Billboard Top 100 Hits From 1955

1955 is widely recognized as the beginning of the "rock and roll era".  Bill Haley & His Comets, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard all skyrocketed in popularity, and rock music began to be used in film sountracks.

1. Tutti-Frutti , Little Richard
2. Maybellene, Chuck Berry
3. Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley
4. Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Teenagers
5. The Great Pretender, Platters
6. Ain't It A Shame, Fats Domino
7. Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
8. Speedoo, Cadillacs
9. Story Untold, Nutmegs
10. My Babe, Little Walter
11. At My Front Door, El Dorados
12. Only You, Platters
13. Baby Let's Play House, Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
14. Mystery Train, Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
15. I'm A Man, Bo Diddley
16. Unchained Melody, Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton
17. See You Later, Alligator, Bill Haley & His Comets
18. When You Dance, Turbans
19. The Wallflower, Etta James
20. Flip, Flop And Fly, Joe Turner
21. I Forgot To Remember To Forget, Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
22. Manish Boy, Muddy Waters
23. Life Is But A Dream, Harptones
24. I Hear You Knocking, Smiley Lewis
25. Feel So Good, Shirley & Lee
26. What'cha Gonna Do, Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
27. Smokey Joe's Cafe, Robins
28. Need Your Love So Bad, Little Willie John
29. A Fool For You, Ray Charles
30. All By Myself, Fats Domino
31. Close Your Eyes, Five Keys
32. Heaven And Paradise, Don Julian & the Meadowlarks
33. Blue Velvet, Clovers
34. Don't Start Me Talkin', Sonny Boy Williamson
35. Nite Owl, Tony Allen & the Champs
36. Diddley Daddy, Bo Diddley
37. Why Don't You Write Me, Jacks / Feathers
38. All Around The World, Little Willie John
39. This Little Girl Of Mine, Ray Charles
40. Seventeen, Boyd Bennett & His Rockets
41. Who Will Be Next, Howlin' Wolf
42. Witchcraft, Spiders
43. Greenbacks, Ray Charles
44. Eddie My Love, Teen Queens
45. Lily Maebelle, Valentines
46. You Baby You, Cleftones
47. Sixteen Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford
48. Thirty Days, Chuck Berry
49. Don't Be Angry, Nappy Brown
50. Steamboat, Drifters
51. The Door Is Still Open, Cardinals
52. Mary Lou, Young Jessie
53. Bring It To Jerome, Bo Diddley
54. Crazy For You, Heartbeats
55. Most Of All, Moonglows
56. Adorable, Drifters / Colts
57. Come Back My Love, Wrens / Cardinals
58. Morning, Noon And Night, Joe Turner
59. WPLJ, Four Deuces
60. Lonely Nights, Hearts
61. This Is My Story, Gene & Eunice
62. Memories Are Made Of This, Dean Martin
63. I Wish You Would, Billy Boy
64. April In Paris, Count Basie
65. Pretty Thing, Bo Diddley
66. Hand Clappin', Red Prysock
67. I'll Be Forever Loving You, El Dorados
68. Later Alligator, Bobby Charles
69. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights, Earl King / Johnny "Guitar" Watson
70. Chop Chop Boom, Danderliers
71. Wee Wee Hours, Chuck Berry
72. Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie, Bill Haley & His Comets
73. Hide And Seek, Joe Turner
74. Seventh Son, Willie Mabon
75. The Verdict, Five Keys
76. Soldier Boy, Four Fellows
77. The Way You Dog Me Around, Diablos
78. Good Rockin' Daddy, Etta James
79. As Long As I'm Moving, Ruth Brown
80. Nip Sip, Clovers
81. So Doggone Lonesome, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
82. Rollin' Stone, Marigolds
83. Johnny Has Gone, Varetta Dillard
84. Poor Me, Fats Domino
85. Anymore, Johnny Ace
86. In My Diary, Moonglows
87. You Painted Pictures, Spaniels
88. That's Your Mistake, Charms
89. Mardi Gras Mambo, Hawkettes
90. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone, Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
91. Whadaya Want, Robins
92. Hands Off, Jay McShann (Priscilla Bowman)
93. Green Eyes, Ravens
94. Hey Bartender, Floyd Dixon
95. Cry, Cry, Cry, Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
96. The Chicken And The Hawk, Joe Turner
97. Bop-Ting-A-Ling, LaVern Baker
98. It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day), Louis Brooks & Hi-Toppers / Midnighters / Ruth Brown
99. The House Of Blue Lights, Chuck Miller
100. Everyday, Count Basie (Joe Williams)