TOP 100 NUMBER-TITLE SONGS
OF THE '50S AND '60S
- Sixteen Tons - "Tennessee" Ernie Ford - 1955
- The Three Bells - The Browns - 1959
- In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) - Zager and
Evans - 1969 - Quarter to Three - Gary "U.S." Bonds - 1961
- 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians - 1966
- Eight Days a Week - The Beatles - 1965
- Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes - 1951
- Three Coins in the Fountain - The Four Aces - 1954
- 16 Candles - The Crests - 1959
- Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry - 1958
- Wild One - Bobby Rydell - 1960
- Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles - 1961
- Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens - 1960
- 1-2-3 - Len Barry - 1965
- 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) - The Four Preps - 1957
- A Hundred Pounds of Clay - Gene McDaniels - 1961
- A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young with the Innocents - 1960
- Seventeen - Boyd Bennett and his Rockets - 1955
- One Night - Elvis Presley - 1958
- 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown - 1952
- Lonesome 7-7203 - Hawkshaw Hawkins - 1963
- Love Potion Number Nine - The Searchers - 1965
- The Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee - 1963
- Dedicated to the One I Love - The Mamas and
the Papas - 1967 - Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King - 1952
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan - 1966
- One - Three Dog Night - 1969
- Five O'Clock World - The Vogues - 1966
- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee - 1961
- Seventeen - The Fontane Sisters - 1955
- Rocket "88" - Jackie Brenston - 1951
- A Million to One - Jimmy Charles - 1960
- Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris - 1957
- Tea For Two Cha Cha - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Starring Warren Covington - 1958 - Three Coins in the Fountain - Frank Sinatra - 1954
- Takes Two to Tango - Pearl Bailey - 1952
- You're the One - The Vogues - 1965
- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka - 1961
- Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures - 1969
- Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie - 1953
- Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr - 1969
- The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells - 1962
- 1, 2, 3 Red Light - The 1910 Fruitgum Company - 1968
- One Fine Day - The Chiffons - 1963
- 98.6 - Keith - 1967
- Cloud Nine - The Temptations - 1968
- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette - 1960
- Two Lovers - Mary Wells - 1963
- Moritat (A Theme from the Three Penny Opera) -
Dick Hyman - 1956 - Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat - Paul Evans and
the Curls - 1959 - One Mint Julep - Ray Charles - 1961
- Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett - 1966
- Forty Miles of Bad Road - Duane Eddy - 1959
- P.T. 109 - Jimmy Dean - 1962
- Walk - Don't Run '64 - The Ventures - 1964
- Just One Look - Doris Troy - 1963
- Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd - 1952
- Four Walls - Jim Reeves - 1957
- Seven Lonely Days - Georgia Gibbs - 1953
- (Theme From) Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) -
Richard Chamberlain - 1962 - One Summer Night - The Danleers - 1958
- Dear One - Larry Finnegan - 1962
- One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer - Amos Milburn - 1953
- Ninety-Nine Ways - Tab Hunter - 1957
- 500 Miles Away From Home - Bobby Bare - 1963
- One Mint Julep - The Clovers - 1952
- One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis - 1961
- 18 Yellow Roses - Bobby Darin - 1963
- Engine Engine #9 - Roger Miller - 1965
- 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett - 1966
- Three Stars - Tommy Dee with Carol Kaye and the
Teen-Aires - 1959 - Selfish One - Jackie Ross - 1964
- I'd Wait a Million Years - The Grass Roots - 1969
- It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston - 1967
- One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) -
Barry Young - 1965 - One Broken Heart For Sale - Elvis Presley - 1963
- Just One More Chance - Les Paul and Mary Ford - 1951
- You Always Hurt the One You Love - Clarence "Frogman"
Henry - 1961 - Two Hearts - Pat Boone - 1955
- Two Different Worlds - Don Rondo - 1956
- The Three Bells - Les Compagnons de la Chanson - 1952
- Four Walls - Jim Lowe - 1957
- One Kiss For Old Times' Sake - Ronnie Dove - 1965
- Twenty Miles - Chubby Checker - 1963
- Three Nights a Week - Fats Domino - 1960
- The Same One - Brook Benton - 1960
- Not One Minute More - Della Reese - 1960
- Let the Four Winds Blow - Fats Domino - 1961
- Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes - 1962
- You're a Wonderful One - Marvin Gaye - 1964
- Eight Miles High - The Byrds - 1966
- Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney - 1963
- Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers - 1959
- Ten Commandments of Love - Harvey and the
Moonglows - 1958 - Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) - The 4 Seasons - 1966
- 7 Rooms of Gloom - Four Tops - 1967
- (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains - Marv Johnson - 1960
- Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley - 1963
- New York Mining Disaster 1941 - The Bee Gees - 1967
- Twixt Twelve and Twenty - Pat Boone - 1959
This list contains songs with one or more numbers in the title, in numerical form (such as 1, 2, 100, 1000) or spelled out (one, two, hundred, thousand, million). 1st, second, etc. are not included, nor are roman numerals or longer words that may partly spell out a number. Rankings are based on the popularity of each song during the period of 1950 through 1969.
One (1) is by far the most commonly-used number with 29 song titles on the list, three (3) is next with 12 examples and two (2) ranks third with ten; sixteen (16) is also a very popularly-used number, showing up six times. One title uses a decimal point ("98.6") and three telephone numbers are found ("Beechwood 4-5789," "634-5789" and the likely non-existent "Lonesome 7-7203"). Seven songs show up twice on the list: "The Three Bells," "Three Coins in the Fountain," "Dedicated to the One I Love," "Seventeen," "Love Potion No. 9," "One Mint Julep" and "Four Walls."
Nine artists have two entries apiece on the list: Elvis Presley, The Vogues, The Ventures, Mary Wells, Wilson Pickett, The Clovers, Marvin Gaye, Pat Boone and Fats Domino. In addition, there are six groups with number-title hits that also have a number in their name: Three Dog Night, The Four Aces, The Four Preps, The 4 Seasons, Four Tops and 1910 Fruitgum Company.
