US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 21st March, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending March 21, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 21st March, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 21st March, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 21st March, 1956
Issue Date: 31st March, 1956

NOTE: The Best Sellers chart was expanded to 25 positions beginning this week)

1 1 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-8 (2 wks @ #1) (1S/1A/2 tJ) (1)
2 2 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-17 (2S/3A/2 tJ) (2)
3 3 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-14 (3S/4A/1J) (1)
4 4 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-11 (4S/2A/5J) (4)
5 6 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-9 (6S/5A/6J) (5)
6 5 THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-16 (10S/7A/4J) (1)
7 7 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-8 (8 Ts/9A/12J) (7)
8 8 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-12 (10S/10A/8J) (6)
9 t 12 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-5 (7S/13A/13J) (9)
9 t 11 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (8 Ts/6A/15J) (9)

11 14 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-4 (5S/8A/8J) (11)
12 9 t MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-11 (13S/11A/14J) (9)
13 18 JUKE BOX BABY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-4 (5S/15A/8J) (13)
14 17 A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-6 (11S/18A/9 tJ) (14)
15 13 BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-18 (15 Ts/22A/11J) (5)
16 15 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-5 (15 Ts/12A/18J) (15)
17 9 t MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-18 (19S/23A/9 tJ) (1)
18 t 21 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-4 (17S/14A) (18)
18 t 20 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-4 (21 Ts/19A/16J) (18)
20 23 t WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-6 (18S/16A) (20)

21 19 TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-10 (6S/6J) (12)
22 23 t BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-5 (11S/9 tJ) (21)
23 16 (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat) –•– Richard Hayman and Jan August (Mercury)-9 (23S/25A) (13)
24 26 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Teen Queens (Gee)-5 (14S) (24)
25 29 I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (8 Ts/24A/15J) (25)
26 41 t THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Russ Morgan (Decca)-5 (19 tJ) (26)
27 25 DUNGAREE DOLL –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-16 (19 tJ) (7)
28 41 t MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-5 (25S/20A) (28)
29 34 LIPSTICK AND CANDY AND RUBBERSOLE SHOES –•– Julius LaRosa (RCA)-8 (21)
30 32 t INNAMORATA (Sweetheart) –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-4 (30)

31 76 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-2 (24S) (31)
32 80 PORT AU PRINCE –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-2 (32)
33 43 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-9 (21)
34 22 A THEME FROM THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Mack the Knife) –•– Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars (Columbia)-8 (20)
35 t 40 FOREVER DARLING –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-6 (35)
35 t 47 LULLABY OF BIRDLAND –•– Blue Stars (Mercury)-16 (20)
35 t 27 t TO YOU, MY LOVE –•– Nick Noble (Wing/Mercury)-6 (27)
38 t 35 t 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Lou Busch and His Orchestra (Capitol)-6 (35)
38 t 27 t IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– The Dream Weavers (Decca)-21 (8)
40 35 t FLOWERS MEAN FOREGIVENESS –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-6 (21A) (35)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 21st March, 1956

50 t 31 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Threepenny Opera”) –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Septet (Coral)-7 (17J) (31)
56 39 ELOISE –•– Kay Thompson (Cadence)-4 (39)
58 30 LISBON ANTIGUA (In Old Lisbon) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-8 (30)
61 32 t ANGELS IN THE SKY –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-17 (13)
63 37 LA MER (Beyond the Sea) –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-5 (37)
74 t 38 CHAIN GANG –•– Bobby Scott (ABC-Paramount)-12 (15)

POWER HITS: 21st March, 1956

41 66 (Themes From) “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (Vik)-3 (20S) (41)
42 81 t IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-2 (42)
43 51 LOVELY ONE –•– The Four Voices (Columbia)-4 (43)
44 61 t INNAMORATA –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-4 (44)
45 64 LOVELY LIES –•– The Manhattan Brothers and Miriam Makeba (London)-5 (45)
47 48 BO WEEVIL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-5 (47)
48 t 61 t MR. WONDERFUL –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-8 (17A) (48)
50 t 81 t ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-2 (21 Ts) (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 21st March, 1956

69 — IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-1 (69)
83 — GET UP GET UP (You Sleepy Head) –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-1 (83)
90 — YOU’LL GET YOURS –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-4 (67)
95 t — I’LL NEVER KNOW –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-5 (4S/5J) (76)
95 t — MY FIRST FORMAL GOWN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (95)
97 — APRIL IN PARIS –•– The Modernaires (Coral)-1 (97)
99 — ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca (Dot)-19 (9)
100 — HE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-21 (12)