US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 25th January, 1956

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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 25th January, 1956

#1 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS By Dean Martin (Capitol)

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US Top 40 Singles – 25th January, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 25th January, 1955)
Issue Date: 4th February, 1956

1 1 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-10 (4 wks @ #1) (1S/1A/1J) (1)
2 3 THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-8 (2S/2A/3J) (2)
3 2 SIXTEEN TONS –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-13 (4S/3A/2J) (1)
4 4 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-6 (3S/4A/4J) (4)
5 10 t LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-9 (5S/5A/7J) (5)
6 5 BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-10 (6S/6A/6J) (5)
7 8 DUNGAREE DOLL –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-8 (9S/11A/10 tJ) (7)
8 9 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– The Dream Weavers (Decca)-13 (8S/17A/8J) (8)
9 t 7 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-23 (16S/9A/10 tJ) (3)
9 t 10 t TEEN AGE PRAYER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-7 (18S/8A/9J) (9)

11 6 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-16 (14S/19A/5J) (2)
12 12 LOVE AND MARRIAGE –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-13 (15S/12A/12J) (5)
13 20 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-4 (7S/13A) (13)
14 18 ARE YOU SATISFIED –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-8 (11S/13J) (14)
15 t 14 HE –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-19 (13S) (7)
15 t 16 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-19 (17S/14J) (5)
17 15 ANGELS IN THE SKY –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-9 (12S/18A/15 tJ) (15)
18 24 t GO ON WITH THE WEDDING –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-5 (21S/17 tJ) (18)
19 13 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-25 (22S/17 tJ) (1)
20 t 17 CRY ME A RIVER –•– Julie London (Liberty)-13 (16A) (13)
20 t 37 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-3 (20S) (20)

22 39 CHAIN GANG –•– Bobby Scott (ABC-Paramount)-4 (19S) (22)
23 19 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca (Dot)-13 (17 tJ) (9)
24 21 BAND OF GOLD –•– Kit Carson (Capitol)-12 (20A) (21)
25 22 TEEN AGE PRAYER –•– Gloria Mann (Sound)-9 (21)
26 38 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-3 (10S/14A) (26)
27 56 TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-2 (27)
28 35 t IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-11 (19)
29 26 HE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-15 (15 tJ) (12)
30 46 TUTTI-FRUTTI –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-3 (24S/17 tJ) (30)

31 35 t MOSTLY MARTHA –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-7 (12S/15 tJ) (31)
32 23 (Love Is) THE TENDER TRAP –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-9 (25S/10A) (23)
33 43 SPEEDOO –•– The Cadillacs (Josie)-8 (33)
34 33 DADDY-O –•– The Fontane Sisters (RCA Victor)-13 (11)
35 t 49 LULLABY OF BIRDLAND –•– Blue Stars (Mercury)-8 (35)
35 t 29 t BURN THAT CANDLE –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-13 (23S) (20)
37 29 t A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-13 (19)
38 t 31 ALL AT ONE YOU LOVE HER –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-13 (15A) (24)
38 t 24 t A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-11 (24)
40 53 APRIL IN PARIS –•– Count Basie (Clef)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 25th January, 1956

43 27 t MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-7 (18S/7A/9J) (16)
49 t 27 t GEE WHITTAKERS –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-8 (27)
52 34 MEMORIES OF YOU –•– The Four Coins (Epic)-11 (28)
65 32 C’EST LA VIE –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-12 (22)

POWER HITS: 25th January, 1956

41 55 EVERYBODY’S GOT A HOME BUT ME –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-8 (9S/10 tJ) (41)
42 44 LOVE AND MARRIAGE –•– Dinah Shore (RCA Victor)-13 (42)
44 t 71 t GO ON WITH THE WEDDING –•– Kitty Kallen and Georgie Shaw (Decca)-5 (44)
44 t — SEVEN DAYS –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-1 (44)
44 t 50 THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY –•– Alfi and Harry (Liberty)-2 (44)
48 79 t SEVEN DAYS –•– Dorothy Collins (Coral)-2 (48)
49 t 62 YOU ARE MY LOVE –•– Joni James (MGM)-16 (15)

NEW THIS WEEK: 25th January, 1956

44 t — SEVEN DAYS –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-1 (44)
60 t — (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat) –•– Richard Hayman and Jan August (Mercury)-1 (60)
68 t — SEVEN DAYS –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-1 (68)
70 — A THEME FROM (The Three Penny Opera) “MORITAT” –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-1 (70)
72 t — I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (72)
74 — WHO ARE WE –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-1 (74)
75 t — THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS –•– Carmen McRae (Decca)-1 (75)
75 t — I’VE CHANGED MY MIND A THOUSAND TIMES –•– Kay Starr (RCA Victor)-1 (3S/4J) (75)
78 t — ARE YOU SATISFIED –•– Toni Arden (RCA Victor)-1 (78)
81 t — NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU (Like These Arms Of Mine) –•– Georgie Shaw (Decca)-12 (23)
85 — LISBON ANTIGUA (In Old Lisbon) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-1 (85)
87 t — 24 HOURS A DAY (365 a Year) –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-7 (74)
94 t — AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Steve Allen with George Cates and His Orchestra and Chorus (Coral)-12 (35)
94 t — 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-1 (94)
96 t — WHEN YOU LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE –•– David Whitfield with Mantrovani and His Orchestra and Chorus (London)-1 (96)
98 t — MAGIC MELODY –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-2 (96)

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