US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th July, 1955
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending July 6, 1955
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th July, 1955
#1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK By Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)
US Top 40 Singles – 6th July, 1955
US Top 25 Best Sellers In Stores Week Ending: 6th July, 1955
– Issue Date: 16th July, 1955
1 1 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-10 – (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Prez Prado and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-20 (1)
3 3 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-11 (3)
4 4 UNCHAINED MELODY / MEDIC –•– Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus (Capitol)-15 (2)
5 5 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-10 (5)
6 6 HONEY-BABE –•– Art Mooney and His Orchestra (MGM)-13 (6)
7 7 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-7 (7)
8 8 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-7 (8)
9 10 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-8 (9)
10 12 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-16 (10)
11 9 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-15 (5)
12 14 SWEET AND GENTLE –•– Alan Dale (Coral)-3 (12)
13 13 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-13 (9)
14 11 DANCE WITH ME HENRY (Wallflower) –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-17 (2)
15 17 HEART –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-9 (15)
16 19 AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-2 (16)
17 22 THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS –•– Chuck Miller (Mercury)-5 (17)
18 20 A STORY UNTOLD –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-4 (18)
19 21 ALABAMA JUBILEE –•– Ferko String Band (Media)-5 (18)
20 — AIN’T IT A SHAME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (20)
21 16 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-4 (16)
22 24 SEVENTEEN –•– Boyd Bennett and His Rockets (King)-2 (22)
23 25 t THE BREEZE AND I (Andalucia) –•– Caterina Valente (Decca)-14 (13)
24 t 18 THE MAN IN THE RAINCOAT –•– Priscilla Wright with Don Wright and the Septette (Unique)-4 (18)
24 t — MY ONE SIN –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (24)
US Top 20 Most Played by Jockeys Singles For The Week Ending: 6th July, 1955
– Issue Date: 16th July, 1955
1 3 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-8 – (1 wk @ #1) (1)
2 1 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-11 (1)
3 2 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-15 (1)
4 5 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Prez Prado and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-14 (1)
5 4 A BLOSSOM FELL –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-10 (4)
6 6 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-7 (6)
7 7 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-13 (3)
8 14 IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-7 (8)
9 16 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-3 (9)
10 9 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-11 (6)
11 10 SWEET AND GENTLE –•– Alan Dale (Coral)-2 (10)
12 20 SWEET AND GENTLE –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-2 (12)
13 8 HEART –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-10 (6)
14 — EXPERIENCE UNNECESSARY –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-1 (14)
15 — IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-3 (15)
16 — AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (16)
17 13 DANCE WITH ME HENRY (Wallflower) –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-15 (3)
18 18 HUMMINGBIRD –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-2 (18)
19 15 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-2 (15)
20 t 11 HONEY-BABE –•– Art Mooney and His Orchestra (MGM)-6 (10)
20 t — THE MAN IN THE RAINCOAT –•– Marion Marlowe (Cadence)-1 (20)
US Top 20 Most Played In Juke Boxes Singles For The Week Ending: 6th July, 1955
– Issue Date: 16th July, 1955
1 1 CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Prez Prado and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-15 – (7 wks @ #1) (1)
2 5 (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-5 (2)
3 2 A BLOSSOM FELL / IF I MAY –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-8 (2)
4 3 DANCE WITH ME HENRY (Wallflower) –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-16 (1)
5 6 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-5 (5)
6 4 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-11 (3)
7 7 t HONEY-BABE –•– Art Mooney and His Orchestra (MGM)-9 (6)
8 7 t UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-12 (3)
9 9 SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE / RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-6 (9)
10 11 HARD TO GET –•– Gisele MacKenzie (X)-2 (10)
11 10 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-11 (6)
12 12 IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE –•– Somethin’ Smith and the Redheads (Epic)-7 (8)
13 15 BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-14 (5)
14 t 16 SWEET AND GENTLE –•– Alan Dale (Coral)-2 (14)
14 t 18 t CHEE CHEE-OO CHEE (Sang the Little Bird) –•– Perry Como and Jaye P. Morgan (RCA Victor)-3 (14)
14 t — ROLLIN’ STONE / PLAYMATES –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-5 (13)
17 13 HEART –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-7 (13)
18 t — THE BANDIT (O’Cangaceiro) –•– Eddie Barclay and His Orchestra (Tico)-1 (18)
18 t — AIN’T THAT A SHAME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-1 (18)
20 18 t HEY, MISTER BANJO –•– The Sunnysiders (Kapp)-8 (12)
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