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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1955.
These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 50 Best Sellers chart in 1955 as published by Cash Box magazine.
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| Issue date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Mr. Sandman" | The Chordettes, The Four Aces |
| January 8 | "Let Me Go Lover" | Joan Weber |
| January 15 | "Mr. Sandman" | The Chordettes, The Four Aces |
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | "Melody of Love" | Billy Vaughn & Orchestra, David Carroll & Orchestra, The Four Aces |
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" | Bill Hayes |
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | Bill Hayes, Fess Parker, Tennessee Ernie Ford | |
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | "Unchained Melody" | Les Baxter & Orchestra, Al Hibbler, Roy Hamilton |
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | ||
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | ||
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | "The Yellow Rose of Texas" | Mitch Miller & Orchestra, Johnny Desmond |
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | ||
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" | The Four Aces |
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | "Autumn Leaves" | Roger Williams |
| November 5 | "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" | The Four Aces |
| November 12 | "Autumn Leaves" | Roger Williams |
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1955.
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"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North used the music as a theme for the little-known prison film Unchained (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most often recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages.
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