I think you might be talking about the song "Rocket 88," but that one was actually released in 1951, not 1955. The only singles the group released in 1955 were "Mambo Rock/Birth of the Boogie," "Razzle-Dazzle/Two Hound Dogs," and "Burn That Candle/Rock-a-Beatin'-Boogie." See the Related Link below for more details.
I think you're talking about the song "Rocket 88," which was first recorded by Ike Turner. Bill Haley and his band (who were called Bill Haley and the Saddlemen at the time) recorded their own version in 1951.
Rock Around The Clock
The answer is "Rock Around the Clock"
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Java became widely popular because of the light and compact applications it can produce.
It emerged in the 1980's and became widely popular in the 1990's.
Katy Perry would have to be more popular than Carrie Underwood, because Katy's music is played more often and is more widely accepted throughout the world.
Eminem is a more widely known figure in all of music than Linkin Park.
Mick Jagger is more widely known than Prince, so Mick Jagger.
"Rock Around the Clock" was.
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Tribal tattoos started being popular thousands of years ago, it was a sign you had accomplished something in your lifetime and that you had power. Tattoos in general has not been widely popular in the society until the last 50 years and they are starting to get really popular these days.
Because there is "loads" of water in space - just widely distributed.
Popular-Widely liked or appreciated
Not necessarily because one can be unwidely popular. I can be popular in a school, but a nobody outside the classroom. Ieyasu Tokugawa was popular in Japan, but he isolated the country. So at the time, I doubt he was widely popular or globally popular. He was absolutely popular within Japan though. Frog legs are a delicacy in France. Most people in America would hurl at the thought. Not exactly, widely popular. Automobiles are sold globally; I'd say they're widely popular.
After the hit HBO series "Sex In The City" made repeated references to this product, it has become widely popular. There are several online outlets as well as store fronts who carry this product.
what sports were popular with the british immigrants
Honestly, they really are not widely known, however they became more popular around when "Nothing Personal" came out because MTV helped them out with commercial type deals on VH1 and MTV.
The first television was introduced in 1941. A few more privileged families obtained televisions in 1949 but it did not become popular until 1960.
It is widely believed that water was originally brought here by comets (which are mostly composed of ice and dust).
A de facto standard is one in which there is no formal agreement in place, but it's widely used by so many people that it's become a standard practice.