US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 9th May, 1956

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 9, 1956

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 9th May, 1956

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US Top 40 Singles – 9th May, 1956

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 9th May, 1956
Issue Date: 19th May, 1956

1 1 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-12 (3 wks @ #1) (1S/1A/1J) (1)
2 2 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-11 (2S/2A/4J) (2)
3 3 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-15 (5S/3A/3J) (1)
4 5 (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH –•– The Platters (Mercury)-9 (6S/5A/6J) (4)
5 4 BLUE SUEDE SHOES –•– Carl Perkins (Sun)-12 (3S/13A/2J) (4)
6 7 IVORY TOWER –•– Cathy Carr (Fraternity)-9 (8S/10A/7J) (6)
7 t 8 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– George Cates and His Orchestra (Coral)-6 (7S/8A/11J) (7)
7 t 8 t MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” –•– Morris Stoloff (Columbia)-6 (4S/4A/17 tJ) (7)
9 10 A TEAR FELL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-13 (18S/15A/5J) (7)
10 6 LISBON ANTIGUA –•– Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (Capitol)-23 (17S/14A/10J) (2)

11 11 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon (Gee)-15 (9S/8J) (7)
12 17 THE HAPPY WHISTLER –•– Don Robertson (Capitol)-4 (16S/9A) (12)
13 13 t ROCK ISLAND LINE –•– The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)-9 (14S/21A/17 tJ) (10)
14 12 IVORY TOWER –•– Otis Williams and His Charms (DeLuxe)-8 (19S/11A) (12)
15 15 I’LL BE HOME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-16 (21S/20A/9J) (5)
16 t 20 t IVORY TOWER –•– Gale Storm (Dot)-4 (6A/16J) (16)
16 t 13 t LONG TALL SALLY –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-7 (15S/18A) (13)
18 30 THE WAYWARD WIND –•– Gogi Grant (Era)-4 (11S/12A) (18)
19 25 STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-4 (10S/7A) (19)
20 16 NO, NOT MUCH –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-18 (17A/13J) (3)

21 t 26 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (12S/19A/17 tJ) (21)
21 t 18 LONG TALL SALLY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (25S/12J) (18)
23 32 MR. WONDERFUL –•– Peggy Lee (Decca)-12 (16A) (23)
24 28 t CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-6 (24S) (24)
25 38 t I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL –•– Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Gee)-4 (13S) (25)
26 t 36 THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-5 (23S) (26)
26 t 19 (Themes From) “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Richard Maltby and His Orchestra (Vik)-10 (22S) (14)
26 t 44 t PICNIC –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-3 (26)
29 22 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– Gale Storm (Mercury)-12 (20J) (15)
30 20 t WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-14 (23A) (16)

31 28 t ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-21 (14J) (1)
32 48 IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)-3 (32)
33 t 23 EDDIE MY LOVE –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-11 (15J) (12)
33 t 84 t A LITTLE LOVE CAN GO A LONG, LONG WAY –•– The Dream Weavers Featuring Wade Buff (Decca)-3 (33)
35 33 WILD CHERRY –•– Don Cherry (Columbia)-7 (29)
36 31 “MAIN TITLE” AND “MOLLY-O” (“The Man with the Golden Arm”) –•– Dick Jacobs and His Chorus and Orchestra (Coral)-9 (26)
37 27 BLUE SUEDE SHOES (From the “Elvis Presley” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (24)
38 34 MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Elmer Bernstein and Orchestra (Decca)-9 (20S) (32)
39 35 R-O-C-K –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-7 (29)
40 t 40 I WAS THE ONE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-11 (1S/22A/1J) (23)
40 t 69 MY BLUE HEAVEN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (12S/17 tJ) (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 9th May, 1956

43 t 38 t TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-7 (24A) (31)
47 t 37 BO WEEVIL –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-12 (18S/5J) (17)
50 24 JUKE BOX BABY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-10 (2S/4J) (10)

POWER HITS: 9th May, 1956

42 49 WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Tony Martin (RCA Victor)-5 (42)
43 t 47 MY LITTLE ANGEL –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-4 (43)
45 — THE GIRL IN MY DREAMS –•– The Cliques (Modern)-1 (45)
46 52 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE –•– Vic Damone (Columbia)-5 (46)
49 64 LOVELY ONE –•– The Four Voices (Columbia)-11 (30)

NEW THIS WEEK: 9th May, 1956

45 — THE GIRL IN MY DREAMS –•– The Cliques (Modern)-1 (45)
51 — STANDING ON THE CORNER –•– Dean Martin (Capitol)-1 (51)
61 t — PORTUGUESE WASHERWOMEN –•– Joe “Fingers” Carr (Lou Busch) (Capitol)-1 (61)
68 t — TANGO OF THE DRUMS –•– Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra (Capitol)-1 (68)
74 t — (Theme From) “PICNIC” –•– Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra (Mercury)-1 (74)
74 t — WALK HAND IN HAND –•– Denny Vaughn (Kapp)-1 (74)
77 — THE ROVIN’ GAMBLER –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-1 (77)
87 — (How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-1 (87)
89 — MAIN TITLE FROM “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM” –•– Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra (Wing)-3 (84)
94 — THE MOCKING BIRD –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-1 (94)
98 — IS THERE SOMEBODY ELSE –•– The Dream Weavers Featuring Wade Buff (Decca)-1 (98)
99 — I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT –•– Rosemary Clooney (Columbia)-1 (99)