US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 25th April, 1956
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending April 25, 1956
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 25 April, 1956
#1 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS By Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)
US Top 40 Singles – 25th April, 1956
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 25th April, 1956
Issue Date: 5th May, 1956
1 2 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (1 wk @ #1) (1S/2A/1J) (1)
2 3 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-9 (2S/1A/2J) (2)
3 1 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-13 (3S/3A/3J) (1)
4 5 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-10 (4S/5A/4J) (4)
5 t 4 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-21 (8S/8A/6J) (2)
5 t 9 t (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-7 (5S/6A/10J) (5)
7 9 t A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-11 (9S/11A/7J) (7)
8 6 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-16 (16S/4A/9J) (3)
9 7 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-14 (12S/9A/5J) (5)
10 12 ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-7 (10S/10A/13J) (10)
11 8 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-13 (7S/16 tA/11J) (7)
12 19 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-7 (14S/12A/14J) (12)
13 21 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-4 (6S/7A) (13)
14 t 18 IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-6 (17 Ts/13A) (14)
14 t 20 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-5 (13S/16 tA) (14)
16 35 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-4 (11S/14A) (16)
17 t 14 t (Themes From) “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (Vik)-8 (17 Ts/24A/19 tJ) (14)
17 t 11 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-19 (8J) (1)
19 14 t EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-9 (25S/12J) (12)
20 16 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-10 (21A/16J) (15)
21 13 JUKE BOX BABY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-8 (2S/2J) (10)
22 17 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-12 (19A/19J) (16)
23 31 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (15J) (23)
24 25 BLUE SUEDE SHOES (From the “Elvis Presley” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (25A) (24)
25 51 THE HAPPY WHISTLER –•– Don Robertson (Capitol)-2 (21S/20A) (25)
26 46 t IVORY TOWER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-2 (26)
27 28 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-10 (23A) (27)
28 t 33 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-9 (22A) (18)
28 t 26 “MAIN TITLE” AND “MOLLY-O” (“The Man with the Golden Arm”) –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-7 (26)
30 39 t STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-2 (15S/18A) (30)
31 44 t R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-5 (20S/17J) (29)
32 23 I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (1S/1J) (23)
33 29 WILD CHERRY –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-5 (29)
34 24 BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-10 (9S/7J) (17)
35 t 22 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-16 (9)
35 t 35 t TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-5 (31)
37 35 t SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-17 (6)
38 32 MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Elmer Bernstein and Orchestra (Decca)-7 (19S) (32)
39 30 LOVELY ONE –•– The Four Voices (Columbia)-9 (30)
40 42 TO YOU, MY LOVE –•– Nick Noble (Wing/Mercury)-11 (27)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 25th April, 1956
44 t 39 t INNAMORATA –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-9 (27)
46 34 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Teen Queens (Gee)-10 (22)
47 t 27 THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-21 (18J) (1)
81 38 INNAMORATA (Sweetheart) –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-9 (30)
POWER HITS: 25th April, 1956
41 44 t WITHOUT YOU –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-5 (41)
42 83 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-2 (22S) (42)
44 t 66 I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL –•– Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Gee)-2 (44)
47 t 52 CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-4 (23 Ts) (47)
50 t 63 HELD FOR QUESTIONING –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-5 (50)
50 t 56 t THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-2 (23 Ts) (50)
NEW THIS WEEK: 25th April, 1956
55 — LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL –•– The Four Esquires (London)-1 (55)
57 — WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-2 (57)
64 t — TO LOVE AGAIN –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (64)
69 t — DELILAH JONES –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-1 (69)
76 t — IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-1 (76)
78 — ROCK AND ROLL WEDDING –•– Sunny Gale (RCA Victor)-2 (66)
88 t — NEVER LET ME GO –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-2 (88)
90 t — A LITTLE LOVE CAN GO A LONG, LONG WAY –•– The Dream Weavers Featuring Wade Buff (Decca)-1 (90)
94 t — MY FIRST FORMAL GOWN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-4 (80)
96 — THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS (Jean’s Song) –•– Chet Atkins (RCA Victor)-8 (52)
97 — MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra (Wing)-2 (84)
98 — BO WEEVIL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (35)
99 — IF YOU CAN DREAM –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-8 (62)
100 t — PICNIC –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-1 (100)
100 t — JOEY, JOEY, JOEY –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-1 (100)
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