The Eighth Annual Allan Fish Online Film Festival concluded on Friday. I don’t think I am overpraising it when I say it was one of the best in the series. Thanks to this year’s writers: Jamie Uhler, Sachin Gandhi, Robert Hornak, Marilyn Ferdinand, Roderick Heath, Dennis Polifroni, Jay Giampietro, and Joel Bocko for their inspired work and diverse posts. Equal thanks to Tony D’Ambra, Peter Morose, Duane Porter, Patricia Perry, Celeste Fenster, John Greco, J.D. Lafrance, Todd Sherman, Brian Wilson, Maurizio Roca, the Texas Sam Juliano, Marvin Sommer, Steve Elworth, Jim Clark, and others who have left comments, likes on Facebook and have read the entries. The site numbers were most impressive.
1. Maybellene – Chuck Berry 337
2. Ain’t That A Shame – Fats Domino 296
3. Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley 285
4. Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & the Comets 275
5. Tutti-Frutti – Little Richard 262
6. Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters 247
7. Only You – The Platters 245
8. Cry Me a River-Julie London 205
9. The Great Pretender – The Platters 183
10. Earth Angel – The Penguins 182
11. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Frank Sinatra 166
12. Folsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash 163
13. Mr. Sandman – The Chordettes 143
14. Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford 130
15. Why Do Fools Fall in Love/Frankie Lymon & Teenagers 126
16. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing – The Four Aces 125
17. Mystery Train – Elvis Presley 115
18. Lernin’ the Blues (Frank Sinatra) 112
19. My Babe – Little Walter 104
20. I Hear You Knocking – Smiley Lewis 87
21. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White – Perez Prado- 85
22. Flip, Flop and Fly/Big Joe Turner 71
23. Lullaby of Birdland – Sarah Vaughan 71
24. Whatever Lola Wants – Sarah Vaughan 64
25. Sincerely – McGuire Sisters 63
26. Blue Velvet-Clovers 60
27. Love and Marriage-Frank Sinatra 60
28. The Wallflower (Roll with Me, Henry) – Etta James 60
29. Sincerely – The Moonglows 58
30. Speedo – Cadillacs 56
31. Everyday I Have the Blues – B.B. King 55
32. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles 55
33. Memories Are Made Of This – Dean Martin 55
34. Unchained Melody – Roy Hamilton 52
35. A Blossom Fell/ If I May – Nat King Cole Four Knights 50
36. As Long As I’m Moving-Ruth Brown 50
37. The Yellow Rose of Texas – Mitch Miller 50
38. A Fool For You – Ray Charles 48
39. Baby, Let’s Play House – Elvis Presley 47
40. Tweedle Dee – LaVern Baker 47
41. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ – Sonny Boy Williamson 45
42. Life is But a Dream – Harptones 45
43. Pledging My Love–Johnny Ace 45
44. At My Front Door – The El Dorados 37
45. Smokey Joe’s Café, The Robins 37
46. Who Will Be Next” – Howlin’ Wolf 34
47. I’m a Man- Bo Diddley 32
48. April in Paris – Count Basie 30
49. Unchained Melody – Les Baxter 30
50. Autumn Leaves (Roger Williams) 29
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