1956 In Music
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1956.
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Presley | Hound Dog | 1956 | US BB 1 – Aug 1956, RYM 1 of 1956, DDD 1 of 1956, UK 2 – Sep 1956, US BB 2 of 1956, POP 2 of 1956, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1956, US CashBox 15 of 1956, Rolling Stone 19, Acclaimed 52, Europe 57 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 60 of oldies, RIAA 68, Italy 72 of 1956, Party 281 of 1999, WXPN 692 | |
| 2 | Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel | 1956 | US BB 1 – Mar 1956, UK 2 – May 1956, RYM 2 of 1956, 4 in 2FM list, US CashBox 6 of 1956, Europe 7 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 13 of rock & roll, DDD 15 of 1956, Acclaimed 19, US BB 22 of 1956, POP 22 of 1956, Rolling Stone 45, Italy 49 of 1956, RIAA 87, WXPN 730 | |
| 3 | Elvis Presley | Don't Be Cruel | 1956 | US BB 1 – Aug 1956, US CashBox 1 of 1956, RYM 1 of 1956, DDD 4 of 1956, Europe 14 of the 1950s, US BB 19 of 1956, POP 19 of 1956, UK 24 – Jun 1978, RIAA 68, Acclaimed 74, Italy 92 of 1958, Rolling Stone 197, WXPN 543 | |
| 4 | The Platters | The Great Pretender | 1956 | US BB 1 – Dec 1955, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Oct 1955, US CashBox 2 of 1956, UK 5 – Sep 1956, DDD 5 of 1955, RYM 11 of 1955, US BB 17 of 1956, POP 17 of 1956, Italy 31 of 1957, Europe 50 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 68 of oldies, Acclaimed 260, Rolling Stone 351 | |
| 5 | Fats Domino | Blueberry Hill | 1956 | US BB 2 – Oct 1956, US BB 2 of 1957, Holland 2 – Jun 1976, POP 2 of 1957, Europe 3 of the 1950s, RYM 5 of 1956, UK 6 – Dec 1956, DDD 8 of 1956, France 10 – May 1976, RIAA 18, US CashBox 39 of 1956, Rolling Stone 81, Acclaimed 153 |
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“But the dark changed to red, and torches shone,
And deafening music shook the leaves; a troop
Shouldered a litter with a wounded man,
Or smote upon the string and to the sound
Sang of the beast that gave the fatal wound.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)