UNITED KINGDOM'S TOP (OLD CHARTS WEBSITE) SINGLES OF 1956
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 I'LL BE HOME-PAT BOONE-JUNE 2 ONLY YOU-HILLTOPPERS-May 3 WHATEVER WILL BE,WILL BE-DORIS DAY-August 4 SAINTS ROCK AND ROLL-BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS-July 5 HEARTBREAK HOTEL-ELVIS PRESLEY-June 6 MY SEPTEMBER LOVE-DAVE WHITFIELD-May 7 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ-KAY STARR-March 8 MOUNTAIN GREENERY-Mel Torm-August 9 IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW-Dream Weavers-March 10 SEE Y0U LATER,ALLIGATOR-Bill Haley & The Comets-April 11 Rock Island Line-Lonnie Donegan-February 12 Rockin' Through The Rye-Bill Haley & The Comets-September 13 A Woman In Love-Frankie Laine-October 14 Rock Around The Clock-Bill Haley & Comets-October (1955) 15 Zambesi-Lou Busch-March 16 Poor People Of Paris-Winifred Atwell-April 17 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-July 18 Lost John-Lonnie Donegan-June 19 Memories Are Made Of This-Dean Martin-February 20 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley-November 21 Walk Hand In Hand-Tony Martin-August 22 No Other Love-Ronnie Hilton-May 23 A Tear Fell-Teresa Brewer-May 24 A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl-Teresa Brewer-August 25 Lay Down Your Arms-Anne Shelton-October 26 Memories Are Made Of This-Dave King-March 27 Just Walking In The Rain-Johnnie Ray-December 28 Hot Diggity-Perry Como-June 29 More-Jimmy Young-November 30 When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba-Mitchell Torok-November 31 Who Are We-Ronnie Hilton-August 32 Wayward Wind-Tex Ritter-August 33 The Great Pretender/Only You-The Platters-October 34 Sixteen Tons-Tennessee Ernie Ford-January 35 Too Young To Go Steady-Nat "King" Cole-June 36 Serenade-Slim Whitman-September 37 The Great Pretender-Jimmy Parkinson-April 38 Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow-Nat "King" Cole-November 39 Bring A Little Water Sylvie/Dead Or Alive-Lonnie Donegan-September 40 Band Of Gold-Don Cherry-March 41 Experiments With Mice-Johnny Dankworth-July 42 Pickin' A Chicken-Eve Boswell-January 43 I'm In Love Again-Fats Domino-September 44 Ballad Of Davy Crockett-Bill Hayes-January 45 Love Is The Tender Trap-Frank Sinatra-January 46 My Prayer-Platters-November 47 Ying Tong Song/Bloodknock's Rock & Roll Call-The Goons-September 48 More-Perry Como-November 49 Moonglow & Theme From Picnic-Morris Stoloff-June 50 Giddy Up A Ding Dong-Freddy Bell & The Bell Boys-October 51 Theme From The Three Penny Opera-Louis Armstrong-May 52 Wayward Wind-Gogi Grant-July 53 Make It A Party-Winifred Atwell-December 54 I?m Walking Backwards For Christmas/Bluebottle Blues-Goons-July 55 All Star Hit Parade-Various Artists-July 56 Moritat(A Theme From The Three Penny Opera)-Dick Hyman Trio-April 57 Green Door-Frankie Vaughan-December 58 Blue Suede Shoes-Elvis Presley-June 59 Love And Marriage-Frank Sinatra-January 60 Rip It Up-Bill Haley & The Comets-December 61 Main Title From Man With The Golden Arm-Billy May-May 62 I Want You,I Need You,I Love You-Elvis Presley-September 63 Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie-Bill Haley & Comets-January 64 Happy Whistler-Don Robertson-June 65 St.Therese Of The Roses-Malcolm Vaughan-December 66 Dreams Can Tell A Lie-Nat "King" Cole-February 67 Born To Be With You-Chordettes-September 68 Young And Foolish-Edmund Hockeridge-March 69 You Can't Be True To Two-Dave King-April 70 Ballad Of Davy Crockett-Tennessee Ernie Ford-January 71 A House With Love In It-Vera Lynn-November 72 Robin Hood/Davy Crockett-Dick James-February 73 Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-June 74 Green Door-Jim Lowe-November 75 Willie Can-Alma Cogan-April 76 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing-Four Aces 77 Walk Hand In Hand-Ronnie Carroll-August 78 Autumn Concerto-George Melachrino-October 79 Blue Moon-Elvis Presley-December 80 Songs For Swingin' Lovers-Frank Sinatra-July 81 Two Different Worlds-Ronnie Hilton-December 82 The Faithfull Hussar-Ted Heat Orchestra-August 83 Cindy,Oh Cindy-Eddie Fisher-December 84 Hot Diggity-Michael Holiday-June 85 True Love-Bing Crosby And Grace Kelly-December 86 Zambesi-Eddie Calvert-March 87 Theme From The Three Penny Opera-Billy Vaughn Orchestra-April 88 I Almost Lost My Mind-Pat Boone-September 89 Chain Gang-Jimmy Young-March 90 Left Bank-Winfred Atwell-August 91 Robin Hood-Gary Miller-January 92 Razzle Dazzle-Bill Haley & His Comets-October 93 Ain't Misbehavin'-Johnnie Ray-April 94 When You Lose The One You Love-David Whitfield,Mantovani And His Orchestra-January 95 Be Bop A Lula-Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps-July 96 Long Tall Sally-Pat Boone-August 97 Port Au Prince Winifred Atwell And Frank Chacksfield-May 98 Out Of Town-Max Bygraves-June 99 Singing The Blues-Guy Mitchell-December 100 Meet Me On The Corner-Max Bygraves-January 101 Bad Penny Blues-The Humphrey Lyttelton Band-July 102 Glendora-Perry Como-October 103 Rock With The Caveman-Tommy Steele-October 104 Jimmy Unknown-Lita Roza-April 105 By The Fountains of Rome-Edmund Hockridge-September 106 The Trouble With Harry-Alfie & Harry-March 107 Suddenly There's A Valley-Petula Clark-January 108 You Are My First Love-Ruby Murray-August 109 Christmas Island-Dickie Valentine-December 110 Jukebox Baby-Perry Como-April 111 Cindy Oh Cindy-Tony Brent-December 112 Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley-December 113 Blue Jean bop-Gene Vincent-November 114 In Old Lisbon-Frank Chacksfield-March 115 Portuguese Washerwoman-Joe Fingers Carr-June 116 Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo-Alma Cogan-January 117 Green Door-Glen Mason-December 118 Twenty Tiny Fingers-The Stargazers-January 119 Ivory tower-Three Kayes-June 120 I'm A Fool-Slim Whitman-March 121 Sixteen Tons-Frankie Laine-January 122 Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)-Pat Boone-December 123 Middle Of The House-Alma Cogan-November 124 Seven Days-Anne Shelton-April 125 Middle Of The House-Jimmy Parkinson-December 126 Someone On Your Mind-Jimmy Young-January 127 The Happy Whistler-Cyril Stapleton-June 128 Gal In The Yaller Shoes-Michael Holiday-June 129 My Son John-David Whitfield-August 130 Willie Can-Beverley Sisters-April 131 Young And Foolish-Ronnie Hilton-February 132 Shifting Whispering Sands-Eamonn Andrews-January 133 With Your Love-Malcolm Vaughan With The Peter Knight Singers-February 134 No Other Love-Edmund Hockridge-May 135 Singing The Blues-Tommy Steele-December 136 (The Same Thing Happened) Birds And The Bees-Alma Cogan-July 137 Rudy's Rock-Bill Haley And His Comets-November 138 A Woman In Love-The Four Aces-October 139 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Alma Cogan-July 140 Nothin' To Do-Michael Holliday-April 141 Hawkeye-Frankie Laine-January 142 In A Little Spanish Town-Bing Crosby-April 143 Innamorata-Dean Martin-April 144 I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine-Elvis Presley-Octobe 145 Carousel-Waltz-Ray Martin-May 146 Ain't That A Shame-Pat Boone-January 147 10.000 Miles-Michael Holliday-September 148 Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino-December 149 Old Piano Rag-Dickie Valentine-January 150 Tonight You Belong To Me-Patience & Prudence-October