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1956 Music compiled by Ted Yates

 

 1956 IN MUSIC
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THE TOP 100 HITS OF 1956                         1956 Trivia

1. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog   Elvis Presley
2. Singing The Blues    Guy Mitchell
3. Heartbreak Hotel    Elvis Presley
4. The Wayward Wind    Gogi Grant
5. Memories Are Made Of This   Dean Martin
6. Rock And Roll Waltz    Kay Starr
7. The Poor People Of Paris   Les Baxter
8. Love Me Tender    Elvis Presley
9. My Prayer     Platters
10.I Almost Lost My Mind   Pat Boone
11.Lisbon Antiqua    Nelson Riddle
12.The Green Door    Jim Lowe
13.The Great Pretender    Platters
14.Moonglow And Theme From 'Picnic'  Morris Stoloff
15.I Want You,I Need You,I Love You  Elvis Presley
16.Hot Diggity     Perry Como
17.Blue Suede Shoes    Carl Perkins
18.Honky Tonk     Bill Doggett
19.No Not Much     Four Lads
20.Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) Doris Day
21.Allegheny Moon    Patti Page
22.Canadian Sunset    Hugo Winterhalter/Eddie Heywood
23.Just Walkin' In The Rain   Johnny Ray
24.Standing On The Corner   Four Lads
25.Ivory Tower     Cathy Carr
26.I'm In Love Again    Fats Domino
27.True Love     Bing Crosby/Grace Kelly
28.(You've Got) The Magic Touch   Platters
29.On The Street Where You Live   Vic Damone
30.The Flying Saucer    Buchanan & Goodman
31.Band Of Gold     Don Cherry
32.Friendly Persuasion    Pat Boone
33.Be Bop A Lula    Gene Vincent
34.More      Perry Como
35.Long Tall Sally    Little Richard
36.Why Do Fools Fall In Love   Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
37.I'll Be Home     Pat Boone
38.Born To Be With You    Chordettes
39.Moonglow & Theme From 'Picnic'  George Cates
40.A Tear Fell     Teresa Brewer
41.See You Later Aligator   Bill Haley & The Comets
42.Memories Are Made Of This   Gale Storm
43.A Rose And A Baby Ruth   George Hamilton 1V
44.The Happy Whistler    Don Robertson
45.Teenage Prayer    Gale Storm
46.The Fool     Sanford Clark
47.Ivory Tower     Gale Storm
48.Canadian Sunset    Andy Williams
49.Dungaree Doll    Eddie Fisher
50.Cindy Oh Cindy    Tarriers
51.A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl   Teresa Brewer
52.It's Almost Tomorrow    Dream Weavers
53.Rock Island Line    Lonnie Donegan
54.(Love Is) The Tender Trap   Frank Sinatra
55.Moritat (Theme From 'The Three Penny Opera' Dick Hyman Trio
56.Transfusion     Nervous Norvous
57.Theme Song from 'Song For A Summer Night' Mitch Miller
58.Glendora     Perry Como
59.Why Do Fools Fall In Love   Gale Storm
60.Since I Met You Baby    Ivory Joe Hunter
61.Cindy Oh Cindy    Eddie Fisher
62.Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Jerry Lewis
63.Gonna Get Along Without You   Patience & Prudence
64.Juke Box Baby    Perry Como
65.After The Lights Go Down Low   Al Hibbler
66.Eddie My Love    Fontaine Sisters
67.Walk Hand In Hand    Tony Martin
68.Chains Of Love    Pat Boone
69.Are You Satisfied    Rusty Draper
70.Soft Summer Breeze    Eddie Heywood
71.A Theme From 'The Three Penny Opera'  Richard Hayman
72.The Church Bells May Ring   Diamonds
73.It Only Hurts For A Little While  Ames Bros.
74.You'll Never Never Know   Platters
75.Eddie My Love    Teen Queens
76.Ivory Tower     Otis Williams & The Charms
77.Angels In The Sky    Crewcuts
78.I Walk The Line    Johnny Cash
79.Stranded In The Jungle   Cadets
80.Rip It Up     Little Richard
81.Speedo     Cadillacs
82.Let The Goodtimes Roll   Shirley & Lee
83.Blue Suede Shoes    Elvis Presley
84.In The Still Of The Night   Five Satins
85.Two Different Worlds    Don Rondo
86.Man From The Train    Patti Page
87.Tutti Frutti     Little Richard
88.Band Of Gold     Kit Carson
89.My Blue Heaven    Fats Domino
90.Graduation Day    Four Freshmen
91.Fever     Little Willie John
92.I Was The One    Elvis Presley
93.Night Lights     Nat 'King' Cole
94.In The Middle Of The House   Vaughn Monroe
95.All At Once You Love Her   Perry Como
96.Mr. Wonderful    Peggy Lee
97.It's Almost Tomorrow    Jo Stafford
98.Why Do Fools Fall In Love   Diamonds
99.Tutti Frutti     Pat Boone
100.Garden Of Eden    Joe Valino 

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 1956

1. Calypso   Harry Belafonte
2. My Fair Lady   Original Cast
3. Elvis Presley  Elvis Presley
4. Elvis   Elvis Presley
5. The King And I  Soundtrack
6. The Eddy Duchin Story  Carmen Cavallaro/SD
7. Carousel   Soundtrack
8. Songs For Swingin' Lovers Frank Sinatra
9. High Society   Soundtrack
10.Belafonte   Harry Belafonte 

TOP 10 COUNTRY HITS OF 1956

1. Crazy Arms   Ray Price
2. Heartbreak Hotel  Elvis Presley
3. Singing The Blues  Marty Robbins
4. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog Elvis Presley
5. I Walk The Line  Johnny Cash
6. I Forgot To Remmember To Forget-Elvis Presley
7. Why Baby Why   Red Sovine & Webb Pierce
8. Blue Suede Shoes  Carl Perkins
9. I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby- Louvin Bros.
10.I Want You, I Need You, I Love You-Elvis Presley 
        
TOP 10 ONE HIT WONDERS OF 1956

1. Morris Stoloff  Moonglow And Theme From Picnic
2. Don Robertson  The Happy Whistler
3. Cathy Carr   Ivory Tower
4. Sanford Clark  The Fool
5. Ivory Joe Hunter  Since I Met You Baby
6. Cadets   Stranded In The Jungle
7. Teen Queens   Eddie My Love
8. Bobby Scott   Chain Gang
9. Rover Boys   Graduation Day
10.Joe Valino   Garden Of Eden

10 GREAT 'LOST 45'S' FROM 1956

1. Let The Good Times Roll  Shirley & Lee
2. When My Dreamboat Comes Home  Fats Domino
3. Transfusion   Nervous Norvous
4. Stranded In The Jungle  Jayhawks
5. Gonna Get Along Without You  Patience & Prudence
6. Fever   Little Willie John
7. In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town-Somethin' Smith & The Redheads
8. When You Dance  Turbans
9. Ooby Dooby   Roy Orbison
10.You're The Apple Of My Eyes  Four Lovers