The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.
#1,001–#1,100 of 2,301 · 1950s
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Moritat (Theme From "Three Penny Opera")
Les Paul
785
Sing Boy Sing
Tommy Sands
785
Fallin'
Connie Francis
784
Got A Match?
Daddy-O's, The
783
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Sam Cooke
781
Written On The Wind
Four Aces, the
781
Sadie's Shawl
Bob Sharples
777
Like Young
André Previn
775
Teasin'
Quaker City Boys
775
Delilah Jones
McGuire Sisters, The
774

Eh, Cumpari
Julius LaRosa
774
Earthbound
Sammy Davis Jr.
774
Plaything
Nick Todd
774
The Enchanted Sea
Martin Denny
772
My Believing Heart
Joni James
772
Mr. Success
Frank Sinatra
771
Ka-Ding-Dong
The Diamonds
770
Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)
Nat "King" Cole
770
Poor Butterfly
The Hilltoppers
769
Sweet And Gentle
Georgia Gibbs
768
Mighty Good
Ricky Nelson
768
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Elvis Presley
765
I Got Stripes
Johnny Cash
765
I Want You To Know
Fats Domino
764
The Popcorn Song
Cliffie Stone
764
Can't Wait For Summer
Steve Lawrence
761
The Banjo's Back In Town
Teresa Brewer
761
Wiggle Wiggle
The Accents
761
Fibbin'
Patti Page
760
C'est La Vie
Sarah Vaughan
759
Don't Stay Away Too Long
Eddie Fisher
759

No More
The McGuire Sisters
758
My Heart Reminds Me
Kay Starr
758

Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Four Lads, the
758
Corrine Corrina
Joe Turner
757
Almost Paradise
Norman Petty Trio
757
My Personal Possession
Four Knights, the
755
Marie
The Four Tunes
754
Boom Boom Boomerang
DeCastro Sisters
753
Razzle-Dazzle
Bill Haley & His Comets
753
Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes
Bobby Freeman
749
Little Darlin'
Gladiolas, The
749
One Step At A Time
Brenda Lee
749
A Very Special Love
Johnny Nash
748
You Bug Me, Baby
Larry Williams
747
Memories Are Made Of This
Mindy Carson
747
Sweet Heartaches
Eddie Fisher
746

Oh Mein Papa
Ray Anthony
745
Claudette
The Everly Brothers
742
Dance Everyone Dance
Betty Madigan
742
Try The Impossible
Lee Andrews and the Hearts
741
Melody Of Love
Frank Sinatra & Ray Anthony
739
Long Lonely Nights
Lee Andrews and the Hearts
739
I'm Movin' On
Ray Charles
739
Seventeen
Rusty Draper
738
The Old Philosopher
Eddie Lawrence
738
Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
Huey Piano Smith
738
The Kentuckian Song
Hilltoppers, The
737
Changing Partners
Dinah Shore
733
Second Fiddle
Kay Starr
733
Granada
Frankie Laine
729
Calypso Melody
David Rose and His Orchestra
728
Two Different Worlds
Roger Williams
727
Linda Lu
Ray Sharpe
727
First Born
Tennessee Ernie Ford
726
Poco-Loco
Gene and Eunice
725
Come On, Let's Go
Ritchie Valens
725
So-Long
Fats Domino
723
Little White Lies
Betty Johnson
723
Without Love (There Is Nothing)
Clyde McPhatter
722
Teacher, Teacher
Johnny Mathis
720
Baby Face
Little Richard
717
Eloise
Kay Thompson
715
Mary's Boy Child
Harry Belafonte
714
Don't Be Angry
Nappy Brown
712

Midnight Flyer
Nat "King" Cole
709
Moon-Light Swim
Tony Perkins
709
Turvy II
Cozy Cole
709
That's How Much I Love You
Pat Boone
704
On An Evening In Roma
Dean Martin
702
La Mer (Beyond The Sea)
Roger Williams
702
It's Only The Beginning
Kalin Twins
698
Rock Right
Georgia Gibbs
696
I Met Him On A Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)
Shirelles, The
695

Little Girl Of Mine
Cleftones, The
695
The Mama Doll Song
Patti Page
691
Amukiriki (The Lord Willing)
Les Paul and Mary Ford
690
Ling, Ting, Tong
Otis Williams & the Charms
689
Walkin' With Mr Lee
Lee Allen and His Band
689

Lonely Guitar
Annette Funicello
686
You Cheated
Slades, The
685

Remember When
The Platters
685
Wind In The Willow
Jo Stafford
684
Summertime Lies
The Four Preps
684
Go On With The Wedding
Kitty Kallen
679
Cha-Hua-Hua
Pets, The
678
Wont'cha Come Home
Lloyd Price
675
Back In The U.S.A.
Chuck Berry
674
Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu
Dicky Doo and the Don'ts
673
I'm A Hog For You
The Coasters
671
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.