Top 100 Hits of 1956
Chart #
Song
Artist
1.
Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley - Official Site
1
2.
Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley - #1 (Site Ranking)
1
3.
Don't Forbid Me
Pat Boone
1
4.
The Great Pretender
The Platters - MSN
1
5.
Green Door
Jim Lowe - Photo
1
6.
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
Perry Como
1
7.
I Almost Lost My Mind
Pat Boone - State Fair
1
8.
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Elvis Presley - Sun Studio
1
9.
Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley - unofficial Homepage
1
10.
My Prayer
The Platters
1
11.
Rock & Roll Waltz
Kay Starr
1
12.
Singing the Blues
Guy Mitchell
1
13.
The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant
1
14.
Allegheny Moon
Patti Page
2
15.
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
2
16.
Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino - bio
2
17.
Ivory Tower
Cathy Carr
2
18.
Just Walking in the Rain
Johnnie Ray
2
19.
Love Me
Elvis Presley
2
20.
No, Not Much
The Four Lads
2
21.
Que Sera, Sera
Doris Day - Films
2
22.
The Flying Saucer
Buchanan & Goodman (break-ins)
3
23.
Hey! Jealous Lover
Frank Sinatra - CNN
3
24.
I'm In Love Again
Fats Domino - Hall of Fame
3
25.
Moonlight Gambler
Frankie Laine
3
26.
Standing on the Corner
The Four Lads
3
27.
True Love
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
3
28.
I'll Be Home
Pat Boone - MSN
4
29.
(You've Got) The Magic Touch
The Platters
4
30.
More
Perry Como - Album
4
31.
Oh, What a Night
The Dells
4
32.
On the Street Where You Live
Vic Damone
4
33.
Tonight You Belong To Me
Patience & Prudence
4
34.
Born to Be With You
The Chordettes
5
35.
Friendly Persuasion
Pat Boone
5
36.
A Tear Fell
Teresa Brewer
5
37.
Long Tall Sally
Little Richard
6
38.
A Rose and a Baby Ruth
George Hamilton IV
6
39.
See You Later, Alligator
Bill Haley & His Comets
6
40.
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent - Official Site
7
41.
Canadian Sunset
Andy Williams - Official Site
7
42.
The Fool
Sanford Clark - MSN
7
43.
A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl
Teresa Brewer
7
44.
Theme from "Song for a Summer Night"
(Instrumental)
Mitch Miller
8
45.
Glendora
Perry Como - Photo
8
46.
Rock Island Line
Lonnie Donegan
8
47.
Transfusion
Nervous Norvus
8
48.
Cindy, Oh Cindy
Vince Martin & the Tarriers
9
49.
I Dreamed
Betty Johnson
9
50.
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Gale Storm - bio
-
photos only
9
51.
After the Lights Go Down Low
Al Hibbler
10
52.
Chains of Love
Pat Boone
10
53.
Juke Box Baby
Perry Como - phone message
10
54.
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
Jerry Lewis - MSN
10
55.
Ruby Baby
The Drifters - Early Years
10
56.
Walk Hand In Hand
Tony Martin - MSN
10
57.
Eddie My Love
The Fontane Sisters
11
58.
Go on with the Wedding
Patti Page
11
59.
Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
Patience & Prudence
11
60.
In the Middle of the House
Vaughn Monroe
11
61.
It Only Hurts for a Little While
The Ames Brothers - MSN
11
62.
Mama from the Train
Patti Page
11
63.
Night Lights
Nat King Cole
11
64.
Two Different Worlds
Don Rondo - records
11
65.
You'll Never Never Know
The Platters
11
66.
Garden of Eden
Joe Valino - records
12
67.
Mary's Boy Child
Harry Belafonte - MSN
12
68.
Since I Met You Baby
Ivory Joe Hunter - MSN
12
69.
Tutti Frutti
Pat Boone - Photo
12
70.
The Chain Gang
Bobby Scott
13
71.
(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know
Frank Sinatra - TIME
13
72.
I Want You to Be My Girl
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - History
13
73.
It Isn't Right
The Platters - Official Site
13
74.
Mr. Wonderful
Sarah Vaughan
13
75.
Picnic
The McGuire Sisters
13
76.
St. Therese of the Roses
Billy Ward & The Dominoes - MSN
13
77.
The Church Bells May Ring
The Diamonds
14
78.
Jamaica Farewell
Harry Belafonte - fan site
14
79.
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
Fats Domino
14
80.
You Don't Know Me
Jerry Vale - Photo
14
81.
Liptick & Candy & Rubbersole Shoes
Julius LaRosa - MSN
15
82.
Stranded in the Jungle
The Cadets
15
83.
Tonight You Belong To Me
Lawrence Welk - TV Show
15
84.
True Love
Jane Powell
15
85.
Can You Find It in Your Heart
Tony Bennett
16
86.
Graduation Day
The Rover Boys
vs
Four Freshmen)
16
87.
A House with Love in It
The Four Lads
16
88.
Lay Down Your Arms
The Chordettes
16
89.
Petticoats of Portugal
Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra
16
90.
R-O-C-K
Bill Haley & His Comets
16
91.
That's All There Is To That
Nat King Cole - fan site
16
92.
Treasure of Love
Clyde McPhatter
16
93.
Boll Weevil
Teresa Brewer - MSN
17
94.
The Bus Stop Song (A Paper of Pins)
The Four Lads
17
95.
Confidential
Sonny Knight
17
96.
I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash
17
97.
Jim Dandy
LaVern Baker & The Gliders (Cues)
17
98.
Rip It Up
Little Richard
17
99.
Seven Days
Dorothy Collins - photo
17
100.
That's All
Tennessee Ernie Ford
17