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THE UNITED KINGDOM'S (NATIONAL MUSIC EXPRESS) TOP 100 SINGLES FOR 1956 (ZOBBEL.DE WEBSITE) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jan 14, 2015 at 06:45 PM |
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THE UNITED KINGDOM'S (NATIONAL MUSIC EXPRESS) TOP 100 SINGLES FOR 1956 (ZOBBEL.DE WEBSITE)
 
No. Pts.Wks.(HP) Artist: Title (Label)
1 959 22 (1) Doris Day: WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE (QUE SERA, SERA) (Philips)
2 912 22 (1) Pat Boone: I'LL BE HOME (London)
3 797 18 (1) Frankie Laine: A WOMAN IN LOVE (Philips)
4 790 18 (1) The Dream Weavers: IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW (Brunswick)
5 755 13 (1) Johnnie Ray: JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN (Philips)
6 721 20 (1) Kay Starr: ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ (HMV)
7 701 16 (1) Winifred Atwell: POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS (Decca)
8 682 22 (2) Elvis Presley: HEARTBREAK HOTEL (HMV)
9 681 16 (1) Frankie Lymon/Teenagers:WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE(Columbia)
10 673 14 (1) Ronnie Hilton: NO OTHER LOVE (HMV)
11 638 23 (3) The Hilltoppers: ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) (London)
12 631 14 (1) Anne Shelton: LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS (Philips)
13 623 16 (1) Dean Martin: MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS (Capitol)
14 599 16 (2) Elvis Presley: HOUND DOG (HMV)
15 569 17 (2) Lou Busch Orchestra: ZAMBESI (Capitol)
16 534 19 (3) Bill Haley & his Comets: ROCKIN' THROUGH THE RYE (Brunswick)
17 528 17 (2) Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group: LOST JOHN (Pye Nixa)
18 527 24 (3) David Whitfield: MY SEPTEMBER LOVE (Decca)
19 527 24 (5) Bill Haley & his Comets: THE SAINTS ROCK'N'ROLL (Brunswick)
20 517 10 (1) 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford:SIXTEEN TONS/YOU DON'T ...A BABY TO CRY
21 480 15 (2) Tony Martin: WALK HAND IN HAND (HMV)
22 475 24 (4) Mel Torm?: MOUNTAIN GREENERY (Vogue-Coral)
23 435 18 (1) Bill Haley & his Comets:(WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
24 426 15 (3) Teresa Brewer: SWEET OLD-FASHIONED GIRL (Vogue-Coral)
25 424 15 (2) Teresa Brewer: A TEAR FELL (Vogue-Coral)
26 413 21 (7) Bill Haley & his Comets: SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR (Brunswick)
27 385 9 (2) Frankie Vaughan: THE GREEN DOOR (Philips)
28 378 21 (8) Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group: ROCK ISLAND LINE (Decca)
29 372 15 (5) Dave King: MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS (Decca)
30 347 13 (4) Perry Como: HOT DIGGITY (DOG ZIGGITY BOOM) (HMV)
31 336 15 (4) Jimmy Young: MORE (Decca)
32 328 8 (2) Bill Hayes: THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKET (London)
33 307 9 (2) Frank Sinatra: (LOVE IS) THE TENDER TRAP (Capitol)
34 299 15 (6) Mitchell Torok: WHEN MEXICO GAVE UP THE RHUMBA (Brunswick)
35 296 10 (4) The Platters: MY PRAYER (Mercury)
36 291 13 (5) The Platters:THE GREAT PRETENDER/ONLY YOU(AND YOU ALONE)
37 282 9 (3) Malcolm Vaughan: ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES (HMV)
38 270 9 (2) v.a.: ALL STAR HIT PARADE (Decca)
39 267 14 (8) Tex Ritter: THE WAYWARD WIND (Capitol)
40 259 9 (4) Bill Haley & his Comets: RIP IT UP (Brunswick)
41 251 10 (3) The Goons:THE YING TONG SONG/BLOODNOK'S ROCK'N'ROLL CALL(Decca)
42 247 10 (4) Freddie Bell & the Bellboys: GIDDY-UP-A-DING-DONG (Mercury)
43 243 8 (3) Frank Sinatra: LOVE AND MARRIAGE (Capitol)
44 242 11 (6) Don Cherry: BAND OF GOLD (Philips)
45 237 13 (9) Jimmy Parkinson: THE GREAT PRETENDER (Columbia)
46 236 12 (7) Lonnie Donegan:BRING A LITTLE WATER SYLVIE/ DEAD OR ALIVE
47 235 14 (8) Nat 'King' Cole: TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY (Capitol)
48 232 15 (8) Slim Whitman: SERENADE (London)
49 228 10 (4) The Goons:I'M WALKING BACKWARDS FOR CHRISTMAS/BLUEBOTTLE BLUES
50 225 5 (1) Guy Mitchell: SINGING THE BLUES (Philips)
51 225 12 (6) Ronnie Hilton: WHO ARE WE (HMV)
52 224 11 (7) Winifred Atwell: MAKE IT A PARTY MEDLEY (Decca)
53 221 12 (7) Johnny Dankworth Orchestra:EXPERIMENTS WITH MICE(Parlophone)
54 217 15 (11) Nat 'King' Cole: LOVE ME AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO TOMORROW
55 198 7 (4) Bill Haley & his Comets: ROCK-A-BEATIN' BOOGIE (Brunswick)
56 198 11 (7) Morris Stoloff:MOONGLOW:THEME FROM'PICNIC'(Brunswick)
57 196 11 (8) Louis Armstrong:THEME FROM'THREEPENNY OPERA'(MACK THE KNIFE)
58 194 10 (9) The Dick Hyman Trio: THEME FROM 'THE THREEPENNY OPERA' (MGM)
59 193 11 (9) Gogi Grant: THE WAYWARD WIND (London)
60 191 12 (10) Perry Como: MORE (HMV)
61 189 7 (3) 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford: THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT (Capitol)
62 188 7 (5) Eddie Fisher: CINDY, OH CINDY (HMV)
63 188 14 (12) Fats Domino: I'M IN LOVE AGAIN (London)
64 186 11 (9) Eve Boswell: PICKIN' A-CHICKEN (Parlophone)
65 180 10 (10) Edmund Hockridge: YOUNG AND FOOLISH (Pye Nixa] Nixa)
66 179 9 (8) Don Robertson: THE HAPPY WHISTLER (Capitol)
67 177 10 (9) Billy May:MAIN TITLE THEME(FROM 'THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM')
68 176 10 (9) Elvis Presley: BLUE SUEDE SHOES (HMV)
69 174 9 (10) Nat 'King' Cole: DREAMS CAN TELL A LIE (Capitol)
70 170 7 (5) Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly: TRUE LOVE (Capitol)
71 168 9 (8) The Chordettes: BORN TO BE WITH YOU (London)
72 160 5 (3) Al Alberts & Four Aces:LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING
73 154 8 (9) Elvis Presley: BLUE MOON (HMV)
74 152 9 (11) Dave King: YOU CAN'T BE TRUE TO TWO (Decca)
75 148 9 (14) Dick James:ROBIN HOOD/THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT(Parlophone)
76 148 10 (14) Elvis Presley: I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU (HMV)
77 141 11 (17) Vera Lynn: A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT (Decca)
78 140 8 (10) Carl Perkins: BLUE SUEDE SHOES (London)
79 139 9 (8) Jim Lowe & The High Fives: THE GREEN DOOR (London)
80 139 9 (13) Ronnie Hilton: TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS (HMV)
81 133 8 (13) Alma Cogan: WILLIE CAN (HMV)
82 128 8 (12) Frank Sinatra: SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS [LP] (Capitol)
83 126 8 (13) Ronnie Carroll: WALK HAND IN HAND (Philips)
84 118 9 (18) Melachrino Orchestra: AUTUMN CONCERTO (HMV)
85 117 6 (9) Jimmy Young: CHAIN GANG (Decca)
86 114 8 (13) Bill Haley & his Comets: RAZZLE DAZZLE (Brunswick)
87 113 7 (12) Billy Vaughn:THEME FROM 'THE THREEPENNY OPERA'[MACK THE KNIFE]
88 113 7 (13) Eddie Calvert: ZAMBESI (Columbia)
89 112 7 (14) Pat Boone: I ALMOST LOST MY MIND (London)
90 111 8 (14) Michael Holliday:HOT DIGGITY/GAL WITH THE YALLER SHOES
91 111 9 (18) Ted Heath & his Music: THE FAITHFUL HUSSAR (Decca)
92 109 6 (10) Gary Miller: ROBIN HOOD (Pye Nixa)
93 101 7 (14) Winifred Atwell: LEFT BANK (C'EST A HAMBOURG) (Decca)
94 94 7 (17) Johnnie Ray: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (Philips)
95 93 5 (11) Elvis Presley: LOVE ME TENDER (HMV)
96 90 5 (8) Dickie Valentine: CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Decca)
97 86 7 (18) Pat Boone: LONG TALL SALLY (London)
98 85 6 (18) Winifred Atwell & Frank Chacksfield: PORT-AU-PRINCE (Decca)
99 83 4 (11) David Whitfield: WHEN YOU LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE (Decca)
100 82 7 (18) Max Bygraves: OUT OF TOWN (HMV)
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