US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 8th February, 1956

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

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

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US Top 40 Singles – 8th February, 1956

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

1 2 THE GREAT PRETENDER –•– The Platters (Mercury)-10 (1 wk @ #1) (3S/1A/2J) (1)
2 t 1 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-12 (4S/2A/1J) (1)
2 t 3 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-8 (1S/3A/3J) (2)
4 4 t LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-11 (2S/4A/5J) (4)
5 4 t SIXTEEN TONS –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-15 (8S/7A/4J) (1)
6 7 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-6 (6S/6A/8J) (6)
7 6 BAND OF GOLD –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-12 (7S/8A/6J) (5)
8 13 t NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-5 (5S/5A/16J) (8)
9 8 DUNGAREE DOLL –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-10 (12S/11A/7J) (7)
10 9 t IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– The Dream Weavers (Decca)-15 (11S/15A/9J) (8)

11 9 t TEEN AGE PRAYER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-9 (15S/13 tA/10 tJ) (9)
12 23 t TUTTI’ FRUTTI –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (10S/18A/13 tJ) (12)
13 t 11 GO ON WITH THE WEDDING –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-7 (17S/12J) (11)
13 t 19 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) –•– The Dick Hyman Trio (MGM)-5 (13S/10A) (13)
15 18 CHAIN GANG –•– Bobby Scott (ABC-Paramount)-6 (20S/13 tA/19J) (15)
16 13 t ANGELS IN THE SKY –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-11 (14S/20A/17 tJ) (13)
17 23 t BAND OF GOLD –•– Kit Carson (Capitol)-14 (16A) (17)
18 16 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-18 (11J) (2)
19 35 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-3 (10S/12A/13 tJ) (19)
20 21 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Jo Stafford (Columbia)-13 (20J) (19)

21 27 TUTTI-FRUTTI –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-5 (18S) (21)
22 25 CRY ME A RIVER –•– Julie London (Liberty)-15 (13)
23 33 (A Theme From) THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Moritat) –•– Richard Hayman and Jan August (Mercury)-3 (19S/17A) (23)
24 20 HE –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-21 (24S) (7)
25 t 46 t THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-2 (9S/9A) (25)
25 t 32 SEVEN DAYS –•– Dorothy Collins (Coral)-4 (17 tJ) (25)
27 t 22 ONLY YOU (And You Alone) –•– The Platters (Mercury)-21 (5)
27 t 15 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-25 (23S/13 tJ) (3)
29 26 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-9 (15S/10 tJ) (16)
30 58 SEVEN DAYS –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-3 (30)

31 34 LULLABY OF BIRDLAND –•– Blue Stars (Mercury)-10 (31)
32 29 A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-13 (24)
33 28 (Love Is) THE TENDER TRAP –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-11 (23)
34 30 SPEEDOO –•– The Cadillacs (Josie)-10 (21S) (30)
35 t 12 ARE YOU SATISFIED –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-10 (13J) (12)
35 t 51 t APRIL IN PARIS –•– Count Basie (Clef)-6 (35)
37 36 A WOMAN IN LOVE –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-15 (25S) (19)
38 49 t DON’T GO TO STRANGERS –•– Vaughn Monroe (RCA)-5 (38)
39 t 59 LIPSTICK AND CANDY AND RUBBERSOLE SHOES –•– Julius LaRosa (RCA)-2 (39)
39 t 39 t MOSTLY MARTHA –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-9 (14S/17 tJ) (31)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 8th February, 1956

43 17 LOVE AND MARRIAGE –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-15 (22S) (5)
45 31 HE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-17 (12)
50 t 38 BURN THAT CANDLE –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-15 (20)
53 39 t GO ON WITH THE WEDDING –•– Kitty Kallen and Georgie Shaw (Decca)-7 (39)
60 37 TEEN AGE PRAYER –•– Gloria Mann (Sound)-11 (21)

POWER HITS: 8th February, 1956

41 42 t MEMORIES OF YOU –•– The Four Coins (Epic)-13 (28)
42 57 11th HOUR MELODY –•– Al Hibbler (Decca)-3 (42)
47 86 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-2 (15S) (47)
48 — LISBON ANTIGUA (In Old Lisbon) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-2 (19A) (48)
49 51 t NINETY NINE YEARS (Dead or Alive) –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-5 (49)
50 t 54 IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW –•– Snooky Lanson (Dot)-15 (20)

NEW THIS WEEK: 8th February, 1956

48 — LISBON ANTIGUA (In Old Lisbon) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-2 (19A) (48)
58 — MR. WONDERFUL –•– Teddi King (RCA Victor)-1 (58)
59 — LITTLE CHILD –•– Eddie Albert and Sondra Lee (Kapp)-1 (59)
64 — MORITAT (A Theme From “The Threepenny Opera”) –•– Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Septet (Coral)-1 (64)
66 t — THE SHIFTING, WHISPERING SANDS –•– Randy Draper (Mercury)-19 (6)
78 t — CHAIN GANG –•– Len Dresslar (Mercury)-1 (78)
78 t — YOU BABY YOU –•– The Cleftons (Gee)-1 (78)
81 t — CRY BABY –•– Bonnie Sisters (Rainbow)-1 (81)
81 t — WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-1 (81)
81 t — LITTLE CHILD –•– Lael and Cab Calloway (ABC-Paramount)-1 (81)
81 t — THESE HANDS –•– Les Dresslar (Mercury)-1 (81)
85 t — WHEN YOU LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE –•– David Whitfield with Mantrovani and His Orchestra and Chorus (London)-2 (85)
87 t — YOU ARE MY LOVE –•– Joni James (MGM)-17 (15)
89 — SUCH A DAY (So Ein Tag) –•– Rita Raines (Deed)-1 (89)
90 — I’VE CHANGED MY MIND A THOUSAND TIMES –•– Kay Starr (RCA Victor)-2 (1S/3J) (75)
91 t — LET IT RING –•– Doris Day (Columbia)-6 (51)
91 t — NUEVO LAREDO –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-1 (91)
93 t — BAND OF GOLD –•– The Hi-Fi Four (King)-1 (93)
96 t — TEENAGE MEETING (Gonna Got It Up Right) –•– Don Cornell (Coral)-1 (96)
98 t — IF YOU CAN DREAM –•– The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts (Decca)-1 (98)
100 t — ADORABLE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-11 (71)
100 t — MY TREASURE –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca (Dot)-6 (31)
100 t — VALLEY VALPARAISO –•– Percy Faith and His Orchestra (Columbia)-1 (100)