# Best #1 single of the decade: the 1950s

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 9, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1950s/706776 "2014-12-09T18:27:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1950s/706776/21 "2014-12-13T18:14:32Z")

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“Stagger Lee” was the greatest song of the 1950s, but since it wasn’t on this list I had to vote for the #2 greatest, “Mack the Knife.”

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