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In 1956, the following five charts were produced: Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
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]
Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
The song rocketed to the top of the charts in 1954, and the intro, “One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock, rock,” is now iconic. ... The song won an award at the 1956 Oscars for Best ...
Tell Me Why (1956 song) That's All There Is to That (Themes from) The Man with the Golden Arm; There You Go (Johnny Cash song) There's a Love Knot in My Lariat; There's No Room in My Heart for the Blues; To the Ends of the Earth (song) Tom Hark; Too Close for Comfort (1956 song) Too Much Monkey Business; Train Kept A-Rollin' Train of Love
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 "current national selling importance at the retail level", based on a survey of record ...
Lady Sings the Blues (song) Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream; Lay Down Your Arms (1956 song) Lend Me Your Comb; Let Me (Elvis Presley song) Let the Good Times Roll (Shirley and Lee song) Lewis Boogie; Lipstick, Powder and Paint (song) Lonely Avenue; Long Tall Sally; Love Is Strange; Love Me (Buddy Holly song) Love Me Tender (song)
List of number-one hits of 1956 (Germany) L. List of Billboard number-one country songs of 1956; ... List of UK top-ten singles in 1956; U.