Top 50 Hits of 1956/Top 50 Songs of 1956

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 charts. Note that from 1956 to 1958, Billboard only compiled top 50 charts, and from 1950 to 1955, they compiled only top 30 charts. What is now the Hot 100 existed for nearly fifteen years as numerous charts, tracking and ranking the most popular singles of the day in several areas. The methods and policies by which this data is obtained and compiled have changed many times throughout the chart's history. Billboard has also changed its Hot 100 policy regarding "two-sided singles" several times. During periods in which singles sales were strong, the Hot 100 allowed both sides of a single (A-side and B-side) to chart together (occupying the same position), provided that both sides were receiving significant radio airplay. Pre-Hot 100 charts listed A-and-B-sides together. For more detailed information on how the Billboard compiled the charts, see the Wikipedia article "Billboard Hot 100". NOTE: We do NOT sell compilations of any of these songs, nor are we aware of anyone who makes even a Top 25 compilation of each year. However, many of the songs are available from iTunes. A link is provided for those songs so you can order them through the iTunes Store if desired.

1. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley
2. Don't Be Cruel, Elvis Presley
3. Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon), Nelson Riddle
4. My Prayer, Platters
5. The Wayward Wind, Gogi Grant
7. The Poor People Of Paris, Les Baxter
8. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be), Doris Day
8. Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
9. Memories Are Made of This, Dean Martin
10. The Rock and Roll Waltz, Kay Starr
11. Moonglow And Theme From "Picnic", Morris Stoloff
12. The Great Pretender, Platters
13. I Almost Lost My Mind, Pat Boone
14. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, I Love You, Elvis Presley
15. All Shook Up, Elvis Presley
16. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom), Perry Como
17. Canadian Sunset, Eddie Heywood & Hugo Winterhalter
18. Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins
19. The Green Door, Jim Lowe
20. No, Not Much, Four Lads
21. Honky Tonk, Bill Doggett
22. Sixteen Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford
23. Just Walking In The Rain, Johnnie Ray
24. Allegheny Moon, Patti Page
25. I'm In Love Again, Fats Domino
26. Tonight You Belong To Me, Patience & Prudence
27. Be Bop a Lula, Gene Vincent
28. Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
29. Standing on the Corner (from "The Music Man"), Four Lads
30. The Flying Saucer, Buchanan & Goodman
31. Moonglow And Theme From Picnic, George Cates
32. Ivory Tower, Cathy Carr
33. See You Later, Alligator, Bill Haley & His Comets
34. I'll Be Home, Pat Boone
35. On The Street Where You Live, Vic Damone
36. Magic Touch, Platters
37. Born To Be With You, Chordettes
38. Band Of Gold, Don Cherry
39. More, Perry Como
40. Singing the Blues, Guy Mitchell
41. Blueberry Hill, Fats Domino
42. The Fool, Stanford Clark
43. The Happy Whistler, Don Robertson
44. True Love, Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
45. Long Tall Sally, Little Richard
46. Sweet Old Fashioned Girl, Teresa Brewer
47. Transfusion, Norvus Nevous
48. It Only Hurts For A Little While, Ames Brothers
49. A Tear Fell, Teresa Brewer
50. Rock Island Line , Lonnie Donegan

Top 100 Songs / Top 100 Hits