US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 23rd November, 1955
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending November 23, 1955
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 23rd November, 1955
#1 SIXTEEN TONS By Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
US Top 40 Singles – 2nd November, 195
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 23rd November 1955
– Issue Date: 3rd December 1955
1 3 SIXTEEN TONS –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-4 – (1 wk @ #1) (1S/1A/1J) (1)
2 2 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-16 – (2S/4A/2J) (1)
3 1 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-14 – (3S/3A/4J) (1)
4 4 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-14 – (4S/2A/6J) (3)
5 5 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-7 – (6S/5A/5J) (5)
6 6 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-10 – (5S/7A/9J) (5)
7 8 AT MY FRONT DOOR (Crazy Little Mama) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 – (10S/10A/7 tJ) (7)
8 9 HE –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-10 – (7S/8A/20J) (7)
9 t 13 LOVE AND MARRIAGE –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-4 – (8S/6A) (9)
9 t 14 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca (Dot)-4 – (17S/9A/10J) (9)
10 7 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-18 (1 – 11S/16A/7 tJ)
11 10 THE SHIFTING WHISPERING SANDS (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-11 – (13S/14A/12J) (5)
12 12 HE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-6 – (12S/18A/11J) (12)
13 11 THE SHIFTING, WHISPERING SANDS –•– Randy Draper (Mercury)-10 – (9S/3J) (6)
14 15 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-9 – (16S/19S) (14)
15 17 YOU ARE MY LOVE –•– Joni James (MGM)-7 – (19S/11A) (15)
16 18 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-6 – (22S/19A) (16)
17 16 MY BONNIE LASSIE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-9 – (20 Ts/16 tJ) (11)
18 22 CROCE DI ORO (Cross Of Gold) –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-4 – (20 Ts) (18)
19 25 DADDY-O –•– The Fontane Sisters (RCA Victor)-4 (19)
20 27 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– The Dream Weavers (Decca)-4 – (14S) (20)
21 30 t FORGIVE MY HEART –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-7 – (15S) (16)
22 48 MY BOY-FLAT TOP –•– Dorothy Collins (Coral)-4 – (16 tJ) (22)
23 44 CRY ME A RIVER –•– Julie London (Liberty)-4 – (13A) (23)
24 43 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Snooky Lanson (Dot)-4 – (20A) (24)
25 23 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-17 – (13J) (6)
26 t 39 NO OTHER ARMS (No Arms Can Ever Hold You) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 – (10S/7 tJ) (13)
26 t 42 A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-3 (26)
28 38 BURN THAT CANDLE –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-4 – (18S) (28)
29 19 BLACK DENIM TROUSERS –•– The Cheers (Capitol)-11 – (24 Ts) (6)
30 34 ALL AT ONE YOU LOVE HER –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-4 – (15A) (30)
31 24 PEPPER-HOT BABY –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-4 – (15J) (24)
32 69 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-2 (32)
33 t 33 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-5 (22)
33 t 47 THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-13 – (24 Ts/16 tJ) (10)
35 36 NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU (Like These Arms Of Mine) –•– Georgie Shaw (Decca)-4 (35)
36 28 t DADDY-O –•– Bonnie Lou (King)-4 – (14J) (28)
37 28 t SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-15 (6)
38 t 51 t C’EST LA VIE –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-3 – (12A) (38)
38 t 21 SOMEONE YOU LOVE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-7 – (15S) (16)
40 45 t AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Steve Allen with George Cates and His Orchestra and Chorus (Coral)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 23rd November, 1955
42 t 37 DOGFACE SOLDIER –•– Russ Morgan (Decca)-4 (30)
46 32 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-22 (2)
47 20 TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-16 (6)
51 35 AT MY FRONT DOOR –•– The Eldorados (Vee Jay)-8 (21)
55 t 26 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-13 – (24 Ts/16 tJ) (10)
58 30 t THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-13 (13)
61 40 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-21 (5)
POWER HITS: 23rd November, 1955
41 51 t MEMORIES OF YOU –•– The Four Coins (Epic)-2 (41)
44 — MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-1 – (23S) (44)
45 — BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-1 (45)
48 t 53 t LOVE AND MARRIAGE –•– Dinah Shore (RCA Victor)-4 (48)
48 t 50 IF YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-4 – (15J) (48)
50 68 A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK: 23rd November, 1955
44 — MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-1 – (23S) (44)
45 — BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-1 (45)
64 — THE JAPANESE FAREWELL SONG –•– Kay Cee Jones (Marquee)-1 (64)
65 t — SIXTEEN TONS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-2 – (17A) (65)
71 — OF THIS I’M SURE –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (71)
75 — GOODBYE TO ROME (Arrivederci Roma) –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-1 (75)
79 — THE ROSE TATTOO –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-3 (79)
81 — (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-27 (1)
94 t — SWEET KENTUCKY ROSE –•– Kitty Kallen (Decca)-3 (77)
94 t — YOUNG ABE LINCOLN –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-2 (25)
98 — LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– Don, Dick N’ Jimmy (Crown)-1 (98)
99 — POR FAVOR –•– Vic Damone (Mercury)-2 (74)
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