US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 13th June, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending June 13, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 13th June, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 13th June, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 13th June, 1956
Issue Date: 23rd June, 1956

1 1 t THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-9 (1S/1A/2J) (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-11 (2S/2A/4J) (2)
3 4 t STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-9 (3S/3A/5J) (3)
4 1 t HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-17 (6S/7A/1J) (1)
5 7 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-11 (10S/4A/9J) (4)
6 8 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (4S/6A/6J) (6)
7 t 6 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-14 (9S/12A/3J) (6)
7 t 12 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (5S/8A/14 tJ) (7)
9 4 t HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-16 (14S/9A/10J) (2)
10 9 THE HAPPY WHISTLER –•– Don Robertson (Capitol)-9 (11S/10A/12J) (9)

11 16 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (7S/15A/13J) (11)
12 11 IVORY TOWER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-9 (21S/11A/7 tJ) (10)
13 15 TRANSFUSION –•– Nervous Norvus (Dot)-4 (8S/21A/18J) (13)
14 20 BORN TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-4 (15S/14A) (14)
15 21 t IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-8 (16S/22A/17J) (15)
16 17 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-10 (12S/5A) (16)
17 10 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-14 (22 Ts/23 tA/11J) (4)
18 t 13 PICNIC –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-8 (17S/20A/20J) (13)
18 t 28 WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Tony Martin (RCA Victor)-9 (22 Ts/13A) (18)
20 23 t GRADUATION DAY –•– The Rover Boys (ABC-Paramount)-7 (19S/16A) (20)

21 29 MY BLUE HEAVEN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (4S/6J) (21)
22 t 14 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-17 (7 tJ) (3)
22 t 26 t I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL –•– Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Gee)-9 (20S) (17)
24 45 t MORE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-2 (13S) (24)
25 26 t THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-10 (20)
26 19 IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-13 (12)
27 25 CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-11 (19)
28 t 34 t A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL –•– Teresa Brwer (Coral)-3 (25S) (28)
28 t 21 t A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-18 (15J) (7)
30 54 GLENDORA –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-3 (13S/19A) (30)

31 18 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-20 (23 tA) (1)
32 30 MY LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-9 (30)
33 37 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-2 (33)
34 32 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-6 (30)
35 33 GRADUATION DAY –•– The Four Freshmen (Capitol)-7 (17A) (33)
36 36 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-11 (16J) (18)
37 31 MY BABY LEFT ME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (7S/13J) (31)
38 34 t TREASURE OF LOVE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-5 (18S) (34)
39 40 t PORTUGUESE WASHERWOMEN –•– Joe “Fingers” Carr (Lou Busch) (Capitol)-6 (39)
40 23 t LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-12 (19J) (13)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 13th June, 1956

45 40 t KISS ME ANOTHER –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-7 (30)
48 39 TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT –•– Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)-10 (39)
49 t 38 ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-14 (10)

POWER HITS: 13th June, 1956

41 47 IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-4 (41)
42 84 t SWEET HEARTACHES –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-4 (42)
43 t 78 t BE-BOP-A-LULA –•– Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Capitol)-2 (24S) (43)
43 t 69 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-3 (43)
47 71 SECOND FIDDLE –•– Kay Starr (RCA Victor)-3 (47)
49 t 51 t I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT –•– Rosemary Clooney (Columbia)-5 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 13th June, 1956

66 — I LOOK AT YOU –•– The Lassies (Decca)-1 (66)
67 t — TANGO OF THE DRUMS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-5 (44)
70 t — WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Denny Vaughn (Kapp)-3 (70)
72 — LOVE, LOVE, LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-1 (72)
74 — LOVE, LOVE, LOVE –•– The Clovers (Atlantic)-1 (74)
76 — LAZY RIVER –•– Roberta Sherwood (Decca)-2 (76)
78 t — WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-1 (78)
84 — THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-24 (1)
87 t — BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-16 (15J) (17)
91 t — CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-1 (91)
94 — THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Russ Morgan (Decca)-15 (26)
96 t — TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-16 (12)
96 t — ROCK RIGHT –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-9 (36)
96 t — ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music (Coral)-1 (96)
100 — (Theme From) “PICNIC” –•– Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra (Mercury)-5 (71)