US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 31st August, 1955
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 31, 1955
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 31st August, 1955
#1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS By Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)
US Top 40 Singles – 31st August, 1955
US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores Week Ending: 31st August, 1955
– Issue Date: 10th September, 1955
1 1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-6 – (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-10 (2)
3 3 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-18 (1)
4 17 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-2 (4)
5 7 MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-4 (5)
6 6 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-5 (6)
7 11 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-4 (7)
8 9 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-3 (8)
9 5 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-10 (5)
10 8 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-15 (5)
11 10 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus (Capitol)-5 (10)
12 14 TINA MARIE / FOOLED –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-4 (12)
13 4 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-18 (2)
14 15 GUM DROP –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-3 (14)
15 13 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-8 (8)
16 12 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-19 (2)
17 — THE LONGEST WALK / SWANEE –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-1 (17)
18 18 SONG OF THE DREAMER / DON’T STAY AWAY TOO LONG –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-3 (18)
19 21 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-2 (19)
20 — THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO / LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-1 (20)
21 20 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Mindy Carson (Columbia)-3 (20)
22 16 THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS –•– Chuck Miller (Mercury)-13 (9)
23 19 I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-8 (15)
24 — AIN’T IT A SHAME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-8 (16)
25 23 SEVENTEEN –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-4 (18)
US Top 20 Most Played by Jockeys Singles For The Week Ending: 31st August, 1955
– Issue Date: 10th September, 1955
1 1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-6 – (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-9 (2)
3 2 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-16 (1)
4 4 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-4 (4)
5 5 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-19 (1)
6 8 TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-4 (6)
7 6 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-11 (4)
8 10 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-4 (8)
9 7 THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-4 (7)
10 14 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-5 (9)
11 11 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-3 (11)
12 9 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-5 (9)
13 12 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-10 (8)
14 18 GUM DROP –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-2 (14)
15 13 MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-2 (13)
16 16 SONG OF THE DREAMER –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-2 (16)
17 15 DOMANI (Tomorrow) –•– Julius LaRosa (Cadence)-7 (15)
18 20 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Mindy Carson (Columbia)-2 (18)
19 — THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-1 (19)
20 — AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-1 (20)
US Top 20 Most Played In Juke Boxes Singles For The Week Ending: 31st August, 1955
– Issue Date: 10th September, 1955
1 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-13 – (7 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-9 (2)
3 4 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-4 (3)
4 3 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-13 (2)
5 5 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-10 (5)
6 8 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-3 (6)
7 6 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-16 (2)
8 t 15 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-4 (8)
8 t 11 t MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-2 (8)
10 7 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-7 (7)
11 10 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-3 (10)
12 17 TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-2 (12)
13 11 t AIN’T IT A SHAME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-7 (10)
14 16 THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-3 (14)
15 9 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-15 (8)
16 13 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Prez Prado and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-23 (1)
17 t 18 HUMMING BIRD –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-2 (17)
17 t 14 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-14 (6)
19 — THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS –•– Chuck Miller (Mercury)-1 (19)
20 — UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-19 (3)
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