The Boom Light '50s Chart
It was the decade when music changed forever - but which were your favourite '50s songs?
Thanks for voting in your first ever Boom Light '50s Chart - as broadcast by Nick Bailey on Saturday May 23rd 2026.
| 1 | Cliff Richard - Move It |
| 2 | Doris Day - Secret Love |
| 3 | Perry Como - Magic Moments |
| 4 | Doris Day - Que Sera Sera |
| 5 | Paul Anka - Diana |
| 6 | Buddy Holly - True Love Ways |
| 7 | Cliff Richard - Living Doll |
| 8 | Peggy sue by buddy holly |
| 9 | Buddy Holly - Rave On |
| 10 | Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock Around The Clock |
| 11 | Debbie Reynolds - Tammy |
| 12 | Tommy Steele - Singing The Blues |
| 13 | Bobby Darin - Dream Lover |
| 14 | Michael Holliday - The Story Of My Life |
| 15 | Peggy Lee - The Folks Who Live On The Hill |
| 16 | Nat King Cole - Stardust |
| 17 | The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream |
| 18 | Buddy Holly - Everyday |
| 19 | Dean Martin - Sway |
| 20 | Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode |
| 21 | David Whitfield - Cara Mia |
| 22 | Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife |
| 23 | Nat King Cole - Smile |
| 24 | Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel |
| 25 | Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody |
| 26 | Johnny Duncan And Bluegrass Boys - Last Train to San Fernando |
| 27 | Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues |
| 28 | Elvis Presley - All Shook Up |
| 29 | Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me |
| 30 | Billy Eckstine And Sarah Vaughan - Passing Strangers |
| 31 | Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz |
| 32 | Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore |
| 33 | Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill |
| 34 | Cliff Richard - Travellin' Light |
| 35 | The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| 36 | Pat Boone - April Love |
| 37 | Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock |
| 38 | Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa |
| 39 | Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel |
| 40 | Johnny Mathis - A Certain Smile |
| 41 | The Platters - Only You |
| 42 | Tommy Edwards - It's All In The Game |
| 43 | Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa |
| 44 | Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love |
| 45 | Frankie Laine - A Woman In Love |
| 46 | Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star |
| 47 | Johnny Mathis - Misty |
| 48 | Dean Martin - That's Amore |
| 49 | The Four Aces - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing |
| 50 | Johnnie Ray - Cry |
| 51 | Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line |
| 52 | Russ Conway - Side Saddle |
| 53 | Ella Fitzgerald - Manhattan |
| 54 | Frankie Laine - I Believe |
| 55 | Pat Boone - I'll Be Home |
| 56 | Percy Faith - Theme From A Summer Place |
| 57 | The Platters - The Great Pretender |
| 58 | Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid |
| 59 | Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else |
| 60 | Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap |
If you love the era's music, also try Ron's Rock 'n' Roll every Friday night at 6.00 - and Paul Robey's '50s Vintage Chart every Sunday at 2.00.
