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

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

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

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US Top 40 Singles – 4th July, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 4th July, 1956
Issue Date: 14th July, 1956

1 1 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-12 (1S/1A/1J) (5 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-7 (2S/3A/2J) (2)
3 3 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-14 (3S/2A/7J) (2)
4 5 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (4S/7A/4J) (4)
5 6 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-12 (5S/10A/3J) (5)
6 8 BORN TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-7 (7 Ts/5A/12J) (6)
7 4 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-12 (7 Ts/6A/8J) (3)
8 9 t ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-13 (9S/4A/15J) (8)
9 12 MORE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-5 (6S/9A/9J) (9)
10 9 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-14 (14S/11A/10J) (4)

11 15 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-5 (11S/12A/14J) (11)
12 23 BE-BOP-A-LULA –•– Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Capitol)-5 (10S/13A/17J) (12)
13 t 7 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-17 (18S/19A/6J) (6)
13 t 17 A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL –•– Teresa Brwer (Coral)-6 (12S/14A/19J) (13)
15 19 GLENDORA –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-6 (6S/8A/9J) (15)
16 20 IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-11 (19S/15A/13J) (15)
17 11 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-20 (16S/5J) (1)
18 14 IVORY TOWER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-12 (23S/17A/11J) (10)
19 13 THE HAPPY WHISTLER –•– Don Robertson (Capitol)-12 (20S/16J) (9)
20 t 18 PICNIC –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-11 (24S/20A) (13)
20 t 26 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-4 (15S/16A) (20)

22 16 TRANSFUSION –•– Nervous Norvus (Dot)-7 (13S) (13)
23 21 t WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Tony Martin (RCA Victor)-12 (22S/18A) (10)
24 38 MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-2 (17S/25A) (24)
25 21 t HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-19 (2)
26 28 TREASURE OF LOVE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-8 (21S) (25)
27 40 t PORTUGUESE WASHERWOMEN –•– Joe “Fingers” Carr (Lou Busch) (Capitol)-9 (25S/24A) (27)
28 t 34 I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL –•– Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Gee)-12 (17)
28 t 31 t MY BLUE HEAVEN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-12 (5S/3J) (21)
30 27 GRADUATION DAY –•– The Four Freshmen (Capitol)-10 (21A) (27)

31 31 t ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-6 (18J) (31)
32 37 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Tex Ritter (Captiol)-3 (32)
33 25 THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-13 (20)
34 31 t IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-16 (12)
35 39 I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT –•– Sylvia Syms (Decca)-10 (35)
36 36 CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-14 (19)
37 50 FEVER –•– Little Willie John (King)-2 (37)
38 57 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-8 (38)
39 46 IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-7 (39)
40 56 RIP IT UP –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 4th July, 1956

41 35 (How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-9 (33)
44 29 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-9 (29)
46 24 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-17 (20J) (4)
54 t 30 GRADUATION DAY –•– The Rover Boys (ABC-Paramount)-9 (20)
60 40 t FREE –•– Tommy Leonetti (Capitol)-6 (23A) (40)

POWER HITS: 4th July, 1956

42 42 t MY BABY LEFT ME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (4S/4J) (31)
43 64 THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-2 (43)
47 — STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE –•– The Cadets (Modern)-1 (47)
48 t 52 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE –•– The Clovers (Atlantic)-4 (48)
48 t 51 NEVER TURN BACK –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-5 (22A) (48)
50 61 t SWEET HEARTACHES –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-7 (18J) (42)

NEW THIS WEEK: 4th July, 1956

47 — STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE –•– The Cadets (Modern)-1 (47)
52 t — MY LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-11 (30)
57 — HEAVEN ON EARTH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (17S) (57)
62 t — CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-3 (54)
70 — BOPPIN’ THE BLUES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-1 (70)
71 — THEME FROM “THE PROUD ONES” –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-1 (71)
72 — LONG TALL SALLY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-13 (18)
75 t — GHOST TOWN –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-1 (75)
79 — FABULOUS CHARACTER –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-1 (79)
82 t — MARIMBA CHARLESTON –•– Marimba Chiapas (Capitol)-1 (82)
85 — ROCKIN’ THROUGH THE RYE –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-1 (85)
86 — I’VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO YOUR FACE –•– Rosemary Clooney (Columbia)-5 (70)
87 t — DREAMER –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (87)
91 t — A CASUAL LOOK –•– The Six Teens (Flip)-1 (91)
91 t — GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME –•– Julius LaRosa (RCA Victor)-1 (91)
94 — I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (2S/2J) (57)
95 — R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-12 (29)
96 t — FIVE –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-1 (96)
99 t — YOU’RE SENSATIONAL –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-1 (99)