USA YEAR-END CHARTS: 1956
Top 40 Singles (Pop)
1.
DON’T BE CRUEL - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
2.
THE GREAT PRETENDER - The Platters (Mercury)
3.
MY PRAYER - The Platters (Mercury)
4.
THE WAYWARD WIND - Gogi Grant (Era)
5.
WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day (Columbia)
6.
HEARTBREAK HOTEL - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
7.
LISBON ANTIGUA - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (Capitol)
8.
CANADIAN SUNSET - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood (RCA
Victor)
9.
MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” - Morris Stoloff (Decca)
10.
HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett (King)
11.
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS - Dean Martin (Capitol)
12.
THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS - Les Baxter & His Orchestra (Capitol)
13.
ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ - Kay Starr (RCA Victor)
14.
HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
15.
HOUND DOG - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
16.
I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
17.
BLUE SUEDE SHOES - Carl Perkins (Sun)
18.
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (Gee)
19.
NO, NOT MUCH! - The Four Lads (Columbia)
20.
I ALMOST LOST MY MIND - Pat Boone (Dot)
21.
TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME - Patience & Prudence (Liberty)
22.
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN - Fats Domino (Imperial)
23.
ALLEGHENY MOON - Patti Page (Mercury)
24.
JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN - Johnnie Ray (Columbia)
25.
IVORY TOWER - Cathy Carr (Fraternity)
26.
THE GREEN DOOR - Jim Lowe (Dot)
27.
LOVE ME TENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
28.
BAND OF GOLD - Don Cherry (Columbia)
29.
STANDING ON THE CORNER - The Four Lads (Columbia)
30.
SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR - Bill Haley & His Comets (Decca)
31.
(You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH - The Platters (Mercury)
32.
I’LL BE HOME - Pat Boone (Dot)
33.
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (Capitol)
34.
A TEAR FELL - Teresa Brewer (Coral)
35.
THE FLYING SAUCER (pts. 1 & 2) - Buchanan & Goodman (Luniverse)
36.
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - Vic Damone (Columbia)
37.
THE FOOL - Sanford Clark (Dot)
38.
FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) - Pat Boone (Dot)
39.
BLUEBERRY HILL - Fats Domino (Imperial)
40.
THEME SONG FROM “SONG FOR A SUMMER NIGHT” - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra
(Columbia)