BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S TOP SINGLES OF 1956 (BEST SELLERS:BARRY KOWAL)
No.-Song-Artist-Label-Month
1-DON’T BE CRUEL-ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-OCTOBER 1230
2-HOUND DOG-ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-September 1204
3-SINGING THE BLUES-GUY MITCHELL-COLUMBIA-December 1080
4-GREEN DOOR-JIM LOWE-Dot-November 1008
5-LISBON ANTIGUA-NELSON RIDDLE-Capitol-February 1006
6-LOVE ME TENDER-ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-November 976
7-JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN-JOHNNIE RAY-Columbia-November 954
8-HEARTBREAK HOTEL-Elvis Presley-RCA-May 946
9-WAYWARD WIND-Gogi Grant-Era-June 912
10-POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS-Les Baxter-Capitol-March 888
11-Moonglow & Theme From Picnic-Morris Stoloff-Decca-June 868
12-Whatever Will Be,Will Be-Doris Day-Columbia-August 856
13-Memories Are Made Of This-Dean Martin-Capitol-January 850
14-My Prayer-Platters-Mercury-July 830
15-Hot Diggity-Perry Como-RCA-April 822
16-Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett-King-September 814
17-Canadian Sunset-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Heywood-RCA-October 808
18-Rock And Roll Waltz-Kay Starr-RCA-February 802
19-The Great Pretender Platters-Mercury-January 800
20-True Love-Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly-Capitol-December 734
21-I Want You,I Need You, I Love You-Elvis Presley-RCA-July 712
22-I Almost Lost My Mind-Pat Boone-Dot-July 688
23-Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-Sun-March 666
24-Juke Box Baby-Perry Como-RCA-April 636
25-No,Not Much-Four Lads-Columbia-March 630
26-I’m In Love Again-Fats Domino-Imperial-June 614
27-Allegheny Moon-Patti Page-Mercury-August 590
28-Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Gee-April 588
29-Tonight You Belong To Me-Patience & Prudence-Liberty-September 572
30-My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino-Imperial-June 572
31-It’s Almost Tomorrow-Dream Weavers-Decca-January 564
32-I’ll Be Home-Pat Boone-Dot-March 552
33-Be-Bop-A-Lula-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps-Capitol-July 530
34-Standing On The Corner-Four Lads-Columbia-June 526
35-Band Of Gold-Don Cherry-Columbia-January 516
36-See You Later,Alligator-Bill Haley & The Comets-Decca-February 506
37-Ivory Tower-Cathy Carr-Fraternity-May 466
38-Friendly Persuasion-Pat Boone-Dot-October 462
39-More-Perry Como-RCA-July 458
40-Moonglow & Theme From Picnic-George Cates-Coral-May 448
41-(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch-Platters-Mercury-April 438
42-Tutti’ Frutti-Pat Boone-Dot-March 430
43-Love Me-Elvis Presley-RCA-December 420
44-Rose And A Baby Ruth-George Hamilton IV-ABC Paramount-December 418
45-My Baby Left Me-Elvis Presley-RCA-July 416
46-Glendora-Perry Como-RCA-July 408
47-My Little Angel-Four Lads-Columbia-June 400
48-The Flying Saucer(Parts 1 & 2)Buchanan & Goodman-Luniverse-August 392
49-Moritat(A Theme From The Three Penny Opera)-Dick Hyman Trio-MGM-February 374
50-Born To Be With You-Chordettes-Cadence-June 362
51-On The Street Where You Live-Vic Damone-Columbia-June 360
52-Hey,Jealous Lover-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-November 360
53-Chains Of Love-Pat Boone-Dot-October 340
54-I Was The One-Elvis Presley-RCA-April 336
55-A Tear Fell-Teresa Brewer-Coral-April 326
56-The Fool-Sanford Clark-Dot-September 324
57-Canadian Sunset-Andy Williams-Cadence-September 310
58-Long Tall Sally-Little Richard-Specialty-April 306
59-Dungaree Doll-Eddie Fisher-RCA-January 288
60-Bo Weevil-Teresa Brewer-Coral-April 286
61-Song For A Summer Night-Mitch Miller-Columbia-August 268
62-Cindy,Oh Cindy-Vince Martin & The Tarriers-RCA-October 256
63-Angels In The Sky-Crew Cuts-Mercury-January 254
64-Cindy,Oh Cindy-Eddie Fisher-RCA-November 252
65-Heaven On Earth-Platters-Mercury-July 246
66-Rock Island Line-Lonnie Donegan-London-April 244
67-Happy Whistler-Don Robertson-Capitol-June 240
68-Rock A Bye Your Baby-Jerry Lewis-Decca-December 224
69-Sweet Old Fashioned Girl-Teresa Brewer-Coral-June 214
70-Transfusion-Nervous Norvous-Dot-June 204
71-Soft Summer Breeze-Eddie Heywood-Mercury-September 186
72-Any Way You Want Me-Elvis Presley-RCA-October 140
73-Mostly Martha-Crew-Cuts-Mercuty-January 108
74-Nuttin’ For Christmas-Barry Gordon/Art Mooney-MGM-January 94
75-Slippin’ & Slidin’-Little Richard-Specialty-April 86
76-Are You Satisfied-Rusty Draper-Mercury-January 74
77-Since I Met You Baby-Ivory Joe Hunter-Atlantic-December 72
78-I Want You To Be My Girl-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Gee-May 70
79-You’ll Never Never Know-Platters-Mercury-October 70
80-It Isn’t Right-Platters-Mercury-October 70
81-Garden Of Eden-Joe Valino-Vik-December 70
82-Church Bells May Ring-Diamonds-Mercury-May 68
83-Gonna Get Along Without You Now-Patience & Prudence-Liberty-December 38
84-Mary’s Boy Child-Harry Belafonte-RCA-December 38
85-Ivory Tower-Otis Williams & The Charms-De Luxe-April 36
86-A Theme From The Three Penny Opera-Richard Hayman & Jan August-Mercury-February 36
87-Teenage Prayer-Gale Storm-Dot-January 36
88-Memories Are Made Of This-Gale Storm-Capitol-January 36
89-Eddie My Love-Teen Queens-RPM-March 34
90-You Don’t Know Me-Jerry Vale-Columbia-September 34