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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.

DecadeAll1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
PeakAll#1 OnlyTop 10Top 40

#101–#200 of 399 · 1950s · Top 10

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#101

Chantilly Lace

The Big Bopper

1958#625wk

4,319

#102
Venus

Venus

Frankie Avalon

1959#117wk

4,312

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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.

#103
Hold My Hand

Hold My Hand

Don Cornell

1954#518wk

4,312

#104

A Lover's Question

Clyde McPhatter

1959#624wk

4,304

#105

Ballad Of Davy Crockett

Fess Parker

1955#517wk

4,282

#106

Young Love

Sonny James

1957#221wk

4,260

#107
I'll Be Home

I'll Be Home

Pat Boone

1956#522wk

4,235

#108

The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part 1 & 2

Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra

1955#526wk

4,217

#109
Band Of Gold

Band Of Gold

Don Cherry

1956#521wk

4,205

#110

Send For Me

Nat "King" Cole

1957#727wk

4,200

#111
Bird Dog

Bird Dog

Everly Brothers

1958#218wk

4,196

#112
It's Almost Tomorrow

It's Almost Tomorrow

The Dreamweavers

1956#622wk

4,172

#113
Hard To Get

Hard To Get

Gisele MacKenzie

1955#519wk

4,164

#114
Lonely Boy

Lonely Boy

Paul Anka

1959#115wk

4,156

#115

The Three Bells

Browns

1959#117wk

4,151

#116

Papa Loves Mambo

Perry Como

1954#418wk

4,142

#117

Blue Suede Shoes

Carl Perkins

1956#421wk

4,139

#118

Put Your Head On My Shoulder

Paul Anka

1959#218wk

4,133

#119

Love And Marriage

Frank Sinatra

1955#520wk

4,099

#120

I'm In Love Again

Fats Domino

1956#523wk

4,098

#121

Don't

Elvis Presley

1958#120wk

4,081

#122

I'm A Fool To Care

Les Paul & Mary Ford

1954#718wk

4,077

#123

Personality

Lloyd Price

1959#219wk

4,076

#124

That'll Be The Day

The Crickets

1957#322wk

4,049

#125

Party Doll

Buddy Knox

1957#223wk

4,048

#126

Butterfly

Andy Williams

1957#120wk

4,043

#127
The Happy Wanderer

The Happy Wanderer

Frank Weir

1954#318wk

4,021

#128

Silhouettes

Rays

1957#320wk

4,019

#129

Peggy Sue

Buddy Holly

1957#322wk

4,018

#130
Rainbow

Rainbow

Russ Hamilton

1957#723wk

3,987

#131
Let Me Go, Lover!

Let Me Go, Lover!

Joan Weber

1955#114wk

3,985

#132
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter

Billy Williams

1957#623wk

3,965

#133

School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)

Chuck Berry

1957#526wk

3,943

#134

He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands)

Laurie London

1958#219wk

3,927

#135

Banana Boat (Day-O)

Harry Belafonte

1957#520wk

3,919

#136

Great Balls Of Fire

Jerry Lee Lewis

1958#221wk

3,919

#137

Be-Bop Baby

Ricky Nelson

1957#520wk

3,914

#138
Ballad Of Davy Crockett

Ballad Of Davy Crockett

Tennessee Ernie Ford

1955#618wk

3,911

#139

16 Candles

Crests, The

1959#221wk

3,899

#140

My Heart Is An Open Book

Carl Dobkins Jr.

1959#324wk

3,897

#141
Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

1956#721wk

3,880

#142

Return To Me

Dean Martin

1958#421wk

3,878

#143
If You Love Me (Really Love Me)

If You Love Me (Really Love Me)

Kay Starr

1954#417wk

3,864

#144

Sleep Walk

Santo & Johnny

1959#118wk

3,858

#145
The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane

The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane

Ames Brothers, The

1955#315wk

3,856

#146
I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)

I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)

Four Knights

1954#315wk

3,850

#147

Twilight Time

The Platters

1958#117wk

3,831

#148

Get A Job

Silhouettes

1958#115wk

3,829

#149

Let Me Go, Lover!

Teresa Brewer With The Lancers

1955#718wk

3,818

#150
Too Much

Too Much

Elvis Presley

1957#217wk

3,816

#151

Answer Me, My Love

Nat King Cole

1954#519wk

3,807

#152
Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In)

Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In)

The Cowboy Church Sunday School

1955#821wk

3,795

#153

Hey! Jealous Lover

Frank Sinatra

1957#619wk

3,783

#154

Come Softly To Me

The Fleetwoods

1959#116wk

3,774

#155
Why

Why

Frankie Avalon

1959#116wk

3,773

#156

Seventeen

Fontane Sisters

1955#315wk

3,760

#157
The Man with the Banjo

The Man with the Banjo

Ames Brothers, The

1954#618wk

3,715

#158
Topsy II

Topsy II

Cozy Cole

1958#321wk

3,712

#159

Lonesome Town

Ricky Sings Again

1958#718wk

3,682

#160
The Banana Boat Song

The Banana Boat Song

The Tarriers

1957#619wk

3,676

#161

Old Cape Cod

Patti Page

1957#723wk

3,674

#162

Don't You Know

Della Reese

1959#218wk

3,672

#163
How Important Can It Be?

How Important Can It Be?

Joni James

1955#517wk

3,670

#164

Short Fat Fannie

Larry Williams

1957#621wk

3,667

#165
See You Later, Alligator

See You Later, Alligator

Bill Haley & His Comets

1956#619wk

3,666

#166

Dream Lover

Bobby Darin

1959#217wk

3,656

#167
That's Amore

That's Amore

Dean Martin

1954#212wk

3,652

#168
Yakety Yak

Yakety Yak

the Coasters

1958#116wk

3,642

#169

Poor Little Fool

Ricky Nelson

1958#115wk

3,641

#170

On The Street Where You Live

Vic Damone

1956#824wk

3,620

#171

Stranger in Paradise

Four Aces

1954#516wk

3,612

#172

Raunchy

Bill Justis

1957#320wk

3,612

#173
Just A Dream

Just A Dream

Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets

1958#418wk

3,610

#174

Mr. Lee

The Bobbettes

1957#624wk

3,595

#175

I'm Walkin'

Fats Domino

1957#525wk

3,590

#176

Gotta Travel On

Billy Grammer

1959#420wk

3,581

#177

My Special Angel

Bobby Helms

1957#723wk

3,568

#178
My Happiness

My Happiness

Connie Francis

1959#218wk

3,564

#179

Catch A Falling Star

Perry Como

1958#923wk

3,563

#180

Lonely Teardrops

Jackie Wilson

1959#721wk

3,548

#181

In The Chapel In The Moonlight

Kitty Kallen

1954#315wk

3,544

#182
That's All I Want From You

That's All I Want From You

Jaye P. Morgan

1955#517wk

3,541

#183

Love Me

Elvis Presley

1957#619wk

3,531

#184

Pink Shoe Laces

Dodie Stevens

1959#319wk

3,523

#185

Tears On My Pillow

Little Anthony & the Imperials

1958#419wk

3,515

#186

The Happy Organ

Dave 'Baby' Cortez

1959#117wk

3,515

#187

The Stroll

Diamonds

1958#521wk

3,511

#188
Who's Sorry Now

Who's Sorry Now

Connie Francis

1958#422wk

3,500

#189

Sea Of Love

Phil Phillips

1959#218wk

3,485

#190

Oh Lonesome Me

Don Gibson

1958#821wk

3,484

#191
The Purple People Eater

The Purple People Eater

Sheb Wooley

1958#113wk

3,479

#192

Seventeen

Boyd Bennett

1955#517wk

3,473

#193

Primrose Lane

Jerry Wallace

1959#821wk

3,465

#194

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

1959#116wk

3,439

#195

Dungaree Doll

Eddie Fisher

1956#719wk

3,436

#196

The Big Hurt

Miss Toni Fisher

1959#317wk

3,431

#197

Charlie Brown

The Coasters

1959#215wk

3,426

#198
There Goes My Baby

There Goes My Baby

Drifters

1959#219wk

3,414

#199

Susie Darlin'

Robin Luke

1958#517wk

3,406

#200

Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby

The Crew Cuts

1954#918wk

3,399