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''Billboard'' number-one singles charts preceding the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 were updated weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.
Before the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart was established in August 1958, ''Billboard'' used to publish several weekly charts. Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following three charts to measure a song's popularity:
*''Best Sellers in Stores'' – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
*''Most Played by Jockeys'' – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
*''Most Played in Jukeboxes'' – ranked the most played songs in
jukebox
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons, with letters and numbers on them, which are used to sele ...
es across the United States. At that time, this chart used to be one of the most important channels for measuring the popularity of a song among the younger generation of listeners, as many US radio stations resisted adding rock and roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm a ...
music to their playlists for many years.
The chart shown in this article comes from the ''Best Sellers in Stores'' chart only.
Number ones
;Key : – Number-one single of the year
Statistics by decade
By artist
The following artists achieved three or more number-one hits during the 1950–1958. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration.Artists by total number of weeks at number-one
The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1950–1958.Songs by total number of weeks at number-one
The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1950–1958.See also
*List of Billboard number-one singles
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently mon ...
* 1950s in music
: ''For music from a year in the 1950s, go to 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59''
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1950s.
Genres
Various genre in the F ...
References
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