let's Hang On - The 4 Seasons - 1965
45. (You've Got) The Magic Touch - The Platters - 1956
46. Old Cape Cod - Patti Page - 1957
47. A Groovy Kind of Love - The Mindbenders - 1966
48. Skokiaan - Ralph Marterie - 1954
49. Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke - 1961
50. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small - 1964
51. The Cry of the Wild Goose - Frankie Laine - 1950
52. Baby (You've Got What it Takes) - Dinah Washington and
    Brook Benton - 1960
53. Dawn (Go Away) - The 4 Seasons - 1964
54. You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry - The Caravelles - 1963
55. King of the Road - Roger Miller - 1965
56. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield - 1966
57. Only the Strong Survive - Jerry Butler - 1969
58. Broken-Hearted Melody - Sarah Vaughan - 1959
59. The Shifting, Whispering Sands - Rusty Draper - 1955
60. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay and the Techniques - 1967
61. Hotel Happiness - Brook Benton - 1963
62. She's a Fool - Lesley Gore - 1965
63. Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) - Patti Page - 1951
64. Kiddio - Brook Benton - 1960
65. (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet - Blues Magoos - 1967
66. Tender Years - George Jones - 1961
67. Make Yourself Comfortable - Sarah Vaughan - 1955
68. What a Difference a Day Makes - Dinah Washington - 1959
69. Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood - 1956
70. So Many Ways - Brook Benton - 1959
71. Cradle of Love - Johnny Preston - 1960
72. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke - 1966
73. Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) -
    The Serendipity Singers - 1964
74. Wishin' and Hopin' - Dusty Springfield - 1964
75. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter - 1962
76. No Help Wanted - The Carlisles - 1953
77. Ahab, the Arab - Ray Stevens - 1962
78. Judy's Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore - 1963
79. Patches - Dickey Lee - 1962
80. Love is All Around - The Troggs - 1968
81. 98.6 - Keith - 1967
82. A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) -
    Dinah Washington and Brook Benton - 1960
83. The Old Master Painter - Richard Hayes - 1950
84. Dang Me - Roger Miller - 1964
85. White Lightning - George Jones - 1959
86. Crazy 'bout You, Baby - The Crew-Cuts - 1954
87. Ronnie - The 4 Seasons - 1964
88. Young Lovers - Paul and Paula - 1964
89. Melody of Love - David Carroll - 1955
90. From the Vine Came the Grape - The Gaylords - 1954
91. The House of Blue Lights - Chuck Miller - 1955
92. Earth Angel - The Crew-Cuts - 1955
93. Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan - 1955
94. The Window Up Above - George Jones - 1961
95. You Belong to Me - Patti Page - 1952
96. Harbor Lights - The Platters - 1960
97. Mister and Mississippi - Patti Page - 1951
98. Gambler's Guitar - Rusty Draper - 1953
99. England Swings - Roger Miller - 1965
100. Little Honda - The Hondells - 1964

This list is comprised of songs released on the Chicago-based Mercury Records and its additional labels Smash, Philips and Fontana. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.

Patti Page easily tops all artists with 12 entries on the list (three of them in the top ten). The Platters appear seven times, as does Brook Benton (who shares two of his hits with Dinah Washington). Lesley Gore and The 4 Seasons each have four songs, while seven others made the list three times: The Crew-Cuts, Georgia Gibbs, The Gaylords, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington (which includes the two with Brook Benton), George Jones and Roger Miller. The decades are almost evenly split with 49 songs in the 1950s and 51 in the 1960s. The company's fortunes fared best in the middle of each decade; the early '50s' hits gradually increased with each year, peaking with nine entries in 1955. The Smash and Fontana subisidaries and Dutch-based Philips label were added in the early '60s, resulting in a ten-entry peak year in 1964.

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