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| 1955 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/11/1956 | 03/17/1956 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 6 | The Poor People Of Paris | Les Baxter w/ His Chorus & Orchestra |
1 | 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/03/1956 | 04/21/1956 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 8 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/10/1956 | 05/05/1956 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 1 | Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) | Perry Como |
▲ | 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/14/1956 | 06/02/1956 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 3 | Moonglow And Theme From "Picnic" | Morris Stoloff Conducting The Columbia Pictures Orchestra |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/20/1956 | 06/16/1956 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 8 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/02/1956 | 07/28/1956 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 4 | I Almost Lost My Mind | Pat Boone |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/26/1956 | 07/28/1956 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 1 | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/07/1956 | 08/04/1956 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 5 | My Prayer | The Platters |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/04/1956 | 08/18/1956 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 11 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/04/1956 | 08/18/1956 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 11 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/20/1956 | 11/03/1956 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 5 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
1 | 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/22/1956 | 11/03/1956 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 3 | The Green Door | Jim Lowe |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/27/1956 | 12/08/1956 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 10 | Singing The Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/22/1956 | 02/09/1957 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 1 | Don't Forbid Me | Pat Boone |
1 | 1956 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/29/1956 | 02/09/1957 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 1 | Young Love | Sonny James |
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| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/21/1956 | 03/17/1956 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 4 | No, Not Much! | The Four Lads |
1 | 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/03/1956 | 05/19/1956 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins |
1 | 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/24/1956 | 06/16/1956 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 1 | Ivory Tower | Cathy Carr |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/16/1956 | 08/18/1956 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 2 | Allegheny Moon | Patti Page |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/23/1956 | 08/18/1956 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 3 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) | Doris Day |
1 | 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/18/1956 | 10/06/1956 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 3 | Honky Tonk | Bill Doggett |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/23/1956 | 10/13/1956 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 2 | Canadian Sunset | Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/ Eddie Heywood |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/01/1956 | 10/27/1956 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 1 | Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/17/1956 | 01/05/1957 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | Love Me | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/06/1956 | 01/19/1957 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 3 | Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino |
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| 1956 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/28/1956 | 06/16/1956 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | Standing On The Corner | The Four Lads |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/28/1956 | 07/14/1956 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | I'm In Love Again | Fats Domino |
1 | 1956 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/04/1956 | 08/25/1956 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | The Flying Saucer | Buchanan & Goodman |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/01/1956 | 01/19/1957 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 1 | Moonlight Gambler | Frankie Laine |
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| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/04/1956 | 04/07/1956 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 1 | I'll Be Home | Pat Boone |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/24/1956 | 05/19/1956 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | (You've Got) The Magic Touch | The Platters |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/21/1956 | 07/07/1956 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | On The Street Where You Live | Vic Damone |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/16/1956 | 07/21/1956 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | More | Perry Como |
1 | 1956 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/04/1956 | 10/06/1956 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 1 | Tonight You Belong To Me | Patience & Prudence |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/22/1956 | 02/09/1957 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | The Banana Boat Song | The Tarriers |
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| 1956 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/25/1956 | 05/12/1956 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 2 | A Tear Fell | Teresa Brewer |
| 1956 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/02/1956 | 07/14/1956 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | Born To Be With You | The Chordettes |
| 1956 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/15/1956 | 10/20/1956 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 1 | Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) | Pat Boone |
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| 1956 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/14/1956 | 02/11/1956 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | See You Later, Alligator | Bill Haley & His Comets |
1 | 1956 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/11/1956 | 04/14/1956 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | The Teenagers f/ Frankie Lymon |
| 1956 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/07/1956 | 05/12/1956 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Long Tall Sally | Little Richard |
▲ | 1956 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/28/1956 | 06/02/1956 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | The Happy Whistler | Don Robertson |
1 | 1956 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/03/1956 | 12/22/1956 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | A Rose And A Baby Ruth | George Hamilton IV |
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1 | 1956 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/16/1956 | 07/28/1956 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | Be-Bop-A-Lula | Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/09/1956 | 08/11/1956 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl | Teresa Brewer |
1 | 1956 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/28/1956 | 09/22/1956 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | The Fool | Sanford Clark |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/11/1956 | 09/29/1956 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 2 | Canadian Sunset | Andy Williams |
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1 | 1956 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/21/1956 | 03/03/1956 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | Moritat (A Theme From "The Three Penny Opera") | The Unforgettable Sound Of The Dick Hyman Trio |
1 | 1956 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/24/1956 | 04/21/1956 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | Rock Island Line | The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group |
1 | 1956 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/02/1956 | 06/23/1956 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Transfusion | Nervous Norvus |
| 1956 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/09/1956 | 07/14/1956 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | Glendora | Perry Como |
| 1956 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/04/1956 | 09/22/1956 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | Theme Song From "Song For A Summer Night" | Mitch Miller & His Orchestra |
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▲ | 1956 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/13/1956 | 12/22/1956 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | Cindy, Oh Cindy | Vince Martin w/ The Tarriers |
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| 1956 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/10/1956 | 04/07/1956 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Juke Box Baby | Perry Como |
| 1956 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/04/1956 | 09/22/1956 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | After The Lights Go Down Low | Al Hibbler |
| 1956 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/24/1956 | 12/29/1956 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody | Jerry Lewis |
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| 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/14/1956 | 05/12/1956 | 24 | 20 | | 2 | Ivory Tower | Otis Williams & His Charms |
| 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/05/1956 | 08/25/1956 | 24 | 20 | | 2 | It Only Hurts For A Little While | The Ames Brothers |
| 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/01/1956 | 09/22/1956 | 13 | 8 | | 1 | In The Middle Of The House | Vaughn Monroe |
| 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/30/1956 | 09/29/1956 | 25 | 18 | | 1 | Soft Summer Breeze | Eddie Heywood |
1 | 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/27/1956 | 11/24/1956 | 18 | 12 | | 1 | Two Different Worlds | Don Rondo |
| 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/27/1956 | 12/08/1956 | 18 | 10 | | 1 | Night Lights | Nat "King" Cole |
| 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/01/1956 | 12/22/1956 | 16 | 12 | | 2 | Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now | Patience & Prudence |
| 1956 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/27/1956 | 12/29/1956 | 17 | 12 | | 1 | Mama From The Train | Patti Page |
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1 | 1956 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/18/1956 | 04/21/1956 | 19 | 11 | | 2 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | The Diamonds |
▲ | 1956 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/01/1956 | 09/22/1956 | 14 | 7 | | 1 | When The White Lilacs Bloom Again | Helmut Zacharias & His Magic Violins |
▲ | 1956 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/20/1956 | 12/08/1956 | 20 | 14 | | 1 | Garden Of Eden | Joe Valino |
| 1956 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/22/1956 | 12/29/1956 | 5 | 3 | | 1 | Mary's Boy Child | Harry Belafonte |
1 | 1956 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/17/1956 | 12/29/1956 | 22 | 15 | | 2 | Since I Met You Baby | Ivory Joe Hunter |
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▲ | 1956 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/14/1956 | 02/18/1956 | 13 | 10 | | 1 | Chain Gang | Bobby Scott |
| 1956 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/28/1956 | 05/19/1956 | 15 | 11 | | 1 | I Want You To Be My Girl | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
| 1956 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/19/1956 | 06/16/1956 | 14 | 6 | | 1 | (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know | Frank Sinatra |
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▲ | 1956 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/03/1956 | 03/31/1956 | 12 | 8 | | 1 | Eddie My Love | The Teen Queens |
| 1956 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/03/1956 | 04/14/1956 | 20 | 10 | | 1 | Mr. Wonderful | Peggy Lee |
| 1956 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/17/1956 | 04/28/1956 | 16 | 8 | | 1 | (Themes From) "The Man With The Golden Arm" | Richard Maltby & His Orchestra |
| 1956 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/21/1956 | 05/26/1956 | 17 | 11 | | 2 | The Church Bells May Ring | The Diamonds |
| 1956 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/07/1956 | 09/29/1956 | 24 | 17 | | 2 | You Don't Know Me | Jerry Vale |
| 1956 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/20/1956 | 01/12/1957 | 26 | 16 | | 1 | Jamaica Farewell | Harry Belafonte |
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| 1956 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/14/1956 | 08/04/1956 | 11 | 7 | | 1 | Stranded In The Jungle | The Cadets |
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| 1956 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/07/1956 | 05/12/1956 | 14 | 5 | | 1 | R-O-C-K | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| 1956 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/14/1956 | 06/16/1956 | 19 | 11 | | 1 | Can You Find It In Your Heart | Tony Bennett |
| 1956 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/26/1956 | 06/30/1956 | 17 | 12 | | 1 | Treasure Of Love | Clyde McPhatter |
| 1956 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/01/1956 | 10/06/1956 | 13 | 6 | | 1 | A House With Love In It | The Four Lads |
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1 | 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/14/1956 | 02/04/1956 | 12 | 5 | | 1 | Tutti-Frutti | Little Richard |
| 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/03/1956 | 04/07/1956 | 15 | 10 | | 1 | Bo Weevil | Teresa Brewer |
| 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/12/1956 | 06/23/1956 | 13 | 7 | | 1 | Graduation Day | The Four Freshmen |
| 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/07/1956 | 08/04/1956 | 18 | 7 | | 1 | Rip It Up | Little Richard |
1 | 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/15/1956 | 11/10/1956 | 22 | 11 | | 1 | I Walk The Line | Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two |
1 | 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/10/1956 | 12/22/1956 | 14 | 7 | | 1 | Slow Walk | Sil Austin |
1 | 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/03/1956 | 12/29/1956 | 18 | 7 | | 1 | Singing The Blues | Marty Robbins |
| 1956 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/29/1956 | 02/16/1957 | 19 | 14 | | 2 | Jim Dandy | LaVern Baker & The Gliders |
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| 1956 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/07/1956 | 04/21/1956 | 10 | 5 | | 1 | The Saints Rock And Roll | Bill Haley & His Comets |
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| 1956 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/28/1956 | 05/26/1956 | 20 | 13 | | 1 | My Blue Heaven | Fats Domino |
| 1956 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/19/1956 | 07/28/1956 | 16 | 10 | | 1 | Portuguese Washerwomen | Joe "Fingers" Carr |
1 | 1956 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/24/1956 | 02/02/1957 | 15 | 7 | | 1 | Auctioneer | Leroy Van Dyke |
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| 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/28/1956 | 03/17/1956 | 8 | 1 | | 1 | Memories Of You | The Benny Goodman Trio w/ Rosemary Clooney |
| 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/07/1956 | 04/28/1956 | 12 | 5 | | 1 | Blue Suede Shoes | Elvis Presley |
1 | 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/12/1956 | 06/16/1956 | 14 | 2 | | 1 | I Could Have Danced All Night | Sylvia Syms |
| 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/01/1956 | 10/13/1956 | 14 | 8 | | 1 | In The Middle Of The House | Rusty Draper |
1 | 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/11/1956 | 10/20/1956 | 19 | 9 | | 1 | Let The Good Times Roll | Shirley & Lee |
▲ | 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/27/1956 | 11/24/1956 | 13 | 8 | | 1 | Priscilla | Eddie Cooley & The Dimples |
| 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/03/1956 | 12/01/1956 | 10 | 4 | | 1 | Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) | Elvis Presley |
1 | 1956 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/15/1956 | 01/12/1957 | 16 | 3 | | 1 | Ain't Got No Home | Clarence "Frogman" Henry |
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| 1956 | 21 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/10/1956 | 12/08/1956 | 14 | 8 | | 1 | Mutual Admiration Society | Teresa Brewer |
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| 1956 | 23 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/09/1956 | 07/14/1956 | 10 | 2 | | 1 | Free | Tommy Leonetti |
| 1956 | 23 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/15/1956 | 10/06/1956 | 15 | 6 | | 1 | Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind | The Five Keys |
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1 | 1956 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/07/1956 | 08/18/1956 | 15 | 9 | | 2 | Fever | Little Willie John |
| 1956 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/28/1956 | 08/25/1956 | 10 | 4 | | 1 | Ape Call | Nervous Norvus |
1 | 1956 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/28/1956 | 09/15/1956 | 13 | 1 | | 1 | Ka-Ding Dong | The G-Clefs |
1 | 1956 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/08/1956 | 10/13/1956 | 19 | 6 | | 1 | I'll Remember (In The Still Of The Nite) | The Five Satins |
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| 1956 | 25 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/11/1956 | 09/15/1956 | 14 | 4 | | 1 | Rip It Up | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| 1956 | 25 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/01/1956 | 10/13/1956 | 14 | 1 | | 1 | See Saw | The Moonglows |
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1 | 1956 | 28 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/14/1956 | | 13 | | | | April In Paris | Count Basie & His Orchestra |
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| 1956 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/30/1956 | 06/30/1956 | 5 | 1 | | 1 | Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry & His Combo |
| 1956 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/03/1956 | 12/15/1956 | 11 | 1 | | 1 | Blueberry Hill | Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra & Chorus |
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| 1956 | 30 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/23/1956 | 07/28/1956 | 14 | 2 | | 1 | Love, Love, Love | The Diamonds |
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| 1956 | 31 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/26/1956 | 06/16/1956 | 14 | 3 | | 1 | My Baby Left Me | Elvis Presley |
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| 1956 | 33 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/21/1956 | 06/30/1956 | 14 | 1 | | 1 | Slippin' And Slidin' (Peepin' And Hidin') | Little Richard |
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▲ | 1956 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/11/1956 | 09/01/1956 | 9 | 1 | | 1 | The Old Philosopher | Eddie Lawrence |
| 1956 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/22/1956 | 10/06/1956 | 8 | 1 | | 1 | Soft Summer Breeze | The Diamonds |
| 1956 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/03/1956 | 11/24/1956 | 13 | 3 | | 1 | Rudy's Rock | Bill Haley & His Comets |
1 | 1956 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/27/1956 | 03/16/1957 | 28 | 3 | | 1 | I Miss You So | Chris Connor |
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| 1956 | 35 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/08/1956 | 09/29/1956 | 9 | 2 | | 1 | Ka-Ding-Dong | The Diamonds |
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1 | 1956 | 41 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/12/1956 | 06/02/1956 | 10 | | | 1 | Corrine Corrina | Joe Turner |
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| 1956 | 42 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/15/1956 | 01/05/1957 | 8 | | | 1 | Armen's Theme | The Music Of David Seville |
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| 1956 | 44 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/07/1956 | 07/21/1956 | 8 | | | 1 | Ready Teddy | Little Richard |
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▲ | 1956 | 52 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/22/1956 | 10/27/1956 | 15 | | | 1 | Sadie's Shawl | Bob Sharples & His Music |
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1 | 1956 | 53 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/22/1956 | 01/05/1957 | 16 | | | 1 | A Thousand Miles Away | The Heartbeats |
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| 1956 | 57 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/28/1956 | 05/19/1956 | 12 | | | 2 | Little Girl Of Mine | The Cleftones |
| 1956 | 57 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/28/1956 | 08/04/1956 | 7 | | | 1 | I Promise To Remember | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
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1 | 1956 | 59 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/16/1956 | 07/07/1956 | 8 | | | 1 | Ooby Dooby | Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings |
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| 1956 | 61 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/15/1956 | 02/02/1957 | 15 | | | 1 | Written On The Wind | Four Aces f/ Al Alberts |
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▲ | 1956 | 62 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/07/1956 | 06/23/1956 | 11 | | | 1 | Church Bells May Ring | The Willows |
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| 1956 | 65 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/29/1956 | 12/29/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | White Christmas | Bing Crosby |
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| 1956 | 67 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/19/1956 | 07/07/1956 | 3 | | | 1 | The Mockingbird | The Four Lads |
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| 1956 | 70 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/14/1956 | 07/14/1956 | 4 | | | 1 | Boppin' The Blues | Carl Perkins |
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| 1956 | 76 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/12/1956 | 05/26/1956 | 5 | | | 1 | Money Honey | Elvis Presley |
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| 1956 | 77 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/20/1956 | 10/20/1956 | 2 | | | 1 | The ABC's Of Love | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
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| 1956 | 79 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/21/1956 | 07/21/1956 | 2 | | | 1 | Heartbreak Hotel | Stan Freberg |
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| 1956 | 80 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/17/1956 | 11/17/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | Buchanan & Goodman On Trial | Buchanan & Goodman |
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| 1956 | 96 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/23/1956 | 06/23/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | On The Street Where You Live | Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra |
| 1956 | 96 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/20/1956 | 10/20/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | Race With The Devil | Gene Vincent |
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1 | 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 02/18/1956 | | 24 | | | 3 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 05/26/1956 | | 45 | | | 20 | Crazy Arms | Ray Price |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 08/11/1956 | | 28 | | | 10 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 03/03/1956 | | 27 | | | 17 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 08/04/1956 | | 28 | | | 10 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 01/14/1956 | | 24 | | | 2 | I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby | The Louvin Brothers |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 06/09/1956 | | 43 | | | 6 | I Walk The Line | Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 06/02/1956 | | 20 | | | 2 | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 09/22/1956 | | 30 | | | 13 | Singing The Blues | Marty Robbins |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/22/1956 | | 24 | | | 9 | Young Love | Sonny James |
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| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Country
| 04/28/1956 | | 24 | | | 1 | I Take The Chance | The Browns |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Country
| 11/10/1956 | | 21 | | | 2 | I've Got A New Heartache | Ray Price |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Country
| 06/23/1956 | | 33 | | | 1 | Sweet Dreams | Faron Young |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard Country
| 03/03/1956 | | 21 | | | 7 | Yes I Know Why | Webb Pierce |
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| 1956 | 3 | Billboard Country
| 11/10/1956 | | 6 | | | 2 | Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard Country
| 10/20/1956 | | 18 | | | 2 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard Country
| 07/07/1956 | | 34 | | | 1 | Searching (For Someone Like You) | Kitty Wells |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard Country
| 01/28/1956 | | 31 | | | 2 | You And Me | Red Foley & Kitty Wells |
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| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Country
| 02/11/1956 | | 20 | | | | Folsom Prison Blues | Johnny Cash |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Country
| 04/07/1956 | | 16 | | | | I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night | Faron Young |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Country
| 03/24/1956 | | 22 | | | | The Blackboard Of My Heart | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard Country
| 06/23/1956 | | 23 | | | | You Are The One | Carl Smith |
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▲ | 1956 | 5 | Billboard Country
| 07/07/1956 | | 17 | | | | Be-Bop-A-Lula | Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps |
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| 1956 | 6 | Billboard Country
| 12/01/1956 | | 13 | | | | Repenting | Kitty Wells |
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| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Country
| 07/21/1956 | | 11 | | | | Any Old Time | Webb Pierce |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Country
| 06/30/1956 | | 6 | | | | Boppin' The Blues | Carl Perkins |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Country
| 10/06/1956 | | 11 | | | | Cash On The Barrel Head | The Louvin Brothers |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Country
| 09/08/1956 | | 13 | | | | I'm A One-Woman Man | Johnny Horton |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Country
| 01/28/1956 | | 3 | | | | Trouble In Mind | Eddy Arnold |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard Country
| 10/06/1956 | | 12 | | | | You're Running Wild | The Louvin Brothers |
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| 1956 | 10 | Billboard Country
| 10/06/1956 | | 2 | | | | Dixie Fried | Carl Perkins |
| 1956 | 10 | Billboard Country
| 12/29/1956 | | 3 | | | | Love Me | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 10 | Billboard Country
| 09/01/1956 | | 8 | | | | You Don't Know Me | Eddy Arnold |
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| 1956 | 13 | Billboard Country
| 06/02/1956 | | 13 | | | | My Baby Left Me | Elvis Presley |
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▲ | 1956 | 14 | Billboard Country
| 10/06/1956 | | 1 | | | | The Fool | Sanford Clark |
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| 1956 | --- | Billboard R&B
| 06/16/1956 | | 4 | | | | My Baby Left Me | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | --- | Billboard R&B
| 05/12/1956 | 05/12/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | Boogie Woogie Country Girl | Joe Turner |
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| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 12/29/1956 | | 16 | | | 8 | Blue Monday | Fats Domino |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 10/06/1956 | | 23 | | | 11 | Blueberry Hill | Fats Domino |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 08/25/1956 | | 17 | | | 6 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 02/25/1956 | | 15 | | | 2 | Drown In My Own Tears | Ray Charles |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 05/19/1956 | | 23 | | | 5 | Fever | Little Willie John |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 08/18/1956 | | 28 | | | 13 | Honky Tonk | Bill Doggett |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 08/11/1956 | | 16 | | | 6 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 12/15/1956 | | 18 | | | 1 | Jim Dandy | LaVern Baker & The Gliders |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 07/28/1956 | | 19 | | | 3 | Let The Good Times Roll | Shirley & Lee |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 04/07/1956 | | 16 | | | 8 | Long Tall Sally | Little Richard |
1 | 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 12/22/1956 | | 15 | | | 2 | Love Is Strange | Mickey & Sylvia |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 07/14/1956 | | 17 | | | 2 | My Prayer | The Platters |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 06/30/1956 | | 17 | | | 2 | Rip It Up | Little Richard |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 12/01/1956 | | 18 | | | 3 | Since I Met You Baby | Ivory Joe Hunter |
| 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 05/26/1956 | | 13 | | | 1 | Treasure Of Love | Clyde McPhatter |
1 | 1956 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 02/18/1956 | | 17 | | | 5 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | The Teenagers f/ Frankie Lymon |
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▲ | 1956 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 03/10/1956 | | 16 | | | 4 | Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 04/21/1956 | | 12 | | | 2 | Corrine Corrina | Joe Turner |
▲ | 1956 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 02/18/1956 | | 13 | | | 1 | Eddie My Love | The Teen Queens |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 06/09/1956 | | 7 | | | 1 | Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry & His Combo |
| 1956 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 04/07/1956 | | 16 | | | 2 | Slippin' And Slidin' (Peepin' And Hidin') | Little Richard |
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1 | 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 12/08/1956 | | 12 | | | 1 | Ain't Got No Home | Clarence "Frogman" Henry |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 01/28/1956 | | 11 | | | 3 | Devil Or Angel | The Clovers |
1 | 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 03/31/1956 | | 13 | | | 1 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 05/05/1956 | | 13 | | | 2 | I Want You To Be My Girl | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
1 | 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 09/01/1956 | | 17 | | | 1 | I'll Remember (In The Still Of The Nite) | The Five Satins |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 07/07/1956 | | 14 | | | 1 | It's Too Late | Chuck Willis |
| 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 10/20/1956 | | 13 | | | 3 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
▲ | 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 11/17/1956 | | 9 | | | 1 | Slow Walk | Sil Austin |
1 | 1956 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 01/07/1956 | | 15 | | | 2 | Speedoo | The Cadillacs |
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| 1956 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 04/07/1956 | | 12 | | | | (You've Got) The Magic Touch | The Platters |
1 | 1956 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 11/10/1956 | | 11 | | | | Oh What A Nite | The Dells |
1 | 1956 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 12/15/1956 | | 9 | | | | Singing The Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| 1956 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 07/21/1956 | | 8 | | | | Stranded In The Jungle | The Cadets |
▲ | 1956 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 08/11/1956 | | 7 | | | | The Flying Saucer | Buchanan & Goodman |
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▲ | 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 11/17/1956 | | 15 | | | | A Thousand Miles Away | The Heartbeats |
| 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 10/20/1956 | | 8 | | | | Brown-Eyed Handsome Man | Chuck Berry |
| 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 06/16/1956 | | 8 | | | | Hallelujah, I Love Her So | Ray Charles |
1 | 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 02/18/1956 | | 8 | | | | I'll Be Home | The Flamingos |
| 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 04/14/1956 | | 12 | | | | Ivory Tower | Otis Williams & His Charms |
| 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 04/21/1956 | | 14 | | | | My Blue Heaven | Fats Domino |
1 | 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 04/07/1956 | | 19 | | | | Please, Please, Please | James Brown w/ The Famous Flames |
▲ | 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 09/01/1956 | | 2 | | | | The Fool | Sanford Clark |
| 1956 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 10/20/1956 | | 14 | | | | The Green Door | Jim Lowe |
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▲ | 1956 | 6 | Billboard R&B
| 10/13/1956 | | 6 | | | | I Can't Quit You Baby | Otis Rush |
| 1956 | 6 | Billboard R&B
| 10/20/1956 | | 5 | | | | Lonely Avenue | Ray Charles |
| 1956 | 6 | Billboard R&B
| 09/15/1956 | | 7 | | | | See Saw | The Moonglows |
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| 1956 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 09/08/1956 | | 9 | | | | Canadian Sunset | Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra w/ Eddie Heywood |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 12/01/1956 | | 6 | | | | Love Me | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 02/11/1956 | | 4 | | | | See You Later, Alligator | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| 1956 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 12/29/1956 | | 9 | | | | The Girl Can't Help It | Little Richard |
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| 1956 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 02/04/1956 | | 3 | | | | April In Paris | Count Basie & His Orchestra |
1 | 1956 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 07/28/1956 | | 2 | | | | Be-Bop-A-Lula | Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps |
| 1956 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 10/13/1956 | | 1 | | | | Ka-Ding-Dong | The Diamonds |
1 | 1956 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 05/19/1956 | | 6 | | | | Little Girl Of Mine | The Cleftones |
| 1956 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 06/30/1956 | | 8 | | | | Ready Teddy | Little Richard |
| 1956 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 03/17/1956 | | 3 | | | | Smoke Stack Lightning | Howlin' Wolf |
| 1956 | 8 | Billboard R&B
| 10/20/1956 | | 3 | | | | The ABC's Of Love | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
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▲ | 1956 | 9 | Billboard R&B
| 10/20/1956 | | 2 | | | | Ka-Ding Dong | The G-Clefs |
▲ | 1956 | 9 | Billboard R&B
| 07/14/1956 | 07/14/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | Up On The Mountain | The Magnificents |
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| 1956 | 10 | Billboard R&B
| 08/11/1956 | | 3 | | | | I Promise To Remember | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
| 1956 | 10 | Billboard R&B
| 05/12/1956 | | 4 | | | | Ruby Baby | The Drifters |
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▲ | 1956 | 11 | Billboard R&B
| 04/28/1956 | | 3 | | | | Church Bells May Ring | The Willows |
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| 1956 | 12 | Billboard R&B
| 06/09/1956 | | 2 | | | | A Kiss From Your Lips | The Flamingos |
| 1956 | 12 | Billboard R&B
| 10/27/1956 | | 3 | | | | Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind | The Five Keys |
| 1956 | 12 | Billboard R&B
| 12/15/1956 | 12/15/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) | Elvis Presley |
| 1956 | 12 | Billboard R&B
| 12/29/1956 | 12/29/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | White Christmas | The Drifters |
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1 | 1956 | 14 | Billboard R&B
| 07/07/1956 | | 1 | | | 1 | Love, Love, Love | The Diamonds |
1 | 1956 | 14 | Billboard R&B
| 03/24/1956 | 03/24/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | Later Alligator | Bobby Charles |
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| 1956 | 15 | Billboard R&B
| 08/25/1956 | 08/25/1956 | 1 | | | 1 | R-O-C-K | Bill Haley & His Comets |
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| 1956 | 75 | Billboard R&B
| 12/08/1956 | | 3 | | | | Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) | Jesse Belvin |