The Biggest Hits and Artists of 1956

The top hits of 1956 are calculated from the individual positions of the songs on the national charts and are based on the calendar year 1956.

The Top 100 Hits of 1956

1. Lisbon Antigua - Nelson Riddle 
2. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley 
3. Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant 
4. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley 
5. Whatever Will Be, Will Be - Doris Day 
6. Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr 
7. Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter (& Eddie Heywood) 
8. Moonglow and Theme From Picnic - Morris Stoloff 
9. Poor People of Paris - Les Baxter 
10. My Prayer - Platters 
11. I Almost Lost My Mind - Pat Boone 
12. Allegheny Moon - Patti Page 
13. Great Pretender - Platters 
14. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley 
15. Hot Diggity - Perry Como 
16. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett 
17. Just Walking in the Rain - Johnnie Ray 
18. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley 
19. No, Not Much - Four Lads 
20. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 
21. Moonglow and Theme From Picnic - George Cates 
22. Memories Are Made of This - Dean Martin 
23. Ivory Tower - Cathy Carr 
24. I'll Be Home - Pat Boone 
25. Green Door - Jim Lowe 
26. Tonight You Belong to Me - Patience & Prudence 
27. Standing on the Corner - Four Lads 
28. I'm in Love Again - Fats Domino 
29. Born to Be With You - Chordettes 
30. Band of Gold - Don Cherry 
31. A Tear Fell - Teresa Brewer 
32. Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 
33. Magic Touch - Platters 
34. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley 
35. Friendly Persuasion - Pat Boone 
36. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets 
37. It Only Hurts For a Little While - Ames Brothers 
38. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 
39. On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone 
40. Canadian Sunset - Andy Williams
41. More - Perry Como 
42. True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly 
43. Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer 
44. Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood 
45. Dungaree Doll - Eddie Fisher 
46. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford 
47. Theme From the “Three Penny Opera” (“Moritat”) - Dick Hyman 
48. Happy Whistler - Don Robinson 
49. Be-Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent 
50. Ivory Tower - Gale Storm 
51. Fool - Sanford Clark 
52. It's Almost Tomorrow - Dream Weavers 
53. Singing the Blues - Guy Mitchell 
54. You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale 
55. Song For a Summer Night - Mitch Miller 
56. Teen-Age Prayer - Gale Storm 
57. Ivory Tower - Otis Williams & the Charms 
58. Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Gale Storm 
59. Hey Jealous Lover - Frank Sinatra 
60. Cindy, Oh, Cindy - Vince Martin 
61. Cindy, Oh, Cindy - Eddie Fisher 
62. Picnic - McGuire Sisters 
63. Flying Saucer - Buchanan & Goodman 
64. Angels in the Sky-  Crew Cuts 
65. Juke Box Baby - Perry Como 
66. Glendora - Perry Como 
67. Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donnegan 
68. I Hear You Knockin' - Gale Storm 
69. Theme From the “Three Penny Opera” (“Moritat”) - Richard Hayman & Jan August
70. Moments to Remember - Four Lads 
71. Long Tall Sally- Little Richard 
72. Eddie My Love - Fontane Sisters 
73. That's All There Is to Say - Nat King Cole 
74. You'll Never, Never Know - Platters 
75. After the Lights Go Down - Al Hibbler 
76. He - Al Hibbler 
77. Are You Satisfied? - Rusty Draper 
78. Tutti Frutti - Pat Boone 
79. Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Diamonds 
80. A Rose and a Baby Ruth - George Hamilton IV 
81. Walk Hand in Hand - Tony Martin 
82. Mama From the Train - Patti Page 
83. Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra 
84. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus 
85. Garden of Eden - Joe Valino 
86. Tonight You Belong to Me - Lennon Sisters & Lawrence Welk 
87. Only You - Platters 
88. Band of Gold - Kit Carson 
89. Church Bells May Ring - Diamonds 
90. Bo Weevil - Teresa Brewer 
91. I Want You to Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 
92. Chain Gang - Bobby Scott 
93. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash 
94. Go On With the Wedding - Patti Page 
95. Cry Me a River - Julie London 
96. Lay Down Your Arms - Chordettes 
97. Treasure of Love - Clyde McPhatter 
98. Night Lights - Nat King Cole 
99. Can You Find It In Your Heart - Tony Bennett 
100. Love Me - Elvis Presley

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The Top 50 Artists of 1956

1. Elvis Presley
2. Platters
3. Pat Boone
4. Perry Como
5. Four Lads
6. Gale Storm
7. Teresa Brewer
8. Fats Domino
9. Eddie Heywood
10. Patti Page
11. Nelson Riddle
12. Chordettes
13. Gogi Grant
14. Doris Day
15. Eddie Fisher
16. Hugo Winterhalter
17. Morris Stoloff
18. Les Baxter
19. Frank Sinatra
20. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
21. Dean Martin
22. Patience & Prudence
23. Bill Doggett
24. Bill Haley & His Comets
25. Johnnie Ray
26. Don Cherry
27. Carl Perkins
28. George Cates
29. Cathy Carr
30. Al Hibbler
31. Jim Lowe
32. Nat King Cole
33. Ames Brothers
34. Andy Williams
35. Bing Crosby
36. Diamonds
37. Vic Damone
38. McGuire Sisters
39. Crew Cuts
40. Kay Starr
41. Guy Mitchell 
42. Grace Kelly 
43. Tennessee Ernie Ford 
44. Dick Hyman 
45. Don Robinson 
46. Gene Vincent 
47. Jerry Vale 
48. Dream Weavers 
49. Sanford Clark 
50. Mitch Miller