US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 12th December, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 5, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 12th December, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 12th December, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 12th December, 1956
Issue Date: 22nd December, 1956

1 t 1 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-9 (1S/1A/1J) (3 wks @ #1) (1)
1 t 2 LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (2S/3A/3J) (4 wks @ #1) (1)
3 4 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-17 (5S/8A/4J) (2)
4 5 BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-12 (4S/7A/5J) (4)
5 6 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-16 (6S/4A/7J) (5)
6 t 7 HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-9 (9S/6A/10J) (6)
6 t 8 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-8 (7S/9A/13J) (6)
8 9 LOVE ME (From the “Elvis (Part 1)” E.P.) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (8S/5A/15 tJ) (8)
9 3 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-14 (3S/2A/2J) (1)
10 10 t HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-19 (11S/22A/6J) (2)

11 10 t CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-10 (14S/10A/11J) (10)
12 t 16 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-11 (16S/23A/9J) (12)
12 t 18 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA NOW –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-4 (12S/11A/17 tJ) (12)
14 12 GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-10 (18S/17A/14J) (12)
15 t 14 t DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-20 (10S/8J) (1)
15 t 13 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-15 (17S/12A) (9)
15 t 14 t MAMA FROM THE TRAIN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-9 (20S/19A/12J) (13)
18 23 t ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Decca)-5 (13S/18A) (18)
19 26 SINCE I MET YOU BABY –•– Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic)-6 (15S/16A) (19)
20 t 20 t CONFIDENTIAL –•– Sonny Knight (Dot)-6 (22S/19J) (20)
20 t 17 NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-9 (25 Ts/14A) (16)

22 19 TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-9 (13A) (19)
23 40 JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-10 (19S/25A) (23)
24 20 t MOONLIGHT GAMBLER –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-4 (25 Ts/15A) (20)
25 25 MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-7 (21)
26 22 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-26 (2)
27 27 I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-15 (20J) (19)
28 23 t SLOW WALK –•– Sil Austin (Mercury)-7 (17 tJ) (19)
29 31 AUCTIONEER –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Dot)-5 (29)
30 28 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-13 (15 tJ) (14)

31 33 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-8 (26)
32 34 PRISCILLA –•– Eddie Cooley and the Dimples (Royal Roost)-9 (30)
33 37 SLOW WALK –•– Bill Doggett (King)-5 (33)
34 71 t BABY DOLL –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-3 (34)
35 62 GOODNIGHT MY LOVE, PLEASANT DREAMS –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-3 (35)
36 35 t HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-21 (10S/8J) (2)
37 30 PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-9 (20)
38 45 ON LONDON BRIDGE –•– Jim Stafford (Columbia)-5 (38)
39 52 t TRA LA LA –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-3 (24A) (39)
40 39 I DREAMED –•– Betty Johnson (Bally)-5 (20A) (39)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 12th December, 1956

41 38 CITY OF ANGELS –•– The Highlights (Bally)-9 (24S) (30)
42 35 t LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-13 (16)
63 32 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-21 (6)

POWER HITS: 12th December, 1956

43 — DON’T FORBID ME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (23S) (43)
44 49 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN (From the “Elvis (Volume 1)” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (8S/15J) (44)
45 65 WISDOM OF A FOOL –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-2 (45)
46 t 77 ARMEN’S THEME –•– Joe Reisman and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-3 (46)
48 t 82 ARMEN’S THEME –•– David Seville (Liberty)-2 (48)
50 t — THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– The Tarriers (Glory)-1 (21S) (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 12th December, 1956

43 — DON’T FORBID ME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (23S) (43)
52 — ANASTASIA –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (23S) (52)
53 — MARY’S BOY CHILD –•– Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)-1 (53)
72 t — THE PARTY’S OVER –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-1 (72)
74 — I LOVE MY BABY (My Baby Loves Me) –•– Jill Corey (Columbia)-1 (74)
76 t — A THOUSAND MILES AWAY –•– The Heartbeats (Rama)-1 (76)
76 t — ONE IN A MILLION –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (76)
78 — DANCING CHANDELIER –•– Sylvia Syms (Decca)-1 (78)
79 t — CONFESSION OF A SINNER –•– The Stylers (Jubilee)-4 (72)
82 — THE LEFT ARM OF BUDDHA –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-1 (82)
83 — TEEN AGE GOODNIGHT –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-8 (45)
86 — WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Florian Zabach (Mercury)-12 (50)
89 t — BLUE MOON –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-12 (55)
91 t — THE AUCTIONEER –•– Chuck Miller (Mercury)-1 (91)
97 t — DREAMY EYES –•– The Four Preps (Capitol)-1 (97)
99 t — WAR AND PEACE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-10 (59)