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• BIRTHDAY: July 6, 1925 - February 9, 1981
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" (1955)
• ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 1987

• April 12: Bill Haley recorded "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock."

# 1 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Group/Duo of the Year)

• July 9: Bill Haley & His Comets topped the Billboard Best Sellers In Stores chart for 8 weeks with "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock."
  from the LP Shake Rattle And Roll
  Billboard chart run: 22 - 14 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1- 3 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 13 - 18 - 25 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 2
  Rolling Stone: '500 Greatest Songs of All-Time': # 158
  VH1: '100 Greatest Rock Songs': # 37
• July 16: Bill Haley & His Comets topped the Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for 6 weeks with "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock."
• July 30: Bill Haley & His Comets topped the Billboard Most Played In Jukeboxes chart for 7 weeks with "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock."

• Billy Haley & His Comets hit the Billboard Top 20 with "Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)."
  from the LP Shake Rattle And Roll
  Billboard chart run: 24 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 15 - 20 - 20 - 23 - 29 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 56

• Bill Haley & His Comets hit the Billboard Top 20 with "Burn That Candle."
  from the LP Rock Around The Clock
  Billboard chart run: 39 - 38 - 28 - 31 - 27 - 29 - 20 - 26 - 20 - 30 - 29 - 35 - 38 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 74

• Bill Haley & His Comets hit the Billboard Top 20 with "Mambo Rock."
  from the LP Shake Rattle And Roll
  Billboard chart run: 24 - 23 - 18 - 25 - 25 - 27 - 22 - 27 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 93

• Bill Haley & His Comets hit the Billboard Top 20 with "Razzle-Dazzle."
  Year-End Chart Position: # 111

• Bill Haley & His Comets hit the Billboard Top 40 with "Birth Of The Boogie."
  Year-End Chart Position: # 140

Top Pop Singles:

1. "We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" 1(10) / 26 (1955 and 1974)
2. "See You Later, Alligator" 6 / 15 (1956)
3. "Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) 11 / 15 (1955)
4. "Burn That Candle" 20 / 13 (1955)
5. "Mambo Rock" 18 / 8 (1955)
6. "R-O-C-K" 29 / 5 (1956)
7. "Rip It Up" 30 / 4 (1956)
8. "Razzle-Dazzle / Two Hound Dogs" 15 / 4 (1955)
9. "Skinny Minnie" 22 / 5 (1958)
10. "Rudy's Rock" 34 / 3 (1956)

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• "Shake, Rattle And Roll" (1954)
• "Birth Of The Boogie" (1955)
• "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie" (1955)
• "The Saints Rock 'N Roll" (1956)
• "Teenager's Mother (Are You Right" (1956)
• "Rockin' Through The Rye" (1956)
• "Hot Dog Buddy Buddy" (1956)
• "Forty Cups Of Coffee" (1957)
• "(You Hit The Wrong Note) Billy Goat" (1957)
• "Lean Jean" (1958)