VA - Time Life Music - Your 50s Hit Parade: 12CDs (1988-1992)

Your Hit Parade – was a 41-volume series issued by Time-Life during the late 1980s and early 1990s, spotlighting popular music from the pre-rock era years of 1940-1954, and non-rock and roll songs from 1955 through mid-1960s.
Much like Time-Life's other series chronicling popular music, volumes in the "Your Hit Parade" series covered a specific time period, including single years in some volumes and stylistic trends in others. Each volume was issued on a compact disc, cassette or (on volumes issued through 1990) 2-LP vinyl record set. Individual volumes contained 24 tracks, and represented the highlighted time period's most popular and noteworthy tracks. Also included was a booklet, containing liner notes written by some of the most respected historians of the genre, photographs of the artists, and information on the songs (writers, performers and peak position on Billboard magazine's Best Sellers chart (or, for songs released in 1958 onward, the Hot 100)).

Tracklist:

1988 - Your Hit Parade - 1950
01. Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music! (3:20)
02. Guy Lombardo - Enjoy Yourself (3:20)
03. The Andrew Sisters - I Wanna Be Loved (3:17)
04. Perry Como & Betty Hutton - A Bushel And A Peck (2:47)
05. Gordon Jenkins - My Foolish Heart (3:20)
06. Gary Crosby - Play A Simple Melody (2:56)
07. Frankie Laine - The Cry of The Wild Goose (2:44)
08. Patti Page - All My Love (3:18)
09. The Ames Brothers - Sentimental Me (3:18)
10. Tony Martin - There's No Tomorrow (3:15)
11. Kay Starr & Ernie Ford - I'll Never Be Free (2:38)
12. Sammy Kaye - Harbor Lights (3:24)
13. Perry Como & Fontane Sisters - Hoop-Dee-Doo (2:58)
14. The Andrew Sisters - I Can Dream Can't I (2:39)
15. Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa (3:17)
16. The Mills Brothers - Nevertheless (2:50)
17. Gordon Jenkins - Goodnight Irene (3:23)
18. Doris Day - Bewitched (2:42)
19. The Ames Brothers - Rag Mop (2:39)
20. Kay Starr - Bonaparte's Retreat (2:30)
21. Tony Martin - La Vie en Rose (3:20)
22. Patti Page - The Tennessee Waltz (3:05)
23. Bing Crosby - Dear Hearts And Gentle People (2:41)
24. Sammy Kaye - It Isn't Fair (3:20)

1988 - Your Hit Parade - 1951
01. Les Paul - How High The Moon (2:08)
02. Guy Mitchell - My Truly ,Truly Fair (2:53)
03. Bing Crosby - In The Cool ,Cool, Cool of The Evening (3:27)
04. Nat King Cole - Too Young (3:14)
05. Patti Page - Detour (2:48)
06. Mario Lanza - Be My Love (3:35)
07. Rosemary Clooney - Come Ona My House (2:01)
08. Tony Martin - I Get Ideas (2:43)
09. Frankie Laine - Jezebel (3:12)
10. Tony Bennett - Because of You (3:01)
11. Del Wood - Down Yonder (2:28)
12. Johnnie Ray - Cry (3:06)
13. Ames Brothers - Undecided (3:01)
14. Patti Page - Mister And Mississippi (3:11)
15. Mario Lanza - The Loveliest Night of The Year (3:42)
16. Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You (2:51)
17. Les Paul & Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill (2:20)
18. Eddy Howard - It's No Sin (2:49)
19. Jo Stafford - Shrimp Boats (2:53)
20. Perry Como - If (3:11)
21. The Weavers - On Top Of Old Smoky (2:44)
22. Tony Bennett - Cold, Cold Heart (2:42)
23. Doris Day - Why Did I Tell You (2:25)
24. Mantovani - Charmaine (3:00)

1989 - Your Hit Parade - 1952
01. Worm - The Mills Brothers - Glow (2:43)
02. Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune (3:08)
03. Perry Como & Eddie Fisher - Maybe (2:53)
04. Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much (2:50)
05. Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys - Slow Poke (3:02)
06. Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me (3:08)
07. Eddie Fisher - Lady of Spain (3:07)
08. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Delicado (2:53)
09. Georgia Gibbs - Kiss of Fire (2:29)
10. Don Cornell - I'm Yours (2:55)
11. Johnnie Ray - The Little White Cloud That Cried (2:19)
12. Peggy Lee - Lover (3:24)
13. Doris Day & Frankie Lane - Sugarbush (2:01)
14. Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here (2:58)
15. Jo Stafford - Jambalaya (2:58)
16. Leroy Anderson & His Pops Concert Orchestra - Blue Tango (2:56)
17. Patti Page - I Went To Your Wedding (3:17)
18. Tex Ritter - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) (2:51)
19. Les Paul & Mary Ford - Tiger Rag (2:09)
20. The Four Aces - Tell Me Why (3:14)
21. Doris Day - A Guy Is A Guy (2:43)
22. Al Martino - Here In My Heart (3:15)
23. Eddie Fisher - Any Time (2:39)
24. Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart (2:35)

1989 - Your Hit Parade - 1953
01. Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes (2:42)
02. Kay Starr - Side By Side (2:54)
03. The Ames Brothers - You You You (2:57)
04. Les Baxter - April In Portugal (2:45)
05. Les Paul & Mary Ford - Vaya con Dios (2:56)
06. Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You (3:06)
07. Teresa Brewer - Ricochet (2:44)
08. Perry Como - No Other Love (3:15)
09. Pee Wee Hunt - Oh! (2:43)
10. Leslie Caron - Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1:59)
11. Tony Bennett - Rags To Riches (2:51)
12. Patti Page - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window (2:30)
13. Ray Anthony - Dragnet (2:52)
14. Eddie Fisher - Many Times (2:32)
15. Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again With You (3:04)
16. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - The Song From Moulin Rouge (3:21)
17. Jo Stafford - Keep It A Secret (2:39)
18. Richard Hayman - Ruby (2:54)
19. Julius La Rosa - Eh, Cumpari (2:29)
20. Les Baxter - I Love Paris (2:23)
21. Patti Page - Changing Partners (2:59)
22. Nat King Cole - Pretend (2:46)
23. Peggy Lee - Baubles, Bangles And Beads (3:21)
24. The Hilltoppers - P.S. I Love You (2:42)

1989 - Your Hit Parade - 1954
01. Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House (2:25)
02. Eddie Fisher - I Need To Know (2:32)
03. Jo Stafford - Make Love To Me (2:44)
04. Don Cornell - Hold My Hand (2:49)
05. Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise (3:06)
06. The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman (2:27)
07. Perry Como - Papa Loves Mambo (2:42)
08. Archie Bleyer - Hernando's Hideaway (2:37)
09. Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot (3:02)
10. Erroll Garner Trio - Misty (2:51)
11. The Four Aces - Three Coins In A Fountain (3:05)
12. Doris Day - Secret Love (3:45)
13. Patti Page - Cross Over The Bridge (2:35)
14. Bing Crosby - Young At Heart (2:49)
15. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There (3:02)
16. Don Cornell - (That Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart (2:53)
17. Kay Starr - If You Love Me (2:49)
18. Les Baxter - The High And The Mighty (2:48)
19. The Four Knights - I Get So Lonely (2:06)
20. Doris Day - If I Give My Heart To You (2:53)
21. Eddie Fisher - Oh! My Papa (3:10)
22. Jo Stafford - Teach Me Tonight (2:50)
23. Frank Weir - The Happy Wanderer (2:46)
24. Judy Garland - That Man That Got Away (3:38)

1989 - Your Hit Parade - 1955
01. Perry Como - Ko Ko Mo ( I Love You So) (2:44)
02. Sarah Vaughan - Whatever Lola Wants (2:40)
03. Les Baxter - Wake The Town And Tell The People (2:33)
04. The Ames Brothers - The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (2:53)
05. Joan Weber - Let Me Go Lover (2:25)
06. Rusty Draper - The Shifting, Whispering Sands (2:45)
07. Georgia Gibbs - Dance With Me Henry (The Wallflower) (2:20)
08. Perez 'Prez' Prad - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (3:03)
09. Jaye P. Morgan - That's All I Want From You (2:43)
10. Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody (2:58)
11. Gisele Mackenzie - Hard To Get (3:04)
12. The Four Lads - Moments To Remember (3:20)
13. The Fontane Sisters - Hearts of Stone (2:08)
14. The Platters - Only You (2:39)
15. Dinah Shore - Love And Marriage (2:27)
16. Roger Williams - Autumn Leaves (2:56)
17. Nat King Cole - A Blossom Fell (2:35)
18. Doris Day - I'll Never Stop Loving You (3:06)
19. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons (2:39)
20. Mitch Miller & His Orchestra - The Yellow Rose of Texas (3:07)
21. The Four Lads - Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (3:02)
22. The McGuire Sisters - Sincerely (3:01)
23. Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra - Melody of Love (3:03)
24. Bill Hayes - The Ballad of Davy Crockett (2:26)

1990 - Your Hit Parade - 1956
01. Jim Lowe - The Green Door (2:12)
02. Kay Starr - Rock & Roll Waltz (2:55)
03. Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain (2:40)
04. Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind (2:57)
05. Perry Como - More (2:35)
06. Morris Stoloff - Moonglow And Theme From 'Picnic' (2:50)
07. Doris Day - What Ever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (2:04)
08. Andy Williams - Canadian Sunset (2:36)
09. Patti Page - Allegheny Moon (2:51)
10. The Four Lads - Standing On The Corner (2:51)
11. Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This (2:16)
12. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender (2:40)
13. Perry Como - Hot Diggity (2:21)
14. The Chordettes - Born To Be With You (2:48)
15. Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live (2:41)
16. Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra - Lisbon Antigua (2:34)
17. Jerry Vale - You Don't Know Me (2:32)
18. The Platters - My Prayer (2:46)
19. Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues (2:26)
20. Pat Boone - I Almost Lost My Mind (2:37)
21. Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower (2:34)
22. Al Hibbler - After The Lights Go Down Low (2:36)
23. Les Baxter With His Chorus And Orchestra - The Poor People of Paris (2:24)
24. Four Lads - No, Not Much! (3:17)

1990 - Your Hit Parade - 1957
01. Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb (2:17)
02. Nat King Cole - Send For Me (2:39)
03. Russ Hamilton - Rainbow (2:44)
04. Frankie Laine - Love Is A Golden Ring (2:33)
05. Debbie Reynolds - Tammy (3:08)
06. The Four Coins - Shangri-la (2:49)
07. Don Rondo - White Silver Sands (2:42)
08. Tony Bennett - In The Middle of An Island (2:09)
09. Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat (Day-O) (3:07)
10. Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders - Marianne (2:25)
11. Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand (2:25)
12. Patti Page - Old Cape Cod (2:38)
13. The Ames Brothers - Melodie d'Amour (2:40)
14. Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare (2:38)
15. Gale Storm - Dark Moon (2:29)
16. Jimmie Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (2:22)
17. Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell (2:52)
18. Victor Young - Around The World (2:38)
19. Perry Como - Round and Round (2:36)
20. Pat Boone - April Love (2:43)
21. Andy Williams - Butterfly (2:24)
22. Jane Morgan - Fascination (2:24)
23. Frankie Laine - Moonlight Gambler (2:59)
24. Kay Starr - My Heart Reminds Me (2:57)

1990 - Your Hit Parade - 1958
01. The Chordettes - Lollipop (2:12)
02. Jimmie Rodgers - Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love (2:15)
03. Nat King Cole - Looking Back (2:15)
04. Andy Williams - Are You Sincere (2:43)
05. Perez Prado - Patricia (2:23)
06. Peggy Lee - Fever (3:24)
07. Pat Boone - A Wonderful Time Up There (2:11)
08. Doris Day - Everybody Loves A Lover (2:46)
09. The Platters - Twilight Time (2:50)
10. Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star (2:31)
11. The Four Preps - 26 Miles (2:31)
12. Mitch Miller - March From The River Kwai (2:29)
13. Louis Prima & Keely Smith - That Old Black Magic (2:58)
14. The McGuire Sisters - Sugartime (2:37)
15. Jimmie Rodgers - Secretly (2:39)
16. The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream (2:21)
17. Dean Martin - Return To Me (2:27)
18. Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now (2:21)
19. The Four Lads - Put A Light In The Window (2:27)
20. Perry Como - Magic Moments (2:42)
21. Laurie London - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (2:22)
22. Billy Vaughn - Sail Along Silvery Moon (2:11)
23. Tommy Edwards - It's All In The Game (2:39)
24. The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley (3:04)

1990 - Your Hit Parade - 1959
01. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife (3:11)
02. Jerry Wallace - Primrose Lane (2:30)
03. Dinah Washington - Unforgetable (2:48)
04. The Browns - Scarlet Ribbon (2:39)
05. Chris Warber's Band - Petite Fleur (2:46)
06. Johnny Mathis - Misty (3:37)
07. Johnny Horton - The Battle of New Orleans (2:35)
08. Della Reese - Don't You Know (2:36)
09. The Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue (2:28)
10. Andy Williams - Lonely Street (2:50)
11. The Kingston Trio - M.T.A. (3:17)
12. Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt (2:15)
13. Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn (2:08)
14. Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number (2:41)
15. Connie Francis - Among My Souvenirs (2:33)
16. Jim Reeves - He'll Have To Go (2:22)
17. The Browns - The Three Bells (2:52)
18. The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (2:42)
19. Sarah Vaughan - Broken-Hearted Melody (2:26)
20. Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter of Time (2:29)
21. Martin Denny - Quiet Village (3:22)
22. Dinah Washington - What A Diff'rence A Day Makes (2:29)
23. Andy Williams - The Hawaiian Wedding Song (2:28)
24. Marty Robbins - El Paso (4:41)

1991 - Your Hit Parade - The early '50s
01. Red Foley - Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy (2:48)
02. Ella Mae Morse - The Blacksmith Blues (3:08)
03. Frankie Laine - Rose, Rose, I Love You (2:35)
04. Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra & The Weavers - So Long (It's Been Good To Know Yuh) (3:20)
05. Anton Karas - "The Third Man" Theme (2:13)
06. Les Paul & Mary Ford - The World Is Waiting For The Sunshine (2:13)
07. Nat King Cole - Orange Colored Sky (2:35)
08. Johnnie Ray - Walkin' My Baby Back Home (2:25)
09. Gary Crosby & Friend - Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) (2:55)
10. Patti Page - Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) (2:55)
11. The Hilltoppers - Trying (3:06)
12. Don Cherry - Thinking Of You (2:59)
13. Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra - The Syncopated Clock (2:23)
14. Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Shot Gun Boogie (2:37)
15. Dinah Shore - Sweet Violets (2:51)
16. Dick Haymes - The Old Master Painter (2:25)
17. Karen Chandler - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (3:00)
18. The Mills Brothers - Daddy's Little Girl (2:57)
19. Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney - Too Old To Cut The Mustard (2:45)
20. Guy Mitchell - The Roving Kind (2:49)
21. Perry Como - You're Just In Love (2:58)
22. Les Paul - Whispering (2:02)
23. Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters - Sparrow In The Tree Top (3:15)
24. The Ames Brothers - Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!) (3:07)

1992 - Your Hit Parade -'50s Instrumentals
01. Richard Maltby - Man With The Golden Arm (2:25)
02. Lenny Dee - Plantation Boogie (3:03)
03. Dick Hyman Trio - Moritat (2:18)
04. Moe Koffman Quartette - The Swingin' Shepherd Blues (2:15)
05. Jackie Gleason & His Concert Orchestra - Melancholy Serenade (3:17)
06. Florian Zabach - The Hot Canary (2:17)
07. Ralph Marterie & His "Down Beat" Orchestra - Caravan (2:48)
08. Armenian Jazz Sextet - Harem Dance (2:56)
09. Cozy Cole - Topsy II (3:37)
10. Eddie Heywood - Soft Summer Breeze (2:44)
11. Martin Denny - The Enchanted Sea (1:59)
12. Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra - Ebb Tide (2:36)
13. Ernie Freeman - In The Mood (2:39)
14. Joe "Fingers" Carr - Portuguese Washerwoman (2:12)
15. Les Paul - Meet Mister Callaghan (1:53)
16. Mitch Miller & His Orchestra - Theme Song From "Song For A Summer Night" (3:12)
17. Roger Williams - Near You (2:49)
18. Victor Young & His Singing Strings - Theme From "The Medic" (Blue Star) (3:05)
19. Jackie Lee & His Orchestra - Isle Of Capri (2:31)
20. Dave Barbour & His Orchestra - Mambo Jambo (3:02)
21. Johnny Maddox & His Orchestra - The Crazy Otto (3:05)
22. Arthur Lyman - Taboo (1:49)
23. Jerry Murad with Richard Hayman & His Orchestra - The Story Of Three Loves (2:32)
24. Count Basie & His Orchestra - April In Paris (3:48)

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