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.
#201–#300 of 2,297 · 1950s
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#201
There Goes My Baby
Drifters
1959#219wk
3,414
#202
Susie Darlin'
Robin Luke
1958#517wk
3,406
#203
Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby
The Crew Cuts
1954#918wk
3,399
#204
My True Love
Jack Scott
1958#319wk
3,398
#205
Tea For Two Cha Cha
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
1958#720wk
3,393
#206
A Rose And A Baby Ruth
George Hamilton IV
1956#620wk
3,392
#207
Marianne
Terry Gilkyson And The Easy Riders
1957#519wk
3,392
#208
One Night
Elvis Presley
1958#417wk
3,386
#209
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
Perry Como
1955#214wk
3,382
#210
Changing Partners
Patti Page
1954#313wk
3,330
#211
Star Dust
Billy Ward And His Dominoes
1957#1324wk
3,330
#212
It's Just A Matter Of Time
Brook Benton
1959#318wk
3,322
#213
Oh Julie
Crescendos, The
1958#518wk
3,305
#214
Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
The Impalas
1959#218wk
3,291
#215
Sweet Little Sixteen
Chuck Berry
1958#216wk
3,283
#216
Melody Of Love
David Carroll and His Orchestra
1955#917wk
3,250
#217
Around The World
Mantovani & His Orchestra
1957#2532wk
3,246
#218
Why Baby Why
Pat Boone
1957#621wk
3,245
#219
Rags to Riches
Tony Bennett
1954#112wk
3,245
#220
Lavender-Blue
Sammy Turner
1959#318wk
3,242
#221
Looking Back
Nat "King" Cole
1958#517wk
3,240
#222
I Cried A Tear
LaVern Baker
1959#621wk
3,224
#223
I Dreamed
Betty Johnson
1957#1222wk
3,223
#224
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
Elvis Presley
1958#315wk
3,216
#225
Be-Bop-a-Lula
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
1956#920wk
3,209
#226
Book Of Love
The Monotones
1958#518wk
3,197
#227
('Til) I Kissed You
Everly Brothers
1959#416wk
3,195
#228
(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More
(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More
1955#613wk
3,188
#229
Tragedy
Thomas Wayne
1959#519wk
3,183
#230
I Understand Just How You Feel
The Four Tunes
1954#716wk
3,177
#231
They Were Doin' The Mambo
Vaughn Monroe
1954#816wk
3,174
#232
Sh-Boom
The Chords
1954#818wk
3,167
#233
Earth Angel
The Crew-Cuts
1955#714wk
3,149
#234
Here
Tony Martin
1954#714wk
3,147
#235
Teen Beat
Sandy Nelson
1959#416wk
3,145
#236
A Teenager's Romance
Ricky Nelson
1957#819wk
3,143
#237
Cara Mia
David Whitfield with the Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus
1954#1519wk
3,141
#238
In The Mood
Ernie Fields
1959#419wk
3,138
#239
Red River Rock
Johnny & The Hurricanes
1959#517wk
3,133
#240
The Gang That Sang ‘Heart of My Heart’
Four Aces
1954#715wk
3,131
#241
Butterfly
Charlie Gracie
1957#717wk
3,128
#242
Lollipop
the The Chordettes
1958#215wk
3,118
#243
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
The Tune Weavers
1957#519wk
3,115
#244
We Got Love
Bobby Rydell
1959#617wk
3,114
#245
26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
The Four Preps
1958#420wk
3,112
#246
The Man Upstairs
Kay Starr
1954#816wk
3,111
#247
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Jimmie F. Rodgers
1957#721wk
3,108
#248
Quiet Village
Martin Denny
1959#416wk
3,097
#249
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
Dinah Washington
1959#820wk
3,091
#250
Whispering Bells
The Del-Vikings
1957#918wk
3,090
#251
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
McGuire Sisters
1954#715wk
3,077
#252
Secretly
Jimmie Rodgers
1958#416wk
3,070
#253
A Teenager In Love
Dion & The Belmonts
1959#515wk
3,066
#254
Lipstick On Your Collar
Connie Francis
1959#517wk
3,062
#255
A Big Hunk O' Love
Elvis Presley
1959#114wk
3,062
#256
If I Give My Heart to You
Denise Lor
1954#916wk
3,059
#257
Till We Two Are One
Georgie Shaw With The Jimmy Leyden Singers
1954#813wk
3,050
#258
The All American Boy
Bill Parsons & his Orchestra
1959#216wk
3,047
#259
Stood Up
Ricky Nelson
1958#518wk
3,046
#260
The Chipmunk Song
Chipmunks, The
1958#113wk
3,045
#261
Problems
Everly Brothers
1958#215wk
3,031
#262
Beep Beep
The Playmates
1958#415wk
3,021
#263
March From The River Kwai And Colonel Bogey
Mitch Miller & His Orchestra
1958#2129wk
3,012
#264
Teen-Age Crush
Tommy Sands
1957#317wk
3,009
#265
Little Bitty Pretty One
Thurston Harris and the Sharps
1957#617wk
3,007
#266
Heart
Eddie Fisher
1955#613wk
2,999
#267
In The Middle Of An Island
Tony Bennett
1957#921wk
2,994
#268
Endless Sleep
Jody Reynolds
1958#517wk
2,994
#269
Over The Mountain; Across The Sea
Johnnie & Joe
1957#822wk
2,989
#270
The End
Earl Grant
1958#719wk
2,982
#271
Hula Love
Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids
1957#1223wk
2,976
#272
Since I Met You Baby
Ivory Joe Hunter
1956#1222wk
2,972
#273
Queen Of The Hop
Bobby Darin
1958#919wk
2,961
#274
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
The Virtues
1959#516wk
2,961
#275
Do You Want To Dance
Bobby Freeman
1958#517wk
2,957
#276
When
Kalin Twins
1958#515wk
2,953
#277
The Happy Wanderer
Henri René's Musette & Chorus
1954#616wk
2,951
#278
(Main Theme) Around The World
Victor Young
1957#2634wk
2,947
#279
So Many Ways
Brook Benton
1959#616wk
2,934
#280
The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)
Andy Williams
1959#1120wk
2,928
#281
Four Walls
Jim Reeves
1957#1222wk
2,926
#282
Waterloo
Stonewall Jackson
1959#416wk
2,918
#283
Lonely Street
Andy Williams
1959#516wk
2,908
#284
Never Be Anyone Else But You
Ricky Nelson
1959#616wk
2,908
#285
great escape
Fats Domino
1957#918wk
2,894
#286
The Little Drummer Boy
The Harry Simeone Chorale
1959#1324wk
2,893
#287
Maybellene
Chuck Berry
1955#817wk
2,892
#288
Who Needs You
Four Lads, The
1957#1421wk
2,887
#289
Marianne
Hilltoppers
1957#816wk
2,886
#290
Bernardine
Pat Boone
1957#2325wk
2,881
#291
White Silver Sands
Don Rondo
1957#1019wk
2,881
#292
Count Your Blessings
Eddie Fisher
1954#613wk
2,875
#293
Deck Of Cards
Wink Martindale
1959#717wk
2,868
#294
Liechtensteiner Polka
Will Glahe & His Orchestr
1957#1923wk
2,863
#295
I'm Gonna Get Married
Lloyd Price
1959#314wk
2,854
#296
I Like Your Kind Of Love
Andy Williams
1957#920wk
2,840
#297
Short Shorts
Royal Teens
1958#316wk
2,831
#298
Whole Lotta Loving
Fats Domino
1959#616wk
2,821
#299
Young Blood
The Coasters
1957#824wk
2,802
#300
Are You Sincere
Andy Williams
1958#1017wk
2,799
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.