Listed chronologically below are among the most popular and best remembered songs of 1956.
1950s Hit Songs – 1956
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| SONG | ARTIST | PEAK WEEK | HALL OF FAME |
| Memories Are Made of This | Dean Martin | 1/07 | |
| Band of Gold | Don Cherry | 1/07 | |
| Memories Are Made of This | Gail Storm | 1/14 | |
| Tutti Frutti | Little Richard | 2/04 | |
| See You Later Alligator | Bill Haley and His Comets | 2/11 | |
| Great Pretender | The Platters | 2/18 | |
| Why Do Fools Fall in Love | Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers | 2/18 | |
| Rock and Roll Waltz | Kay Starr | 2/18 | |
| Lisbon Antigua | Nelson Riddle | 2/25 | |
| Poor People of Paris | Les Baxter | 3/17 | |
| No, Not Much | The Four Lads | 3/17 | |
| I’ll Be Home | Pat Boone | 4/07 | |
| Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | 4/21 | |
| Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) | Perry Como | 5/05 | |
| A Tear Fell | Teresa Brewer | 5/12 | |
| Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | 5/19 | |
| (You’ve Got) The Magic Touch | The Platters | 5/19 | |
| Moonglow and Theme From Picnic | Morris Stoloff | 6/02 | |
| Be Bop A Lula | Gene Vincent | 6/09 | |
| I Walk The Line | Johnny Cash | 6/09 | |
| The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant | 6/16 | |
| Ivory Tower | Cathy Carr | 6/16 | |
| Standing on the Corner | Four Lads | 6/16 | |
| On the Street Where You Live | Vic Damone | 7/07 | |
| I’m in Love Again | Fats Domino | 7/14 | |
| Born to Be With You | Chordettes | 7/14 | |
| More | Perry Como | 7/21 | |
| I Almost Lost My Mind | Pat Boone | 7/28 | |
| I Want You, I Need You, I Love You | Elvis Presley | 7/28 | |
| My Prayer | Platters | 8/04 | |
| Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog | Elvis Presley | | |
| Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) | Doris Day | 8/18 | |
| Allegheny Moon | Patti Page | 8/18 | |
| The Flying Saucer (Pts 1 & 2) | Buchanan and Goodman | 8/25 | |
| Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) | Bill Doggett | 8/25 | |
| Tonight You Belong To Me | Patience and Prudence | 10/06 | |
| Canadian Sunset | Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Heywod | 10/13 | |
| Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) | Pat Boone | 10/20 | |
| Just Walking in the Rain | Johnnie Ray | 8/25 | |
| Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley | 11/03 | |
| The Green Door | Jim Lowe | 11/03 | |
| True Love | Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly | 11/03 | |
| Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell | 12/08 | |
| Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | ? | |
| Goodnight My Love | Jesse Belvins | ? |
Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog was the Number One song of the year according to Billboard MagazineSong Charts:
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