US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 21st November, 1956

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

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

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US Top 40 Singles – 21st November, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 21st November, 1956
Issue Date: 1st December, 1956

1 1 LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (1S/1A/2J) (3 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-11 (3S/3A/1J) (1)
3 4 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-6 (2S/2A/6J) (3)
4 3 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-14 (4S/5A/3J) (2)
5 t 6 BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (6S/7A/5J) (5)
5 t 7 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-13 (5S/4A/8J) (5)
7 5 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-17 (7S/9A/4J) (1)
8 8 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-12 (10S/8A/10J) (9)
9 t 9 HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-16 (8S/14A/7J) (2)
9 t 11 HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-6 (9S/6A/15J) (9)

11 10 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-23 (13S/11A/9J) (2)
12 15 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-5 (11S/10A/14J) (12)
13 14 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-7 (14S/12A/18J) (12)
14 12 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-8 (12S/18A/11J) (12)
15 13 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-18 (18 Ts/25 tA/12J) (6)
16 16 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-10 (15S/24A/16J) (14)
17 17 MAMA FROM THE TRAIN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-6 (20S/17A) (17)
18 22 NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-6 (17S/16A) (18)
19 23 I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-12 (25 tA/17J) (19)
20 18 GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-7 (16S/19A) (18)

21 21 PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-6 (23S) (21)
22 26 MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-4 (24S) (22)
23 28 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-11 (21A) (15)
24 t 19 t LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-10 (20J) (16)
24 t 41 LOVE ME (From the “Elvis (Part 1)” E.P.) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (21S/13A) (24)
26 31 CONFIDENTIAL –•– Sonny Knight (Dot)-3 (19J) (26)
27 35 ANYWAY YOU WANT ME (That’s How I Will Be) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (1S/2J) (27)
28 25 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-24 (13J) (2)
29 24 TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-6 (15A) (19)
30 37 t PRISCILLA –•– Eddie Cooley and the Dimples (Royal Roost)-6 (22S) (30)

31 19 t HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-18 (7S/4J) (2)
32 32 t IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-10 (15S/16J) (23)
33 27 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-17 (8)
34 63 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Decca)-2 (18 Ts) (34)
35 54 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-13 (29)
36 57 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-12 (10S/10J) (20)
37 49 SINCE I MET YOU BABY –•– Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic)-3 (37)
38 t 30 CITY OF ANGELS –•– The Highlights (Bally)-6 (30)
38 t 34 RUDY’S ROCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-5 (34)
40 — GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA NOW –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-1 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 21st November, 1956

43 t 37 t SINGING THE BLUES –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-5 (37)
43 t 39 t SLOW WALK –•– Sil Austin (Mercury)-4 (25S) (39)
47 t 36 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-23 (12)
49 t 32 t THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-19 (9)
53 t 29 JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-7 (29)
66 t 39 t TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-6 (18S) (39)

POWER HITS: 21st November, 1956

41 52 THE AUTUMN WALTZ –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-4 (23A) (41)
42 51 MOONLIGHT LOVE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-5 (42)
45 50 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-12 (27)
47 t 60 ON LONDON BRIDGE –•– Jim Stafford (Columbia)-2 (47)

NEW THIS WEEK: 21st November, 1956

40 — GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA NOW –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-1 (40)
51 — MOONLIGHT GAMBLER –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-1 (51)
53 t — CRAZY WITH LOVE –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-2 (2S/6J) (53)
57 t — MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY –•– Eddy Arnold and Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-1 (57)
76 — SOMEONE TO LOVE –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (76)
79 t — TRICKY –•– Gus Jenkins and Orchestra (Flash)-1 (79)
86 t — MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Ginny Gibson (ABC-Paramount)-4 (68)
89 t — A FADED SUMMER LOVE –•– Georgie Shaw (Decca)-1 (89)
94 t — SONG OF THE SPARROW –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-1 (94)
94 t — WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN (From the “Elvis (Volume 1)” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (21S) (94)
99 t — YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM IT –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-5 (70)