Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 1956
Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 1956 1956 was the first year to have a full official Year-End Top 100 posted by the Billboard magazine. There do exist lists for years before this, but no official ones go up to 100. Now, I'd be very interested to know what the Year-End Top 100's would've been for 1950-1955, using Billboard's methodology at that time. If anyone knows if a list like this has been done, please link in the comments. I'm not sure if I'd do worst lists for those years, but I would like a chance to go through the entire 50s. As for 1956 specifically, I don't know how many times I can say 50s pop music has not held up well before I sound like a broken record. This was yet another bad and boring year for the Hot 100. The main trends here are rockabilly, doo wop, and pre-rock and roll pop, as that genre hadn't died out yet. A lot of it was forgettable and sounded the same. And now, let's go through the worst that pop music in 1956 had to offer. #10: ...