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These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 50 Best Sellers chart in 1955 as published by Cash Box magazine.

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

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