US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 8th August, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 8, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 8th August, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 8th August, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 8th August, 1956
Issue Date: 18th August, 1956

1 2 t MY PRAYER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-7 (2S/1A/4J) (1 wk @ #1) (1)
2 t 5 ALLEGHENY MOON –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-10 (7S/2A/2J) (2)
2 t 4 WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-9 (3S/3A/5J) (2)
4 1 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-12 (6S/5A/1J) (1)
5 2 t THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-17 (9S/4A/3J) (1)
6 11 HOUND DOG –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (1S/6A/10J) (6)
7 6 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-13 (5S/10A/6J) (3)
8 7 BORN TO BE WITH YOU –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-12 (12S/8A/9J) (5)
9 13 A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL –•– Teresa Brwer (Coral)-11 (13S/13A/7J) (11)
10 9 MORE –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-10 (11S/11A/8J) (9)

11 8 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-18 (15S/9A/14J) (8)
12 18 t CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor)-8 (10S/12A/17J) (12)
13 t 33 t THE FLYING SAUCER (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Buchannan and Goodman (Luniverse)-3 (4S/17A) (13)
13 t 10 BE-BOP-A-LULA –•– Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (Capitol)-10 (8S/11J) (9)
15 12 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-19 (17 Ts/14A/15J) (2)
16 15 t IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-16 (17 Ts/18A/12J) (15)
17 28 DON’T BE CRUEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-2 (1S/7A/10J) (17)
18 t 23 t SOFT SUMMER BREEZE –•– Eddie Heywood (Mercury)-8 (21S/21A/19J) (18)
18 t 20 THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT –•– Nat King Cole and the Four Knights (Capitol)-7 (19S/23A/20J) (18)
20 23 t YOU DON’T KNOW ME –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-7 (22S/16A) (20)

21 14 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-17 (20S/13J) (5)
22 17 GLENDORA –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-11 (11S/24A/8J) (14)
23 21 STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE –•– The Cadets (Modern)-6 (23S/16J) (18)
24 42 t THEME SONG (From “Song For a Summer Night”) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-3 (16S/20A) (24)
25 t 15 t STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-17 (3)
25 t 22 TREASURE OF LOVE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-13 (22)
27 26 t THE FOOL –•– Sanford Clark (Dot)-4 (14S) (26)
28 t 45 FABULOUS CHARACTER –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-6 (22A) (28)
28 t 18 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-19 (4)
30 33 t GIVE US THIS DAY –•– Joni James (MGM)-3 (30)

31 26 t GHOST TOWN –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-6 (26)
32 t 39 t FEVER –•– Little Willie John (King)-7 (24S) (27)
32 t 31 WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (25S) (31)
34 77 CANADIAN SUNSET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-2 (15S) (34)
35 29 t APE CALL –•– Nervous Norvous (Dot)-4 (29)
36 35 I ONLY KNOW I LOVE YOU –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-4 (37)
37 25 PORTUGUESE WASHERWOMEN –•– Joe “Fingers” Carr (Lou Busch) (Capitol)-14 (25A) (25)
38 38 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Tex Ritter (Captiol)-8 (31)
39 46 t LOVE, LOVE, LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-8 (30)
40 49 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-11 (28)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 8th August, 1956

41 37 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE –•– The Clovers (Atlantic)-9 (30)
44 32 WEARY BLUES –•– The McGuire Sisters and Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music (Coral)-4 (32)
45 29 t STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE –•– The Jayhawks (Flash)-8 (29)
57 39 t THEME FROM “THE PROUD ONES” –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-6 (39)
64 t 36 (How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-14 (30)
69 t 39 t HEAVEN ON EARTH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-5 (2S/4J) (39)

POWER HITS: 8th August, 1956

42 46 t SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-4 (42)
43 58 RIP IT UP –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-7 (35)
46 52 PICNIC –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-16 (13)
47 71 t VOICES –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-4 (47)
48 t 70 RIP IT UP –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-2 (48)
48 t 60 t TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-3 (48)
50 t 59 IVORY TOWER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-17 (10)
50 t 60 t STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE –•– The Gadabouts (Mercury)-5 (39)

NEW THIS WEEK: 8th August, 1956

54 — HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-1 (54)
60 t — HAPPINESS STREET (Corner Sunshine Square) –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-1 (60)
68 — MIRACLE OF LOVE –•– Eileen Rodgers (Columbia)-1 (68)
69 t — I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT –•– Rosemary Clooney (Columbia)-12 (49)
69 t — KA-DING DONG –•– The G-Clefs (Pilgrim)-2 (69)
74 t — FROM THE CANDY STORE ON THE CORNER TO THE CHAPEL ON THE HILL –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-1 (74)
80 — THE FOOL –•– The Gallahads (Jubilee)-1 (80)
81 — LOLA’S THEME –•– Steve Allen (Coral)-1 (81)
83 — CLAY IDOL –•– Betty Johnson (Bally)-1 (83)
85 — KISS ME ANOTHER –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-13 (30)
88 t — DREAMER –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-3 (86)
88 t — HAPPINESS STREET –•– Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)-1 (88)
90 t — I DON’T WANT NOBODY (To Have My Love But You) –•– Woody Herman and His Orcehstra (Capitol)-1 (90)
93 t — THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-17 (20)
93 t — HOW LUCKY YOU ARE –•– Joni James (MGM)-4 (70)
93 t — R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-14 (29)
97 — OOBY DOOBY –•– Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings (Sun)-8 (59)
99 — AWAY ALL BOATS –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-1 (99)