US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 11th April, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending April 11th, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 11th April, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 11th April, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 11th April, 1956
Issue Date: 21st April, 1956

1 1 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-11 (5 wks @ #1) (3S/1A/1J) (1)
2 t 3 t HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-7 (2S/2A/2J) (2)
2 t 6 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (1S/4A/7J) (2)
4 2 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-19 (5S/5A/3J) (2)
5 7 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-8 (4S/7A/5 tJ) (6)
6 t 8 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-12 (7S/6A/5 tJ) (5)
6 t 3 t NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-14 (10S/3A/9J) (3)
8 3 t ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-17 (13S/8A/4J) (1)
9 9 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-11 (6S/9A/10J) (7)
10 11 A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-9 (9S/10A/8J) (10)

11 14 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-5 (11S/13A/13J) (11)
12 10 JUKE BOX BABY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-7 (2S/14A/2J) (10)
13 18 ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-5 (8S/15A/18J) (13)
14 13 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-7 (20S/16A/11J) (12)
15 15 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-8 (24S/11A/15J) (15)
16 12 THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-19 (22 Ts/18A/12J) (1)
17 33 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-3 (12S/17J) (17)
18 21 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-9 (25S/12A) (16)
19 16 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-14 (21S/19 tJ) (9)
20 19 BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-8 (9S/8J) (17)

21 31 t IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-4 (15S) (21)
22 25 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-5 (16S) (22)
23 23 t I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (1S/20A/7J) (23)
24 66 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-2 (22S/21A) (24)
25 17 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-15 (14J) (6)
26 26 “MAIN TITLE” AND “MOLLY-O” (“The Man with the Golden Arm”) –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-5 (22A) (26)
27 23 t EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Teen Queens (Gee)-8 (16J) (22)
28 29 (Themes From) “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (Vik)-6 (17S) (28)
29 40 t R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-3 (18S) (29)
30 31 t LOVELY ONE –•– The Four Voices (Columbia)-7 (30)

31 62 TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-3 (25 tA) (31)
32 22 (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat) –•– Richard Hayman and Jan August (Mercury)-12 (13)
33 t 27 INNAMORATA –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-7 (27)
33 t 42 t MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-8 (17A) (28)
35 39 WILD CHERRY –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-3 (35)
36 60 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-2 (14S/24A) (36)
37 t 20 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-7 (23A) (18)
37 t 37 PORT AU PRINCE –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-5 (37)
37 t 28 TO YOU, MY LOVE –•– Nick Noble (Wing/Mercury)-9 (27)
40 42 t INNAMORATA (Sweetheart) –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-7 (30)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 11th April, 1956

44 30 BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-21 (19 tJ) (5)
45 t 35 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-21 (1)
45 t 36 ROCK RIGHT –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-6 (36)
48 40 t MR. WONDERFUL –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-11 (19A) (38)
59 34 TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-12 (7S/5 tJ) (12)
60 38 FOREVER DARLING –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-9 (35)

POWER HITS: 11th April, 1956

41 96 THE LITTLE MUSICIANS –•– Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-3 (41)
42 49 THE SAINTS ROCK ‘N ROLL –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-3 (18S) (42)
43 52 MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Elmer Bernstein and Orchestra (Decca)-5 (19S) (43)
45 t 47 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Coral)-6 (45)
49 53 IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN (‘Twas On a Night Like This) –•– Bing Crosby and the Buddy Cole Trio (Decca)-3 (49)
50 60 t MAIN TITLE (“The Man with the Golden Arm”) –•– Billy May and His Orchestra (Capitol)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 11th April, 1956

66 t — ROCK AND ROLL WEDDING –•– Sunny Gale (RCA Victor)-1 (66)
70 — TO YOU, MY LOVE –•– Georgie Shaw (Decca)-1 (70)
72 — I’M STILL A KING TO YOU –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-1 (72)
73 — TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT –•– Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)-1 (73)
81 — SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (Peepin’ and Hidin’) –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-1 (12S/17J) (81)
82 — ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-1 (82)
84 t — MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra (Wing)-1 (84)
87 — SPEEDOO –•– The Cadillacs (Josie)-17 (30)
88 — HI-LILI, HI-LO –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-1 (88)
91 — WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Tony Martin (RCA Victor)-1 (91)
92 t — THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-1 (92)
96 t — WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-1 (96)
98 — NEVER LET ME GO –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 — THAT’S YOUR MISTAKE –•– Otis Williams and His New Group (DeLuxe)-9 (48)