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Various Artists - Vern's Favorite Hits - Aug. 1953 to Apr. 1954 (1954)

Track listing:
  1. . 1 Down By the Riverside Four Lads + Norman Leyden 2:27
  2. r 1 Heavy Juice Tiny Bradshaw 2:20
  3. c1 Caribbean Mitchell Torok + Louisiana Hayride Band 2:30
  4. .1 Eh, Cumpari Julius LaRosa + Archie Bleyer 2:28
  5. b. Flirtation Waltz Winifred Atwell 2:09
  6. ..1 Ricochet Teresa Brewer + Jack Pleis 2:43
  7. ..2 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Four Lads + Norman Leyden 2:23
  8. . 3 Pa-Paya Mama Perry Como + Hugo Winterhalter 2:12
  9. .. The Typewriter Leroy Anderson 1:36
  10. b. Chicka Boom Guy Mitchell + Mitch Miller 2:44
  11. c1 Satisfaction Guaranteed Carl Smith 2:59
  12. .2 That's Amore Dean Martin + Dick Stabile 3:08
  13. .2 Marie Four Tunes + Sid Bass 2:20
  14. c1 When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon Hank Snow + Rainbow Ranch Boys 2:20
  15. b. Let's Have a Party Winifred Atwell 1:52
  16. c 2 Bimbo Jim Reeves 2:47
  17. c1 Wake Up Irene Hank Thompson + Brazos Valley Boys 2:15
  18. ..1 (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely Four Knights 2:04
  19. ..3 Y'All Come Bing Crosby + Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires 2:22
  20. ..2 Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell Eartha Kitt + Henri Rene 2:44
  21. .1 Darktown Strutters' Ball Lou Monte + Hugo Winterhalter 2:41
  22. c1 Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm In Love Carl Smith 2:23
  23. .2 Bell Bottom Blues Teresa Brewer + Jack Pleis 2:36
  24. c.1 You Better Not Do That Tommy Collins 2:30
  25. b. Sippin' Soda Guy Mitchell 2:22
  26. r1 Such a Night Clyde McPhatter + Drifters 2:30
  27. .1 A Girl, a Girl Eddie Fisher + Hugo Winterhalter 2:27
  28. .. Pine Tree, Pine Over Me Johnny Desmond + Eileen Barton + McGuire S 2:44
  29. b. The Kid's Last Fight Frankie Laine + Carl Fischer + Norman Luboff 3:20
  30. .1 Jilted Teresa Brewer + Jack Pleis 2:09
  31. .. Oh, That'll Be Joyful Four Lads + Jimmy Carroll 2:36
  32. .1 The Happy Wanderer Frank Weir 2:45

Notes


Vern's Favorite Hits In Chronological Order by Chart Entry Date

5331. 1 Down By the Riverside - Four Lads + Norman Leyden.mp3
5331r 1 Heavy Juice - Tiny Bradshaw.mp3
5333c1 Caribbean - Mitchell Torok + Louisiana Hayride Band.mp3
5336.1 Eh, Cumpari - Julius LaRosa + Archie Bleyer.mp3
5338b. Flirtation Waltz - Winifred Atwell.mp3
5339..1 Ricochet - Teresa Brewer + Jack Pleis.mp3
5341..2 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Four Lads + Norman Leyden.mp3
5342. 3 Pa-Paya Mama - Perry Como + Hugo Winterhalter.mp3
5344.. The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson.mp3
5344b. Chicka Boom - Guy Mitchell + Mitch Miller.mp3
5344c1 Satisfaction Guaranteed - Carl Smith.mp3
5345.2 That's Amore - Dean Martin + Dick Stabile.mp3
5346.2 Marie - Four Tunes + Sid Bass.mp3
5347c1 When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon - Hank Snow + Rainbow Ranch Boys.mp3
5348b. Let's Have a Party - Winifred Atwell.mp3
5348c 2 Bimbo - Jim Reeves.mp3
5349c1 Wake Up Irene - Hank Thompson + Brazos Valley Boys.mp3
5403..1 (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely - Four Knights.mp3
5404..3 Y'All Come - Bing Crosby + Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires.mp3
5406.1 Darktown Strutters' Ball - Lou Monte + Hugo Winterhalter.mp3
5406..2 Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell - Eartha Kitt + Henri Rene.mp3
5406c1 Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm In Love - Carl Smith.mp3
5407.2 Bell Bottom Blues - Teresa Brewer + Jack Pleis.mp3
5407c.1 You Better Not Do That - Tommy Collins.mp3
5408b. Sippin' Soda - Guy Mitchell.mp3
5410r1 Such a Night - Clyde McPhatter + Drifters.mp3
5412.1 A Girl, a Girl - Eddie Fisher + Hugo Winterhalter.mp3
5413.. Pine Tree, Pine Over Me - Johnny Desmond + Eileen Barton + McGuire S.mp3
5415b. The Kid's Last Fight - Frankie Laine + Carl Fischer + Norman Luboff.mp3
5416.1 Jilted - Teresa Brewer + Jack Pleis.mp3
5417.1 The Happy Wanderer - Frank Weir.mp3
5417.. Oh, That'll Be Joyful - Four Lads + Jimmy Carroll.mp3

The first two digits indicate the year that the recording was first charted.
The 3rd & 4th digits indicate the week of the year that it was first charted.
The remaining digits:
.? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's best-selling popular records chart
. ? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's popular most-played juke box chart
..? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's most-played by popular D.J's chart
c? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's best-selling country records chart
c ? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's country most-played juke box chart
c.? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's most-played by country D.J's chart
r? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's best-selling R and B records chart
r ? - charted first (or only) on Billboard's R and B most-played juke box chart
.. - listed in Joel Whitburn's "Pop Memories" book but not in Billboard
b. - charted first (or only) on Britain's New Musical Express chart

Notes:
1 In this period there were more than one charted versions of many popular songs.
However, only one version of each song is permitted here within one year.
2 This folder fits neatly on a 700 MB CD if burned in audio format with no gaps.