US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 24th August, 1955
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 24, 1955
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 24th August, 1955
#1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS By Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)
US Top 40 Singles – 24th August, 1955
US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores Week Ending: 24th August, 1955
– Issue Date: 3rd September, 1955
1 3 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-5 – (1 wk @ #1) (1)
2 2 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-9 (2)
3 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-17 (1)
4 4 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-17 (2)
5 7 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-9 (5)
6 6 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-4 (6)
7 10 MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-3 (7)
8 5 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-14 (5)
9 15 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-2 (9)
10 14 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-4 (10)
11 20 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-3 (11)
12 8 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-18 (2)
13 12 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-7 (8)
14 13 TINA MARIE / FOOLED –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-3 (13)
15 19 GUM DROP –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-2 (15)
16 9 THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS –•– Chuck Miller (Mercury)-12 (9)
17 — LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (17)
18 24 SONG OF THE DREAMER / DON’T STAY AWAY TOO LONG –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-2 (18)
19 17 I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-7 (15)
20 23 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Mindy Carson (Columbia)-2 (20)
21 — MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-1 (21)
22 21 DOMANI (Tomorrow) –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-7 (13)
23 18 SEVENTEEN –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-3 (18)
24 t 11 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-23 (7)
24 t — THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO –•– Nick Noble (Wing)-2 (23)
US Top 20 Most Played by Jockeys Singles For The Week Ending: 24th August, 1955
– Issue Date: 3rd September, 1955
1 2 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-5 – (1 wk @ #1) (1)
2 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-15 (1)
3 3 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-8 (3)
4 7 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-3 (4)
5 4 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-18 (1)
6 5 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-10 (4)
7 12 THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-3 (7)
8 6 TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-3 (6)
9 13 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-4 (9)
10 9 t SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-3 (9)
11 17 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-2 (11)
12 8 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-9 (8)
13 — MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-1 (13)
14 9 t WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-4 (9)
15 18 DOMANI (Tomorrow) –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-6 (15)
16 — SONG OF THE DREAMER –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-1 (16)
17 16 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-10 (9)
18 — GUM DROP –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-1 (18)
19 14 I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-6 (13)
20 — WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Mindy Carson (Columbia)-1 (20)
US Top 20 Most Played In Juke Boxes Singles For The Week Ending: 24th August, 1955
– Issue Date: 3rd September, 1955
1 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-12 – (6 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 t AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-8 (2)
3 2 t LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-12 (2)
4 6 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-3 (4)
5 5 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-9 (5)
6 4 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-15 (2)
7 7 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-6 (7)
8 14 t THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-2 (14)
9 10 t IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-14 (8)
10 16 t SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-2 (10)
11 t 10 t AIN’T IT A SHAME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-6 (10)
11 t — MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-1 (11)
13 8 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Prez Prado and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-22 (1)
14 12 t SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-13 (6)
15 12 t SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-3 (12)
16 18 t THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-2 (16)
17 — TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-1 (17)
18 — HUMMING BIRD –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-1 (18)
19 t 16 t THE POPCORN SONG –•– Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra (Capitol)-4 (14)
19 t 14 t UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-18 (3)
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