TRAX TOP 5000
The greatest songs in Billboard Hot 100 history, ranked by TRAX score — a composite of peak position, weeks charted, and milestone bonuses.
#101–#200 of 2,301 · 1950s
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#101
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
Domenico Modugno
1958#116wk
4,329
#102
Chantilly Lace
The Big Bopper
1958#625wk
4,319
#103
Venus
Frankie Avalon
1959#117wk
4,312
#104
Hold My Hand
Don Cornell
1954#518wk
4,312
#105
A Lover's Question
Clyde McPhatter
1959#624wk
4,304
#106
Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Fess Parker
1955#517wk
4,282
#107
Young Love
Sonny James
1957#221wk
4,260
#108
I'll Be Home
Pat Boone
1956#522wk
4,235
#109
The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part 1 & 2
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
1955#526wk
4,217
#110
Band Of Gold
Don Cherry
1956#521wk
4,205
#111
Send For Me
Nat "King" Cole
1957#727wk
4,200
#112
Bird Dog
Everly Brothers
1958#218wk
4,196
#113
The Happy Wanderer
Frank Weir
1954#319wk
4,188
#114
It's Almost Tomorrow
The Dreamweavers
1956#622wk
4,172
#115
Hard To Get
Gisele MacKenzie
1955#519wk
4,164
#116
Lonely Boy
Paul Anka
1959#115wk
4,156
#117
The Three Bells
Browns
1959#117wk
4,151
#118
Papa Loves Mambo
Perry Como
1954#418wk
4,142
#119
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
1956#421wk
4,139
#120
Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Paul Anka
1959#218wk
4,133
#121
I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)
Four Knights
1954#316wk
4,121
#122
Love And Marriage
Frank Sinatra
1955#520wk
4,099
#123
I'm In Love Again
Fats Domino
1956#523wk
4,098
#124
That's Amore
Dean Martin
1954#214wk
4,094
#125
Don't
Elvis Presley
1958#120wk
4,081
#126
I'm A Fool To Care
Les Paul & Mary Ford
1954#718wk
4,077
#127
Personality
Lloyd Price
1959#219wk
4,076
#128
The Man with the Banjo
Ames Brothers, The
1954#619wk
4,075
#129
Answer Me, My Love
Nat King Cole
1954#520wk
4,075
#130
That'll Be The Day
The Crickets
1957#322wk
4,049
#131
Party Doll
Buddy Knox
1957#223wk
4,048
#132
Butterfly
Andy Williams
1957#120wk
4,043
#133
Silhouettes
Rays
1957#320wk
4,019
#134
Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly
1957#322wk
4,018
#135
Rainbow
Russ Hamilton
1957#723wk
3,987
#136
Let Me Go, Lover!
Joan Weber
1955#114wk
3,985
#137
Fascination
Jane Morgan
1957#1129wk
3,974
#138
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter
Billy Williams
1957#623wk
3,965
#139
School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)
Chuck Berry
1957#526wk
3,943
#140
He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)
Laurie London
1958#219wk
3,927
#141
Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis
1958#221wk
3,919
#142
Banana Boat (Day-O)
Harry Belafonte
1957#520wk
3,919
#143
Be-Bop Baby
Ricky Nelson
1957#520wk
3,914
#144
Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1955#618wk
3,911
#145
16 Candles
Crests, The
1959#221wk
3,899
#146
My Heart Is An Open Book
Carl Dobkins Jr.
1959#324wk
3,897
#147
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
1956#721wk
3,880
#148
Return To Me
Dean Martin
1958#421wk
3,878
#149
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
Kay Starr
1954#417wk
3,866
#150
Sleep Walk
Santo & Johnny
1959#118wk
3,858
#151
The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane
Ames Brothers, The
1955#315wk
3,856
#152
Twilight Time
Platters, The
1958#117wk
3,831
#153
Get A Job
Silhouettes
1958#115wk
3,829
#154
Let Me Go, Lover!
Teresa Brewer With The Lancers
1955#718wk
3,818
#155
Too Much
Elvis Presley
1957#217wk
3,816
#156
Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In)
The Cowboy Church Sunday School
1955#821wk
3,795
#157
Hey! Jealous Lover
Frank Sinatra
1957#619wk
3,783
#158
Come Softly To Me
The Fleetwoods
1959#116wk
3,774
#159
Why
Frankie Avalon
1959#116wk
3,773
#160
Stranger in Paradise
Four Aces
1954#517wk
3,770
#161
Changing Partners
Patti Page
1954#315wk
3,765
#162
Seventeen
Fontane Sisters
1955#315wk
3,760
#163
Topsy II
Cozy Cole
1958#321wk
3,712
#164
Lonesome Town
Ricky Sings Again
1958#718wk
3,682
#165
The Banana Boat Song
The Tarriers
1957#619wk
3,676
#166
Old Cape Cod
Patti Page
1957#723wk
3,674
#167
Don't You Know
Della Reese
1959#218wk
3,672
#168
How Important Can It Be?
Joni James
1955#517wk
3,670
#169
Short Fat Fannie
Larry Williams
1957#621wk
3,667
#170
See You Later, Alligator
Bill Haley & His Comets
1956#619wk
3,666
#171
Dream Lover
Bobby Darin
1959#217wk
3,656
#172
Yakety Yak
the Coasters
1958#116wk
3,642
#173
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
1958#115wk
3,641
#174
On The Street Where You Live
Vic Damone
1956#824wk
3,620
#175
Rags to Riches
Tony Bennett
1954#113wk
3,620
#176
Raunchy
Bill Justis
1957#320wk
3,612
#177
Just A Dream
Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets
1958#418wk
3,610
#178
Mr. Lee
The Bobbettes
1957#624wk
3,595
#179
I'm Walkin'
Fats Domino
1957#525wk
3,590
#180
Gotta Travel On
Billy Grammer
1959#420wk
3,581
#181
My Special Angel
Bobby Helms
1957#723wk
3,568
#182
My Happiness
Connie Francis
1959#218wk
3,564
#183
Catch A Falling Star
Perry Como
1958#923wk
3,563
#184
Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson
1959#721wk
3,548
#185
In The Chapel In The Moonlight
Kitty Kallen
1954#315wk
3,544
#186
That's All I Want From You
Jaye P. Morgan
1955#517wk
3,541
#187
Love Me
Elvis Presley
1957#619wk
3,531
#188
Pink Shoe Laces
Dodie Stevens
1959#319wk
3,523
#189
The Happy Organ
Dave 'Baby' Cortez
1959#117wk
3,515
#190
Tears On My Pillow
Little Anthony & the Imperials
1958#419wk
3,515
#191
The Stroll
Diamonds
1958#521wk
3,511
#192
Who's Sorry Now
Connie Francis
1958#422wk
3,500
#193
Sea Of Love
Phil Phillips
1959#218wk
3,485
#194
Oh Lonesome Me
Don Gibson
1958#821wk
3,484
#195
The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley
1958#113wk
3,479
#196
Seventeen
Boyd Bennett
1955#517wk
3,473
#197
Primrose Lane
Jerry Wallace
1959#821wk
3,465
#198
All The Way
Frank Sinatra
1958#1530wk
3,441
#199
Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison
1959#116wk
3,439
#200
Dungaree Doll
Eddie Fisher
1956#719wk
3,436
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.