Top 100 Songs of 1956

As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)

  1. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog-Elvis Presley
  2. Singing the Blues-Guy Mitchell
  3. Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley
  4. Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley
  5. The Wayward Wind-Gogi Grant
  6. The Green Door-Jim Lowe
  7. Lisbon Antigua-Nelson Riddle
  8. Memories Are Made of This-Dean Martin
  9. My Prayer-The Platters
  10. The Poor People of Paris-Les Baxter
  11. Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic"-Morris Stoloff
  12. Rock and Roll Waltz-Kay Starr
  13. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)/Juke Box Baby-Perry Como
  14. The Great Pretender-The Platters
  15. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera)-Doris Day
  16. I Almost Lost My Mind-Pat Boone
  17. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You-Elvis Presley
  18. Just Walking in the Rain-Johnnie Ray
  19. Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)-Bill Doggett
  20. Canadian Sunset-Hugo Winterhalter s/Eddie Heywood
  21. Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins
  22. Standing On the Corner-The Four Lads
  23. No, Not Much-The Four Lads
  24. True Love-Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
  25. It's Almost Tomorrow-The Dream Weavers
  26. I'm in Love Again/My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino
  27. Band of Gold-Don Cherry
  28. Allegheny Moon-Patti Page
  29. Tonight You Belong to Me-Patience and Prudence
  30. Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic"-George Cates
  31. Ivory Tower-Cathy Carr
  32. It Only Hurts for a Little While-The Ames Brothers
  33. Why Do Fools Fall in Love-The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon
  34. I'll Be Home/Tutti Frutti-Pat Boone
  35. Be-Bop-a-Lula-Gene Vincent
  36. Soft Summer Breeze-Eddie Heywood
  37. A Tear Fell/Bo Weevil-Teresa Brewer
  38. You Don't Know Me-Jerry Vale
  39. More/Glendora-Perry Como
  40. The Flying Saucer (Parts 1 & 2)-Buchanan and Goodman
  41. See You Later, Alligator-Bill Haley & His Comets
  42. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)/Chains of Love-Pat Boone
  43. Hey! Jealous Lover-Frank Sinatra
  44. Cindy, Oh Cindy-Vince Martin w/the Tarriers
  45. A Rose and a Baby Ruth-George Hamilton IV
  46. (You've Got) The Magic Touch-The Platters
  47. The Fool-Sanford Clark
  48. Moritat (A Theme from 'The Threepenny Opera')-The Dick Hyman Trio
  49. Angels in the Sky-The Crew-Cuts
  50. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody-Jerry Lewis
  51. Cindy, Oh Cindy-Eddie Fisher
  52. Born to Be with You-Chordettes
  53. Dungaree Doll-Eddie Fisher
  54. On the Street Where You Live-Vic Damone
  55. Canadian Susnet-Andy Williams
  56. The Happy Whistler-Don Robertson
  57. A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl-Teresa Brewer
  58. Long Tall Sally-Little Richard
  59. Since I Met You Baby-Ivory Joe Hunter
  60. Theme Song from "Song for a Summer Night"-Mitch Miller
  61. Garden of Eden-Joe Valino
  62. That's All There Is to That-Nat King Cole
  63. Rock Island Line-Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
  64. Transfusion-Nervous Norvus
  65. You'll Never Know/It Isn't Right-The Platters
  66. Teen Age Prayer/Memories Are Made of This-Gale Storm
  67. Ivory Tower-Otis Williams & His Charms
  68. True Love-Jane Powell
  69. Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now-Patience and Prudence
  70. Themes from "The Man with the Golden Arm"-Richard Maltby
  71. I Want You to Be My Girl-Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
  72. A Theme from "The Three Penny Opera"-Richard Hayman & Jan August
  73. Picnic-McGuire Sisters
  74. Main Title from "The Man with the Golden Arm"-Elmer Bernstein
  75. Ivory Tower-Gale Storm
  76. Are You Satisfied?-Rusty Draper
  77. Chaing Gang-Bobby Scott
  78. Why Do Fools Fall in Love?-The Diamonds
  79. Tonight You Belong to Me-Lennon Sisters/Lawrence Welk
  80. Night Lights/To the Ends of the Earth-Nat King Cole
  81. Walk Hand in Hand-Tony Martin
  82. Can You Find It In Your Heart-Tony Bennett
  83. When My Dreamboat Comes Home-Fats Domino
  84. The Church Bells My Ring-The Diamonds
  85. Eddie, My Love-The Teen Queens
  86. Eddie, My Love-Fontane Sisters
  87. Mama from the Train-Patti Page
  88. Why Do Fools Fall in Love?-Gale Storm
  89. After the Lights Go Down Low?-Al Hibbler
  90. Strnaged in the Jungle-The Cadets
  91. Treasure of Love-Clyde McPhatter
  92. I Walk the Line-Johnny Cash
  93. The Bus Stop Song (A Paper of Pins)/A House with Love in It-The Four Lads
  94. R-O-C-K/The Saints Rock 'n Roll-Bill Haley and His Comets
  95. Tutti Frutti-Little Richard
  96. Nuttin' for Christmas-Barry Gordon
  97. Go On with the Wedding-Patti Page
  98. When the White Lilacs Bloom-Helmut Zacharias
  99. St. Therese of the Roses-Billy Ward & His Dominoes
  100. Let the Good Times Roll-Shirley and Lee
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