US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 5th December, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 5, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th December, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 5th December, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 5th December, 1956
Issue Date: 15th December, 1956

1 1 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-8 (1S/1A/1J) (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (2S/2A/2J) (1)
3 3 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-13 (3S/3A/3J) (1)
4 4 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-16 (5S/6A/4J) (2)
5 6 BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-11 (4S/7A/5J) (5)
6 5 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-15 (6S/4A/7J) (5)
7 7 HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-8 (10S/5A/9J) (7)
8 10 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-7 (7S/10A/17 tJ) (10)
9 17 LOVE ME (From the “Elvis (Part 1)” E.P.) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (9S/8A/20J) (9)
10 t 12 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-9 (16S/11A/11J) (10)
10 t 11 HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-18 (11S/20A/6J) (2)

12 14 GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-9 (13S/13A/13J) (12)
13 9 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-14 (12S/9A/19J) (9)
14 t 8 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-19 (8S/8J) (1)
14 t 13 MAMA FROM THE TRAIN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-8 (20S/12A/12J) (13)
16 15 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-10 (15S/22A/10J) (12)
17 16 NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-8 (22S/14A) (16)
18 30 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA NOW –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-3 (18S/16A) (18)
19 23 t TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-8 (23S/15A) (19)
20 t 27 t CONFIDENTIAL –•– Sonny Knight (Dot)-5 (19S/17 tJ) (20)
20 t 31 MOONLIGHT GAMBLER –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-3 (25S/18A) (20)

22 18 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-25 (15J) (2)
23 t 29 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Decca)-4 (14S) (23)
23 t 19 SLOW WALK –•– Sil Austin (Mercury)-6 (21S) (19)
25 21 MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-6 (24A) (21)
26 23 t SINCE I MET YOU BABY –•– Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic)-5 (17S/21A) (23)
27 22 I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-14 (19)
28 25 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-12 (14J) (14)
29 51 t BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Louis Armstrong and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus (Decca)-7 (29)
30 20 PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-8 (17A) (20)

31 44 AUCTIONEER –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Dot)-4 (31)
32 33 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-20 (16J) (6)
33 26 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-7 (26)
34 35 PRISCILLA –•– Eddie Cooley and the Dimples (Royal Roost)-8 (30)
35 t 27 t HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-20 (8S/8J) (2)
35 t 32 LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-12 (16)
37 72 SLOW WALK –•– Bill Doggett (King)-4 (37)
38 36 t CITY OF ANGELS –•– The Highlights (Bally)-8 (24S) (30)
39 49 t I DREAMED –•– Betty Johnson (Bally)-4 (19A) (39)
40 34 JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-9 (34)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 5th December, 1956

54 39 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-13 (15)
55 t 36 t RUDY’S ROCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-7 (34)
60 t 40 IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-12 (14J) (23)
68 t 36 t CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-19 (8)

POWER HITS: 5th December, 1956

41 82 TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Roger Williams and Jane Morgan (Kapp)-6 (41)
42 42 t THE STAR YOU WISHED UPON LAST NIGHT –•– Gisele MacKenzie (Vik)-6 (42)
44 64 LOVE ME TENDER –•– Henri Rene and His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-2 (44)
45 51 t ON LONDON BRIDGE –•– Jim Stafford (Columbia)-4 (45)
46 55 JUST IN TIME –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-6 (46)
47 t 51 t MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY –•– Eddy Arnold and Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-3 (47)
49 61 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN (From the “Elvis (Volume 1)” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (9S/20J) (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 5th December, 1956

65 — WISDOM OF A FOOL –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-1 (65)
70 — WRITTEN ON THE WIND –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (70)
71 t — FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-12 (45)
76 — MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-23 (1)
78 — I FEEL GOOD –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-1 (78)
80 — AIN’T GOT NO HOME –•– Clarence Henry “Frog Man” (Argo)-1 (80)
82 — ARMEN’S THEME –•– David Seville (Liberty)-1 (82)
83 — PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-1 (83)
86 — GIVE ME –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-1 (86)
90 t — IT HAPPENED AGAIN –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-9 (72)
94 t — TRA LA LA –•– LaVern Baker and the Gliders (Atlantic)-1 (94)
96 t — STILL –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-5 (86)
99 — YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-22 (14)