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Rank
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title
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artist
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| 1 |
Don't Be Cruel |
Elvis Presley |
| 1 |
Hound Dog |
Elvis Presley |
| 2 |
Heartbreak Hotel |
Elvis Presley |
| 3 |
My Prayer |
The Platters |
| 4 |
The Wayward Wind |
Gogi Grant |
| 5 |
Lisbon Antigua |
Nelson Riddle |
| 6 |
Whatever Will Be, Will Be |
Doris Day |
| 7 |
The Great Pretender |
The Platters |
| 8 |
The Poor People of Paris |
Les Baxter |
| 9 |
Moonglow And Theme From Picnic |
Morris Stoloff |
| 10 |
Memories Are Made of This |
Dean Martin |
| 11 |
Rock and Roll Waltz |
Kay Starr |
| 12 |
Canadian Sunset |
Hugo Winterhalter |
| 13 |
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You |
Elvis Presley |
| 14 |
Hot Diggity |
Perry Como |
| 15 |
Honky Tonk (Part 2) |
Bill Doggett |
| 16 |
Blue Suede Shoes |
Carl Perkins |
| 17 |
I Almost Lost My Mind |
Pat Boone |
| 18 |
No, Not Much |
The Four Lads |
| 19 |
Love Me Tender |
Elvis Presley |
| 20 |
The Green Door |
Jim Lowe |
| 21 |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers |
| 22 |
I'm in Love Again |
Fats Domino |
| 23 |
Just Walking in the Rain |
Johnnie Ray |
| 24 |
Allegheny Moon |
Patti Page |
| 25 |
Tonight You Belong to Me |
Patience & Prudence |
| 26 |
Ivory Tower |
Cathy Carr |
| 27 |
Standing on the Corner |
The Four Lads |
| 28 |
See You Later Alligator |
Bill Haley & the Comets |
| 29 |
Sixteen Tons |
Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| 30 |
The Flying Saucer |
Buchanan & Goodman |
| 31 |
I'll Be Home |
Pat Boone |
| 32 |
Band of Gold |
Don Cherry |
| 33 |
Magic Touch |
The Platters |
| 34 |
Be-Bop-a-Lula |
Gene Vincent |
| 35 |
On the Street Where You Live |
Vic Damone |
| 36 |
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic |
George Cates |
| 37 |
True Love |
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly |
| 38 |
A Tear Fell |
Teresa Brewer |
| 39 |
Born To Be With You |
The Chordettes |
| 40 |
The Fool |
Sanford Clark |
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"The Top Ten" was written by Gary Theroux and Bob Gilbert and published in 1982. It provides a "Top 40" list for each year from 1956 to 1981 and a one page article on the top ten songs from each year. It also has a collection of information on pop history to introduce each year. |
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Elvis Presley took the pop music scene by storm in 1956. Both G & T and Cashbox ranked "Dont Be Cruel" as the top song of the year. Elvis had five songs in the G & T Top 40 includng "Hound Dog" as co number one. |
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The Platters had two songs in the G & T top ten -- "My Prayer at #3 and "The Great Pretender" at #7. They also had "The Magic Touch" at #33 |
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Nelson Riddle had the top ranked instrumental by G & T: "Lisbon Antigua." |
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