BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S TOP SINGLES OF 1956 (BEST SELLERS:MAGAZINES CHART)

 No.-Song-Artist-Label-Month                                        
  1-HEARTBREAK HOTEL-ELVIS PRESLEY-MAY
  2-DON'T BE CRUEL-ELVIS PRESLEY-October
  3-LISBON ANTIGUA-NELSON RIDDLE-March
  4-MY PRAYER-PLATTERS-August
  5-WAYWARD WIND-GOGI GRANT-July
  6-HOUND DOG-ELVIS PRESLEY-September
  7-POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS-LES BAXTER-April
  8-WHATEVER WILL BE,WILL BE-Doris Day-August
  9-MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS-Dean Martin-January
 10-ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ-Kay Starr-March
 11-Moonglow & Theme From Picnic-Morris Stoloff-June
 12-The Great Pretender Platters-February
 13-I Almost Lost My Mind Pat Boone-August
 14-I Want You,I Need You, I Love You-Elvis Presley-July
 15-Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley-November
 16-Hot Diggity-Perry Como-May
 17-Canadian Sunset-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Heywood-October
 18-Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-May
 19-Green Door-Jim Lowe-November
 20-No,Not Much-Four Lads-May
 21-Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett-December
 22-Sixteen Tons-Tennessee Ernie Ford-January
 23-Just Walking In The Rain-Johnnie Ray-November
 24-Allegheny Moon-Patti Page-August
 25-I'm In Love Again-Fats Domino-July
 26-Tonight You Belong To Me-Patience & Prudence-October
 27-Be-Bop-A-Lula-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps-September
 28-Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-April
 29-Standing On The Corner-Four Lads-Columbia-July
 30-The Flying Saucer-Buchanan & Goodman-Jul
 31-Moonglow & Theme From Picnic-George Cates-June
 32-Ivory Tower-Cathy Carr-Fraternity-June
 33-See You Later,Alligator-Bill Haley & The Comets-February
 34-I'll Be Home-Pat Boone-April
 35-On The Street Where You Live-Vic Damone-Columbia-July
 36-(You've Got) The Magic Touch-Platters-Mercury-May
 37-Born To Be With You-Chordettes-Cadence-August
 38-Band Of Gold-Don Cherry-Columbia-February
 39-More-Perry Como-RCA-August
 40-Singing The Blues-Guy Mitchell-December
 41-Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino-December
 42-The Fool-Sanford Clark-September
 43-Happy Whistler-Don Robertson-June
 44-True Love-Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly-December
 45-Long Tall Sally-Little Richard-May
 46-Sweet Old Fashioned Girl-Teresa Brewer-Coral-September
 47-Transfusion-Nervous Norvus-July
 48-It Only Hurts For A Little While-Ames Brothers-July
 49-A Tear Fell-Teresa Brewer-May
 50-Rock Island Line-Lonnie Donegan-May