US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 5th September, 1956
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 5, 1956
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th September, 1956
#1 DON’T BE CRUEL By Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
US Top 40 Singles – 5th September, 1956
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 5th September, 1956
Issue Date: 15th September, 1956
1 t 3 t DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (1S/1A/1J) (1 wk @ #1) (1)
1 t 1 MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-11 (2S/2A/2J) (5 wks @ #1) (1)
3 2 HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (1S/4A/1J) (2)
4 3 t WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-13 (3S/3A/3J) (2)
5 6 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-12 (4S/5A/5J) (5)
6 5 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-14 (8S/6A/4J) (2)
7 10 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-7 (5S/7A/10J) (7)
8 7 THE FLYING SAUCER (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Buchannan and Goodman (Luniverse)-7 (6S/10A/9J) (7)
9 15 t CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-6 (10S/8A/12J) (9)
10 8 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-16 (14S/18A/6J) (1)
11 12 THEME SONG (From “Song For a Summer Night”) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-7 (12S/9A/19J) (11)
12 9 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-21 (17S/15 tA/8J) (1)
13 13 t THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-8 (9S/19A/15 tJ) (13)
14 20 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-12 (13S/14A/20 tJ) (14)
15 19 YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-11 (16S/15 tA/20 tJ) (15)
16 22 t HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-5 (7S/17 tJ) (16)
17 26 AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-7 (21 Ts/12A) (17)
18 13 t A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL –•– Teresa Brwer (Coral)-15 (21 tA/13J) (11)
19 15 t BE-BOP-A-LULA –•– Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Capitol)-14 (11S/14J) (9)
20 11 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-17 (18S/7J) (3)
21 18 MORE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-14 (23A/17 tJ) (9)
22 21 IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-20 (19S/11J) (15)
23 24 THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-11 (20S/24 tA) (18)
24 15 t BORN TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-16 (5)
25 40 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor)-3 (17A) (25)
26 45 A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-3 (26)
27 41 t JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-3 (15S) (27)
28 46 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins (Decca)-3 (21S) (28)
29 57 t THE BUS STOP SONG (A Paper Of Pins) –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-4 (29)
30 t 36 t FABULOUS CHARACTER –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-10 (24A) (27)
30 t 31 RIP IT UP –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-6 (25S) (30)
32 35 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-2 (32)
33 54 FROM THE CANDY STORE ON THE CORNER TO THE CHAPEL ON THE HILL –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-5 (11A) (33)
34 25 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-22 (8)
35 t 33 HAPPINESS STREET –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-5 (20A) (33)
35 t 32 MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-5 (32)
37 34 MAMA, TEACH ME TO DANCE –•– Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)-8 (34)
38 36 t LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-5 (36)
39 28 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-23 (2)
40 t 27 RIP IT UP –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-11 (27)
40 t 22 t WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-8 (23S/15 tJ) (22)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 5th September, 1956
45 39 FEVER –•– Little Willie John (King)-11 (27)
58 30 SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-8 (26)
69 t 29 GLENDORA –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-15 (17 tJ) (14)
73 38 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-21 (5)
POWER HITS: 5th September, 1956
42 64 t ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES –•– Billy Ward and His Dominoes (Decca)-5 (13A) (42)
43 47 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-3 (43)
46 51 t HEAVEN ON EARTH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-9 (2S/2J) (39)
47 70 SO-LONG –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-8 (23S/15 tJ) (44)
49 53 GIVE US THIS DAY –•– Joni James (MGM)-7 (30)
NEW THIS WEEK: 5th September, 1956
55 — OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-1 (55)
56 — CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (56)
64 — I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-1 (64)
68 — NOW IS THE HOUR –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-1 (68)
71 t — KA-DING-DONG –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Chuck Schrouder (Dot)-1 (71)
74 — A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP –•– Ella Fitzgerald (Decca)-5 (77)
75 t — WHERE THERE’S LIFE –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-1 (75)
79 — I DON’T WANT NOBODY (To Have My Love But You) –•– Woody Herman and His Orcehstra (Capitol)-4 (75)
88 — FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (88)
90 t — WHEN THE TIDE IS HIGH –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-1 (90)
90 t — YOU’RE IN LOVE –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-1 (90)
93 t — EARTHBOUND –•– Mario Lanza (RCA Victor)-1 (93)
93 t — WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-1 (93)
97 — TEENAGER’S MOTHER (Are You Right) –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-3 (68)
98 t — THE HAPPY WHISTLER –•– Don Robertson (Capitol)-20 (9)
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