US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 7th November, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending November 7, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 7th November, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 7th November, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 7th November, 1956
Issue Date: 17th November, 1956

1 t 1 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-9 (2S/2A/1J) (3 wks @ #1) (1)
1 t 2 LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (1S/1A/4J) (1 wk @ #1) (1)
3 4 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-12 (3S/6A/2 tJ) (2)
4 3 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-15 (5S/5A/2 tJ) (1)
5 10 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-4 (4S/3A/9J) (5)
6 6 t TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-11 (7S/4A/12J) (6)
7 t 6 t BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-7 (6S/11A/6J) (6)
7 t 5 HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-14 (8S/10A/5J) (2)
9 6 t CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-21 (10S/9A/7J) (2)
10 9 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-10 (9S/7A/8J) (9)

11 11 TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-16 (11S/14A/10J) (6)
12 t 17 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-5 (14S/12A/17J) (12)
12 t 16 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-6 (12S/17A/15J) (12)
14 12 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-22 (17S/16A/13J) (2)
15 15 HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-4 (13S/8A) (15)
16 21 LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-8 (21S/20A/16J) (16)
17 18 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-15 (25S/18A/18J) (8)
18 14 YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW –•– The Platters (Mercury)-8 (15S/11J) (14)
19 t 13 HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-16 (5S/2 tJ) (2)
19 t 19 t I WALK THE LINE –•– Johnny Cash (Sun)-10 (18S/19 tJ) (19)
19 t 25 t TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-4 (15A) (19)

22 25 t GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-5 (20S/22A) (22)
23 19 t TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Strings (Coral)-9 (21A) (15)
24 27 t MAMA FROM THE TRAIN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-4 (23A) (24)
25 t 23 IT ISN’T RIGHT –•– The Platters (Mercury)-8 (15S/11J) (23)
25 t 22 MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-20 (14J) (1)
27 27 t PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-4 (19A) (27)
28 49 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-3 (19S/25A) (28)
29 37 NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-4 (23 Ts/13A) (29)
30 24 TRUE LOVE –•– Jane Powell (Verve)-13 (16S) (24)

31 32 t IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-11 (29)
32 32 t OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-10 (27)
33 40 ANYWAY YOU WANT ME (That’s How I Will Be) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (1S/4J) (33)
34 31 SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-21 (12)
35 35 t YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-20 (14)
36 78 MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-2 (36)
37 41 t EV’RY DAY OF MY LIFE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-9 (37)
38 35 t LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– Shirley and Lee (Aladdin)-14 (23 Ts) (27)
39 41 t ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-23 (2)
40 44 AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-16 (15)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 7th November, 1956

41 34 MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-14 (19)
43 39 TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-4 (23 Ts) (39)
46 t 29 THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-17 (19 tJ) (9)
49 38 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-12 (20)
59 t 30 CHAINS OF LOVE –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-10 (9S/8J) (20)

POWER HITS: 7th November, 1956

42 47 JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-5 (42)
44 51 t CITY OF ANGELS –•– The Highlights (Bally)-4 (44)
45 48 PRISCILLA –•– Eddie Cooley and the Dimples (Royal Roost)-4 (22S) (45)
46 t — CONFIDENTIAL –•– Sonny Knight (Dot)-1 (46)
48 53 SLOW WALK –•– Sil Austin (Mercury)-2 (48)
50 t 72 t BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Louis Armstrong and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus (Decca)-3 (50)
50 t 67 t MOONLIGHT LOVE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-3 (50)
50 t 56 WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins (Decca)-12 (16)

NEW THIS WEEK: 7th November, 1956

71 t — NEW YORK’S MY HOME –•– Sammy Davis Jr. (Decca)-1 (71)
80 — BUCHANAN AND GOODMAN ON TRIAL –•– Buchanan and Goodman (Luniverse)-1 (80)
84 t — SINCE I MET YOU BABY –•– Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic)-1 (84)
84 t — LOVE ME (From the “Elvis (Part 1)” E.P.) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (84)
93 — SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-8 (34)
94 t — IT’S YOURS –•– The DeCastro Sisters (RCA Victor)-3 (76)
96 t — LOVE ME GOOD –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-1 (96)
98 — YOU’RE IN LOVE –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-7 (69)
99 — WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN –•– Florian Zabach (Mercury)-11 (50)
100 — YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM IT –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-4 (70)