List of the best-selling singles in the USA (1955)
The list of the best-selling singles in the USA in 1955 was determined by Billboard (magazine) according to the best sellers in stores charts (sales charts).
The data was supplemented from other sources with information on composers / lyricists, title of the B-side and US catalog number.
| rank | Interpreter | Title & composer | Label & catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perez Prado | Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (Louigy & Mack David) - B-side: Maria Elena Rumba | Victor 20-5965 |
| 2 | Bill Haley | Rock Around the Clock (Jimmy DeKnight & Max Freedman) - B-Side: Thirteen Women | Decca 29124 |
| 3 | Mitch Miller | The Yellow Rose of Texas (D. George) - B-Side: Blackberry Winter | Columbia 40540 |
| 4th | Roger Williams | Autumn Leaves (Johnny Mercer, J. Prevert & J. Kosma) - B-Side: Take Care | Cap 116 |
| 5 | Les Baxter | Unchained Melody (Hay Zaret & Alex North) - B-side: Medic | Capitol 3055 |
| 6th | Bill Hayes | Ballad of Davy Crockett (Tom Blackburn & George Burns) - B-Side: Farewell | Cadence 1256 |
| 7th | Four aces | Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster) - B-Side: Shine On Harvest Moon | Decca 29625 |
| 8th | McGuire Sisters | Sincerely (Harvey Fugua & Allen Freed) - B-side: No More | Coral 61323 |
| 9 | Pat Boone | Ain't That a Shame (Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino) - B-Side: Tennessee Saturday Night | Dot 15577 |
| 10 | Georgia Gibbs | Dance with Me, Henry (Jules Taub, Joel Josea & Sam Ling) - B-Side: Every Road Must Have a Turning | Mercury 70572 |
| 11 | Crazy Otto (= Johnny Maddox ) | Crazy Otto Medley - B-Side: Humoresque | Dot 15325 |
| 12 | Billy Vaughn | Melody of Love (H. Englemann & Tom Glazer) - B-side: Joy Ride | Dot 15247 |
| 13 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis) - B-Side: You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry | Capitol 3262 |
| 14th | Frank Sinatra | Learnin 'the Blues (Dolores Vicki Silvers) - B-Side: If I Had Three Wishes | Capitol 3102 |
| 15th | Fontane Sisters | Hearts of Stone (Rudy Jackson & Eddie Ray) - B-side: Bless Your Heart | Dot 15265 |
| 16 | Georgia Gibbs | Tweedle Dee (Winfield Scott) - B-Side: You're Wrong All Wrong | Mercury 70517 |
| 17th | Four Lads | Moments to Remember (Stillman & R. Allen) - B-Side: Dream on My Love Dream on | Columbia |
| 18th | Chordettes | Mister Sandman (Pat Ballard) - B-Side: I Don't Wanna See You Cryin ' | Cadence 1247 |
| 19th | Joan Weber | Let Me Go Lover (Jenny Lou Carson & Al Hill) - B-Side: Puppet | Columbia 40366 |
| 20th | Nat King Cole | Blossom Fell (Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius & Dominic John) - B-Side: If I May | Capitol 3095 |
Remarks
- ^ Billboard Magazine, Jan. 7, 1956, p. 20