This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1955.

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Albums released

In 1955, 1,615 albums and 4,542 pop singles were released in the US.

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the set of charts available for 1955.

US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1955.

Top hits on record

• "Adorable" - The Drifters • "Ain't That A Shame" – Pat Boone • "Arrivederci Roma" – Georgia Gibbs • "Baby Let's Play House" – Elvis Presley • "Band Of Gold" – Don Cherry • "A Blossom Fell" / "If I May" – Nat King Cole • "The Crazy Otto Medley" – Johnny Maddox • "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" – Pérez Prado • "Cool Water" – Frankie Laine • "Croce Di Oro" – Patti Page • "Cry Me a River" – Julie London • "Danger! Heartbreak Ahead" – Jaye P. Morgan • "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" – Nat King Cole • "Der Mond hält seine Wacht" – Peter Alexander • "Earth Angel" – The Crew-Cuts • "Gum Drop" – The Crew-Cuts • "The Great Pretender" – The Platters • "Hawkeye" – Frankie Laine • "He", recorded by • *Al Hibbler • *McGuire Sisters • "Heart" – Eddie Fisher • "Honey-Babe" – Art Mooney and His Orchestra • "How Important Can It Be?" – Joni James • "Hummingbird", recorded by • *Frankie Laine • *Les Paul and Mary Ford • "I Hear You Knocking" – Gale Storm • "I Need You Now" – Eddie Fisher • "I Want You to Be My Baby" – Georgia Gibbs • "If I Give My Heart to You", recorded by • *Doris Day • *Denise Lor • "In The Beginning" – Frankie Laine • "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" – Somethin' Smith and the Redheads • "Learnin' the Blues" – Frank Sinatra • "Let Me Go, Lover!" – Joan Weber • "Let's Go Fishin'" – Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd • "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" – The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts • "Love Me or Leave Me" – Doris Day • "Maybellene" – Chuck Berry • "Melody of Love" – Billy Vaughn • "Mera Joota Hai Japani" – Mukesh • "Memories Are Made Of This" – Dean Martin • "Moments to Remember" – The Four Lads • "My Friend" – Frankie Laine • "Never Look Back" – Doris Day • "Only You (And You Alone)" – The Platters • "Playmates" – The Fontane Sisters • "Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets • "Rock And Roll Waltz" – Kay Starr • "Rock Island Line" – Lonnie Donegan • "Same Old Saturday Night" – Frank Sinatra • "Seventeen", recorded by • *Boyd Bennett and His Rockets • *The Fontane Sisters • "Sincerely" – McGuire Sisters (also in 1954) • "Sixteen Tons", recorded by • *Tennessee Ernie Ford • *Frankie Laine • "Smack Dab In The Middle" – The Mills Brothers • "Sur ma vie" – Charles Aznavour • "Speedoo" – The Cadillacs • "Stars Fell On Alabama" – Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton • "Steamboat" - The Drifters • "Suddenly There's A Valley" – Gogi Grant • "Teen Age Prayer", recorded by • *Gale Storm • *Gloria Mann • "That Old Feeling", recorded by • *Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton • *Patti Page • "That's All I Want from You" – Jaye P. Morgan • "Unchained Melody", recorded by • *Les Baxter • *Roy Hamilton • *Al Hibbler • *Jimmy Young • "Vecchio Frac – Domenico Modugno • "The Wallflower"- Etta James • "What'cha Gonna Do" - Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters • "A Woman in Love" – Frankie Laine • "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" – Mitch Miller & The Gang • "You Are My Love" – Joni James

Top R&B and country hits on record

Published popular music

Other notable songs

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