The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.
#901–#1,000 of 2,297 · 1950s
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You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven
Johnny Cash
932
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran
930
On London Bridge
Jo Stafford
925
The Blob
Five Blobs, The
924
Gee
crows
920
Wun'erful, Wun'erful (Side uh-two)
Stan Freberg
919
Wun'erful, Wun'erful (Side uh-one)
Stan Freberg
919
Marie
The Four Tunes
918
Date With The Blues
Billy Williams
918
June Night
Jimmy Dorsey
916
Honey Rock
Barney Kessel Orchestra
916
I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
Connie Francis
914
Dogface Soldier
Russ Morgan
914
Betty And Dupree
Chuck Willis
913
Hey! Little Girl
Techniques
912
Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams
McGuire Sisters, The
908
Early In The Morning
Buddy Holly
906
Treat Me Nice
Elvis Presley
906
Glad Rag Doll
Crazy Otto
902
Cool Shake
Del Vikings
900
Our Love Affair
Tommy Charles
899
Lonely Island
Sam Cooke
899
Long Lonely Nights
Clyde McPhatter
899
A Thousand Miles Away
Heartbeats, The
898
Matilda
Cookie and His Cupcakes
898
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
Ricky Nelson
897
Lasting Love
Sal Mineo
893
Try Me
James Brown
892
Tucumcari
Jimmie Rodgers
892
Give Us This Day
Joni James
891
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
Don Cornell
890
Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)
Nat "King" Cole
887
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Frank Sinatra
887
11th Hour Melody
Lou Busch
886
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
Stan Freberg
885
When I See You
Fats Domino
883
The High and the Mighty
Johnny Desmond
881
The Twelfth Of Never
Johnny Mathis
881
This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
Ruth Brown
881
First Anniversary
Cathy Carr
879
Gidget
Jimmy Darren
877
I Miss You So
Paul Anka
876
Theme From "The Proud Ones"
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
875
Now And For Always
George Hamilton IV
872
I Want You To Be My Baby
Lillian Briggs
872
Love Makes The World Go 'Round
Perry Como
871
Song Of The Barefoot Contessa
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
870
So Tough
Original Casuals, The
869
The Wedding
June Valli
868
Come To Me
Johnny Mathis
868
Bon Voyage
Janice Harper
867
Hernando's Hideaway
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
864
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
864
God Bless America
Connie Francis
862
Angel Baby
Dean Martin
861
There's Only One Of You
Four Lads, The
861
Sittin' In The Balcony
Johnny Dee
860
Weary Blues
McGuire Sisters, The
860
Just In Time
Tony Bennett
859
Leave My Kitten Alone
Little Willie John
857

“7 - 11” (Mambo No. 5)
Gone All Stars
857
Main Title From "The Man With The Golden Arm"
Billy May and His Orchestra
856
I Speak to the Stars
Doris Day
855

Don't Go Home
The Playmates
855
Ramrod
Duane Eddy
850
Ooh! My Soul
Little Richard
850
All The Time
Johnny Mathis
849
Come What May
Clyde McPhatter
848
Ka-Ding-Dong
Hilltoppers, The
843
Some Kind-A Earthquake
Duane Eddy
841
Rave On
Buddy Holly
840
Blue Hawaii
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
838
Swinging Shepherd Blues
Johnny Pate Quintet
835
Look Homeward, Angel
Johnnie Ray
832
The Star You Wished Upon Last Night
Gisele MacKenzie
830
Come On And Get Me
Fabian
828
Pledging My Love
Roy Hamilton
826
High Sign
Diamonds, The
820
I've Been Around
Fats Domino
820
Gee, But It's Lonely
Pat Boone
820
You're Sensational
Frank Sinatra
819
"Yep!"
Duane Eddy
818
You Better Know It
Jackie Wilson
817
First Date, First Kiss, First Love
Sonny James
815
Blue Moon
Elvis Presley
811
Desire Me
Sam Cooke
809
As Time Goes By
Johnny Nash
809
Joey's Song
Bill Haley & His Comets
809
In The Middle Of An Island
Tennessee Ernie Ford
806
Wanting You
Roger Williams
803
I Could Have Danced All Night
Rosemary Clooney
803
All Over Again
Johnny Cash
802
Zip Zip
Diamonds, The
802
Blueberry Hill
Louis Armstrong
797
With Open Arms
Jane Morgan
796
Midnight Stroll
Revels, The
795
Plain Jane
Bobby Darin
795
Over And Over
Bobby Day
787
Sing Boy Sing
Tommy Sands
785
Moritat (Theme From "Three Penny Opera")
Les Paul
785
About TRAX Score: Calculated from peak position (101 − peak), milestone week bonuses (60× top 40, 90× top 10, 99× weeks at #2, 100× weeks at #1), plus a weekly positional sum (126 − position for each charted week). Higher is better.