US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 14th November, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending November 14, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 14th November, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 14th November, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 14th November, 1956
Issue Date: 24th November, 1956

1 1 t LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (1S/1A/2J) (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 1 t THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-10 (2S/2A/1J) (1)
3 3 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-13 (4S/5A/3J) (2)
4 5 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-5 (3S/3A/7J) (4)
5 4 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-16 (5S/8A/4J) (1)
6 7 t BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-8 (6S/9A/6J) (6)
7 6 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-12 (7S/4A/11J) (6)
8 10 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-11 (9S/7A/9J) (9)
9 7 t HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-15 (8S/15A/5J) (2)
10 9 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-22 (11S/10A/8J) (2)

11 15 HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-5 (12S/6A/18J) (11)
12 12 t CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-7 (13S/12A/12J) (12)
13 11 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-17 (15S/19A/10J) (6)
14 12 t CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-6 (10S/16A/19J) (12)
15 28 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-4 (14S/14A) (15)
16 18 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-9 (17S/13J) (14)
17 24 MAMA FROM THE TRAIN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-5 (23S/21A) (17)
18 22 GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-6 (16S/23A) (18)
19 t 19 t HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-17 (5S/4J) (2)
19 t 16 LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-9 (24A/16J) (16)

21 27 PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-5 (20A/20J) (21)
22 29 NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-5 (22S/13A) (22)
23 19 t I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-11 (18S) (19)
24 19 t TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-5 (11A) (19)
25 14 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-23 (14J) (2)
26 36 MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-3 (26)
27 17 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-16 (17A) (8)
28 23 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-10 (15)
29 42 JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-6 (29)
30 44 CITY OF ANGELS –•– The Highlights (Bally)-5 (19S) (30)

31 46 t CONFIDENTIAL –•– Sonny Knight (Dot)-2 (17J) (31)
32 t 46 t THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-18 (9)
32 t 25 t IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-9 (17S/13J) (23)
34 63 t RUDY’S ROCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-4 (34)
35 33 ANYWAY YOU WANT ME (That’s How I Will Be) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (1S/2J) (33)
36 34 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-22 (12)
37 t 45 PRISCILLA –•– Eddie Cooley and the Dimples (Royal Roost)-5 (20S) (37)
37 t 86 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-4 (37)
39 t 48 SLOW WALK –•– Sil Austin (Mercury)-3 (39)
39 t 43 TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-5 (22S/25A) (39)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 14th November, 1956

43 30 TRUE LOVE –•– Jane Powell (Verve)-14 (25S) (24)
44 40 AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-17 (15)
46 t 35 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-21 (14)
48 25 t MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-21 (15J) (1)
50 32 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-11 (27)
54 31 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-12 (29)
56 38 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-15 (27)
59 39 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-24 (2)
61 37 EV’RY DAY OF MY LIFE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-10 (37)

POWER HITS: 14th November, 1956

41 84 t LOVE ME (From the “Elvis (Part 1)” E.P.) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-2 (24S) (41)
45 57 TEEN AGE GOODNIGHT –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-6 (45)
46 t 49 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-13 (20)
49 84 t SINCE I MET YOU BABY –•– Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic)-2 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 14th November, 1956

58 — SLOW WALK –•– Bill Doggett (King)-1 (58)
60 — ON LONDON BRIDGE –•– Jim Stafford (Columbia)-1 (60)
63 — ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Decca)-1 (21S) (63)
66 t — I DREAMED –•– Betty Johnson (Bally)-1 (66)
68 t — I WOULDN’T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-1 (68)
79 — I SAW ESAU –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-1 (79)
80 t — CONFESSION OF A SINNER –•– The Stylers (Jubilee)-1 (80)
83 — AUCTIONEER –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Dot)-1 (83)
87 t — EVERY TIME (I Feel His Spirit) –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (23S) (87)
87 t — STILL –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-4 (86)
92 — THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-20 (18)
93 t — NAMELY YOU –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-7 (65)
95 — CRAZY WITH LOVE –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-1 (95)
97 — PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-6 (55)
98 — I MISS YOU SO –•– Chris Connor (Atlantic)-4 (65)
99 t — GIANT –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-2 (77)