Top 10 Decade Defining Songs: 1950s

Hitch up your skirts and loosen your neckties! It's time to let your hair down and let your dancing speed up! Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 decade defining songs of the 1950s. Special thanks to our users Jack Morris, Awesome One, Jaime Enrique Gutierrez Pérez, neeljoshi, Kenneth Gibson, Gary Jordan and Oliver Swen for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest! This video is part of a new series called 'Decade Defining Songs' where we've picked 10 songs that were the most successful, had the most inlfuence and best represent the time period. You know, they "defined" the decade! If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo We have T-Shirts! Be sure to check out http://www.WatchMojo.com/store for more info.

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1. 50s were good for burgers milkshakes cars and music thats about it lol
2. what about Put Your Head On My Shoulder?
3. My Granny listened this kinda music when she was teenage
4. What about "Life Could Be a Dream?"
5. Chuck Berry forever
6. Ok I'm not gonna be one of those dipshits who says "I'm only 17 and I hate all modern music and this is real music" because that's fucking gay. But I enjoy this music, and it really defines the sound of the 50s And it's good to see it still getting recognition
7. I'm my opinion, elvis should have been no 1 as he did lead rock n roll before johnny be goodie was released but I still respect Chuck berry so either way there two legends who should be reconsidered as the masters of music along side Sinatra, Jackson and crosby
8. Impossible task to select the most important rock songs of the 50s, but I don't have a problem with ANY of these, and think they are a good cross-section. I lived those days as a young kid with limited radio exposure to these hits way up in Canada where song-play was VERY selective by lots of old fogey station managers. Congrats! Will subscribe!
9. RIP Chuck Berry.
10. cash is the goat
11. My favorite song from the 50s is Earth Angel. The Penguins were amazing
12. WHAT ID SAY IS IN THIS LIST I LOVE THAT SONG
13. Sh Boom should've been on this list.
14. Where's Rock and Roll is here to stay by Danny and the Juniors?
15. what about Dion and The Belmonts??? i love them
16. How can 'whole lotta shakin' by Jerry Lee Lewis not be on a top 10???
17. I like them all
18. Chuck Berry is the Real King Of Rock, Sorry
19. great balls of fire should be higher !!😠