List of number one hits in the UK charts (1956)

This list contains all of the UK number one hits in 1956. There were 15 number one singles and six number one albums that year (as of July 22nd).

The figures are based on the official UK Charts Company sales hit parades for the United Kingdom. The charts from New Musical Express magazine were used for singles and the Record Mirror charts were used for albums . The dates refer to the week ending with the validity date of the charts.

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Singles

← 1955 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1957 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 16, 1955 - January 5, 1956 3 weeks 3 Dickie Valentine Christmas Alphabet Buddy Kaye , Jules Loman - January 6, 1956 - January 19, 1956 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around the Clock Max C. Freedman, Jimmy DeKnight - January 20, 1956 - February 16, 1956 4 weeks 4th Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Merle Travis Although the country singer is best known for this song, it was his second British number one hit after Give Me Your Word last year. Merle Travis had a hit with the song in 1947. February 17, 1956 - March 15, 1956 4 weeks 4th Dean Martin Memories Are Made of This Terry Gilkyson , Richard Dehr, Frank Miller The song was written by the US folk band The Easy Riders . They also helped back up his only UK number one hit. In total, Dean Martin had 10 top 10 hits in the UK charts. March 16, 1956 - March 29, 1956 2 weeks (total 3) 3 The Dream Weavers It's Almost Tomorrow Gene Adkinson, Wade Buff The self-written song was the only chart hit of the student duo from the USA. March 30, 1956 - April 5, 1956 1 week 1 Kay Starr with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra Rock and Roll Waltz Roy Alfred , Shorty Allen After the US singer had one of the first number one hits in the UK charts in 1953, she was at the top for a second time. She came into the charts five times, the first and the last single reached the top position. April 6, 1956 - April 12, 1956 1 week (total 3) 3 The Dream Weavers It's Almost Tomorrow Gene Adkinson, Wade Buff - April 13, 1956 - May 3, 1956 3 weeks 3 Winifred Atwell The Poor People of Paris Marguerite Angèle Monnot Monnot originally wrote the song for Edith Piaf (original title: La goualante du pauvre Jean ). Winifred Atwell from Trinidad was a pianist like Monnot and her piano version topped the British charts for the second time after 1954. May 4, 1956 - June 14, 1956 6 weeks 6th Ronnie Hilton No Other Love Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II The song is from the Broadway musical Me and Juliet . June 15, 1956 - July 19, 1956 5 weeks 5 Pat Boone I'll Be Home Ferdinand Washington, Stanley Lewis Although Pat Boone had better known hits, this was his only number one hit on the UK charts. By 1962 it reached number two three times. The song was a cover of a hit by the R&B band The Flamingos . July 20, 1956 - August 9, 1956 3 weeks 3 The Teenagers feat. Frankie Lymon Why Do Fools Fall in Love Morris Levy , Frank Joseph Lymon At the age of 13, Frankie Lymon was the youngest performer at the top of the chart. August 10, 1956 - September 20, 1956 6 weeks 6th Doris Day Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) Jay Livingston , Raymond B. Evans After Secret Love (1954), it was the second number-one British hit for the actress and singer. The Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much With Day and James Stewart popularized the song. September 15, 1956 - October 18, 1956 5 weeks 5 Anne Shelton Lay Down Your Arms Åke Gerhard Larsson, Leon Landgren; English text: Paddy Roberts The original song comes from Sweden, originally it was called Ann-Caroline and was a hit for Thory Bernhards. October 19, 1956 - November 15, 1956 4 weeks 4th Frankie Laine A Woman in Love Frank Loesser For the fourth and final time, Frankie Laine topped the chart. A film made this song a success, but it was sung in Schwere Jungs - Leicht Mädchen by Marlon Brando . The film is only a musical adaptation: Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser was shown in 1953 in London's West End. November 16, 1956 - January 3, 1957 7 weeks 7th Johnnie Ray Just Walkin 'in the Rain Johnny Bragg, Robert Stanley Riley Three years earlier, the song had been a hit with Johnny Bragg and his doo-wop group The Prisonaires , who actually consisted of prison inmates. December 29, 1956 - January 4, 1957 1 week (total 3) 3 Guy Mitchell Singing the Blues Melvin Endsley Originally, the song was a country hit for Marty Robbins that same year .
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Albums

← 1955 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1957 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) July 22, 1956 - August 4, 1956 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Frank Sinatra Songs for Swingin 'Lovers - August 5, 1956 - August 18, 1956 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th ( Soundtrack ) Carousel - August 19, 1956 - August 25, 1956 1 week (total 3) 3 Frank Sinatra Songs for Swingin 'Lovers - August 26, 1956 - September 22, 1956 4 weeks (6 in total) 6th (Soundtrack) Carousel - September 23, 1956 - October 6, 1956 2 weeks (total 3) 3 ( Soundtrack ) Oklahoma! - October 7, 1956 - October 20, 1956 2 weeks (total of 48) 48 ( Soundtrack ) The King and I - October 21, 1956 - October 27, 1956 1 week 1 Bill Haley & His Comets Rock 'n' Roll stage shows - October 28, 1956 - November 3, 1956 1 week (total of 48) 48 (Soundtrack) The King and I - November 4, 1956 - November 10, 1956 1 week 1 Elvis Presley Rock and roll - November 11, 1956 - February 9, 1957 13 weeks (total of 48) 48 (Soundtrack) The King and I -
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Annual hit parade

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Single hits of the year in the UK charts

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space		Interpreter		Title Author (s)
1		Pat Boone		I'll Be Home Ferdinand Washington, Stanley Lewis
2		The Dream Weavers		It's Almost Tomorrow Gene Adkinson, Wade Buff
3		Doris Day		Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) Jay Livingston , Raymond B. Evans
4th		Winifred Atwell		The Poor People of Paris Marguerite Angèle Monnot
5		The Teenagers feat. Frankie Lymon		Why Do Fools Fall in Love Morris Levy , Frank Joseph Lymon
6th		Kay Starr with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra		Rock and Roll Waltz Roy Alfred , Shorty Allen
7th		Johnnie Ray		Just Walkin 'in the Rain Johnny Bragg, Robert Stanley Riley
8th		Lou Busch		Zambesi Music: Anton De Waal; Text: Nico Carstens
9		Elvis Presley		Hound Dog Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
10		Frankie Laine		A Woman in Love Frank Loesser

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• British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
• GEMA repertoire search

Web links

• Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
• Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1956
• everyhit: Top Hits of 1956

See also: Number one hits in 1956 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , France, and the United States .