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1950s RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR: Semi Final B

 

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Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from this list of 50 Records from 1950s.

 

Your First choice (Favourite) song will score 20 pts, 2nd = 19 Pts....down to 20th = 1 point. Please state in your list if you are scoring by position or Points.

 

I am playing this game across both BuzzJack & UKMix. Therefore if you vote please can you only vote in one of the sites threads especially if you have a different name on each site (like me).

 

For each year 1964 to 1997 inclusive & games (*) for the years 1960-1; 1962-3 & two alphabetically track name split lists for the 1950s. There are 50 tracks that I feel best represent the year* in popular music. This certainly does not always mean the biggest hits of the year, but tracks (including album tracks) that over time have come to best represent the year.

 

Please note songs will only feature once for the most well-known or definitive version of a song (example “Without You” will only appear in 1972 for Nilsson, but will be absent in 1994 for Mariah Carey).

 

Also please don’t mention that I have put the song in the wrong year as the year the track was recorded, released (on an album), a hit (peaked) in the UK, a hit (peaked) in the USA can result in three of four different answers, and there will be literally hundreds of songs that fall into that category.

 

For each game you will have four weeks to get your votes in (two weeks for the vote from the shortlist of 50 songs, then two weeks to vote from the "Missing" songs that you have nominated). I will be posting two of these Games a Week at the weekend.

 

(VOTING RULES FOR SPECIFIC GAME 1950s: Top15 make the Record of The Decade Final, 16th - 25th make the Play-off along with missing song nominations; 1960s & 1990s: Top 4 From Each Game make the Final, 5th to 10th make the Play-offs; 1970s & 1980s: Top 3 each year make the Final, 4th to 8th make the Play-Offs. PLUS: Your choices of missing songs being included in the relevant Play-offs)

 

Phase 2: The Record Of The Decades Finals will result in the following numbers making the Final 200 (1950s: Top20; 1960s: Top50, 1970s Top45; 1980s Top45; 1990s Top40), where they will be split into 4 Quarter Finals, leading to the Final 50 Songs of the Retro Record Game

 

 

A: Vote for your favourite 20 (minimum 10 out of the following:)

 

Lloyd Price - Personality

Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Buddy Holly - Rave On

Frankie Laine - Rawhide

Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music

Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line

Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven

Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love

Doris Day - Secret Love

Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll

Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom

Isley Brothers - Shout!

Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee

Nat King Cole - Stardust

Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise

Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen

Dave Brubeck - Take Five

Debbie Reynolds - Tammy

Little Anthony & Imperials - Tears On My Pillow

Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

Champs - Tequilla

Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama

Dean Martin - That's Amore

Platters - The Great Pretender

Drifters - There Goes My Baby

Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House

Teddy Bears - Too Know Him, Is To Love Him

Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly True Love

Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

Frankie Avalon - Venus

Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie

Ray Charles - What I'd Say

Kalin Twins - When

Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now

Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Coasters - Yakety-Yak

Sam Cooke - You Send Me

Frank Sinatra - Young At Heart

Hank Williams - Your Cheating Heart

 

 

B: Nominate FIVE songs from 1950s MISSING from this AND the other 1950s SEMI FINAL 50 track shortlist IN THE SEMI FINAL A THREAD.

 

The Top 15 Songs from this selection (1950s Semi Final B) will go through to the Record Of The Decade Final. The songs finishing 16th - 25th position will go into a Play-off, where the Top20 Songs will join the other 30 in the Final.

 

While your selection of missing songs will be added to the Play-offs with the Top 20 tracks joining the Record of The Decade Final.

 

You have until Saturday 26th January to vote for your favourite Top 20 (minimum Top 10) songs of the Year.

 

I will then reveal the results of the vote along with your selections of the "missing songs" for you to vote for in the Record of The Decade (1950s) play-offs :thumbup:

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1. Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line (is it still 20 points??)

2. Frankie Laine - Rawhide

3. Champs - Tequilla

4. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

5. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven

6. Isley Brothers - Shout!

7. Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll

8. Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music

9. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

10. Ray Charles - What I'd Say

11. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

12. Dean Martin - That's Amore

13. Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

14. Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid

15. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

16. Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama

17. Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love

18. Coasters - Yakety-Yak

19. Hank Williams - Your Cheating Heart

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1st Nat King Cole - Stardust 20 Pts

2nd Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie

3rd Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

4. Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music

5. Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

6. Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama

7. Dave Brubeck - Take Five

8. Sam Cooke - You Send Me

9. Doris Day - Secret Love

10. Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

11. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

12. Hank Williams - Your Cheating Heart

13. Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line

14. Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid

15. Lloyd Price - Personality

16. Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love

17. Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now

18. Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love

19. Drifters - There Goes My Baby

20. Dean Martin - That's Amore

 

Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven...20pts

Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama

Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues

Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll

Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

Platters - The Great Pretender

Frankie Laine - Rawhide

Isley Brothers - Shout!

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen

Coasters - Yakety-Yak

 

option B this time as most of the songs I've never heard before.

 

Elvis - Teddy Bear

Platters - Great Pretender

Bill Haley - Rock around the Clock

Elvis - Thats all right mama

Sam cooke - you send me

1st Dave Brubeck - Take 5

2 Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love

3 Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

4 Bill Hailey - Rock around the clock

5 Nat King Cole - Stardust

6 Elvis - Teddy Bear

7 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

8 Ray Charles - What I'd Say

9 Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid

10 Frank Sinatra -Young at Heart

Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama (20 Pts)

Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie

Buddy Holly - Rave On

Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On

Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven

Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

Platters - The Great Pretender

Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love

Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise

Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Dean Martin - That's Amore

Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now

Doris Day - Secret Love

 

Here's mine starting with my favourite.

 

1Dave Brubeck - Take Five (wasn't that the 60's? about 61? love it anyway)

2Teddy Bears - Too Know Him, Is To Love Him

3Buddy Holly - Rave On

4Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line

5Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom

6Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love

7Coasters - Yakety-Yak

8Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven

9Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

10Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

11Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen

12Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock

13Champs - Tequilla

14Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day

15Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama

16Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

17Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music

19Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie

20Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Many Thanks top the 14 of you who voted :thumbup:

 

The 1950 Record Of The Decade Semi Final B: Results are:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points

 

49th Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser 0

49th Lloyd Price - Staggger Lee 0

48th Little Anthony & Imperials - Tears On My Pillow 3

47th Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly True Love 6

45th Lloyd Price - Personality 10

45th Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now 10

43rd Frank Sinatra - Young At Heart 11

43rd Hank Williams - Your Cheating Heart 11

42nd Drifters - There Goes My Baby 15

40th Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom 16

40th Kalin Twins - When 16

39th Doris Day - Secret Love 26

38th Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise 27

37th Frankie Avalon - Venus 30

36th Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love 32

35th Sam Cooke - You Send Me 34

34th Debbie Reynolds - Tammy 35

32nd Frankie Laine - Rawhide 36

32nd Nat King Cole - Stardust 36

30th Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen 38

30th Ray Charles - What I'd Say 38

28th Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues 39

28th Coasters - Yakety-Yak 39

27th Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House 42

26th Platters - The Great Pretender 46

 

The following songs 16th to 25th qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1950s) play-offs (Along with the nominated missing Semi Final songs)

 

25th Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons 49

24th Teddy Bears - Too Know Him, Is To Love Him 50

23rd Buddy Holly - Rave On 51

22nd Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear 58

20th Isley Brothers - Shout! 59

20th Dean Martin - That's Amore 59

19th Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On 62

18th Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 67

16th Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line 69

16th Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 69

 

While the Top 15 Songs of this Semi Final all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1950s) Final

 

15th Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music 70

14th Dave Brubeck - Take Five 74

13th Champs - Tequilla 75

12th Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll 76

11th Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid 79

10th Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love 87

9th Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama 100

8th Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 106

7th Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love 115

6th Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven 117

5th Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day 120

3rd Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite 135

3rd Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 135

2nd Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 138

1st Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock 168

 

I will reveal the 1950s Record of The Decade Play-offs for you to vote on in a separate thread

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