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1955

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Acclaimed Music Top Albums, Top Songs

Playlist Research Top Pop Hits

Wikipedia 1955 in Music

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one album

Chet Atkins - Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions


thirty-nine singles and deep cuts

Freddie Bell and the Bellboys - 'Hound Dog', Rock & Roll... All Flavors [1957]

Boyd Bennett - 'Seventeen'

Big Maybelle - 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On'

Billy Boy - 'I Wish You Would'

Pat Boone - 'Ain't That a Shame', Pat Boone [1956]

Nappy Brown - 'Don't Be Angry'

The Cadillacs - 'Speedo', The Fabulous Cadillacs [1957]

The Cleftones - 'You Baby You'

Ann Cole - 'Are You Satisfied?'

Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - 'Rock Island Line'

Jack Dupree and Mr. Bear - 'Walking the Blues'

The El Dorados - 'At My Front Door', The El Dorados' Crazy Little Mama

The Five Keys - 'Close Your Eyes', The Fantastic Five Keys [1962]

Tennessee Ernie Ford - 'Sixteen Tons'

The Four Fellows - 'Soldier Boy'

Roy Hamilton - 'Unchained Melody', You'll Never Walk Alone [L.P. version only, 1955]

The Harptones - 'Life Is but a Dream'

Etta James and the Peaches - 'The Wallflower'

Young Jessie With Maxwell Davis and Orchestra - 'Mary Lou'

George Jones - 'Why Baby Why', Grand Ole Opry's New Star

Don Julian and the Meadowlarks - 'Heaven and Paradise'

Smiley Lewis - 'I Hear You Knocking', I Hear You Knocking [1961]

Little Walter and His Jukes - 'My Babe'

Roy Milton - 'You Got Me Reeling & Rocking'

The Nutmegs - 'Story Untold'

The Nutmegs - 'Ship of Love'

Webb Pierce - 'In the Jailhouse Now', Webb Pierce [1955]

The Platters - 'Only You (And You Alone)'

The Platters - 'The Great Pretender'

Elvis Presley - 'Milkcow Blues Boogie', A Date with Elvis [1959]

Elvis Presley - 'I Forgot to Remember to Forget', A Date with Elvis [1959]

Elvis Presley - 'Mystery Train', For L.P. Fans Only [1959]

Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks - 'Feudin' Banjos', Arthur Smith Specials

The Solitaires - 'I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance'

The Turbans - 'When You Dance'

The Valentines - 'Lily Maebelle'

Porter Wagoner - 'A Satisfied Mind', Satisfied Mind [1957]

Muddy Waters - 'Manish Boy' ['Mannish Boy'], The Real Folk Blues [1965]

Muddy Waters - 'Trouble, No More'


five archival and compilation albums

Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys - Songs of the Smoky Mountains [The Best of Roy Acuff: Songs of the Smoky Mountains]

Eddy Arnold and His Guitar - Anytime

Fats Domino - Rock and Rollin' with Fast Domino

Bill Haley and His Comets - Shake, Rattle and Roll [10-L. P.; retitled Rock Around the Clock for L. P. version]

Moon Mullican Sings His All-Time Hits