TRACING POPULAR TASTES : US #1 SINGLES LEADERBOARD.  

This post: 1955-59 More: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè traces the shifts in popular music through the decades:

-THE LEADERBOARD-

The Rock Era is said to have commenced in July 1955, when “Rock Around The Clock” became the first rock ‘n’ roll disc to reach #1 on Billboard’s Singles Chart. Since then, rock music has spawned countless genres and sub-genres, including: soul, new wave, folk rock, punk, grunge, funk, disco, hip hop, garage, crunk and psychedelic soul.  

This series charts the changes in trends and how they have impacted the chart statistics from the US perspective.

Every single that reached #1 in America since mid-1955 to the present is taken into account. Acts are ranked according to how many chart-topping singles they have achieved and separated by weeks in the top position. Each instalment lists only the leading performers and represents a major impact on the leaderboard.

PART ONE:

July 1955- 1959

RANK:	ACT:	#1s	WKS
1	ELVIS PRESLEY	11	59
2	THE PLATTERS	3	6
3	GUY MITCHELL	2	11
4	PAT BOONE	2	7
5	DAVID SEVILLE FRANKIE AVALON	2	6
6	EVERLY BROTHERS PAUL ANKA THE FLEETWOODS	2	5
7	BOBBY DARIN	1	9
8	BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS	1	8
9	TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD	1	7
10	MITCH MILLER GOGI GRANT SHEB WOOLEY DOMENICO MODUGNO TOMMY EDWARDS JOHNNY HORTON	1	6