US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th October, 1955
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 5, 1955
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th October, 1955
#1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS By Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)
US Top 40 Singles – 5th October, 1955
US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores Week Ending: 5th October, 1955
– Issue Date: 15th October, 1955
1 2 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-11 – (6 wks @ #1) (1)
2 1 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-7 (1)
3 3 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-9 (3)
4 5 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-7 (4)
5 4 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-15 (2)
6 8 TINA MARIE / FOOLED –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-9 (6)
7 9 THE SHIFTING WHISPERING SANDS (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-4 (7)
8 10 THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO / LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-6 (8)
9 12 BLACK DENIM TROUSERS –•– The Cheers (Capitol)-4 (9)
10 7 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-8 (6)
11 6 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-10 (6)
12 19 HE –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-3 (12)
13 14 THE SHIFTING, WHISPERING SANDS –•– Randy Draper (Mercury)-3 (13)
14 18 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-3 (14)
15 15 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-15 (5)
16 17 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-10 (10)
17 11 MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-9 (5)
18 13 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-23 (1)
19 22 MY BONNIE LASSIE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-2 (19)
20 21 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-2 (20)
21 20 THE LONGEST WALK / SWANEE –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-6 (13)
22 24 SONG OF THE DREAMER / DON’T STAY AWAY TOO LONG –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-8 (16)
23 — AT MY FRONT DOOR –•– The Eldorados (Vee Jay)-1 (23)
24 16 GUM DROP –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-8 (10)
25 23 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Mindy Carson (Columbia)-8 (20)
US Top 20 Most Played by Jockeys Singles For The Week Ending: 5th October, 1955
– Issue Date: 15th October, 1955
1 2 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-8 – (1 wk @ #1) (1)
2 1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-11 (1)
3 3 AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-6 (3)
4 7 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-5 (4)
5 8 TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-9 (5)
6 4 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-14 (2)
7 9 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-9 (7)
8 10 THE SHIFTING WHISPERING SANDS (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-4 (8)
9 6 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-10 (5)
10 5 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-9 (3)
11 12 BLACK DENIM TROUSERS –•– The Cheers (Capitol)-2 (11)
12 11 THE LONGEST WALK –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-9 (6)
13 13 SAME OLD SATURDAY NIGHT –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-4 (13)
14 15 SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-3 (14)
15 16 MY BONNIE LASSIE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-3 (15)
16 — HE –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-1 (16)
17 — THE SHIFTING, WHISPERING SANDS –•– Randy Draper (Mercury)-1 (17)
18 — SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-1 (18)
19 18 THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-5 (18)
20 — HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-15 (4)
US Top 20 Most Played In Juke Boxes Singles For The Week Ending: 5th October, 1955
– Issue Date: 15th October, 1955
1 1 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-9 – (3 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-14 (1)
3 9 t AUTUMN LEAVES –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-5 (3)
4 8 LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-4 (4)
5 3 SEVENTEEN –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-9 (3)
6 4 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS –•– Johnny Desmond (Coral)-8 (4)
7 7 THE LONGEST WALK / SWANEE –•– Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-8 (7)
8 6 MAYBELLENE –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-7 (6)
9 5 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-18 (1)
10 11 TINA MARIE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-7 (8)
11 9 t WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-5 (9)
12 13 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-8 (8)
13 12 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-15 (5)
14 16 WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE –•– Mindy Carson (Columbia)-5 (13)
15 — THE SHIFTING WHISPERING SANDS (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-2 (15)
16 17 t THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-4 (16)
17 17 t AIN’T IT A SHAME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-12 (10)
18 14 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-12 (7)
19 — MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-1 (19)
20 t 19 t I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY –•– Lillian Briggs (Epic)-2 (19)
20 t — SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-1 (20)
20 t — ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (20)
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