Soon rock and roll was the major force in American record sales and crooners, such as Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, and Patti Page, who had dominated the previous decade of popular music, found their access to the pop charts significantly curtailed.
Ao pouco tempo o rock and roll era o principal xénero en volume de vendas nos Estados Unidos e os crooners, como Eddie Fisher, Perry Como e Patti Page, que dominaran a música popular na década anterior, atoparon o seu acceso ás listas de pop considerablemente reducido.