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 2,297 · 1950s
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Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)
Domenico Modugno
4,329
Chantilly Lace
The Big Bopper
4,319
Venus
Frankie Avalon
4,312

Hold My Hand
Don Cornell
4,312
A Lover's Question
Clyde McPhatter
4,304
Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Fess Parker
4,282
Young Love
Sonny James
4,260
I'll Be Home
Pat Boone
4,235
The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part 1 & 2
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
4,217
Band Of Gold
Don Cherry
4,205
Send For Me
Nat "King" Cole
4,200

Bird Dog
Everly Brothers
4,196
It's Almost Tomorrow
The Dreamweavers
4,172
Hard To Get
Gisele MacKenzie
4,164
Lonely Boy
Paul Anka
4,156
The Three Bells
Browns
4,151
Papa Loves Mambo
Perry Como
4,142
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
4,139
Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Paul Anka
4,133
Love And Marriage
Frank Sinatra
4,099
I'm In Love Again
Fats Domino
4,098
Don't
Elvis Presley
4,081
I'm A Fool To Care
Les Paul & Mary Ford
4,077
Personality
Lloyd Price
4,076
That'll Be The Day
The Crickets
4,049
Party Doll
Buddy Knox
4,048
Butterfly
Andy Williams
4,043

The Happy Wanderer
Frank Weir
4,021
Silhouettes
Rays
4,019
Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly
4,018
Rainbow
Russ Hamilton
3,987
Let Me Go, Lover!
Joan Weber
3,985
Fascination
Jane Morgan
3,974
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter
Billy Williams
3,965
School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)
Chuck Berry
3,943
He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)
Laurie London
3,927
Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis
3,919
Banana Boat (Day-O)
Harry Belafonte
3,919
Be-Bop Baby
Ricky Nelson
3,914
Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Tennessee Ernie Ford
3,911
16 Candles
Crests, The
3,899
My Heart Is An Open Book
Carl Dobkins Jr.
3,897

Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
3,880
Return To Me
Dean Martin
3,878

If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
Kay Starr
3,864
Sleep Walk
Santo & Johnny
3,858
The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane
Ames Brothers, The
3,856

I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)
Four Knights
3,850
Twilight Time
The Platters
3,831
Get A Job
Silhouettes
3,829
Let Me Go, Lover!
Teresa Brewer With The Lancers
3,818
Too Much
Elvis Presley
3,816
Answer Me, My Love
Nat King Cole
3,807
Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In)
The Cowboy Church Sunday School
3,795
Hey! Jealous Lover
Frank Sinatra
3,783
Come Softly To Me
The Fleetwoods
3,774
Why
Frankie Avalon
3,773
Seventeen
Fontane Sisters
3,760

The Man with the Banjo
Ames Brothers, The
3,715
Topsy II
Cozy Cole
3,712
Lonesome Town
Ricky Sings Again
3,682
The Banana Boat Song
The Tarriers
3,676
Old Cape Cod
Patti Page
3,674
Don't You Know
Della Reese
3,672
How Important Can It Be?
Joni James
3,670
Short Fat Fannie
Larry Williams
3,667
See You Later, Alligator
Bill Haley & His Comets
3,666
Dream Lover
Bobby Darin
3,656
That's Amore
Dean Martin
3,652
Yakety Yak
the Coasters
3,642
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
3,641
On The Street Where You Live
Vic Damone
3,620
Raunchy
Bill Justis
3,612
Stranger in Paradise
Four Aces
3,612
Just A Dream
Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets
3,610
Mr. Lee
The Bobbettes
3,595
I'm Walkin'
Fats Domino
3,590
Gotta Travel On
Billy Grammer
3,581
My Special Angel
Bobby Helms
3,568
My Happiness
Connie Francis
3,564
Catch A Falling Star
Perry Como
3,563
Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson
3,548
In The Chapel In The Moonlight
Kitty Kallen
3,544
That's All I Want From You
Jaye P. Morgan
3,541
Love Me
Elvis Presley
3,531
Pink Shoe Laces
Dodie Stevens
3,523
Tears On My Pillow
Little Anthony & the Imperials
3,515
The Happy Organ
Dave 'Baby' Cortez
3,515
The Stroll
Diamonds
3,511

Who's Sorry Now
Connie Francis
3,500
Sea Of Love
Phil Phillips
3,485
Oh Lonesome Me
Don Gibson
3,484
The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley
3,479
Seventeen
Boyd Bennett
3,473
Primrose Lane
Jerry Wallace
3,465
All The Way
Frank Sinatra
3,441
Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison
3,439
Dungaree Doll
Eddie Fisher
3,436
The Big Hurt
Miss Toni Fisher
3,431
Charlie Brown
The Coasters
3,426
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.