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The popular songs of 1956 are listed in the chart below. Clicking on the header will sort the table by that category.
title artist week debuted highest ranking Weeks in Top Twenty weeks on chart
A Rose And A Baby Ruth George Hamilton IV 1956/11/17 6 11 14
ABC's of Love Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 1956/10/20 0
After the Lights Go Down Low Al Hibbler 1956/08/25 10 5 12
Allegheny Moon Patti Page 1956/06/16 2 17 22
Angels in the Sky The Crew-Cuts 1955/12/17 11 10 15
Are You Satisfied Rusty Draper 1955/12/31 11 7 12
A Tear Fell Teresa Brewer 1956/03/03 7 14 17
Autumn Leaves Roger Williams 1955/08/20 1 18 26
Band of Gold Kit Carson 1955/12/31 11 1 11
Band of Gold Don Cherry 1955/12/10 4 16 18
Be-Bop-a-Lula Gene Vincent 1956/03/24 7 10 15
Blueberry Hill Fats Domino 1956/10/13 2 19 21
Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins 1956/03/10 2 14 17
Bo Weevil Teresa Brewer 1956/03/10 17 3 10
Born To Be With You The Chordettes 1956/06/02 5 13 17
Brown Eyed Handsome Man Chuck Berry 1956/10/06 0
Can You Find It in Your Heart Tony Bennett 1956/05/05 16 1 11
Canadian Sunset Andy Williams 1956/08/18 8 12 17
Canadian Sunset Hugo Winterhalter 1956/07/28 2 18 23
Chain Gang Bobby Scott 1956/01/21 15 5 10
Chains of Love Pat Boone 1956/09/29 10 1 8
Cindy, Oh Cindy Eddie Fisher 1956/10/20 10 11 17
Cindy Oh Cindy Vince Martin & The Tarriers 1956/10/13 9 10 15
Confidential Sonny Knight 1956/11/24 17 2 9
Cry Me A River Julie London 1955/12/03 9 8 13
Devil or Angel The Clovers 1956/01/07 0
Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley 1956/08/04 1 19 23
Drown in My Own Tears Ray Charles 1956/02/18 0
Dungaree Doll Eddie Fisher 1955/12/24 7 12 16
Eddie My Love Fontane Sisters 1956/03/17 11 7 11
Eddie My Love The Chordettes 1956/03/10 18 3 9
Eddie My Love The Teen Queens 1956/03/10 14 0 8
Fever Little Willie John 1956/07/24 24 0 9
The Flying Saucer Buchanan & Goodman 1956/08/11 3 7 10
The Fool Sanford Clark 1956/08/11 7 10 15
Friendly Persuasion Pat Boone 1956/09/22 5 13 17
Garden of Eden Joe Valino 1956/10/27 12 9 14
Glendora Perry Como 1956/06/23 8 6 12
Go On With The Wedding Patti Page 1956/01/14 11 5 8
Graduation Day The Rover Boys 1956/05/19 16 1 7
The Great Pretender The Platters 1955/12/24 1 18 19
The Green Door Jim Lowe 1956/09/29 1 21 22
The Happy Whistler Don Robertson 1956/05/05 6 11 14
He Al Hibbler 1955/10/15 4 20 22
Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 1956/03/10 1 18 22
Hey Jealous Lover Frank Sinatra 1956/11/03 3 14 17
Honky Tonk (Part 2) Bill Doggett 1956/08/20 2 16 22
Hot Diggity Perry Como 1956/03/24 1 14 20
Hound Dog Elvis Presley 1956/08/04 1 16 23
I Hear You Knocking Gale Storm 1955/10/22 2 18 17
I Want You to Be My Girl Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 1956/05/12 13 1 11
I Was the One Elvis Presley 1956/03/17 19 0 10
I'll Be Home Pat Boone 1956/02/04 4 15 18
I'll Remember (In the Still of the Night) The Five Satins 1956/09/29 24 0 6
I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 1956/11/05
I'm in Love Again Fats Domino 1956/05/05 3 12 18
I Almost Lost My Mind Pat Boone 1956/06/09 1 17 19
In the Middle of the House Rusty Draper 1956/09/22 20 1 8
I Put a Spell On You Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1956/11/08 0
It Only Hurts For A Little While The Ames Brothers 1956/05/19 11 13 20
It's Almost Tomorrow The Dream Weavers 1955/11/12 7 15 21
It's Almost Tomorrow Jo Stafford 1955/12/03 14 2 14
Ivory Tower Gale Storm 1956/05/05 6 11 14
Ivory Tower Otis Williams & The Charms 1956/04/14 11 8 15
Ivory Tower Cathy Carr 1956/04/07 2 13 18
I Walk the Line Johnny Cash 1956/10/20 17 3 11
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Elvis Presley 1956/06/02 1 16 19
Juke Box Baby Perry Como 1956/03/10 10 7 10
Just Walking in the Rain Johnnie Ray 1956/09/08 2 20 23
Lay Down Your Arms The Chordettes 1956/10/13 16 2 10
Let the Good Times Roll Shirley & Lee 1956/09/08 20 0 9
Lisbon Antigua Nelson Riddle 1955/12/31 1 21 24
Little Girl of Mine The Cleftones 1956/03/01 57
Long Tall Sally Pat Boone 1956/04/28 8 2 9
Long Tall Sally Little Richard 1956/04/07 6 7 12
Love & Marriage Frank Sinatra 1955/11/05 5 15 15
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley 1956/10/20 1 16 19
Lullaby of Birdland Blue Stars 1956/02/04 16 1 7
Magic Touch The Platters 1956/03/31 4 12 16
Mama From the Train Patti Page 1956/11/03 11 8 12
Mary's Boy Child Harry Belafonte 1956/12/29 12 1 3
Memories Are Made of This Dean Martin 1955/12/03 1 17 19
Miracle of Love Eileen Rodgers 1956/09/08 18 2 10
Moonglow And Theme From Picnic Morris Stoloff 1956/04/21 1 17 22
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic George Cates 1956/04/21 4 15 19
More Perry Como 1956/06/16 4 11 14
Moritat (Theme From Threepenny Opera) Dick Hyman 1956/01/28 8 18 15
Moritat (Theme From Threepenny Opera) Richard Hayman 1956/02/11 11 18 11
Mr Wonderful Peggy Lee 1956/03/24 14 0 10
My Blue Heaven Fats Domino 1956/05/05 19 0 13
My Prayer The Platters 1956/07/07 1 16 20
Night Lights Nat King Cole 1956/11/03 11 3 10
No, Not Much The Four Lads 1956/01/28 2 16 19
Nuttin' For Christmas Art Mooney Orchestra 1955/12/17 6 4 4
Oh What a Night The Dells 1956/09/08 0
Only You The Hilltoppers 1955/11/12 8 11 13
Only You The Platters 1955/10/01 5 18 20
On the Street Where You Live Vic Damone 1956/06/02 4 12 16
Ooby Dooby Roy Orbison 1956/03/03 59
Out of Sight, Out of Mind The Five Keys 1956/10/06 23 0 6
Petticoats of Portugal Dick Jacobs 1956/11/03 16 1 9
Picnic The McGuire Sisters 1956/05/19 13 7 12
The Poor People of Paris Les Baxter 1956/02/18 1 17 20
Rip It Up Little Richard 1956/07/14 17 0 7
R O C K Bill Haley & the Comets 1956/04/07 16 0 5
Rock Island Line Lonnie Donegan 1956/03/31 8 7 11
Rock and Roll Waltz Kay Starr 1956/01/07 1 17 20
Roll Over Bethoven Chuck Berry 1956/06/30 29 0 1
See You Later Alligator Bill Haley & the Comets 1956/01/14 6 13 15
Seven Days The Crew-Cuts 1956/02/18 18 1 5
Since I Met you Baby Ivory Joe Hunter 1956/12/01 12 7 15
Singing the Blues Guy Mitchell 1956/11/03 1 21 22
Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford 1955/11/12 1 18 19
Slow Walk Sil Austin 1956/11/24 17 1 7
Soft Summer Breeze Eddie Heywood 1956/07/21 11 12 18
Theme Song From Song For a Summer Night Mitch Miller 1956/08/11 8 9 12
Speedo The Cadillacs 1956/02/04 17 0 5
Standing on the Corner The Four Lads 1956/04/28 3 13 18
Stranded in the Jungle The Cadets 1956/07/21 15 2 7
A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl Teresa Brewer 1956/06/16 7 11 16
Teenage Prayer Gale Storm 1955/12/24 6 12 12
That's All There Is to That Nat King Cole 1956/07/21 16 5 12
The Church Bells May Ring The Diamonds 1956/05/12 14 1 11
The Man With the Golden Arm Richard Maltby 1956/03/31 14 3 8
Theme From A Three Penny Opera Louis Armstrong 1956/02/25 20 1 7
Tonight You Belong to Me Lawrence Welk 1956/09/29 15 4 10
Tonight You Belong to Me Patience & Prudence 1956/08/25 4 14 17
Too Young To Go Steady Nat King Cole 1956/04/21 21 0 6
Transfusion Nervous Norvus 1956/06/09 8 5 9
Treasure of Love Clyde McPhatter 1956/06/09 16 0 12
True Love Jane Powell 1956/10/06 15 0 9
True Love Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly 1956/10/06 3 18 22
Tutti-Frutti Little Richard 1956/01/28 17 0 5
Tutti-Frutti Pat Boone 1956/02/04 12 5 10
Two Different Worlds Don Rondo 1956/11/03 11 1 12
Walk Hand in Hand Tony Martin 1956/05/26 10 2 11
The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant 1956/05/05 1 19 22
Whatever Will Be, Will Be Doris Day 1956/07/07 2 19 22
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again Helmut Zacharias 1956/09/08 12 4 7
When You Dance The Turbans 1956/01/14 33 0 1
Why Do Fools Fall in Love Gale Storm 1956/03/03 8 9 14
Why Do Fools Fall in Love The Diamonds 1956/03/17 12 4 11
Why Do Fools Fall in Love Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 1956/02/18 6 13 16
You Don't Know Me Jerry Vale 1956/07/28 14 8 17
You'll Never Never Know The Platters 1956/10/06 11 6 12