US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 4th April, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending April 4th, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 4th April, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 4th April, 1956

1 1 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-10 (4 wks @ #1) (1S/2A/1J) (1)
2 2 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-18 (5S/1A/3J) (2)
3 t 27 t HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-6 (3S/4A/5J) (3)
3 t 4 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-13 (9S/3A/6J) (3)
3 t 3 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-16 (8S/6A/2J) (1)
6 8 t HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (2S/5A/10J) (6)
7 6 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-7 (4S/8A/8J) (6)
8 5 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-11 (7S/7A/4J) (5)
9 7 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-10 (6S/9A/10 tJ) (7)
10 10 JUKE BOX BABY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-6 (3S/11A/5J) (10)

11 11 A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-8 (10S/12A/7J) (11)
12 8 t THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-18 (15S/16A/8 tJ) (1)
13 12 t EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-6 (16S/13A/12J) (12)
14 19 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-4 (12S/17A/15J) (14)
15 15 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-7 (22S/10A/14J) (15)
16 14 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-13 (14S/18A/19J) (9)
17 12 t SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-14 (18S/25A/13J) (6)
18 26 ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-4 (11S/19A) (18)
19 17 BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-7 (10S/24A/7J) (17)
20 18 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-6 (25S/15A) (18)

21 16 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-8 (19S/22A) (16)
22 20 (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat) –•– Richard Hayman and Jan August (Mercury)-11 (17 tJ) (13)
23 t 22 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Teen Queens (Gee)-7 (23 Ts/20J) (22)
23 t 23 I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (2S/23A/10 tJ) (23)
25 30 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-4 (25)
26 37 “MAIN TITLE” AND “MOLLY-O” (“The Man with the Golden Arm”) –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-4 (26)
27 31 INNAMORATA –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-6 (27)
28 27 t TO YOU, MY LOVE –•– Nick Noble (Wing/Mercury)-8 (27)
29 41 (Themes From) “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (Vik)-5 (17S) (29)
30 21 BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-20 (16J) (5)

31 t 43 IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-3 (21S) (31)
31 t 44 t LOVELY ONE –•– The Four Voices (Columbia)-6 (31)
33 66 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-2 (13S) (33)
34 25 TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-11 (7S/4J) (12)
35 24 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-20 (17 tJ) (1)
36 48 ROCK RIGHT –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-5 (36)
37 38 t PORT AU PRINCE –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-4 (20A) (37)
38 52 t FOREVER DARLING –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-8 (35)
39 68 t WILD CHERRY –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-2 (39)
40 t 38 t MR. WONDERFUL –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-10 (21A) (38)
40 t 79 R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-2 (23S) (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 4th April, 1956

42 t 32 INNAMORATA (Sweetheart) –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-6 (30)
42 t 33 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-7 (14A) (28)
46 36 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Teddi King (RCA Victor)-9 (32)
50 t 29 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Russ Morgan (Decca)-7 (26)
74 35 BO WEEVIL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-7 (35)
75 34 DUNGAREE DOLL –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-18 (7)
82 40 A THEME FROM THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Mack the Knife) –•– Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars (Columbia)-10 (20)

POWER HITS: 4th April, 1956

44 63 t WITHOUT YOU –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-2 (44)
45 46 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-11 (21)
47 72 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Coral)-5 (47)
48 47 FLOWERS MEAN FOREGIVENESS –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-8 (35)
49 67 THE SAINTS ROCK ‘N ROLL –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-2 (23 Ts) (49)
50 t 68 t WINNER TAKE ALL –•– The Platters (Mercury)-2 (12S/15A) (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 4th April, 1956

60 t — MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-1 (60)
66 t — MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-1 (66)
68 t — BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-1 (68)
68 t — ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-1 (68)
76 — NO OTHER ONE –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-1 (76)
79 — CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-1 (79)
84 — LONG TALL SALLY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (84)
87 t — SWEET LIPS –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-3 (85)
93 — WE ALL NEED LOVE –•– Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Columbia)-1 (93)
97 — TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (97)
98 — GET UP GET UP (You Sleepy Head) –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-2 (83)