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to my
'Sounds of Our Class
Years'

1956 2006
I still enjoy these old songs ('52 - '56), and thought I might share them with my classmates. Click on the one you want to hear, and ENJOY !
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I'm still looking for all the others, if you have an 'mp3' file, email it to me, and
I'll add it.
1952 - End Of Year Chart - Top 30 Singles of 1953 - 1954
| TITLE | Artist(es) |
| THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (WHERE IS YOUR HEART?) | Percy Faith with Felicia Sanders |
| VAYA CON DIOS (MAY GOD BE WITH YOU) | Les Paul & Mary Ford |
| (HOW MUCH IS THAT) DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW? | Patti Page |
| I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU | Eddie Fisher |
| YOU YOU YOU | Ames Brothers |
| TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU | Teresa Brewer |
| APRIL IN PORTUGAL | Ray Coniff |
| NO OTHER LOVE | Perry Como |
| DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES | Perry Como |
| I BELIEVE | Frankie Laine |
| OH | Pee Wee Hunt |
| EBB TIDE | Rightous Brothers |
| PRETEND | Nat "King" Cole |
| RUBY | Richard Hayman |
| ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET | Stan Freberg |
| P.S. I LOVE YOU | Hilltoppers |
| TELL ME YOU'RE MINE | Gaylords |
| EH CUMPARI | Julius La Rosa |
| RAGS TO RICHES | Tony Bennett |
| ANNA | Silvano Mangano |
| SAY YOU'RE MINE AGAIN | Perry Como |
| DRAGNET | Ray Anthony |
| TELL ME A STORY | Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd |
| CRYING IN THE CHAPEL | June Valli |
| WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME? | Joni James |
| YOUR CHEATING HEART | Joni James |
| LIMELIGHT (TERRY'S THEME) | Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra |
| WITH THESE HANDS | Eddie Fisher |
| C'EST SI BON | Eartha Kitt |
| HAVE YOU HEARD? | Joni James |
1953 - End Of Year Chart - Top 30 Singles of 1954 - 1955
| TITLE | Artist(es) |
| LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT | Kitty Kallen |
| WANTED | Perry Como |
| HEY THERE | Rosemary Clooney |
| SH-BOOM | Crew-Cuts |
| MAKE LOVE TO ME | Jo Stafford |
| OH, MY PAPA (O MEIN PAPA) | Eddie Fisher |
| I GET SO LONELY | Four Knights |
| THREE COINS IN A FOUNTAIN | Four Aces |
| SECRET LOVE | Doris Day |
| HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY | Johnson Bros |
| YOUNG AT HEART | Frank Sinatra |
| THIS OLE HOUSE | Rosemary Clooney |
| I NEED YOU NOW | Eddie Fisher |
| CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE | Patti Page |
| THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER | Gaylords |
| THAT'S AMORE | Dean Martin |
| THE HAPPY WANDERER | Louie Prima |
| ANSWER ME MY LOVE | Nat "King" Cole |
| STRANGER IN PARADISE | Tony Bennett |
| IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU | Doris Day |
| IF YOU LOVE ME (REALLY LOVE ME) | Kay Starr |
| SKOKIAAN | Ralph Marterie |
| HOLD MY HAND | Don Cornell |
| CHANGING PARTNERS | Patti Page |
| PAPA LOVES MAMBO | Perry Como |
| SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| RAGS TO RICHES | Tony Bennett |
| IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT | Kitty Kallen |
| STRANGER IN PARADISE | Four Aces |
| HERE | Tony Martin |
1954 - End Of Year Chart - Top 30 Singles of 1955 -1956
| TITLE | Artist(es) |
| CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE | Perez Prado |
| (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS | Mitch Miller |
| AUTUMN LEAVES | Roger Williams |
| UNCHAINED MELODY | Rightous Bros |
| THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT | Bill Hayes |
| LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING | Four Aces |
| SINCERELY | McGuire Sisters |
| AIN'T THAT A SHAME | Pat Boone |
| DANCE WITH ME HENRY | Georgia Gibbs |
| CRAZY OTTO MEDLEY I & II | Crazy Otto |
| MELODY OF LOVE | Billy Vaughn |
| SIXTEEN TONS | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| LEARNIN' THE BLUES | Frank Sinatra |
| HEARTS OF STONE | Fontaine Sisters |
| TWEEDLE DEE | Georgia Gibbs |
| MOMENTS TO REMEMBER | Four Aces |
| MR SANDMAN | Chordettes |
| LET ME GO LOVER | Joan Weber |
| A BLOSSOM FELL | Nat "King" Cole |
| UNCHAINED MELODY | Rightous Bros |
| THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT | Fess Parker |
| HONEY BABE | Art Mooney |
| THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| KO KO MO | Perry Como |
| HARD TO GET | Gisele Mackenzie |
| THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE | Ames Brothers |
| THAT'S ALL I WANT FROM YOU | Jaye P. Morgan |
| ONLY YOU | Platters |
| IT'S A SIN TO TELL A LIE | Somethin' Smith & The Redheads |
1955 - End Of Year Chart - Top 50 Singles of 1956 - 1957
| TITLE | Artist(es) |
| HEARTBREAK HOTEL | Elvis Presley |
| DON'T BE CRUEL | Elvis Presley |
| LISBON ANTIGUA | Paul Muriat |
| MY PRAYER | Platters |
| THE WAYWARD WIND | Gogi Grant |
| THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS | Les Baxter |
| WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE (QUE SERA SERA) |
Doris Day |
| HOUND DOG | Elvis Presley |
| MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS | Dean Martin |
| ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ | Kay Starr |
| MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC" | Roger Williams |
| THE GREAT PRETENDER | Platters |
| I ALMOST LOST MY MIND | Pat Boone |
| I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU | Elvis Presley |
| LOVE ME TENDER | Elvis Presley |
| HOT DIGGITY | Perry Como |
| CANADIAN SUNSET | Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood |
| BLUE SUEDE SHOES | Carl Perkins |
| THE GREEN DOOR | Jim Lowe |
| NO, NOT MUCH | Four Lads |
| HONKY TONK | Bill Doggett |
| SIXTEEN TONS | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN | Johnnie Ray |
| ALLEGHENY MOON | Patti Page |
| I'M IN LOVE AGAIN | Fats Domino |
| TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME | Patience & Prudence |
| BE-BOP-A-LULA | Gene Vincent |
| WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? | The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon |
| STANDING ON THE CORNER | Four Aces |
| THE FLYING SAUCER | Buchanan & Goodman |
| MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC" | George Cates & His Orchestra |
| IVORY TOWER | Connie Francis |
| SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| I'LL BE HOME | Pat Boone |
| ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE | Vic Damone |
| MAGIC TOUCH | Platters |
| BORN TO BE WITH YOU | Chordettes |
| BAND OF GOLD | Don Cherry |
| MORE | Perry Como |
| SINGING THE BLUES | Guy Mitchell |
| BLUEBERRY HILL | Fats Domino |
| THE FOOL | Stanford Clark |
| THE HAPPY WHISTLER | Don Robertson |
| TRUE LOVE | Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly |
| LONG TALL SALLY | Little Richard |
| SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL | Teresa Brewer |
| TRANSFUSION | Nervous Norvus |
| IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE | Ames Brothers |
| A TEAR FELL | Teresa Brewer |
| ROCK ISLAND LINE | Lonnie Donegan |