US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 17th October, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 17, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 17th October, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 17th October, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 17th October, 1956
Issue Date: 27th October, 1956

1 1 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-12 (1S/1A/1J) (7 wks @ #1) (1)
2 5 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-9 (5S/3A/3J) (2)
3 4 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-6 (3S/2A/6 tJ) (3)
4 3 HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-11 (4S/8A/2J) (2)
5 2 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-18 (6S/5A/5J) (2)
6 12 LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-2 (2S/4A/15 tJ) (6)
7 6 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-13 (7S/7A/6 tJ) (6)
8 8 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-19 (8S/10A/4J) (2)
9 9 HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-13 (1S/13A/1J) (2)
10 10 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-7 (10S/6A/9 tJ) (10)

11 7 MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-17 (12S/12A/8J) (1)
12 13 BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (9S/15A/12J) (12)
13 11 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-12 (14S/9A/14J) (8)
14 15 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-18 (18S/14A/18J) (12)
15 16 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-20 (20S/21A/11J) (2)
16 19 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-6 (22S/16A/17J) (16)
17 t 14 THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-14 (16S/9 tJ) (9)
17 t 18 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-8 (11S/11A) (17)
19 22 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-17 (19S) (14)
20 24 MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-11 (23S/22A) (19)

21 17 THEME SONG (From “Song For a Summer Night”) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-13 (18A) (10)
22 21 AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-13 (23 tA/19 tJ) (15)
23 20 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-5 (17S/13J) (20)
24 t 26 t CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-7 (10S/9 tJ) (20)
24 t 29 t IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-5 (17S/13J) (24)
26 25 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-3 (13S) (25)
27 33 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-11 (21S) (27)
28 35 TRUE LOVE –•– Jane Powell (Verve)-10 (15S) (28)
29 31 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins (Decca)-9 (16)
30 26 t LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-5 (19 tJ) (26)

31 32 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor)-9 (21)
32 26 t IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-9 (20)
33 23 THE BUS STOP SONG (A Paper Of Pins) –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-10 (24 Ts) (23)
34 40 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-2 (20A) (34)
35 41 A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-9 (24 Ts) (23)
36 45 GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-2 (36)
37 29 t I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-7 (29)
38 34 ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES –•– Billy Ward and His Dominoes (Decca)-11 (27)
39 37 t OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-7 (24 Ts) (27)
40 43 EV’RY DAY OF MY LIFE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-6 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 17th October, 1956

43 37 t HAPPINESS STREET –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-11 (23 tA) (25)
54 39 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-8 (22)
57 t 36 THE FLYING SAUCER (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Buchannan and Goodman (Luniverse)-13 (7)

POWER HITS: 17th October, 1956

41 53 t IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-8 (29)
44 — HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-1 (17A) (44)
45 — PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-1 (45)
46 48 EARTHBOUND –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-8 (46)
48 50 t I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-4 (48)
49 t — NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (49)
49 t — TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-1 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 17th October, 1956

44 — HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-1 (17A) (44)
45 — PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-1 (45)
49 t — NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (49)
49 t — TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-1 (49)
55 — MAMA FROM THE TRAIN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (55)
72 t — SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-1 (72)
72 t — PRISCILLA –•– Eddie Cooley and the Dimples (Royal Roost)-1 (72)
74 — I MISS YOU SO –•– Chris Connor (Atlantic)-1 (74)
80 — SO-LONG –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-12 (44)
90 t — STILL –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-2 (86)
90 t — TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (90)
97 t — JUST LOVE ME –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-1 (97)
99 t — HEAVEN ON EARTH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-14 (12S/8J) (39)