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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1956

1955 <-1956-> 1957

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1.
08/1956

Hound Dog by Elvis Presley

from The Real Elvis EP   
449

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #19]
US: B-side to Don't Be Cruel; hit for Big Mama Thornton in 1953; charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
2.
10/1956

Singing the Blues by Guy Mitchell

445

✫1
US


4
R&B
✫1
UK
[Columbia 40769]
written by Melvin Endsley
3.
03/1956

Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley

from Heartbreak Hotel EP   
440

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #45]
[RCA Victor 47-6420]
written by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden (as Thomas Durden) & Elvis Presley
4.
12/1956

Don't Forbid Me by Pat Boone

from Pat's Great Hits   Pat's Great Hits
406

✫1
US


10
R&B
2
UK
[Dot 15521]
written by Charles Singleton
5.
06/1956

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) by Doris Day

395

2
US




✫1
UK
[from the film The Man Who Knew Too Much]
written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
6.
09/1956

Just Walking in the Rain by Johnnie Ray

395

2
US




✫1
UK
[Columbia 40729]
written by Johnny Bragg & Robert Riley
7.
07/1956

My Prayer by The Platters

386

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
4
UK
hit for Glenn Miller in 1939
[Mercury 70893]
written by Georges Boulanger & Jimmy Kennedy
8.
02/1956

Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

from The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon   
359

6
US


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
as The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #307]
[Gee 1002]
written by Frankie Lymon, Herman Santiago & George Goldner
9.
03/1956

Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) by Perry Como

357

✫1
US




4
UK
[RCA 47-6427]
written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning & Emmanuel Chabrier
10.
02/1956

I'll Be Home by Pat Boone

from Pat Boone   
356

4
US




✫1
UK
[Dot 15443]
written by Fats Washington (as Ferdinand Washington) & Stan Lewis
11.
04/1956

On the Street Where You Live by Vic Damone

354

4
US




✫1
UK
[Columbia 40654]
written by Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner
12.
12/1956

Young Love by Sonny James

337

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
11
UK
[Capitol 3602]
written by Ric Cartey & Carole Joyner
13.
10/1956

Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino

from This Is Fats Domino!   This Is Fats Domino!
333

2
US


✫1
R&B
6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #81]
#1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1940
[Imperial 5407]
written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis & Larry Stock
14.
10/1956

Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley

from Love Me Tender EP   
333

✫1
US
3
country
3
R&B
11
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #437]
adapted from "Aura Lee", 1861
[RCA Victor 47-6643]
written by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton (uncredited) & Ken Darby (uncredited)
15.
09/1956

The Green Door by Jim Lowe

330

✫1
US


5
R&B
8
UK
[Dot 15486]
written by Hutch Davie (as Bob Davie) & Marvin Moore
16.
05/1956

I Want You, I Need You, I Love You by Elvis Presley

from The Real Elvis EP   
326

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
14
UK
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Maurice Mysels & Ira Kosloff
17.
02/1956

Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins

from Dance Album of...Carl Perkins   
316

2
US
✫1
country
2
R&B
10
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #95]
[Sun 234]
written by Carl Perkins
18.
02/1956

A Tear Fell by Teresa Brewer

313

5
US




2
UK
[Coral 61590]
written by Eugene Randolph & Dorian Burton
19.
04/1956

The Wayward Wind by Gogi Grant

306

✫1
US




9
UK
[Era 1013]
written by Stan Lebowsky & Herb Newman
20.
09/1956

True Love by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly

299

3
US




4
UK
written by Cole Porter
21.
04/1956

Long Tall Sally by Little Richard

from Here's Little Richard   Here's Little Richard
299

6
US


✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #56]
[Specialty 572 A]
written by Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell & Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
22.
09/1956

Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) by Pat Boone

from Pat's Great Hits   Pat's Great Hits
285

5
US




3
UK
[Dot 15490]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Paul Francis Webster
23.
06/1956

I Almost Lost My Mind by Pat Boone

from Pat's Great Hits   Pat's Great Hits
283

✫1
US




14
UK
[Dot 15472]
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
24.
08/1956

Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley

from The Real Elvis EP   
273

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #197]
charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley
25.
04/1956

Walk Hand in Hand by Tony Martin

264

10
US




2
UK
[RCA 47-6493]
written by Johnny Cowell
26.
06/1956

A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl by Teresa Brewer

262

7
US




3
UK
[Coral 61636]
written by Bob Merrill
27.
04/1956

I'm in Love Again by Fats Domino

from Fats Domino - Rock and Rollin'   
261

3
US


✫1
R&B
12
UK
[Imperial 5386]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew
28.
01/1956

See You Later, Alligator by Bill Haley & His Comets

243

6
US


7
R&B
7
UK
[Decca 29791]
written by Bobby Charles (as Robert Guidry)
29.
06/1956

Born to Be with You by The Chordettes

230

5
US




8
UK
[Cadence 1291]
written by Don Robertson
30.
06/1956

More by Perry Como

229

4
US




10
UK
[RCA 47-6554]
written by Alex Alstone & Tom Glazer
31.
12/1956

Moonlight Gambler by Frankie Laine

228

3
US




13
UK
[Columbia 40780]
written by Bob Hilliard & Phil Springer (as Philip Springer)
32.
12/1956

The Banana Boat Song by The Tarriers

221

4
US


14
R&B
15
UK
[Glory 249]
written by traditional
33.
08/1956

Lay Down Your Arms by Anne Shelton

219

59
US




✫1
UK
[Columbia 40759]
written by Ake Gerhard, Leon Landgren, Gerhard & Paddy Roberts
34.
04/1956

The Happy Whistler by Don Robertson

219

6
US




8
UK
[instrumental]
[Capitol 3391]
written by Don Robertson
35.
02/1956

Poor People of Paris by Les Baxter

218

✫1
US






[instrumental]
[Capitol 3336]
written by Marguerite Monnot
36.
04/1956

Moonglow and Theme from Picnic by Morris Stoloff and His Orchestra

218

✫1
US






[instrumental]
written by Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills, Will Hudson, George Duning & Steve Allen
37.
08/1956

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) by Bill Doggett

from Everybody Dance the Honky Tonk   
218

2
US


✫1
R&B


[instrumental]
[King 4950]
written by Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Clifford Scott & Shep Shepherd
38.
10/1956

Cindy, Oh Cindy by Eddie Fisher

214

10
US




5
UK
[RCA 47-6677]
written by Robert Barron & Burt Long
39.
11/1956

Love Me by Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1956 album]   
211

2
US
10
country
7
R&B


US: from Elvis, Volume 1 EP
[RCA Epa-992+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
40.
12/1956

Blue Monday by Fats Domino

from This Is Fats Domino!   This Is Fats Domino!
207

5
US


✫1
R&B
23
UK
[Imperial 5417]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew
41.
04/1956

No Other Love by Ronnie Hilton

206







✫1
UK
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
42.
03/1956

Poor People of Paris by Winifred Atwell

205







✫1
UK
[London 1628]
written by Marguerite Monnot & Jack Lawrence
43.
12/1956

Singing the Blues by Tommy Steele

205







✫1
UK
written by Melvin Endsley
44.
07/1956

Canadian Sunset by Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywood

203

2
US


7
R&B


[instrumental]
[RCA Victor 6537]
written by Eddie Heywood
45.
06/1956

Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent

200

7
US
5
country
8
R&B
16
UK
as Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #102]
[Capitol 3450]
written by Gene Vincent, Donald Graves (disputed credits) & Tex Davis (disputed credits)
46.
01/1956

Rock Island Line by Lonnie Donegan

197

8
US




8
UK
as Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
[London 1650]
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly)
47.
03/1956

Mr. Wonderful by Peggy Lee

195

14
US




5
UK
[Decca 29834]
written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss & Larry Holofcener
48.
01/1956

Moritat (Theme from the Three Penny Opera) by Dick Hyman

189

8
US




9
UK
as Dick Hyman Trio
[MGM 12149 A]
written by Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht
49.
06/1956

Allegheny Moon by Patti Page

188

2
US






[Mercury 70878]
written by Al Hoffman & Dick Manning
50.
01/1956

No, No, Not Much by The Four Lads

188

2
US






written by Robert Allen & Al Stillman
51.
03/1956

Ivory Tower by Cathy Carr

188

2
US






[Fraternity 734]
written by Jack Fulton & Lois Steele
52.
04/1956

The Saints Rock 'N' Roll by Bill Haley & His Comets

183

18
US




5
UK
written by traditional
53.
08/1956

Tonight You Belong to Me by Patience & Prudence

183

4
US




28
UK
[Liberty 55022]
written by Billy Rose & Lee David
54.
08/1956

Rip It Up by Bill Haley & His Comets

181

25
US




4
UK
written by John Marascalco & Robert Blackwell
55.
08/1956

The Flying Saucer (Parts 1 & 2) by Buchanan and Goodman

177

3
US


4
R&B


[novelty]
[Luniverse 101]
written by Bill Buchanan & Dickie Goodman
56.
04/1956

Lost John / Stewball by Lonnie Donegan

177







2
UK
as Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group

written by traditional & Lonnie Donegan (arrangement)
57.
11/1956

Green Door by Frankie Vaughan

177







2
UK
written by Hutch Davie (as Bob Davie) & Marvin Moore
58.
06/1956

All Star Hit Parade by Various Artists

177







2
UK
written by various
59.
03/1956

(You've Got) The Magic Touch by The Platters

169

4
US


4
R&B


written by Buck Ram
60.
04/1956

Standing on the Corner by The Four Lads

159

3
US






[Columbia 40674]
written by Frank Loesser
61.
10/1956

Hey, Jealous Lover by Frank Sinatra

159

3
US






[Capitol 3552]
written by Sammy Cahn, Bee Walker & Kay Twomey
62.
07/1956

Rockin' Through the Rye by Bill Haley & His Comets

from Rock 'n Roll Stage Show   
157

78
US




3
UK
written by Rusty Keefer (as Arrett Keefer) & Bill Haley
63.
06/1956

Glendora by Perry Como

156

8
US




18
UK
B side to More
[RCA 47-6554]
written by Ray Stanley
64.
04/1956

Long Tall Sally by Pat Boone

156

8
US




18
UK
[Dot 15457]
written by Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell & Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
65.
04/1956

Moonglow & Theme from Picnic by George Cates

150

4
US






[instrumental]
written by Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills, Will Hudson, George Duning & Steve Allen
66.
11/1956

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With a Dixie Melody) by Jerry Lewis

from Jerry Lewis Just Sings   Jerry Lewis Just Sings
149

12
US




12
UK
written by Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz & Joe Young
67.
10/1956

St Therese of the Roses by Malcolm Vaughan

149







3
UK
written by Arthur Strauss (as Art Strauss) & Remus Harris
68.
03/1956

My September Love by David Whitfield

149







3
UK
[R]
[London 1654]
written by Richard Mullan & Tolchard Evans
69.
09/1956

Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call / Ying Tong Song by The Goons

149







3
UK
written by Terence Milligan & Tony Carbone
70.
02/1956

Three Penny Opera Theme (Mack the Knife) by Louis Armstrong

146

20
US




8
UK
with his All-Stars
written by Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht
71.
04/1956

Too Young to Go Steady by Nat King Cole

from This Is Nat "King" Cole   
144

21
US




8
UK
[Capitol 3390]
written by Harold Adamson & Jimmy McHugh
72.
04/1956

Mountain Greenery by Mel Tormé

139







4
UK
written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
73.
09/1956

More by Jimmy Young

139







4
UK
written by Alex Alstone & Tom Glazer
74.
06/1956

I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas / Bluebottle Blues by The Goons

139







4
UK
written by Terence Milligan & Tony Carbone
75.
09/1956

Giddy Up A Ding Dong by Freddie Bell & The Bellboys

139







4
UK
written by Freddie Bell & Pep Lattanzi
76.
04/1956

Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley

from Elvis Presley   
139

20
US




9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #423]
[EP]
[RCA 47-6492 (u)]
written by Carl Perkins
77.
07/1956

The Fool by Sanford Clark

137

7
US
14
country
5
R&B


[Dot 45-15481]
written by Naomi Ford & Lee Hazlewood
78.
10/1956

Cindy, Oh Cindy by The Tarriers

132

9
US




26
UK
as Vince Martin with The Tarriers
[Glory 247]
written by Robert Barron & Burt Long
79.
03/1956

Juke Box Baby by Perry Como

132

10
US




22
UK
B side to Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
[RCA 47-6427]
written by Joe Sherman & Noel Sherman
80.
06/1956

The Wayward Wind by Tex Ritter

130

28
US




8
UK
[Capitol 3430]
written by Stan Lebowsky & Herb Newman
81.
05/1956

Treasure of Love by Clyde McPhatter

from Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters   
127

16
US


✫1
R&B
27
UK
[Atlantic 1092]
written by Joe Shapiro & Lou Stallman
82.
09/1956

The Great Pretender / Only You by The Platters

126







5
UK
written by Buck Ram (as Ande Rand)
83.
02/1956

Memories Are Made of This by Dave King

126







5
UK
featuring The Keynotes
written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller
84.
09/1956

(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets

126







5
UK
[R]
written by Max C. Freedman & James E. Myers (as Jimmy DeKnight)
85.
12/1956

Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now by Patience & Prudence

125

11
US




22
UK
written by Milton Kellem
86.
11/1956

A Rose and a Baby Ruth by George Hamilton IV

124

6
US






[Colonial 420]
written by John D. Loudermilk
87.
04/1956

Ivory Tower by Gale Storm

124

6
US






[Dot 45-15458]
written by Jack Fulton & Lois Steele
88.
10/1956

The Garden of Eden by Joe Valino

120

12
US




23
UK
written by Dennise Norwood
89.
07/1956

Rip It Up by Little Richard

from Here's Little Richard   Here's Little Richard
118

17
US


✫1
R&B
30
UK
[Specialty 579]
written by Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco
90.
06/1956

Experiments with Mice by Johnny Dankworth

117

61
US




7
UK
and His Orchestra
[Capitol 3499]
written by Johnny Dankworth
91.
01/1956

Tutti Frutti by Little Richard

from Here's Little Richard   Here's Little Richard
116

17
US


2
R&B
29
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #43]
[Specialty 561]
written by Little Richard (as Richard Penniman) & Dorothy LaBostrie
92.
06/1956

Who Are We by Ronnie Hilton

115







6
UK
written by Jerry Livingston & Paul Francis Webster
93.
09/1956

When Mexico Gave Up the Rumba by Mitchell Torok

115







6
UK
written by Gale Jones
94.
08/1956

Canadian Sunset by Andy Williams

from The Wonderful World of Andy Williams   
113

7
US






[Cadence 1297]
written by Eddie Heywood & Norman Gimbel
95.
12/1956

Paralyzed by Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1956 album]   
108

59
US




8
UK
US: from Elvis, Volume 1 EP
[RCA Epa-992+]
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley
96.
11/1956

Since I Met You Baby by Ivory Joe Hunter

106

12
US


✫1
R&B


[Atlantic 1111]
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
97.
03/1956

Main Title Theme from Man with the Golden Arm by Billy May

104

49
US




9
UK
written by Elmer Bernstein & Sylvia Fine
98.
10/1956

Make It a Party by Winifred Atwell

104







7
UK
written by various
99.
09/1956

Bring a Little Water Sylvie / Dead or Alive by Lonnie Donegan

104







7
UK
as Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) & Lonnie Donegan
100.
05/1956

Portuguese Washerwoman by Lou Busch

104

19
US




20
UK
as Joe "Fingers" Carr
[Capitol 3418]
written by André Popp & Roger Lucchesi
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