Top 100 Of 1956 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)
(Peak Positions are taken from the Top 100 Chart)

*1   HEARTBREAK HOTEL
      Elvis Presley (#1, April)
*2   DON'T BE CRUEL
      Elvis Presley (#1, Aug)
 3   LISBON ANTIGUA
      Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (#2, Feb)
*4   MY PRAYER
      The Platters (#1, Aug)
*5   THE WAYWARD WIND
      Gogi Grant (#1, June)
 6   HOUND DOG
      Elvis Presley (#2, Aug)
*7   THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS
      Les Baxter and His Orchestra (#1, March)
 8   WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera)
      Doris Day (#2, Aug)
*9   MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS
      Dean Martin (#1, Jan)
*10  ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ
      Kay Starr (#1, Feb)
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 11  MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC"
      Morris Stoloff (#2, June)
*12  THE GREAT PRETENDER
      The Platters (#1, Feb)
*13  I ALMOST LOST MY MIND
      Pat Boone (#1, July)
 14  I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU
      Elvis Presley (#3, July)
*15  LOVE ME TENDER
      Elvis Presley (#1, Nov)
 16  HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom)
      Perry Como (#2, May)
 17  CANADIAN SUNSET
      Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood (#2, Oct)
 18  BLUE SUEDE SHOES
      Carl Perkins (#4, May)
*19  THE GREEN DOOR
      Jim Lowe (#1, Nov)
 20  NO, NOT MUCH
      The Four Lads (#3, March)
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 21  HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2)
      Bill Doggett (#2, Oct)
*22  SIXTEEN TONS
      Tennessee Ernie Ford (#1, Nov 1955)
 23  JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN
      Johnnie Ray (#2, Oct)
 24  ALLEGHENY MOON
      Patti Page (#2, Aug)
 25  I'M IN LOVE AGAIN
      Fats Domino (#5, July)
 26  TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME
      Patience and Prudence (#6, Oct)
 27  BE-BOP-A-LULA
      Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (#9, July)
 28  WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE
      The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (#7, April)
 29  STANDING ON THE CORNER
      The Four Lads (#3, June)
 30  THE FLYING SAUCER (Parts 1 and 2)
      Buchanan and Goodman (#7, Aug)
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 31  MOONGLOW AND THE THEME FROM "PICNIC"
      George Cates and his Orchestra (#4, June)
 32  IVORY TOWER
      Cathy Carr (#6, June)
 33  SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR
      Bill Haley and His Comets (#5, Feb)
 34  I'LL BE HOME
      Pat Boone (#5, April)
 35  ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
      Vic Damone (#8, July)
 36  (You've Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH
      The Platters (#4, May)
 37  BORN TO BE WITH YOU
      The Chordettes (#5, July)
 38  BAND OF GOLD
      Don Cherry (#5, Jan)
 39  MORE
      Perry Como (#9, July)
*40  SINGING THE BLUES
      Guy Mitchell (#1, Dec)
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 41  BLUEBERRY HILL
      Fats Domino (#4, Jan 1957)
 42  THE FOOL
      Sanford Clark (#9, Sept)
 43  THE HAPPY WHISTLER
      Don Robertson (#9, June)
 44  TRUE LOVE
      Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (#4, Nov)
 45  LONG TALL SALLY
      Little Richard (#13, May)
 46  A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL
      Teresa Brewer (#9, Aug)
 47  TRANSFUSION
      Nervous Norvus (#13, June)
 48  IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE
      The Ames Brothers (#15, Aug)
 49  A TEAR FELL
      Teresa Brewer (#7, May)
 50  ROCK ISLAND LINE
      Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (#10, April)
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 51  IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW
      The Dream Weavers (#8, Jan)
 52  FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love)
      Pat Boone (#8, Oct)
 53  HEY JEALOUS LOVER
      Frank Sinatra (#6, Jan 1957)
 54  SOFT SUMMER BREEZE
      Eddie Heywood (#12, Sept)
 55  CANADIAN SUNSET
      Andy Williams (#8, Sept)
 56  DUNGAREE DOLL
      Eddie Fisher (#7, Feb)
 57  A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH
      George Hamilton IV (#6, Dec)
 58  CINDY, OH CINDY
      Eddie Fisher (#10, Nov)
 59  YOU DON'T KNOW ME
      Jerry Vale (#14, Sept)
 60  MORITAT (A Theme From "The Three Penny Opera")
      The Dick Hyman Trio (#9, March)
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 61  IVORY TOWER
      Gale Storm (#10, May)
 62  GARDEN OF EDEN
      Joe Valino (#12, Dec)
 63  CINDY, OH CINDY
      Vince Martin with the Tarriers (#12, Dec)
 64  IVORY TOWER
      Otis Williams and His Charms (#12, May)
 65  ANGELS IN THE SKY
      The Crew-Cuts (#13, Jan)
 66  THEME SONG (From "Song For a Summer Night") (Parts 1 and 2)
      Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (#10, Sept)
 67  WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE
      Gale Storm (#15, March)
 68  TEEN AGE PRAYER
      Gale Storm (#9, Jan)
 69  PICNIC
      The McGuire Sisters (#13, June)
 70  AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW
      Al Hibbler (#15, Sept)
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 71  MAMA FROM THE TRAIN
      Patti Page (#11, Dec)
 72  THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO THAT
      Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (#18, Aug)
 73  BAND OF GOLD
      Kit Carson (#17, Jan)
 74  WALK HAND IN HAND
      Tony Martin (#10, June)
 75  WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE
      The Diamonds (#16, April)
 76  JUKE BOX BABY
      Perry Como (#10, April)
 77  ARE YOU SATISFIED
      Rusty Draper (#12, Feb)
 78  IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW
      Jo Stafford (#19, March)
 79  YOU'LL NEVER NEVER KNOW
      The Platters (#14, Nov)
 80  GLENDORA
      Perry Como (#14, July)
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 81  I WALK THE LINE
      Johnny Cash (#19, Nov)
 82  CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
      Tony Bennett (#19, June)
 83  TUTTI' FRUTTI
      Pat Boone (#12, Feb)
 84  EDDIE MY LOVE
      The Fontane Sisters (#12, April)
 85  TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS
      Don Rondo (#19, Nov)
 86  TRUE LOVE
      Jane Powell (#24, Oct)
 87  (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat)
      Richard Hayman and Jan August (#12, March)
 88  NIGHT LIGHTS
      Nat King Cole (#16, Dec)
 89  SPEEDOO
      The Cadillacs (#30, Feb)
 90  THE CHURCH BEELS MAY RING
      The Diamonds (#20, May)
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 91  MR. WONDERFUL
      Peggy Lee (#23, April)
 92  MY BLUE HEAVEN
      Fats Domino (#21, June)
 93  TREASURES OF LOVE
      Clyde McPhatter (#22, June)
 94  MIRACLE OF LOVE
      Eileen Rodgers (#19, Oct)
 95  I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL
      Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (#17, May)
 96  TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME
      Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (with the Lennon Sisters
      and the Sparklers) (#15, Nov)
 97  LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS
      The Chordettes (#16, Nov)
 98  (Themes From) "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM"
      Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (#14, April)
 99  BO WEEVIL
      Teresa Brewer (#17, April)
 100 LULLABY OF BIRDLAND
      The Blue Stars (#20, March)
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