US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 10th October, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 10, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 10th October, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 10th October, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 10th October, 1956
Issue Date: 20th October, 1956

1 1 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-11 (1S/1A/1J) (6 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-17 (6S/2A/3J) (2)
3 2 HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-10 (4S/6A/2J) (2)
4 9 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-5 (3S/3A/7J) (4)
5 5 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-8 (5S/4A/8J) (5)
6 7 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-12 (7S/7A/5J) (6)
7 4 MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-16 (10S/8A/4J) (1)
8 8 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-18 (8S/10A/6J) (2)
9 6 HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-12 (1S/13A/1J) (2)
10 11 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (9S/5A/10J) (10)

11 10 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-11 (14S/9A/11J) (8)
12 — LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (2S/11A) (12)
13 21 BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-3 (11S/15A/14J) (13)
14 13 THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-13 (16S/18A/9J) (9)
15 14 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-17 (18S/14A/17J) (12)
16 12 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-19 (21S/19A/12J) (2)
17 15 THEME SONG (From “Song For a Summer Night”) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-12 (16A/16J) (10)
18 35 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-7 (12S/12A) (18)
19 22 t TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-5 (19S/22A) (19)
20 25 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-4 (13S/13J) (20)

21 16 AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-12 (22S/15J) (15)
22 17 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-16 (23S/24A) (14)
23 26 THE BUS STOP SONG (A Paper Of Pins) –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-9 (17A) (23)
24 22 t MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-10 (23A) (19)
25 49 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-2 (15S) (25)
26 t 24 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (9S/10J) (20)
26 t 20 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-8 (20)
26 t 36 LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-4 (19J) (26)
29 t 43 t I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-6 (24S) (29)
29 t 30 IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-4 (13S/13J) (29)

31 19 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins (Decca)-8 (20J) (16)
32 31 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor)-8 (21)
33 32 t LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-10 (20S) (32)
34 27 ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES –•– Billy Ward and His Dominoes (Decca)-10 (21A) (27)
35 37 TRUE LOVE –•– Jane Powell (Verve)-9 (17S) (35)
36 41 THE FLYING SAUCER (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Buchannan and Goodman (Luniverse)-12 (7)
37 t 34 HAPPINESS STREET –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-10 (25)
37 t 40 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-6 (25S) (27)
39 46 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-7 (22)
40 — CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-1 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 10th October, 1956

41 32 t A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-8 (25A) (23)
42 28 SEE SAW –•– The Moonglows (Chess)-8 (28)
47 38 HAPPINESS STREET (Corner Sunshine Square) –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-10 (38)
52 39 KA-DING-DONG –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Chuck Schrouder (Dot)-6 (38)
53 t 29 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-7 (29)
82 18 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-21 (1)

POWER HITS: 10th October, 1956

43 56 EV’RY DAY OF MY LIFE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-5 (43)
44 47 THE ITALIAN THEME –•– Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra (London)-8 (25)
45 — GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-1 (45)
46 60 t I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-22 (3)
48 54 EARTHBOUND –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-7 (48)
49 67 t FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-5 (49)
50 t 93 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Karen Chandler and Jimmy Wakely (Decca)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 10th October, 1956

40 — CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-1 (40)
45 — GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-1 (45)
63 — JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-1 (63)
70 — YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM IT –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (20A) (70)
71 — CITY OF ANGELS –•– The Highlights (Bally)-1 (71)
76 — IT’S YOURS –•– The DeCastro Sisters (RCA Victor)-1 (76)
77 t — THE ABC’S OF LOVE –•– Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Gee)-1 (77)
77 t — GIANT –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-1 (77)
79 t — LOVE IN A HOME –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-1 (79)
83 t — A CASUAL LOOK –•– The Six Teens (Flip)-13 (48)
90 — JULIE –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 — GIANT –•– Jack Pleis and His Orchestra (Decca)-1 (93)
94 t — TEEN AGE GOODNIGHT –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-1 (94)
94 t — WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– LeRoy Holmes and His Orchestra (MGM)-6 (59)
96 t — RACE WITH THE DEVIL –•– Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps (Capitol)-1 (96)