US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 10th August, 1955
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 10, 1955
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 10th August, 1955
#1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK By Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)
US Top 40 Singles – 10th August, 1955
US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores Week Ending: 10th August, 1955
– Issue Date: 20th August, 1955
1 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-15 – (7 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-7 (2)
3 5 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-3 (3)
4 3 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-15 (2)
5 4 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-16 (2)
6 11 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-7 (6)
7 6 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-12 (6)
8 7 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-21 (7)
9 8 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-5 (8)
10 12 THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS –•– Chuck Miller (Mercury)-10 (10)
11 15 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-2 (11)
12 10 UNCHAINED MELODY / MEDIC –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-20 (2)
13 — MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-1 (13)
14 9 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Prez Prado and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-25 (1)
15 21 I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-5 (15)
16 23 t WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-2 (16)
17 13 DOMANI (Tomorrow) –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-5 (13)
18 25 AIN’T IT A SHAME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-6 (18)
19 23 t THE MAN IN THE RAINCOAT –•– Priscilla Wright with Don Wright and the Septette (Unique)-9 (18)
20 14 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-12 (6)
21 — AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-1 (21)
22 20 THE KENTUCKIAN SONG –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca (Dot)-4 (20)
23 t — THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO –•– Nick Noble (Wing)-1 (23)
23 t — SEVENTEEN –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-1 (23)
25 — THE POPCORN SONG –•– Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Capitol)-1 (25)
US Top 20 Most Played by Jockeys Singles For The Week Ending: 10th August, 1955
– Issue Date: 20th August, 1955
1 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-13 – (5 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-16 (1)
3 5 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-3 (3)
4 3 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (3)
5 4 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-8 (4)
6 8 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-20 (1)
7 6 A BLOSSOM FELL –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-15 (3)
8 10 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-7 (8)
9 — THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-1 (9)
10 15 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-2 (10)
11 9 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-8 (9)
12 — TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-1 (12)
13 7 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-12 (5)
14 13 t I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-4 (13)
15 — THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-1 (15)
16 12 SWEET AND GENTLE –•– Alan Dale (Coral)-7 (10)
17 18 t WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-2 (17)
18 — SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-1 (18)
19 16 t DOMANI (Tomorrow) –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-4 (16)
20 — FOOLED –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-1 (20)
US Top 20 Most Played In Juke Boxes Singles For The Week Ending: 10th August, 1955
– Issue Date: 20th August, 1955
1 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-10 – (4 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-10 (2)
3 5 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (3)
4 3 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-13 (2)
5 6 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-7 (5)
6 4 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Prez Prado and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-20 (1)
7 9 HONEY-BABE –•– Art Mooney and His Orchestra (MGM)-14 (6)
8 t 7 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-11 (6)
8 t 8 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-12 (8)
10 10 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-17 (3)
11 11 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-4 (11)
12 14 t AIN’T IT A SHAME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (12)
13 16 t DOMANI (Tomorrow) –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-2 (13)
14 t 18 t THE POPCORN SONG –•– Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Capitol)-2 (14)
14 t — THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-1 (14)
16 t 12 t UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-16 (3)
16 t 12 t UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-16 (6)
18 t 16 t SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-4 (16)
18 t 20 t THE MAN IN THE RAINCOAT –•– Priscilla Wright with Don Wright and the Septette (Unique)-2 (18)
18 t — SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-1 (18)
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