Number 1 Hit Love Songs of the 50s
by Silitonga | created - 16 Jun 2020 | updated - 17 Jun 2020 | PublicLove is the most celebrated theme in the world. Its been adapted for uncounted number of films, music/songs, books, poems, etc. These popular songs' title contain word "love" and reached number 1 Billboard Hot 100 in the 50s. Which one is your favorite?
"Love is all you need." John Lennon
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1. Mario Lanza
Soundtrack | For the First Time
Mario Lanza's life, sadly, has all the markings of an epic Shakespearean tragedy. The story is truly incredible: a wild, incendiary Philadelphia kid who can sing better than Enrico Caruso sets out to become the greatest dramatic opera singer who ever lived, is detoured by MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer ...
"Be My Love" on March 10, 1951 for 1 week.
2. Doris Day
Soundtrack | Love Me or Leave Me
One of America's most loved actresses was born Doris Mary Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Her grandparents were all German immigrants. She had two brothers, Richard, who died ...
"Secret Love" on February 27, 1954 for 3 weeks.
3. Jo Stafford
Soundtrack | Kill Your Darlings
Jo Stafford's early fame came as a vocalist with the big band of Tommy Dorsey, for which she sang both on her own and with her group, The Pied Pipers. After leaving Dorsey in 1944, Stafford went solo, eventually racking up no less than 93 hits over the next 13 years. Among them: chart-toppers like ...
"Make Love To Me!" on March 13, 1954 for 3 weeks.
4. Elvis Presley
Soundtrack | Girls! Girls! Girls!
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. ...
"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" on July 28, 1956 for 1 week.
5. Tab Hunter
Actor | Damn Yankees
Dreamy Tab Hunter stood out in film history as one of the hottest teen idols of the 1950s era. With blond, tanned, surfer-boy good looks, he was artificially groomed and nicknamed "The Sigh Guy" by the Hollywood studio system, yet managed to continue his career long after his "golden boy" prime.
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"Young Love" on March 2, 1957 for 4 weeks.
6. Pat Boone
Soundtrack | Journey to the Center of the Earth
Actor, singer, author and songwriter ("Exodus") Pat Boone was educated at David Lipscombe College, North Texas State College and Columbia University (from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1958). His career in entertainment began when he emceed a teenage talent show on radio and ...
"Love Letters In The Sand" on June 8, 1957 for 5 weeks.
7. Pat Boone
Soundtrack | Journey to the Center of the Earth
Actor, singer, author and songwriter ("Exodus") Pat Boone was educated at David Lipscombe College, North Texas State College and Columbia University (from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1958). His career in entertainment began when he emceed a teenage talent show on radio and ...
"April Love" on December 28, 1957 for 2 weeks.
8. The Teddy Bears
Soundtrack | Hardcase and Fist
Members have included Phil Spector, Carol Connors, Marshall Leib, Harvey Goldstein.
"To Know Him Is to Love Him" on December 1, 1958 for three weeks.
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