US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 16th May, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 16, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th May, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 16th May, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 16th May, 1956
Issue Date: 26th May, 1956

1 1 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-13 (4 wks @ #1) (1S/1A/1J) (1)
2 2 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-12 (3S/2A/3J) (2)
3 t 7 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-7 (2S/3A/14J) (3)
3 t 3 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-16 (11S/4A/6J) (1)
5 5 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-13 (9S/11A/2J) (3)
6 4 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-10 (10S/10A/4J) (4)
7 t 6 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-10 (7 Ts/12A/5J) (6)
7 t 7 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-7 (5S/9A/9 tJ) (7)
9 19 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-5 (7 Ts/5A/19 tJ) (9)
10 16 t IVORY TOWER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-5 (21S/6A/9 tJ) (10)

11 9 A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-14 (15S/14A/7J) (7)
12 18 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-5 (4S/7A) (12)
13 12 THE HAPPY WHISTLER –•– Don Robertson (Capitol)-5 (12S/8A) (12)
14 14 IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-9 (20S/13A) (12)
15 13 ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-10 (18 Ts/22A/13J) (10)
16 11 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-16 (17S/8J) (7)
17 10 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-24 (24S/19A/15J) (2)
18 26 t PICNIC –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-4 (18S/15A) (18)
19 21 t I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-5 (6S/19 tJ) (19)
20 15 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-17 (12J) (5)

21 t 26 t THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-6 (14S/21A) (21)
21 t 16 t LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-8 (13S/16J) (13)
23 24 CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-7 (23S/20A) (23)
24 23 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-13 (18A) (23)
25 25 I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL –•– Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Gee)-5 (16S) (25)
26 42 WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Tony Martin (RCA Victor)-6 (25S/16A) (26)
27 21 t LONG TALL SALLY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-7 (11J) (18)
28 20 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-19 (25A) (3)
29 29 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-13 (17 tJ) (15)
30 30 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-15 (16)

31 83 GRADUATION DAY –•– The Rover Boys (ABC-Paramount)-3 (17A) (31)
32 43 t TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-8 (24A) (31)
33 26 t (Themes From) “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (Vik)-11 (14)
34 32 IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-4 (32)
35 38 MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Elmer Bernstein and Orchestra (Decca)-10 (22S) (32)
36 t 33 t EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-12 (12)
36 t 43 t MY LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-5 (36)
38 40 t MY BLUE HEAVEN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-5 (6S/19 tJ) (38)
39 51 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-2 (23A) (39)
40 54 t KISS ME ANOTHER –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 16th May, 1956

41 37 BLUE SUEDE SHOES (From the “Elvis Presley” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (24)
42 t 36 “MAIN TITLE” AND “MOLLY-O” (“The Man with the Golden Arm”) –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-10 (26)
44 39 R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-8 (29)
45 35 WILD CHERRY –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-8 (29)
47 31 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-22 (17 tJ) (1)
58 t 40 t I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-12 (1S/1J) (23)
61 33 t A LITTLE LOVE CAN GO A LONG, LONG WAY –•– The Dream Weavers Featuring Wade Buff (Decca)-4 (33)

POWER HITS: 16th May, 1956

42 t 67 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-16 (38)
46 49 LOVELY ONE –•– The Four Voices (Columbia)-12 (30)
48 63 CORINNE CORRINA –•– Joe Turner (Atlantic)-3 (48)
49 54 t TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT –•– Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)-6 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 16th May, 1956

64 t — I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-1 (64)
68 t — MY BABY LEFT ME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (68)
79 — LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL –•– The Four Esquires (London)-3 (55)
81 — PLAY FOR KEEPS –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-1 (81)
86 — TREASURE OF LOVE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-1 (86)
88 — STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Mills Brothers (Decca)-1 (88)
90 t — I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (90)
90 t — YOU’RE THE APPLE OF MY EYE –•– The Four Lovers (RCA Victor)-1 (90)
92 t — LOST IN THE SHUFFLE –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-1 (92)
92 t — HI-LILI HI-LO –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-1 (92)
98 — I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOUR FACE –•– Rosemary Clooney (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 — OUR LOVE AFFAIR –•– Tommy Charles (Decca)-15 (43)