The Official Singles Chart Top 29 - 20th July 1956

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Number
1 Up by 4

Why Do Fools Fall in Love
The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
From the album: The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
4
Number
2 Down by 1

I'll Be Home
Pat Boone
From the album: Pat Boone
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
3 Down by 1

All Star Hit Parade (EP)
Various Artists
Peak
2
Weeks
4
Number
4 Down by 1

Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
5 Down by 1

I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas/Bluebottle Blues
The Goons
Peak
4
Weeks
4
Number
6

Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
Perry Como
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
7 Up by 1

Experiments With Mice
Johnny Dankworth
Peak
7
Weeks
5
Number
8 Up by 14

Walk Hand In Hand
Tony Martin
Peak
8
Weeks
2
Number
9

The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant
Peak
9
Weeks
4
Number
10 Up by 2

Who Are We
Ronnie Hilton
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
11 Down by 4

Stewball
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
12 Down by 1

The Wayward Wind
Tex Ritter
Peak
11
Weeks
5
Number
13 Up by 14

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
Peak
13
Weeks
4
Number
14 Up by 4

'Moonglow' and 'The Theme from 'Picnic''
Morris Stoloff
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
15 Up by 1

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (LP)
Frank Sinatra
Peak
12
Weeks
6
Number
16 Down by 6

My September Love
David Whitfield
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
17 Down by 4

The Saints Rock 'N' Roll
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
18 Down by 3

A Tear Fell
Teresa Brewer
From the album: Teresa
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
19 Up by 2

Bad Penny Blues
Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Peak
19
Weeks
2
Number
20 Debut

Left Bank (C'est à Hambourg)
Winifred Atwell
Peak
20
Weeks
1
Number
21 Down by 1

A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl
Teresa Brewer
Peak
20
Weeks
2
Number
22 Down by 5

Too Young To Go Steady
Nat King Cole
Peak
8
Weeks
11
Number
23 Down by 9

No Other Love
Ronnie Hilton
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
24 Up by 1

Portuguese Washerwoman
Joe 'Fingers' Carr
Peak
19
Weeks
4
Number
25 Up by 6
DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)
Elvis Presley
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
26 Down by 3

The Faithful Hussar
Ted Heath & His Music
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
27 Up by 1

The Faithful Hussar
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars
Peak
27
Weeks
2
Number
28 Up by 2

The Birds And The Bees
Alma Cogan
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29

Be-Bop-a-Lula
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Peak
29
Weeks
2

Dropouts

Number
19 Dropout

Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis Presley
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
24 Dropout

Kiss Me Another
Georgia Gibbs
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
26 Dropout

Skiffle Session (EP)
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
20
Weeks
2

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Date

July 20, 1956

Songs

29

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5 1 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” 1(×1) 4

1 2 Pat Boone – “I'll Be Home” 1(×5) 13

2 3 Various Artists – “All Star Hit Parade (EP)” 2 4

3 4 Elvis Presley – “Heartbreak Hotel” 2 11

4 5 The Goons – “I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas/Bluebottle Blues” 4 4

6 6 Perry Como – “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)” 4 9

8 7 Johnny Dankworth – “Experiments With Mice” 7 5

22 8 Tony Martin – “Walk Hand In Hand” 8 2

9 9 Gogi Grant – “The Wayward Wind” 9 4

12 10 Ronnie Hilton – “Who Are We” 10 4

7 11 Lonnie Donegan – “Stewball” 2 14

11 12 Tex Ritter – “The Wayward Wind” 11 5

27 13 Doris Day – “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” 13 4

18 14 Morris Stoloff – “'Moonglow' and 'The Theme from 'Picnic''” 7 8

16 15 Frank Sinatra – “Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (LP)” 12 6

10 16 David Whitfield – “My September Love” 3 19

13 17 Bill Haley and His Comets – “The Saints Rock 'N' Roll” 5 9

15 18 Teresa Brewer – “A Tear Fell” 2 15

21 19 Humphrey Lyttelton Band – “Bad Penny Blues” 19 2

NE 20 Winifred Atwell – “Left Bank (C'est à Hambourg)” 20 1

20 21 Teresa Brewer – “A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl” 20 2

17 22 Nat King Cole – “Too Young To Go Steady” 8 11

14 23 Ronnie Hilton – “No Other Love” 1(×6) 14

25 24 Joe 'Fingers' Carr – “Portuguese Washerwoman” 19 4

31 25 Elvis Presley – “DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)” 25 2

23 26 Ted Heath & His Music – “The Faithful Hussar” 23 3

28 27 Louis Armstrong & His All Stars – “The Faithful Hussar” 27 2

30 28 Alma Cogan – “The Birds And The Bees” 28 2

29 29 Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps – “Be-Bop-a-Lula” 29 2

DROPOUTS:

19 -- Elvis Presley – “Blue Suede Shoes” 9 8

24 -- Georgia Gibbs – “Kiss Me Another” 24 1

26 -- Lonnie Donegan – “Skiffle Session (EP)” 20 2

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