PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1956*

https://playback.fm/year/1956
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 WHATEVER WILL BE,WILL BE (QUE SERA, SERA)-DORIS DAY-AUGUST	
  2 BLUEBERRY HILL-FATS DOMINO-November
  3 HEARTBREAK HOTEL-ELVIS PRESLEY-May 
  4 HOUND DOG-ELVIS PRESLEY-September
  5 DON'T BE CRUEL-ELVIS PRESLEY-October
  6 THE GREAT PRETENDER-PLATTERS-February
  7 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS-DEAN MARTIN-January
  8 SINGING THE BLUES-Guy  Mitchell-December
  9 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN-Johnnie Ray-October
 10 MY PRAYER-Platters-August
 11 Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley-November
 12 Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-May
 13 Long Tall Sally-Little Richard-May
 14 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-March
 15 Rock And Roll Waltz-Kay Starr-March
 16 Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)-Perry Como-May 
 17 Be Bop A Lula-Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps-July
 18 True Love-Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly-December
 19 On The Street Where You Live-Vic Damone-July
 20 I Walk The Line-Johnny Cash-November
 21 Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett-October
 22 Green Door-Jim Lowe-November
 23 A Woman In Love-Frankie Laine-January
 24 Wayward Wind-Gogi Grant-July
 25 Roll Over Beethoven-Chuck Berry-June
 26 Mack The Knife (Theme From The Threepenny Opera)-Louis Armstrong-May
 27 See You Later,Alligator-Bill Haley & The Comets-February
 28 It's Almost Tomorrow-Dream Weavers-January
 29 I'll Be Home-Pat Boone-March
 30 Heimweh-Freddy Quinn-July	
 31 Poor People Of Paris-Les Baxter-April
 32 Moonglow & Theme From Picnic-Morris Stoloff-June
 33 Cindy,Oh Cindy-Eddie Fisher-December 
 34 Lay Down Your Arms-Anne Shelton-October
 35 Lisbon Antigua-Nelson Riddle-March
 36 Young Love-Sonny James-December 
 37 No Other Love-Ronnie Hilton-May
 38 I Almost Lost My Mind-Pat Boone-August
 39 I Want You,I Need You,I Love You-Elvis Presley-July
 40 Friendly Persuasion-Pat Boone-November
 41 In The Still Of The Night-Five Satins-November 
 42 Rip It Up-Little Richard-August
 43 Smokestack Lightning-Howlin' Wolf-March
 44 La Corrida-Gilbert Becaud-July	
 45 Walk Hand In Hand-Tony Martin-June
 46 Amour,Castagnettes Et Tango-Lucienne Delyle-July	
 47 Refrain-Lys Assia-July	
 48 A Tear Fell-Teresa Brewer-May
 49 Canadian Sunset-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Heywood-October
 50 Portuguese Washerwoman-Joe "Fingers" Carr-June
 51 Too Young To Go Steady-Nat "King" Cole-June
 52 Please,Please,Please-James Brown & The Famous Flames-April
 53 I'm In Love Again-Fats Domino-July
 54 Band Of Gold-Don Cherry-February
 55 Innamorata (Sweetheart)-Dean Martin-May
 56 More-Perry Como-July
 57 Blue Monday-Fats Domino-December
 58 Standing On The Corner-Four Lads-June
 59 Rip It Up-Bill Haley & The Comets-December
 60 R.O.C.K.-Bill Haley & The Comets-June
 61 Rock Island Line-Lonnie Donegan-May
 62 Jim Dandy-La Vern Baker & Gliders-December
 63 Zambesi-Lou Busch-March
 64 Blue Suede Shoes-Elvis Presley-May
 65 Lost John-Lonnie Donegan-June
 66 Poor People Of Paris-Winifred Atwell-March
 67 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino-June
 68 Jamaica Farewell-Harry Belafonte-December 
 69 Let The Good Times Roll-Shirley & Lee-September
 70 Rosalie-Freddy Quinn-July	
 71 Ich Weib,Was Dir Fehlt-Peter Alexander-July	
 72 Sixteen Tons-Frankie Laine-January
 73 Stranded In The Jungle-Cadets-August
 74 Race With The Devil-Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps-October	
 75 Anastasia-Pat Boone-Dot-December
 76 Oh Johnny-Tante Leen-July	
 77 Au Revoir Rome-Lucienne Delyle-July	
 78 Whatever Will Be,Will Be (Que Sera Sera)-Jo Leemans-August		
 79 Sur Ma Vie-Charles Aznavour-July	
 80 Smokie-Die Sieben Raben-July	
 81 La Plus Belle Chose Au Monde-Luis Mariano-July	
 82 Maruzzella-Renato Carosone-July	
 83 Conceicao-Cauby Peixoto-July	
 84 Steig In Das Traumboot Der Liebe-Caterina Valente & Silvio Francesco-July	
 85 Kaspische Zee-Jaak De Voght-July
 86 Chanson Pour L'Auvergnat-Georges Brassenst-July	
 87 Ballad Of Davy Crockett-Annie Cordy-January
 88 Je Vais Revoir Ma Blonde-Dario Moreno-July	
 89 Tiritomba-Margot Eskens-July	
 90 Mack The Knife (Theme From The Threepenny Opera)-Dick Hyman Trio-May
 91 I've Got You Under My Skin-Frank Sinatra-January	
 92 (You've Got) The Magic Touch-Platters-May 
 93 You'll Never Never Know-Platters-November
 94 My September Love-Dave Whitfield-May 
 95 I Put A Spell On You-Screamin' Jay Hawkins-November	
 96 A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl-Teresa Brewer-July
 97 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing-Nat "King" Cole-January
 98 Treasure Of Love-Clyde McPhatter-August
 99 Fever-Little Willie Johnt-June		
100 Tonight You Belong To Me-Patience & Prudence-October

 *This list was compiled with charts from various 
western industrialized  nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia). 
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