US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 3rd October, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 3, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd October, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 3rd October, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 3rd October, 1956
Issue Date: 13th October, 1956

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

11 16 t FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-5 (11S/7A/12 tJ) (11)
12 10 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-18 (15S/15A/7J) (2)
13 13 THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-12 (9S/19A/10J) (9)
14 12 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-16 (13S/14A/15J) (12)
15 11 THEME SONG (From “Song For a Summer Night”) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-11 (21S/12A/12 tJ) (10)
16 16 t AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-11 (22S/16A/14J) (15)
17 15 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-15 (18S/17A) (14)
18 23 t I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-20 (17J) (1)
19 18 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins (Decca)-7 (23A/19J) (16)
20 33 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-7 (24A) (20)

21 73 t BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-2 (14S) (21)
22 t 19 MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-9 (19)
22 t 22 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-4 (17S/20A) (22)
24 20 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-5 (11S/12 tJ) (20)
25 41 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-3 (16S/16J) (25)
26 42 THE BUS STOP SONG (A Paper Of Pins) –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-8 (23S/21A) (26)
27 47 ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES –•– Billy Ward and His Dominoes (Decca)-9 (25 Ts) (27)
28 55 SEE SAW –•– The Moonglows (Chess)-7 (25S) (28)
29 45 t IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-6 (24S) (29)
30 50 IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-3 (16S/16J) (30)

31 30 t IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor)-7 (18A) (21)
32 t 23 t A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-7 (23S/25 tA) (23)
32 t 44 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-9 (32)
34 26 HAPPINESS STREET –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-9 (25)
35 37 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-6 (12S/13A) (35)
36 61 t LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-3 (36)
37 36 TRUE LOVE –•– Jane Powell (Verve)-8 (19S) (36)
38 39 t HAPPINESS STREET (Corner Sunshine Square) –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-9 (38)
39 38 KA-DING-DONG –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Chuck Schrouder (Dot)-5 (38)
40 27 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-5 (27)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 3rd October, 1956

41 21 THE FLYING SAUCER (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Buchannan and Goodman (Luniverse)-11 (20J) (7)
43 t 29 THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-15 (18)
45 30 t BE-BOP-A-LULA –•– Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Capitol)-18 (9)
46 28 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-6 (22)
47 25 THE ITALIAN THEME –•– Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra (London)-7 (25)
50 35 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-25 (1)
52 39 t KA-DING-DONG –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-6 (35)
60 t 32 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-21 (3)
71 34 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-4 (34)

POWER HITS: 3rd October, 1956

42 65 RIP IT UP –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-10 (30)
43 t 43 I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-5 (43)
48 69 t I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-2 (25 tA) (48)
49 — CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-1 (20S) (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 3rd October, 1956

49 — CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-1 (20S) (49)
73 t — THE FAITHFUL HUSSAR –•– Ted Heath and His Music (London)-1 (73)
77 — I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE (From the “Anyway You Want Me” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (77)
84 — MAMA, TEACH ME TO DANCE –•– Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)-11 (34)
86 — STILL –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-1 (86)
87 — ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-25 (8)
88 — PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-1 (88)
89 — FROM A SCHOOL RING TO A WEDDING RING –•– The Rover Boys (ABC-Paramount)-3 (79)
94 — NOW YOU HAS JAZZ –•– Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong (Capitol)-1 (94)