US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd February, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 22, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd February, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 22nd February, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 22nd February, 1956
Issue Date: 3rd March, 1956

NOTE: The Best-Sellers chart was reduced to 20 positions beginning this week

1 1 t ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-10 (2 wks @ #1) (2S/2A/1J) (1)
2 3 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-13 (1S/1A/4J) (2)
3 1 t THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-12 (3S/3A/2J) (1)
4 4 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-14 (6S/6A/3J) (1)
5 5 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-7 (4S/5A/7J) (5)
6 10 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-4 (5S/4A/12J) (6)
7 6 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-8 (7S/8 tA/6J) (6)
8 7 BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-14 (9S/10A/5J) (5)
9 11 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-5 (8S/7A/9J) (9)
10 13 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-7 (10S/8 tA/19J) (10)

11 8 SIXTEEN TONS –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-17 (14S/16 tA/8J) (1)
12 9 DUNGAREE DOLL –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-12 (13S/12A/11J) (7)
13 19 (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat) –•– Richard Hayman and Jan August (Mercury)-5 (15S/11A/17J) (13)
14 14 TEEN AGE PRAYER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-11 (14A/10J) (9)
15 26 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-4 (11S/20J) (15)
16 t 15 CHAIN GANG –•– Bobby Scott (ABC-Paramount)-8 (17S/14 tJ) (15)
16 t 12 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– The Dream Weavers (Decca)-17 (12S/16J) (8)
18 21 ARE YOU SATISFIED –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-12 (13J) (12)
19 18 ANGELS IN THE SKY –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-13 (16S) (13)
20 23 t SEVEN DAYS –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-5 (18A) (20)

21 t 34 t LIPSTICK AND CANDY AND RUBBERSOLE SHOES –•– Julius LaRosa (RCA)-4 (15A) (21)
21 t 34 t A THEME FROM THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Mack the Knife) –•– Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars (Columbia)-4 (21)
23 22 BAND OF GOLD –•– Kit Carson (Capitol)-16 (19A) (17)
24 20 LULLABY OF BIRDLAND –•– Blue Stars (Mercury)-12 (20S) (20)
25 51 t ASK ME –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-4 (25)
26 17 GO ON WITH THE WEDDING –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-9 (18J) (11)
27 25 (Love Is) THE TENDER TRAP –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-13 (23)
28 t 31 t HE –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-23 (7)
28 t 27 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-15 (14 tJ) (16)
30 33 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-5 (30)

31 23 t NINETY NINE YEARS (Dead or Alive) –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-7 (23)
32 65 t MR. WONDERFUL –•– Teddi King (RCA Victor)-3 (32)
33 t 43 t TUTTI-FRUTTI –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-7 (21)
33 t 30 SPEEDOO –•– The Cadillacs (Josie)-12 (30)
35 t 40 CRY BABY –•– Bonnie Sisters (Rainbow)-3 (18 Ts) (35)
35 t 53 CRY ME A RIVER –•– Julie London (Liberty)-17 (13)
37 t 39 A THEME FROM (The Three Penny Opera) “MORITAT” –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-5 (37)
37 t — WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-1 (37)
39 55 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Threepenny Opera”) –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Septet (Coral)-3 (39)
40 41 LISBON ANTIGUA (In Old Lisbon) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 22nd February, 1956

42 16 TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (8S/16A/9J) (12)
43 29 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-11 (20A/10J) (16)
44 t 34 t MOSTLY MARTHA –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-11 (16S) (31)
50 34 t MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-27 (3)
51 31 t LOVE AND MARRIAGE –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-17 (5)
62 t 28 APRIL IN PARIS –•– Count Basie (Clef)-8 (28)
91 t 38 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-20 (2)

POWER HITS: 22nd February, 1956

41 — LA MER (Beyond the Sea) –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-1 (41)
44 t 56 t THAT’S ALL –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-2 (44)
46 45 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-23 (5)
48 — WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-2 (48)
49 74 t FLOWERS MEAN FOREGIVENESS –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-2 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 22nd February, 1956

37 t — WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-1 (37)
41 — LA MER (Beyond the Sea) –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-1 (41)
48 — WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-2 (48)
54 — BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-1 (18S) (54)
67 — YOU’LL GET YOURS –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-1 (67)
68 — HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (68)
73 t — I’VE CHANGED MY MIND A THOUSAND TIMES –•– Kay Starr (RCA Victor)-3 (2S/1J) (73)
82 — MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-1 (82)
83 — BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-1 (83)
84 — I’M GONNA LOVE YOU –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-1 (84)
88 t — KISS AND RUN –•– Peggy King (Columbia)-1 (88)
88 t — THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Russ Morgan (Decca)-1 (88)
91 t — BO WEEVIL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (91)
93 — EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Teen Queens (Gee)-1 (93)
94 t — I’LL WAIT –•– Betty Johnson (Bally)-1 (94)
96 t — THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-3 (80)
96 t — SUCH A DAY –•– Vera Lynn (London)-1 (96)