THE HIT HAMMER: Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry"
(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
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THE HIT HAMMER: The Hollywood Argyles' "Alley Oop"
(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
THE HIT HAMMER: Connie Francis' "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
THE HIT HAMMER: The Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown"
(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
THE HIT HAMMER: Elvis Presley's "Stuck On You"
(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
THE HIT HAMMER: Percy Faith and His Orchestra's "The Theme From 'A Summer Place'"
(The Hit Hammer is where I'm reviewing each #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting from when the chart started in 1958 and eventually...
THE HIT HAMMER: Mark Dinning's "Teen Angel"
Mark Dinning - "Teen Angel" Hit Number 1: February 8, 1960 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks In a very sad development, we are now on our third...
THE HIT HAMMER: Johnny Preston's "Running Bear"
Johnny Preston - "Running Bear" Hit Number 1: January 18, 1960 Stay at Number 1: 3 Weeks Apparently one of the cool things to do back in...
THE HIT HAMMER: Marty Robbins' "El Paso"
Marty Robbins - "El Paso" Hit Number 1: January 4, 1960 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks Some songs just make you "think". What I mean by that...
THE HIT HAMMER: Frankie Avalon's "Why"
Frankie Avalon - "Why" Hit Number 1: December 28, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 1 Week The 1950s have this stereotype to them that they were the...
THE HIT HAMMER: Guy Mitchell's "Heartaches By the Number"
Guy Mitchell - "Heartaches by the Number" Hit Number 1: December 14, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks Guy Mitchell got his start as a child...
THE HIT HAMMER: The Fleetwoods' "Mr. Blue"
The Fleetwoods - "Mr. Blue" Hit Number 1: November 16, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 1 Week If someone were to ask you who the first artist was...
THE HIT HAMMER: Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife"
Bobby Darin - "Mack the Knife" Hit Number 1: October 5, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 9 Weeks There really weren't a ton of songs about a serial...
THE HIT HAMMER: Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk"
Santo & Johnny - "Sleepwalk" Hit Number 1: September 21, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks An instrumental really needs to be something...
THE HIT HAMMER: The Browns' "The Three Bells"
The Browns - "The Three Bells" Hit Number 1: August 24, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 4 Weeks It almost seems hard to believe, but yesterday's...
THE HIT HAMMER: Elvis Presley's "A Big Hunk O' Love"
Elvis Presley - "A Big Hunk O' Love" Hit Number 1: August 10, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks It was only a matter of time before the King...
THE HIT HAMMER: Paul Anka's "Lonely Boy"
Paul Anka - "Lonely Boy" Hit Number 1: July 13, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 4 Weeks It's pretty hard to get anything out of songs by teen...
THE HIT HAMMER: Johnny Horton's "The Battle of New Orleans"
Johnny Horton - "The Battle of New Orleans Hit Number 1: June 1, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 6 Weeks In 1959, you had a lot of what you might...
THE HIT HAMMER: Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City"
Wilbert Harrison - "Kansas City" Hit Number 1: May 18, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 2 Weeks Something that I've noticed about late 50s and...
THE HIT HAMMER: Dave "Baby" Cortez's "The Happy Organ"
Dave "Baby" Cortez - "The Happy Organ" Hit Number 1: May 11, 1959 Stay at Number 1: 1 Week At first glance, I know exactly what you guys...
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