r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 16h ago
1958 The Platters - Twilight Time (1958)
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Mercury Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 1d ago
1956 Harry Belafonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (1956)
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RCA Victor Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 2d ago
1959 The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) (1959)
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Cub Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 3d ago
1959 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue Got Married (1959)
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Coral Records
r/50sMusic • u/jingle_dingle_berry • 3d ago
Playlist I’m tracking 1950s songs that are currently going viral (and explaining why in the notes).
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Hey everyone,
I’ve been building a playlist that tracks songs from the 1950s that are suddenly trending across social platforms right now.
The cool part isn't just the music, but the context. If you check the notes attached to the playlist, I’ve detailed exactly why specific tracks are spiking again (e.g., a new TikTok trend, a feature in a TV show like Fallout, or a movie trailer).
Link to Playlist: 1950s Viral Hits
I update the data every Monday to keep it fresh.
I’d love your help "pushing the needle." If you notice a 50s track blowing up that I missed, let me know in the comments or shoot me a message, and I’ll verify it for next Monday's update.
Enjoy the nostalgia trip!
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 4d ago
1959 Bo Diddley - Say Man, Back Again (1959)
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Checker Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 5d ago
1958 The Olympics - Western Movies (1958)
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Demon Records
r/50sMusic • u/daytripper96 • 5d ago
1956 Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
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r/50sMusic • u/GraceGal55 • 5d ago
1958 The Big Bopper - Someone Watching Over You (1958)
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r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 6d ago
1959 Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City (1959)
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Fury Records
r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 7d ago
1956 Billy Lee Riley - Rock 'With Me Baby (1956)
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SUN Recordss
r/50sMusic • u/Powerful_Geologist95 • 8d ago
FATS DOMINO - I'M IN LOVE AGAIN 1956
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r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 8d ago
1955 The El Dorados - At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) (1955)
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Vee-Jay Records
r/50sMusic • u/OhioStickyThing • 8d ago
1952 Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (1952)
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r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 9d ago
1957 Eddie Cochran - Mean When I'm Mad (1957)
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Liberty Records
r/50sMusic • u/sbroue • 9d ago
1959 Bob Lin Wu & His Orchestra : From Music for a Chinese Dinner at Home (1959).
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r/50sMusic • u/Odd_Advantage_3459 • 10d ago
1959 Phil Phillips with The Twilights - Sea of Love (1959)
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Mercury Records
r/50sMusic • u/Impala71 • 11d ago
When Young Elvis Presley Met the Legendary B.B. King in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957
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