BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1956 ((National Best Sellers Rhythm & Blues Record Charts) (Barry Kowal)
 
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 HONKY TONK (PARTS 1 & 2)-BILL DOGGETT-AUGUST 1678 2 BLUEBERRY HILL-FATS DOMINO-November 1310 3 FEVER-LITTLE WILLIE JOHN-July 1206 4 THE GREAT PRETENDER-PLATTERS-January 1170 5 I'M IN LOVE AGAIN-FATS DOMINO-June 1092 6 TUTTI' FRUTTI-LITTLE RICHARD-January 994 7 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE-TEENAGERS-March 970 8 LONG TALL SALLY-Little Richard-April 942 9 SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN'-Little Richard-April 942 10 HOUND DOG-Elvis Presley-October 916 11 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino-June 894 12 Let The Good Times Roll-Shirley & Lee-September 880 13 Rip It Up-Little Richard-August 864 14 My Prayer-Platters-August 840 15 Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley-October 786 16 Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-April 764 17 Speedoo-Cadillacs-February 728 18 In The Still Of The Night-Five Satins-October 662 19 Please,Please,Please-James Brown & The Famous Flames-April 638 20 Treasure Of Love-Clyde Mcphatter-June 632 21 Eddie My Love-Teen Queens-March 632 22 Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley-May 620 23 It's Too Late-Chuck Willis-July 620 24 Drown In My Own Tears-Ray Charles-March 618 25 Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley-November 598 26 I Want You To Be My Girl-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-June 586 27 Bo Weevil-Fats Domino-February 560 28 Need Your Love So Bad-Little Willie John-February 556 29 The Green Door-Jim Lowe & The High Fives-November 542 30 Seven Days-Clyde Mcphatter-January 530 31 Oh, What A Night-Dells-December 526 32 When My Dreamboat Comes Home-Fats Domino-September 510 33 (You've Got) The Magic Touch-Platters-April 496 34 Corrine Corrina-Joe Turner-May 490 35 Devil Or Angel-Clovers-February 488 36 Hey, Doll Baby-Clovers-February 488 37 So Long-Fats Domino-September 470 38 Witchcraft-Spiders-January 460 39 Slow Walk-Sil Austin-December 434 40 Ivory Tower-Charms-May 410 41 Ready Teddy-Little Richard-August 386 42 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby?-Jimmy Reed-February 384 43 Don't Blame It On Me-Fats Domino-February 382 44 Stranded In The Jungle-Cadets-July 376 45 A Casual Look-Six Teens-July 376 46 I Feel Good-Shirley & Lee-December 364 47 Jivin' Around (Parts I & Ii)-Ernie Freeman-February 356 48 Hallelujah, I Love Her So-Ray Charles-June 356 49 Bad Luck-B.b. King-September 350 50 Slow Walk-Bill Doggett-December 334 51 The Flying Saucer (Parts 1 & 2)-Buchanan & Goodman-August 330 52 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You-Elvis Presley-June 328 53 Canadian Sunset-Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-October 320 54 I'll Be Home-Flamingos-April 298 55 On My Word Of Honor-B.b. King-December 290 56 Still-Lavern Baker-October 278 57 I Can't Love You Enough-Lavern Baker-October 278 58 Too Much Monkey Business-Chuck Berry-November 268 59 Little Girl Of Mine-Cleftones-June 244 60 Down In Mexico-Coasters-April 244 61 Sweet Little Angel-B.b. King-September 236 62 Love, Love, Love-Clovers-June 234 63 Brown-eyed Handsome Man-Chuck Berry-November 224 64 Roll Over Beethoven-Chuck Berry-June 208 65 Come Home-Bubber Johnson-January 204 66 I Can't Quit You, Baby-Otis Rush-October 188 67 I Gotta Get Myself A Woman-Drifters-September 180 68 Lonely Avenue-Ray Charles-October 166 69 I'm Not A Know-it-all-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-June 166 70 It Isn't Right-Platters-November 160 71 See-saw-Moonglows-September 152 72 Candy-Big Maybelle-July 150 73 No Money Down-Chuck Berry-March 150 74 Stranded In The Jungle-Jayhawks-July 122 75 I Promise To Remember-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-August 120 76 You'll Never Never Know-Platters-November 120 77 Goodnight, My Love-Jesse Belvin-December 114 78 Soldier Of Fortune-Drifters-September 112 79 Forty Days And Forty Nights-Muddy Waters-May 108 80 What Would I Do Without You?-Ray Charles-June 102 81 Who Can Explain?-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-August 82 82 Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You?-Chuck Willis-December 78 83 Juanita-Chuck Willis-December 78 84 Church Bells May Ring-Willows-April 76 85 Smokestack Lightning-Howlin' Wolf-March 76 86 Rock-a-while-Joe Turner-September 74 87 Lipstick, Powder And Paint-Joe Turner-September 74 88 In Paradise-Cookies-March 72 89 Who?-Little Walter-April 70 90 Morning, Noon And Night-Joe Turner-January 70 91 I'm Lost Without You Tonight-Dinah Washington-January 70 92 Chicken And The Hawk-Joe Turner-January 70 93 See You Later, Alligator-Bill Haley & The Comets-February 68 94 The Abc's Of Love-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-October 68 95 Honey Chile-Fats Domino-November 58 96 Mary Ann-Ray Charles-March 58 97 My Baby Left Me-Elvis Presley-June 42 98 Don't Go No Farther-Muddy Waters-September 38 99 Ruby Baby-Drifters-June 36 100 Soft Winds-Dinah Washington-September 36 101 Up On The Mountain-Magnificents-August 34 102 Try Rock And Roll-Bobby Mitchell-March 34 103 Keep It To Yourself-Sonny Boy Williamson-November 34 104 I Don't Want Nobody-Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson-March 34
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