BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (HONOR ROLL OF HITS:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES (USA) OF 1956
1-LOVE ME TENDER-ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-NOVEMBER 1128
2-SINGING THE BLUES-GUY MITCHELL-COLUMBIA-December 1098
3-TRUE LOVE-BING CROSBY & GRACE KELLY-CAPITOL-December 1074
4-WAYWARD WIND-GOGI GRANT-Era-July 1026
5-GREEN DOOR-JIM LOWE-Dot-November 1004
6-POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS-LES BAXTER-Capitol-March 974
7-WHATEVER WILL BE,WILL BE-DORIS DAY-Columbia-August 958
8-DON’T BE CRUEL-Elvis Presley-RCA-September 952
9-LISBON ANTIGUA-Nelson Riddle-Capitol-March 952
10-JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN-Johnnie Ray-Columbia-November 940
11-Memories Are Made Of This-Dean Martin-Capitol-January 932
12-Moonglow & Theme From Picnic-Morris Stoloff-Decca-June 914
13-Allegheny Moon-Patti Page-Mercury-July 898
14-Canadian Sunset-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Heywood-RCA-October 894
15-Rock And Roll Waltz-Kay Starr-RCA-February 882
16-Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley-RCA-May 862
17-My Prayer-Platters-Mercury-August 858
18-Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino-Imperial-December 808
19-Hot Diggity-Perry Como-RCA-May 776
20-Ivory Tower-Cathy Carr-Fraternity-May 772
21-The Great Pretender-Platters-Mercury-January 764
22-It’s Almost Tomorrow-Dream Weavers-Decca-January 726
23-I Almost Lost My Mind-Pat Boone-Dot-July 704
24-No,Not Much-Four Lads-Columbia-March 678
25-Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett-King-September 668
26-Hound Dog-Elvis Presley-RCA-August 632
27-Tonight You Belong To Me-Patience & Prudence-Liberty-October 620
28-On The Street Where You Live-Vic Damone-Columbia-July 600
29-Band Of Gold-Don Cherry-Columbia-January 584
30-Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-Sun-April 580
31-Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Gee-March 572
32-I Want You,I Need You, I Love You-Elvis Presley-RCA-July 554
33-Standing On The Corner-Four Lads-Columbia-June 532
34-Friendly Persuasion-Pat Boone-Dot-November 520
35-Cindy,Oh Cindy-Vince Martin & The Tarriers-RCA-December 518
36-Moritat(A Theme From The Three Penny Opera)-Dick Hyman Trio-MGM-March 484
37-I’ll Be Home-Pat Boone-Dot-March 474
38-Hey,Jealous Lover-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-December 450
39-Love Me-Elvis Presley-RCA-December 384
40-I’m In Love Again-Fats Domino-Imperial-June 380
41-Born To Be With You-Chordettes-Cadence-July 356
42-See You Later,Alligator-Bill Haley & The Comets-Decca-February 346
43-Rose And A Baby Ruth-George Hamilton IV-ABC Paramount-December 344
44-Picnic-McGuire Sisters-Coral-June 344
45-More-Perry Como-RCA-July 340
46-Walk Hand In Hand-Tony Martin-RCA-June 318
47-Soft Summer Breeze-Eddie Heywood-Mercury-September 314
48-A Tear Fell-Teresa Brewer-Coral-May 310
49-(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch-Platters-Mercury-May 304
50-A Teenage Prayer-Gale Storm-Dot-January 300
51-Song For A Summer Night-Mitch Miller-Columbia-September 298
52-Dungaree Doll-Eddie Fisher-RCA-January 276
53-Sweet Old Fashioned Girl-Teresa Brewer-Coral-July 244
54-The Flying Saucer(Parts 1 & 2)Buchanan & Goodman-Luniverse-August 212
55-Eddie My Love-Fontane Sisters-Dot-April 198
56-Long Tall Sally-Little Richard-Specialty-April 196
57-The Fool-Sanford Clark-Dot-September 182
58-Mr.Wonderful-Peggy Lee-Decca-April 182
59-Happy Whistler-Don Robertson-Capitol-May 154
60-Theme From “The Man With The Golden Arm”-Richard Maltby-Vik-April 150
61-Graduation Day-Four Freshmen-Capitol-June 112
62-When The White Lilacs Bloom Again-Billy Vaughn-Dot-September 112
63-Be-Bop-A-Lula-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps-Capitol-July 108
64-Two Different Worlds-Don Rondo-Jubilee-December 106
65-Since I Met You Baby-Ivory Joe Hunter-Atlantic-December 104
66-Mama From The Train-Patti Page-Mercury-December 72
67-Tutti’ Frutti-Pat Boone-Dot-February 70
68-Gonna Get Along Without You Now-Patience & Prudence-Liberty-December 68
69-Rock Island Line-Lonnie Donegan-London-April 36
70-Rock A Bye Your Baby-Jerry Lewis-Decca-December 36
71-Juke Box Baby-Perry Como-RCA-March 36
72-You Don’t Know Me-Jerry Vale-Columbia-September 34