Year Spotlight: 1955-1956
The first year-and-a-half
of the rock era produced just two songs that made the all-time top 100: 23. The
Great Pretender (1956) and 99. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como
(1956). The rest of the songs were:
Learnin' The Blues - Frank
Sinatra (1955)
A Blossom Fell - Nat
"King" Cole (1955)
Ain't That a Shame - Pat
Boone (1955)
Moonglow and theme From
"Picnic" - Morris Stoloff (1956)
I Almost Lost My Mind - Pat
Boone (1956)
Honky Tonk (parts 1 &
2) - Bill Doggett (1956)
The Green Door - Jim Lowe
(1956)
Green Door made it last
time, but I think '55 and '56 are well-served by just these two songs.