(Saturday, January 14, 1956) — “Memories Are Made of This” by Dean Martin peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (Jan. 14/21/28, Feb. 4/11, 1956).
Category Archives: 1950s
‘Love and Marriage’ by Frank Sinatra peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 14 1956)
(Saturday, January 14, 1956) — “Love and Marriage” by Frank Sinatra peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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‘Burn That Candle’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 14 1956)
(Saturday, January 14, 1956) — “Burn That Candle” by Bill Haley and His Comets peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for one week.
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‘Nuttin’ for Christmas’ by Art Mooney with Barry Gordon peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Jan 7 1956)
(Saturday, January 7, 1956) — “Nuttin’ for Christmas” by Art Mooney and His Orchestra, with six-year-old Barry Gordon as lead vocalist peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week (based on sales for the week ending Dec. 28, 1955).
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‘White Christmas’ by The Drifters peaks at #80 in USA 60 years ago today (Dec 31 1955)
(Saturday, December 31, 1955, New Year’s Eve) — “White Christmas” by The Drifters peaked at #80 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
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Barbra Streisand, 13, makes first recording 60 years ago today (Dec 29 1955)
Video: '1955 - You'll Never Know - Barbra Streisand'
(Thursday, December 29, 1955) — Barbra Streisand, 13, made her first recording today at Nola Recording Studios in New York City, “You’ll Never Know.”
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NORAD begins tracking Santa 60 years ago today (Dec 24 1955)
Video: 'NORAD Tracks Santa 60th Anniversary'
(Saturday, December 24, 1955, Christmas Eve) — The Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, found itself fielding phone calls from children wanting to know the whereabouts of Santa Claus today after a newspaper ad mistakenly gave the Center’s number.
The result was a tradition continued by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) of tracking Santa’s location the night before Christmas.
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‘I Hear You Knocking’ by Gale Storm peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (Dec 24 1955)
(Saturday, December 24, 1955, Christmas Eve) — “I Hear You Knocking” by Gale Storm peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three weeks.
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Carl Perkins records ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ in Memphis 60 years ago today (Dec 19 1955)
Video: '1956 HITS ARCHIVE: Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins'
(Monday, December 19, 1955) — “Blue Suede Shoes,” considered one of the first rockabilly records, was recorded by Carl Perkins today at Sun Studio in Memphis. Continue reading Carl Perkins records ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ in Memphis 60 years ago today (Dec 19 1955)
