The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.
#1,201–#1,300 of 2,297 · 1950s
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Hey, Schoolgirl
Tom & Jerry
568
Give Myself A Party
Don Gibson
568
I Can't Get You Out Of My Heart (Ti Amo, Ti Voglio, Amor)
Al Martino
566
You're Making A Mistake
The Platters
566
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
Gloria Mann
564
Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell
Georgia Gibbs
564
Angel Face
Jimmy Darren
563
Yellow Dog Blues
Joe Darensbourg & His Dixie Flyers
563
Rockin' Shoes
Ames Brothers, The
562

I See the Moon
Mariners, the
562
Banana Boat (Day-O)
Stan Freberg
560
Smiles
Happy Otto
560
Plaything
Ted Newman
558
Santa And The Satellite (Part I)
Buchanan & Goodman
557
Santa And The Satellite (Part II)
Buchanan & Goodman
557
The Church Bells May Ring
Willows
556
Wishing For Your Love
Voxpoppers, The
556
Young And Warm And Wonderful
Tony Bennett
556
Armen's Theme
Joe Reisman
555
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
David Rose
555
The Bird On My Head
Ross Bagdasarian
553
Margie
Fats Domino
552
Swinging Shepherd Blues
David Rose and His Orchestra
552
College Man
Bill Justis
552
Guaglione
Pérez Prado
550
Dream
The Four Lads
550
Who Cares
Don Gibson
549
Nine More Miles (The "Faster-Faster" Song)
Georgie Young
549
When The Saints Go Marching In
Fats Domino
548
The Shag (Is Totally Cool)
Billy Graves
547
point of order
Stan Freberg & Daws Butler
547
Ready Teddy
Little Richard
545
Jealous Heart
Tab Hunter
544
Blue Ribbon Baby
Tommy Sands
544
War And Peace
Vic Damone
544

Plantation Boogie
Lenny Dee
543
Fraulein
Steve Lawrence
543
I Saw Esau
Ames Brothers, The
543
Blue Suede Shoes
Boyd Bennett
542
Blue Star (The Medic Theme)
Felicia Sanders
542
Boo Boo Stick Beat
Chet Atkins
541
Armen's Theme
David Seville
541
Held For Questioning
Rusty Draper
541
Winner Take All
The Platters
540
Soft Summer Breeze
Diamonds, The
539
The Wizard
Jimmie Rodgers
539
Land of Dreams
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
538
Mama Guitar
Don Cornell
538
Tonight You Belong To Me
Karen Chandler
536
Take Me Back Baby
Guy Mitchell
536
Tango Of The Drums
Les Baxter & His Orchestra
536
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine)
The Four Aces
536
Silhouettes
Diamonds
534
Moonlight and Roses (Bring Memories of You)
The Three Suns
533
St. Louis Blues Mambo
Richard Maltby & His Orchestra
533
Lovey Dovey
Clyde McPhatter
532
Take Me Back To Toyland
Nat "King" Cole
531
Forty Days
Ronnie Hawkins
531
Doncha' Think It's Time
Elvis Presley
531
The Party's Over
Doris Day
530
This Ole House
This Ole House
529
The Magic Tango
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
529
Dreamy Eyes
Four Preps
529
The Poor People Of Paris
Chet Atkins
528
One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)
Tony Bennett
527
Lay Down Your Arms
the The Chordettes
525
Darling It's Wonderful
Lovers, The
522
The Little Train (Die Kleine Bimmelbahn)
Marianne Vasel and Erich Storz
521
Think
"5" Royales
519
Freight Train
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey
518
Sing Sing Sing
Bernie Lowe
517
I Know Where I'm Goin'
George Hamilton IV
517
Main Title - Golden Arm
Les Elgart and His Orchestra
516
My Treasure
Hilltoppers, The
516
Dottie
Danny & the Juniors
515
Somethin' Else
Eddie Cochran
514
Kathy-O
Diamonds, The
513
Everybody's Got A Home
Roy Hamilton
512
Adorable
Fontane Sisters
508
First Love, First Tears
Duane Eddy
507
Endless
McGuire Sisters, The
506
A String Of Trumpets
The Trumpeteers
505
Big Guitar
Owen Bradley Quintet
504
Build Your Love (On A Strong Foundation)
Johnnie Ray
504
Standing On The Corner
Mills Brothers
504
It's Just About Time
Johnny Cash
504
Not One Goodbye
Jaye P. Morgan
503
What Do I Care
Johnny Cash
502
That's Your Mistake
Otis Williams and His New Group
502
Nola
Morgan Brothers, The
502
True True Happiness
Johnny Tillotson
502
Croce Di Oro
Joan Regan
501
Wondering
Patti Page
499
Johnny Reb
Johnny Horton
499
Geisha Girl
Hank Locklin
499
Little Bitty Pretty One
Bobby Day
497
Rang Tang Ding Dong (I am The Japanese Sandman)
Cellos, The
497
Voices
Fontane Sisters
497
Lay Down Your Arms
Anne Shelton
495
That's My Little Suzie
Ritchie Valens
493
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.