NUMBER ONE SONGS FROM 1956
There were 18 songs that made it to #1 on the Billboard Chart of top singles for 1956. "Hound Dog" / "Don't Be Cruel" was a dual sided hit and were both listed as #1. "Sixteen Tons" was a holdover from 1955 and "Singing the Blues" would continue as a #1 in January of 1957 -- click on the column head to sort the table. |
| title |
artist |
week began #1 |
weeks #1 |
| Sixteen Tons |
Tennessee Ernie Ford |
1955/11/26 |
8 |
| Memories Are Made of This |
Dean Martin |
1956/01/14 |
6 |
| The Great Pretender |
The Platters |
1956/02/18 |
2 |
| Rock and Roll Waltz |
Kay Starr |
1956/02/18 |
6 |
| Lisbon Antigua |
Nelson Riddle |
1956/02/25 |
4 |
| The Poor People of Paris |
Les Baxter |
1956/03/24 |
6 |
| Heartbreak Hotel |
Elvis Presley |
1956/04/21 |
8 |
| Hot Diggity |
Perry Como |
1956/05/05 |
1 |
| The Wayward Wind |
Gogi Grant |
1956/06/16 |
8 |
| Moonglow And Theme From Picnic |
Morris Stoloff |
1956/06/02 |
3 |
| I Want You, I Need You, I Love You |
Elvis Presley |
1956/07/28 |
1 |
| I Almost Lost My Mind |
Pat Boone |
1956/07/28 |
4 |
| My Prayer |
The Platters |
1956/09/04 |
5 |
| Hound Dog |
Elvis Presley |
1956/09/18 |
11 |
| Don't Be Cruel |
Elvis Presley |
1956/09/18 |
11 |
| The Green Door |
Jim Lowe |
1956/11/03 |
3 |
| Love Me Tender |
Elvis Presley |
1956/10/03 |
5 |
| Singing the Blues |
Guy Mitchell |
1956/12/08 |
10 |
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| NUMBER ONE RECORDS FROM 1956 PRESENTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER |
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