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Lisbon Antigua
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Nelson Riddle
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Poor People of Paris
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Les Baxter
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No, Not Much
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The Four Lads
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I'll Be Home
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Pat Boone
|
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Heartbreak Hotel
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Elvis Presley
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Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
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Perry Como
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A Tear Fell
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Teresa Brewer
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Blue Suede Shoes
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Carl Perkins
|
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(You've Got) The Magic Touch
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The Platters
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Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
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Morris Stoloff
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Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
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George Cates
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Be Bop A Lula
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Gene Vincent
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I Walk The Line
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Johnny Cash
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The Wayward Wind
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Gogi Grant
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Ivory Tower
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Cathy Carr
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Standing on the Corner
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Four Lads
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On the Street Where You Live
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Vic Damone
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I'm in Love Again
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Fats Domino
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Born to Be With You
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Chordettes
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More
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Perry Como
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I Almost Lost My Mind
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Pat Boone
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I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
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Elvis Presley
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My Prayer
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Platters
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Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog
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Elvis Presley
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Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
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Doris Day
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Allegheny Moon
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Patti Page
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The Flying Saucer (Pts 1 & 2)
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Buchanan and Goodman
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Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
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Bill Doggett
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Tonight You Belong To Me
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Patience and Prudence
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Canadian Sunset
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Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywod
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Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
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Pat Boone
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Just Walking in the Rain
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Johnnie Ray
|
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Love Me Tender
|
Elvis Presley
|
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The Green Door
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Jim Lowe
|
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True Love
|
Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly
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Singing the Blues
|
Guy Mitchell
|
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Long Tall Sally
|
Little Richard
|
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In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)
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The Five Satins
|
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Goodnight My Love
|
Jesse Belvins
|
TOP ALBUMS 1956
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1.Calypso - Harry Belafonte
2.My Fair Lady - Original Cast
3.Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
4.Belafonte - Harry Belafonte
5.Elvis - Elvis Presley
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Listed chronologically below are among the most popular and best remembered songs of 1956.
Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog was the Number One song of the year according to Billboard.
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Indicates that the artist has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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SONG
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ARTIST
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PEAK WEEK
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ROCK HALL
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Memories Are Made of This
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Dean Martin
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1/07
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Band of Gold
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Don Cherry
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1/07
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|
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Memories Are Made of This
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Gail Storm
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1/14
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Tutti Frutti
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Little Richard
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2/04
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See You Later Alligator
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Bill Haley and His Comets
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2/11
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Great Pretender
|
The Platters
|
2/18
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|
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
|
|
Listed chronologically below are among the most popular and best remembered songs of 1956.
Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog was the Number One song of the year according to Billboard.
| |
Indicates that the artist has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
|
|
SONG
|
ARTIST
|
PEAK WEEK
|
ROCK HALL
|
|
Memories Are Made of This
|
Dean Martin
|
1/07
|
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|
Band of Gold
|
Don Cherry
|
1/07
|
|
|
Memories Are Made of This
|
Gail Storm
|
1/14
|
|
|
Tutti Frutti
|
Little Richard
|
2/04
|
|
See You Later Alligator
|
Bill Haley and His Comets
|
2/11
|
|
Great Pretender
|
The Platters
|
2/18
|
|
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
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Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
|
2/18
|
|
Rock and Roll Waltz
|
Kay Starr
|
2/18
|
|
|
LisbonAntigua
|
Nelson Riddle
|
2/25
|
|
|
Poor People of Paris
|
Les Baxter
|
3/17
|
|
|
No, Not Much
|
The Four Lads
|
3/17
|
|
|
I'll Be Home
|
Pat Boone
|
4/07
|
|
|
Heartbreak Hotel
|
|
4/21
|
|
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
|
Perry Como
|
5/05
|
|
|
A Tear Fell
|
Teresa Brewer
|
5/12
|
|
|
Blue Suede Shoes
|
Carl Perkins
|
5/19
|
|
(You've Got) The Magic Touch
|
The Platters
|
5/19
|
|
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
|
Morris Stoloff
|
6/02
|
|
|
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
|
George Cates
|
6/02
|
|
|
Be Bop A Lula
|
Gene Vincent
|
6/09
|
|
I Walk The Line
|
Johnny Cash
|
6/09
|
|
The Wayward Wind
|
Gogi Grant
|
6/16
|
|
|
Ivory Tower
|
Cathy Carr
|
6/16
|
|
|
Standing on the Corner
|
Four Lads
|
6/16
|
|
|
On the Street Where You Live
|
Vic Damone
|
7/07
|
|
|
I'm in Love Again
|
Fats Domino
|
7/14
|
|
Born to Be With You
|
Chordettes
|
7/14
|
|
|
More
|
Perry Como
|
7/21
|
|
|
I Almost Lost My Mind
|
Pat Boone
|
7/28
|
|
|
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
|
|
7/28
|
|
My Prayer
|
Platters
|
8/04
|
|
Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog
|
|
8/18
|
|
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
|
Doris Day
|
8/18
|
|
|
Allegheny Moon
|
Patti Page
|
8/18
|
|
|
The Flying Saucer (Pts 1 & 2)
|
Buchanan and Goodman
|
8/25
|
|
|
Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
|
Bill Doggett
|
10/06
|
|
|
Tonight You Belong To Me
|
Patience and Prudence
|
Listed chronologically below are among the most popular and best remembered songs of 1956.
Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog was the Number One song of the year according to Billboard.
|
|
Indicates that the artist has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
|
|
SONG
|
ARTIST
|
PEAK WEEK
|
ROCK HALL
|
|
Memories Are Made of This
|
Dean Martin
|
1/07
|
|
|
Band of Gold
|
Don Cherry
|
1/07
|
|
|
Memories Are Made of This
|
Gail Storm
|
1/14
|
|
|
Tutti Frutti
|
Little Richard
|
2/04
|
|
|
See You Later Alligator
|
Bill Haley and His Comets
|
2/11
|
|
|
Great Pretender
|
The Platters
|
2/18
|
|
|
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
|
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
|
2/18
|
|
|
Rock and Roll Waltz
|
Kay Starr
|
2/18
|
|
|
Lisbon Antigua
|
Nelson Riddle
|
2/25
|
|
|
Poor People of Paris
|
Les Baxter
|
3/17
|
|
|
No, Not Much
|
The Four Lads
|
3/17
|
|
|
I'll Be Home
|
Pat Boone
|
4/07
|
|
|
Heartbreak Hotel
|
Elvis Presley
|
4/21
|
|
|
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
|
Perry Como
|
5/05
|
|
|
A Tear Fell
|
Teresa Brewer
|
5/12
|
|
|
Blue Suede Shoes
|
Carl Perkins
|
5/19
|
|
|
(You've Got) The Magic Touch
|
The Platters
|
5/19
|
|
|
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
|
Morris Stoloff
|
6/02
|
|
|
Moonglow and Theme From Picnic
|
George Cates
|
6/02
|
|
|
Be Bop A Lula
|
Gene Vincent
|
6/09
|
|
|
I Walk The Line
|
Johnny Cash
|
6/09
|
|
|
The Wayward Wind
|
Gogi Grant
|
6/16
|
|
|
Ivory Tower
|
Cathy Carr
|
6/16
|
|
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