US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 26th September, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 26, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 26th September, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 26th September, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 26th September, 1956
Issue Date: 6th October, 1956

1 1 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (1S/1A/1J) (4 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (1S/6A/1J) (2)
3 2 MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-14 (6S/2A/2J) (1)
4 4 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-15 (3S/3A/5J) (4)
5 5 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-16 (5S/4A/3J) (2)
6 6 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-10 (4S/5A/4J) (6)
7 7 HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-8 (2S/10A/6J) (7)
8 11 t JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-6 (7S/7 tA/11J) (8)
9 9 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-9 (10S/7 tA/9J) (8)
10 8 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-17 (13S/13A/7J) (2)

11 10 THEME SONG (From “Song For a Summer Night”) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-10 (14 Ts/12A/10J) (10)
12 13 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-15 (12S/14A/13J) (12)
13 11 t THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-11 (9S/22A/8J) (9)
14 39 t THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-3 (8S/11A) (14)
15 14 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-14 (14 Ts/16A/16J) (14)
16 t 17 AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-10 (21S/15A/14 tJ) (15)
16 t 26 t FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (11S/9A/18 tJ) (16)
18 16 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins (Decca)-6 (19S/17A) (16)
19 28 MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-8 (25S/18A) (19)
20 26 t CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (11S/18 tJ) (20)

21 15 THE FLYING SAUCER (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Buchannan and Goodman (Luniverse)-10 (14 tJ) (7)
22 42 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-3 (24S/24A) (22)
23 t 18 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-19 (12J) (1)
23 t 30 A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-6 (16S/25A) (23)
25 39 t THE ITALIAN THEME –•– Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra (London)-6 (25)
26 25 HAPPINESS STREET –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-8 (25)
27 52 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-4 (23S) (27)
28 22 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-5 (22)
29 21 THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-14 (18)
30 t 31 BE-BOP-A-LULA –•– Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Capitol)-17 (20J) (9)
30 t 23 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor)-6 (19A) (21)

32 19 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-20 (17J) (3)
33 24 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-6 (24)
34 58 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-3 (34)
35 20 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-24 (1)
36 51 TRUE LOVE –•– Jane Powell (Verve)-7 (18S) (36)
37 45 t TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-5 (17S/23A) (37)
38 61 KA-DING-DONG –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Chuck Schrouder (Dot)-4 (38)
39 t 47 HAPPINESS STREET (Corner Sunshine Square) –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-8 (39)
39 t 35 t KA-DING-DONG –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-5 (35)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 26th September, 1956

45 t 34 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-5 (34)
47 29 ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES –•– Billy Ward and His Dominoes (Decca)-8 (20S) (29)
48 35 t WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-11 (22)
51 37 t IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-23 (18 tJ) (15)
52 t 33 A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL –•– Teresa Brwer (Coral)-18 (11)
57 t 37 t GHOST TOWN –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-13 (26)
64 32 BORN TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-19 (5)

POWER HITS: 26th September, 1956

41 54 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-2 (22S) (41)
42 45 t THE BUS STOP SONG (A Paper Of Pins) –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-7 (16S/21A) (28)
43 62 I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-4 (43)
44 48 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-8 (36)
49 55 t 49 SHADES OF GREEN –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-5 (49)
50 68 IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-2 (22S) (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 26th September, 1956

57 t — HEART AND SOUL –•– Johnny Maddox and the Rhythmasters (Dot)-1 (57)
67 — SUMMER SWEATHEART –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-3 (67)
69 t — I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-1 (69)
73 t — BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (73)
73 t — (Theme From) “EAST OF EDEN” –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-1 (73)
75 t — WHEN THE TIDE IS HIGH –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-2 (75)
82 — THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Tex Ritter (Captiol)-13 (28)
89 t — ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-15 (28)
92 — IT HAPPENED AGAIN –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-1 (92)
93 — THE FOOL –•– The Gallahads (Jubilee)-7 (62)
95 t — A HEART WITHOUT A SWEETHEART –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-1 (95)
95 t — NAMELY YOU –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-1 (95)
100 t — THE THINGS I NEVER HAD –•– Kay Starr (RCA Victor)-3 (89)