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.
#2,001–#2,100 of 2,297 · 1950s
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#2001
Love Walked In
Flamingos, The
1959#883wk
104
#2002
The ABC's Of Love
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
1956#772wk
104
#2003
You Don't Know Girls
Kathy Linden
1959#923wk
103
#2004
Pretend
Tab Smith (His Fabulous Alto and His Band)
1957#893wk
103
#2005
Giant
Art Mooney
1956#772wk
102
#2006
Teen-Age Doll
Tommy Sands
1958#812wk
102
#2007
Prisoner's Song
Warren Storm
1958#812wk
101
#2008
Wishful Thinking
Little Anthony and the Imperials
1959#792wk
101
#2009
The Things I Never Had
Kay Starr
1956#893wk
101
#2010
Little Brass Band
David Seville
1958#782wk
100
#2011
One Suit
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1957#933wk
100
#2012
Angel Pie (Postillion)
Peggy King
1956#812wk
100
#2013
Heartbreak Hotel
Stan Freberg
1956#792wk
100
#2014
Don't Call Me Sweetie (Cause I'm Bitter)
Eileen Rodgers
1957#832wk
100
#2015
Away All Boats
Al Hibbler
1956#772wk
100
#2016
Rockhouse (Part 2)
Ray Charles
1958#792wk
100
#2017
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
Slim Whitman
1957#933wk
99
#2018
Your Name Is Beautiful
Carl Smith
1958#802wk
99
#2019
These Hands
Len Dresslar
1956#812wk
98
#2020
I'll Always Be In Love With You
Jack Pleis and His Orchestra
1956#651wk
97
#2021
If You Love Me
LaVern Baker
1959#792wk
97
#2022
Dearest
Mickey & Sylvia
1957#852wk
96
#2023
After School
Tommy Charles
1956#923wk
96
#2024
Big Brown Eyes
Redjacks, The
1958#842wk
96
#2025
Bullwhip Rock
The Cyclones
1958#832wk
96
#2026
I Ain't Never
The Four Preps
1959#792wk
95
#2027
Third Finger - Left Hand
Eileen Rodgers
1957#822wk
95
#2028
I Look At You
Lassies, The
1956#661wk
95
#2029
Who Shot Sam
George Jones
1959#933wk
95
#2030
Watching The World Go By
Dean Martin
1956#832wk
94
#2031
You Mean Everything To Me
Fleetwoods
1959#842wk
93
#2032
Lean Jean
Bill Haley & His Comets
1958#671wk
93
#2033
Searching
Hilltoppers, The
1955#812wk
92
#2034
Teasable, Pleasable You
Buddy Knox
1959#852wk
92
#2035
The Watermelon Song
Tennessee Ernie Ford
1957#872wk
91
#2036
It All Depends On You
Jerry Lewis
1957#681wk
91
#2037
Pipe Dreams
Jimmy Beck and His Orchestra
1959#822wk
89
#2038
The Cattle Call
Eddy Arnold with Hugo Winterhalter's Chorus & Orchestra
1955#691wk
89
#2039
When The Boys Talk About The Girls
Valerie Carr
1958#842wk
89
#2040
Get Up! Get Up! (You Sleepyhead)
Jaye P. Morgan
1956#832wk
89
#2041
Don't Cry
Frankie Laine
1956#832wk
88
#2042
Love Me Forever
Eydie Gorme
1957#862wk
88
#2043
There's A Girl
Jan and Dean
1959#973wk
88
#2044
I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
Gordon MacRae
1956#963wk
88
#2045
Holiday For Trombones
David Rose and His Orchestra
1957#842wk
88
#2046
That's All I Want From You
Silva-Tones, The
1957#862wk
88
#2047
Tiger Lily
Rusty Draper
1957#882wk
87
#2048
Soldier's Joy
Hawkshaw Hawkins
1959#872wk
87
#2049
The President On The Dollar
Mitch Miller & His Orchestra
1956#882wk
86
#2050
The River Kwai March and Colonel Bogey
Art Mooney
1958#882wk
85
#2051
Hey Little Lucy! (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On)
Conway Twitty
1959#872wk
85
#2052
Chinese Rock And Egg Roll
Buddy Hackett
1956#872wk
85
#2053
I'm Gonna Love You
Ames Brothers, The
1956#842wk
85
#2054
Party Doll
Roy Brown
1957#892wk
84
#2055
Kiss And Run
Peggy King
1956#882wk
84
#2056
Martinique
Martin Denny
1959#882wk
84
#2057
The Battle Of New Orleans
Vaughn Monroe
1959#872wk
84
#2058
Theme From "The Proud Ones"
Lionel Newman
1956#721wk
83
#2059
Flip Flop And Bop
Floyd Cramer
1958#872wk
83
#2060
I'm Still A King To You
Don Cherry
1956#721wk
83
#2061
So Much
Little Anthony and the Imperials
1958#872wk
82
#2062
That's Why I Cry
Buddy Knox
1959#882wk
82
#2063
No Regrets
Jimmy Barnes
1959#902wk
82
#2064
Don't Ever Love Me
Harry Belafonte
1957#902wk
82
#2065
Let's Be Lovers
Playmates
1958#872wk
82
#2066
Raining In My Heart
Buddy Holly
1959#882wk
82
#2067
Stolen Love
Dinah Shore
1956#731wk
81
#2068
Sweetest One
Crest's
1957#862wk
81
#2069
Theme From "East Of Eden"
Dick Jacobs
1956#731wk
81
#2070
One Kiss Led To Another
The Coasters
1956#731wk
81
#2071
The Fountain Of Youth
Four Lads, The
1959#902wk
81
#2072
Is There Somebody Else
Dream Weavers, The
1956#872wk
81
#2073
I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
Billy Williams
1958#872wk
80
#2074
It Don't Hurt No More
Nappy Brown
1958#892wk
80
#2075
Mary Ann Thomas
Bobby Freeman
1959#902wk
80
#2076
I'm Serious
Hilltoppers, The
1957#741wk
79
#2077
Shirley
Schoolboys, The
1957#912wk
79
#2078
Birthday Party
Sil Austin
1957#741wk
79
#2079
The Wedding
the The Chordettes
1956#912wk
78
#2080
Giant
Jack Pleis
1956#912wk
78
#2081
Twice As Nice
Clyde McPhatter
1959#912wk
77
#2082
Goodnight Irene
Billy Williams
1959#751wk
77
#2083
You Win Again
Paulette Sisters
1955#922wk
77
#2084
Hot And Cold Running Tears
Sarah Vaughan
1956#922wk
76
#2085
Living Doll
David Hill
1959#922wk
76
#2086
An Occasional Man
Jeri Southern
1955#892wk
76
#2087
A Touch Of Pink
Jerry Wallace
1959#922wk
76
#2088
Words Of Love
Diamonds, The
1957#761wk
75
#2089
Well Did You Evah
Bing Crosby
1956#922wk
75
#2090
Little Boy Blue
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
1956#761wk
75
#2091
Furry Murray
Tradewinds, The
1959#912wk
75
#2092
With All My Heart
Judy Scott
1957#761wk
75
#2093
Two Brothers
David Hill
1959#902wk
74
#2094
Betty My Angel
Jerry Fuller
1959#902wk
74
#2095
Russian Band Stand
Spencer & Spencer
1959#912wk
74
#2096
Why
Cues, The
1957#771wk
73
#2097
Texas Lady
Les Paul and Mary Ford
1956#912wk
73
#2098
You Tickle Me Baby
Royal Jokers
1955#771wk
73
#2099
Little Girl
Ritchie Valens
1959#922wk
72
#2100
City Lights
Ivory Joe Hunter
1959#922wk
71
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.