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This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1956 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100 , Billboard published multiple singles charts each week.
Elvis Presley had five songs on the year-end top 50, the most of any artist in 1956, including "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Don't Be Cruel", the top two songs of the year. The Platters had three songs on the year-end top 50. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top 50 singles of 1956 according to retail sales. [1]
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
The song won an award at the 1956 Oscars for Best Original Song. GAB Archive - Getty Images ... The song reached number one on the Billboard charts. United Archives - Getty Images
Long Tall Sally" was the first number one for rock and roll pioneer Little Richard. In 1956, Billboard magazine published three charts specifically covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues and related African-American-oriented music genres. The R&B Best Sellers in Stores chart ranked records based on their ...
Song Artist January 7 "Sixteen Tons" Tennessee Ernie Ford: January 14 "Memories Are Made of This" Dean Martin: January 21 January 28 February 4 "The Great Pretender" The Platters: February 11 February 18 February 25 "Rock and Roll Waltz" Kay Starr: March 3 March 10 "Lisbon Antigua" Nelson Riddle & Orchestra March 17 March 24 "The Poor People of ...
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
Billboard number-one singles charts preceding the Billboard Hot 100 were updated weekly by Billboard magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.