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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.

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1958

LIST YEAR1958

Rama Lama Ding Dong

The Edsels

Release: 1958Source checked

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Doo-wop R&B

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LIST YEAR1958

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

Release: 1958Source checked

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Traditional pop

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Brenda Lee began performing on radio and television as a child and signed with Decca in 1956. Her work with producer Owen Bradley linked a forceful rock-and-roll delivery to carefully arranged pop ballads. She also...

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ALL 66 ANNUAL COLLECTIONS

1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.