US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th November, 1955
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending November 16, 1955
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th November, 1955
#1 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING By The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)
US Top 40 Singles – 16th November, 1955
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 16th November, 1955
– Issue Date: 26th November, 1955
1 1 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-13 – (5 wks @ #1) (3S/2A/1J) (1)
2 2 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-15 – (2S/4A/2J) (1)
3 6 SIXTEEN TONS –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-3 – (1S/1A/7J) (3)
4 3 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-13 – (4S/3A/4J) (3)
5 7 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-6 – (5S/8A/6J) (5)
6 5 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-9 – (6S/6A/9J) (5)
7 4 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-17 – (9S/11A/5J) (1)
8 9 AT MY FRONT DOOR (Crazy Little Mama) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-5 – (8S/10A/8J) (8)
9 11 HE –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-9 – (7S/7A/16 tJ) (7)
10 10 THE SHIFTING WHISPERING SANDS (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-10 – (12S/9A/12J) (5)
11 8 THE SHIFTING, WHISPERING SANDS –•– Randy Draper (Mercury)-9 – (10S/3J) (6)
12 12 HE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-5 – (16 Ts/16A/10J) (12)
13 13 LOVE AND MARRIAGE –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-3 – (11S/5A) (13)
14 15 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca (Dot)-3 – (16 Ts/14A/16 tJ) (14)
15 18 t SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-8 – (19S/13A/19 tJ) (14)
16 21 MY BONNIE LASSIE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-8 – (15S/17A) (11)
17 16 t YOU ARE MY LOVE –•– Joni James (MGM)-6 – (18S/12A) (16)
18 22 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-5 – (22S/15A) (18)
19 18 t BLACK DENIM TROUSERS –•– The Cheers (Capitol)-10 – (21S/19A) (6)
20 14 TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-15 – (19 tJ) (6)
21 24 SOMEONE YOU LOVE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-6 – (13S) (16)
22 25 CROCE DI ORO (Cross Of Gold) –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-3 (22)
23 16 t THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-16 – (14J) (6)
24 28 PEPPER-HOT BABY –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-3 – (19 tJ) (24)
25 60 t DADDY-O –•– The Fontane Sisters (RCA Victor)-3 – (18A) (25)
26 32 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-12 – (20S/11J) (10)
27 23 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– The Dream Weavers (Decca)-3 – (14S) (23)
28 t 20 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-14 – (13J) (6)
28 t 47 DADDY-O –•– Bonnie Lou (King)-3 – (25S) (28)
30 t 34 FORGIVE MY HEART –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-6 – (13S) (16)
30 t 27 THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-12 – (18J) (13)
32 26 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-21 – (15J) (2)
33 29 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-4 (22)
34 39 t ALL AT ONE YOU LOVE HER –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-3 – (20A) (34)
35 45 AT MY FRONT DOOR –•– The Eldorados (Vee Jay)-7 – (24S) (21)
36 36 NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU (Like These Arms Of Mine) –•– Georgie Shaw (Decca)-3 (35)
37 30 DOGFACE SOLDIER –•– Russ Morgan (Decca)-3 (30)
38 39 t BURN THAT CANDLE –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-3 – (23S) (38)
39 37 NO OTHER ARMS (No Arms Can Ever Hold You) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-5 – (8S/8J) (13)
40 35 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-20 (5)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 16th November, 1955
47 31 THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-12 – (20S/11J) (10)
49 38 AMUKIRIKI (The Lord Willing) –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-3 (38)
59 33 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-15 (10)
POWER HITS: 16th November, 1955
41 63 ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-3 – (23S) (41)
42 68 A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-2 (42)
43 67 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Snooky Lanson (Dot)-3 (43)
45 t 51 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– The Mills Brothers (Decca)-3 (45)
45 t 49 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Steve Allen with George Cates and His Orchestra and Chorus (Coral)-3 (44)
48 46 MY BOY-FLAT TOP –•– Dorothy Collins (Coral)-3 (48)
50 48 IF YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK: 16th November, 1955
51 t — MEMORIES OF YOU –•– The Four Coins (Epic)-1 (51)
65 — IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– David Carroll and His Orchestra (Mercury)-1 (65)
68 — A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-1 (68)
69 — IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-1 (69)
81 t — TIMES TWO, I LOVE YOU –•– The Three Chuckles (X)-2 (71)
83 t — OOH BANG JIGGILLY JANG –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-1 (83)
88 — C’EST LA VIE –•– Sunny Gale (RCA Victor)-1 (88)
90 t — I’LL KNOW –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-1 (90)
93 — WITHOUT A SONG –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-1 (93)
95 t — I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-11 (15)
97 — C’EST LA VIE –•– The DeJohn Sisters (Epic)-1 (97)
99 — SEVENTEEN –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-6 (18)
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