US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 20th June, 1956
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending June 20, 1956
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 20th June, 1956
#1 THE WAYWARD WIND By Gogi Grant (Era)
US Top 40 Singles – 20th June, 1956
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 20th June, 1956
Issue Date: 30th June, 1956
1 1 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-10 (1S/1A/1J) (3 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-12 (2S/2A/4J) (2)
3 3 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-10 (4S/3A/3J) (3)
4 7 t I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-5 (3S/4A/8J) (4)
5 4 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-18 (8S/12A/2J) (1)
6 6 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-10 (5S/9A/5 tJ) (6)
7 11 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (6S/8A/9J) (7)
8 7 t IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-15 (9S/13A/5 tJ) (6)
9 5 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-12 (12S/6A/7J) (4)
10 18 t WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Tony Martin (RCA Victor)-10 (21S/19A/16J) (10)
11 10 THE HAPPY WHISTLER –•– Don Robertson (Capitol)-10 (13S/15A/13J) (9)
12 t 14 BORN TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-5 (14S/7A/20J) (12)
12 t 16 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-11 (10S/5A) (12)
14 12 IVORY TOWER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-10 (24S/11A/10J) (10)
15 13 TRANSFUSION –•– Nervous Norvus (Dot)-5 (11S/14A) (13)
16 9 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-17 (18S/25A/14J) (2)
17 t 15 IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-9 (19S/21A/19J) (15)
17 t 24 MORE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-3 (7S/17A) (17)
19 18 t PICNIC –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-9 (20S/20A) (13)
20 30 GLENDORA –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-4 (7S/10A) (20)
21 20 GRADUATION DAY –•– The Rover Boys (ABC-Paramount)-8 (23S/16A) (20)
22 21 MY BLUE HEAVEN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-10 (5S/5 tJ) (21)
23 43 t BE-BOP-A-LULA –•– Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Capitol)-3 (15S/24A) (23)
24 22 t I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL –•– Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Gee)-10 (22S) (17)
25 38 TREASURE OF LOVE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-6 (16S) (25)
26 28 t A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL –•– Teresa Brwer (Coral)-4 (17S) (26)
27 33 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-3 (18A) (27)
28 17 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-15 (12J) (4)
29 — ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN –•– Chuck Berry and His Combo (Chess)-1 (29)
30 25 THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-11 (15J) (20)
31 27 CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-12 (19)
32 26 IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-14 (12)
33 t 56 SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (Peepin’ and Hidin’) –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-11 (17 tJ) (33)
33 t 53 t (How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-7 (22A) (33)
35 28 t A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-19 (17 tJ) (7)
36 32 MY LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-10 (30)
37 22 t BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-18 (11J) (3)
38 31 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-21 (1)
39 40 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-13 (17 tJ) (13)
40 t 47 SECOND FIDDLE –•– Kay Starr (RCA Victor)-4 (40)
40 t 34 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-7 (30)
40 t 43 t ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 20th June, 1956
48 t 35 GRADUATION DAY –•– The Four Freshmen (Capitol)-8 (25S/23A) (33)
48 t 37 MY BABY LEFT ME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (6S/9J) (31)
52 t 36 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-12 (18)
55 t 39 PORTUGUESE WASHERWOMEN –•– Joe “Fingers” Carr (Lou Busch) (Capitol)-7 (39)
POWER HITS: 20th June, 1956
43 52 CORINNE CORRINA –•– Joe Turner (Atlantic)-8 (41)
44 57 t I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT –•– Sylvia Syms (Decca)-8 (44)
45 — TELL ME WHY –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-1 (45)
47 — THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Tex Ritter (Captiol)-1 (47)
NEW THIS WEEK: 20th June, 1956
29 — ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN –•– Chuck Berry and His Combo (Chess)-1 (29)
45 — TELL ME WHY –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-1 (45)
47 — THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Tex Ritter (Captiol)-1 (47)
51 — SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-1 (51)
52 t — TELL ME WHY –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-1 (52)
60 — STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE –•– The Jayhawks (Flash)-1 (60)
61 — THE ROCKIN’ GHOST –•– Archie Bleyer (Cadence)-1 (61)
67 t — WE ALL NEED LOVE –•– Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Columbia)-4 (67)
70 — I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-15 (8S/2J) (23)
74 t — A CRAZY LITTLE PALACE (That’s My House) –•– The Billy Williams Quartet (Coral)-9 (53)
74 t — LOST IN THE SHUFFLE –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-5 (69)
76 t — FOREVER DARLING –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-12 (35)
76 t — JOEY, JOEY, JOEY –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-6 (76)
82 t — SINNER MAN –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-1 (82)
82 t — 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-16 (21)
82 t — HI-LILI, HI-LO –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-5 (78)
82 t — NEVER LET ME GO –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-6 (79)
82 t — PLAY FOR KEEPS –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-4 (79)
89 t — IF YOU WANNA SEE MAMIE TONIGHT –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-1 (19S/19J) (89)
89 t — LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL –•– The Four Esquires (London)-7 (55)
91 — WINNER TAKE ALL –•– The Platters (Mercury)-9 (12J) (50)
93 t — WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-2 (83)
93 t — FIVE HUNDRED GUYS –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-2 (73)
93 t — HOT AND COLD RUNNING TEARS –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-2 (92)
93 t — I’VE GOT LOVE –•– Julius LaRosa (RCA Victor)-1 (93)
93 t — IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN (‘Twas On a Night Like This) –•– Bing Crosby and the Buddy Cole Trio (Decca)-7 (49)
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