THE MOST POPULAR SONG HITS OF 1956

1. 1. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley "Love me tender, love me dear, tell me you are mine, I'll be yours through all the years, till the end of time. 2. 2. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine" 3. 3. My Prayer - The Platters "My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day in a dream that's divine My prayer is a rapture in blue With the world far away and your lips close to mine" 4. 4. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard "Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed, She's got everything that uncle John need, Oh baby, yes baby, woo baby, havin' me some fun tonight" 5. 5. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers "Why does the rain fall from above? Why do fools fall in love? Why do they fall in love?" 6. 6. Mack The Knife - Louis Armstrong "Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh Lies a body just oozin' life, eek And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife?" 7. 7. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins "But don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes." 8. 8. My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino "When whippoorwills call and evening is nigh, I hurry to my Blue Heaven A turn to the right, a little white light, Will lead me to my Blue Heaven" 9. 9. Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell "Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues 'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose Your love dear, why'd you do me this way? Well, I never felt more like cryin' all night 'Cause everythin's wrong, and nothin' ain't right Without you, you got me singin' the blues" 10. 10. In The Still of the Night - The Five Satins "In the still of the night I held you Held you tight 'cause I love Love you so Promise I'll never let you go In the still of the night" 11. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & The Comets 12. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee 13. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 14. The A.B.C.'s of Love - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 15. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day 16. (You've Got) The Magic Touch - Platters 17. Blueberry Hill - Louis Armstrong 18. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley 19. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley 20. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash 21. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent 22. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard 23. Speedoo - The Cadillacs 24. Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin 25. When You Dance - The Turbans 26. The Great Pretender - The Platters 27. Standing On The Corner - The Four Lads 28. Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant 29. True Love - Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby 30. Eddie My Love - The Chordettes (or the Fontane Sisters) 31. Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr 32. Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets 33. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley 34. I'll Be Home - Pat Boone 35. Moonglow/Theme From Picnic - Morris Stoloff 36. Just Walking In The Rain - Johnny Ray 37. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus 38. R-O-C-K - Bill Haley & His Comets 39. A Tear Fell - Teresa Brewer 40. Tutti Fruitti - Pat Boone 41. Rip It Up - Little Richard 42. The Green Door - Jim Lowe 43. Lisbon Antigua - Nelson Riddle 44. Confidential - Sonny Knight 45. Love Is (the Tender Trap) - Frank Sinatra 46. Graduation Day - The Four Freshmen (or the Rover Boys) 47. In A Shanty In Shanty Old Town - Somethin' Smith and the Redheads 48. Bo Weevil - Fats Domino 49. April In Paris - Count Basie 50. Heart and Soul - Johnny Maddox 51. The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter 52. I Was The One - Elvis Presley 53. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como 54. Lovely One - The Four Voices 55. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley 56. No, Not Much! - The Four Lads 57. Main Title and Molly-O - Dean Martin 58. Rip It Up - Bill Haley and His Comets 59. Hony Tonk - Bill Doggett 60. To You, My Love - Nick Noble 61. Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter with Eddie Heywood 62. My Little Angel - The Four Lads 63. Allegheny Moon - Patti Page 64. I'm In Love Again - The Fontaine Sisters 65. Ivory Tower - Cathy Carr 66. On London Bridge - Jo Stafford 67. I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino 68. Too Close For Comfort - Eydie Gorme 69. The Flying Saucer - Buchanan & Goodman 70. Heaven On Earth - The Platters 71. On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone 72. Two Different Worlds - Roger Williams and Jane Morgan 73. Band of Gold - Don Cherry 74. Sweet Heartaches - Eddie Fisher 75. Moonglow & Theme From Picnic - George Cates 76. Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood 77. More - Perry Como 78. So Long - Fats Domino 79. Born To Be With You - Chordettes 80. Mutual Admiration Society - Eddy Arnold and Jaye P. Morgan 81. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) - Pat Boone 82. I Could Have Danced All Night - Rosemary Clooney 83. Memories Are Made of This - Gale Storm 84. My Believing Heart - Joni James 85. The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson 86. Tonight You Belong To Me - Karen Chandler & Jimmy Wakely 87. Teen Age Prayer - Gale Storm 88. When The White Lilacs Bloom - Florian Zabach 89. Ivory Tower - Gale Storm 90. I Saw Esau - The Ames Brothers 91. A Rose and a Baby Ruth - George Hamilton IV 92. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) - Four Aces 93. Cindy, Oh Cindy - Vince Martin and the Tarriers 94. You're Sensational - Frank Sinatra 95. It Only Hurts For A Little While - The Ames Brothers 96. Sadie's Shawl - Bob Sharples 97. Lullay Of Birdland - Blue Stars 98. The Poor Peopel of Paris (Jean's Song) - Chet Atkins 99. City Of Angels - The Highlights 100. To Love Again - The Four Aces