# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | He’ll Have to Go | Jim Reeves | 5 | 2:23 |
2 | Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Freddy Fender | 5 | 2:34 |
3 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford | 5 | 2:38 |
4 | I Walk the Line- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
- producer:
- Bob Johnston and Sam Phillips
- acoustic guitar:
- Johnny Cash (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- double bass:
- Marshall Grant (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- electric guitar:
- Luther Perkins (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- vocals:
- Johnny Cash (on 1956-03-30, on 1956-04-02)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sun Entertainment Corporation (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
- recorded at:
- Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-03-30)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
- recording of:
- I Walk the Line (on 1956-03-30)
- lyricist and composer:
- John R. Cash (in 1956)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
- recording of:
- I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
- lyricist and composer:
- John R. Cash (in 1956)
- publisher:
- Aberbach (London) , Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and House of Cash, Inc.
| Johnny Cash | 4.15 | 2:43 |
5 | Rawhide | Frankie Laine | 4.35 | 2:03 |
6 | Mona Lisa | Conway Twitty | | 2:25 |
7 | Young Love | Sonny James | | 2:32 |
8 | Let It Be Me | The Everly Brothers | | 2:35 |
9 | Don’t- bass:
- Bill Black (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
- double bass:
- Bill Black
- drums (drum set):
- D.J. Fontana (, from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
- guitar:
- Scotty Moore (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07) and Elvis Presley (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
- piano:
- Dudley Brooks (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
- additional background vocals and additional performer:
- The Jordanaires
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley
- vocals:
- The Jordanaires (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07) and Millie Kirkham (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Music (in 1957, in 1958), BMG Entertainment (in 1958), RCA Corporation (in 1958) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
- cover recording of:
- Don’t (from 1957-09-05 until 1957-09-07)
- lyricist:
- Jerry Leiber
- composer:
- Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 2:51 |
10 | Just Out of Reach | Patsy Cline | | 2:31 |
11 | North to Alaska | Johnny Horton | | 2:51 |
12 | Please Help Me I’m Falling | Hank Locklin | | 2:12 |
13 | The Ballad of Davy Crockett | Bill Hayes | | 2:26 |
14 | The Ballad of the One Eyed Jacks | The Johnny Burnette Trio | | 3:17 |
15 | Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town | Kenny Rogers | | 2:53 |
16 | Ballad of a Teenage Queen | Johnny Cash | | 2:11 |
17 | Wasted Days and Wasted Nights | Freddy Fender | 5 | 2:44 |
18 | Tom Dooley | The Kingston Trio | | 3:18 |
19 | It’s Only Make Believe | Wanda Jackson | | 2:18 |
20 | Crazy Arms | Jerry Lee Lewis | | 2:45 |
21 | A White Sports Coat (and a Pink Carnation) | Marty Robbins | | 2:32 |
22 | Wear My Ring Around Your Neck | Elvis Presley | | 2:15 |
23 | Ruben James | Kenny Rogers | | 2:45 |
24 | Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On | Hank Locklin | | 2:24 |