Posted February 21, 20241 yr Albums 1. Johnny Mathis - born 1935 - reached Top 20 1958 2. Tom Lehrer - 1928 - 1958 - the oldest of the Albums entries. 3. Pat Boone - 1934 - 1958 4. Duane Eddy - 1938 - 1959 5. Cliff Richard - 1940 - 1959 6. Freddy Cannon - 1939 - 1960 7. Connie Francis - 1938 - 1960 8. Craig Douglas - 1941 - 1960 9. Bob Newhart - 1929- 1960 10. Shirley Bassey - 1937 - 1961 11. Chubby Checker - 1941 - 1962 12. Helen Shapiro - 1946 - 1962 13. Joe Brown - 1941 - 1962 14. Brenda Lee - 1944 - 1962 15. Frank Ifield - 1937 - 1963 16. Richard Chamberlain - 1934 - 1963 17. Billy J. Kramer - 1943 - 1963 18. Bob Dylan - 1941 - 1964 19. Dionne Warwick - 1940 - 1964 20 Joan Baez - 1941 - 1964 The oldest born solo artist to have a Top 20 Album was Winston Churchill 1874-1965! He did that posthumously. Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) managed to do it when he was 81 and still directing. Singles 1. Ray Anthony - born 1922 - entered the Top 20 in 1953 - definitively the oldest Top 20 solo artist who is still alive. 2. Petula Clark - 1932 - 1954 Ronnie Harris was born in 1928 - 1954 - I am pretty sure he is dead but I have no date for his demise. 3. Catarina Valente - 1931 - 1955 4. Pat Boone - 1934 - 1955 5. Dick Hyman - 1927 - 1956 6. Tommy Steele - 1936 - 1956 7. Shirley Bassey - 1937 - 1957 8. Charles McDevitt - 1934 - 1957 9. Terry Dene - 1938 - 1957 10. Paul Anka - 1941 - 1957 11. Jim Dale - 1935 - 1957 12. Laurie London - 1944 - 1957 13. Connie Francis - 1937 - 1958 14. Robert Earl - 1926 - 1958 15. Marty Wilde - 1939 - 1958 16. Duane Eddy - 1938 - 1958 17. Johnny Mathis - 1935 - 1958 18. Jane Morgan - 1924 - 1958 - the second oldest Top 20 artist still with us. 19. Neil Sedaka - 1939 - 1959 20. Frankie Avalon - 1940 - 1959 The earliest born solo artist to reach the Top 20 Singles was Dooley Wilson (1886-1953) but he did that posthumously when he would have been 92. Charlie Kunz (1896-1958) was the earliest born artist to reach the Top 20 - 1954 - whilst still alive. Edited February 21, 20241 yr by Tuttavilla
February 26, 20241 yr Author Great list. Sorry if I missed it, but why are some of the names in bold? Thanks. They appear on both lists.
February 26, 20241 yr Did Dion have his first hits in the 50’s or does he not count as he was in a group at the time
February 27, 20241 yr Author Did Dion have his first hits in the 50’s or does he not count as he was in a group at the time Dion (1939-) first charted as a solo artist in 1961 with Runaround Sue - great song. The list above shows the first 20 Singles artists to reach the Top 20 between 1952 and 1959.
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