The 1956 Hits - The Fifties Oldies

TOP ALBUMS 1956
1.Calypso - Harry Belafonte 2.My Fair Lady - Original Cast 3.Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley 4.Belafonte - Harry Belafonte 5.Elvis - Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley	My Fair Lady 1956 Original Broadway Cast

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	BUY
Memories Are Made of This	Dean Martin	1/07		BUY
Band of Gold	Don Cherry	1/07		BUY
Memories Are Made of This	Gail Storm	1/14		BUY
Tutti Frutti	Little Richard	2/04		BUY
See You Later Alligator	Bill Haley and His Comets	2/11		BUY
Great Pretender	The Platters	2/18		BUY
Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers	2/18		BUY
Rock and Roll Waltz	Kay Starr	2/18		BUY
Lisbon Antigua	Nelson Riddle	2/25		BUY
Poor People of Paris	Les Baxter	3/17		BUY
No, Not Much	The Four Lads	3/17		BUY
I'll Be Home	Pat Boone	4/07		BUY
Heartbreak Hotel	Elvis Presley	4/21		BUY
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)	Perry Como	5/05		BUY
A Tear Fell	Teresa Brewer	5/12		BUY
Blue Suede Shoes	Carl Perkins	5/19		BUY
(You've Got) The Magic Touch	The Platters	5/19		BUY
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		BUY
I Walk The Line	Johnny Cash	6/09		BUY
The Wayward Wind	Gogi Grant	6/16
Ivory Tower	Cathy Carr	6/16
Standing on the Corner	Four Lads	6/16		BUY
On the Street Where You Live	Vic Damone	7/07		BUY
I'm in Love Again	Fats Domino	7/14		BUY
Born to Be With You	Chordettes	7/14		BUY
More	Perry Como	7/21		BUY
I Almost Lost My Mind	Pat Boone	7/28		BUY
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You	Elvis Presley	7/28		BUY
My Prayer	Platters	8/04		BUY
Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog	Elvis Presley	8/18		BUY
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)	Doris Day	8/18		BUY
Allegheny Moon	Patti Page	8/18		BUY
The Flying Saucer (Pts 1 & 2)	Buchanan and Goodman	8/25
Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)	Bill Doggett	10/06		BUY
Tonight You Belong To Me	Patience and Prudence	10/06
Canadian Sunset	Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywod	10/13		BUY
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)	Pat Boone	10/20		BUY
Just Walking in the Rain	Johnnie Ray	10/27		BUY
Love Me Tender	Elvis Presley	11/03		BUY
The Green Door	Jim Lowe	11/03
True Love	Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly	11/10
Singing the Blues	Guy Mitchell	12/08		BUY
Long Tall Sally	Little Richard	?		BUY
In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)	The Five Satins	?		BUY
Goodnight My Love	Jesse Belvins	(R&B)