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The Official Singles Chart Top 29 - 3rd August 1956

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1

Why Do Fools Fall in Love
The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
From the album: The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
2 Up by 1

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
Peak
2
Weeks
6
Number
3 Up by 2

Walk Hand In Hand
Tony Martin
Peak
3
Weeks
4
Number
4 Down by 2

I'll Be Home
Pat Boone
From the album: Pat Boone
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
5 Up by 10

A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl
Teresa Brewer
Peak
5
Weeks
4
Number
6 Down by 2

Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
7 Up by 2

Who Are We
Ronnie Hilton
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
8 Up by 2

The Wayward Wind
Tex Ritter
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
9 Up by 11

Mountain Greenery
Mel Tormé
Peak
9
Weeks
13
Number
10 Down by 2

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

Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
Perry Como
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
12 Up by 1

The Saints Rock 'N' Roll
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
13 Down by 7

All Star Hit Parade (EP)
Various Artists
Peak
2
Weeks
6
Number
14 Down by 2

The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
15 Down by 4

Experiments With Mice
Johnny Dankworth
Peak
7
Weeks
7
Number
16 Up by 7

Too Young To Go Steady
Nat King Cole
Peak
8
Weeks
13
Number
17 Up by 1

Left Bank (C'est à Hambourg)
Winifred Atwell
Peak
17
Weeks
3
Number
18 Up by 11

Serenade
Slim Whitman
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
19

Walk Hand In Hand
Ronnie Carroll
Peak
19
Weeks
2
Number
20 Up by 6

The Faithful Hussar
Ted Heath & His Music
Peak
20
Weeks
5
Number
21 Down by 7

Stewball
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
2
Weeks
16
Number
22 Down by 6

'Moonglow' and 'The Theme from 'Picnic''
Morris Stoloff
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
23 Re-Entry
DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)
Elvis Presley
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
24 Re-Entry

The Carousel Waltz
Ray Martin
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Down by 3

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (LP)
Frank Sinatra
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
26 Down by 9

My September Love
David Whitfield
Peak
3
Weeks
21
Number
27 Down by 6

Bad Penny Blues
Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Peak
19
Weeks
4
Number
28 Down by 3

The Birds And The Bees
Alma Cogan
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
29 Down by 2

Long Tall Sally
Pat Boone
Peak
27
Weeks
2

Dropouts

Number
24 Dropout

Rock Island Line/Heartbreak Hotel
Stan Freberg & His Sniffle Group
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
28 Dropout

I'm in Love Again
Fats Domino
Peak
28
Weeks
1
Number
30 Dropout

Portuguese Washerwoman
Joe 'Fingers' Carr
Peak
19
Weeks
5

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Date

August 3, 1956

Songs

29

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1 1 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” 1(×3) 6

3 2 Doris Day – “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” 2 6

5 3 Tony Martin – “Walk Hand In Hand” 3 4

2 4 Pat Boone – “I'll Be Home” 1(×5) 15

15 5 Teresa Brewer – “A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl” 5 4

4 6 Elvis Presley – “Heartbreak Hotel” 2 13

9 7 Ronnie Hilton – “Who Are We” 7 6

10 8 Tex Ritter – “The Wayward Wind” 8 7

20 9 Mel Tormé – “Mountain Greenery” 9 13

8 10 The Goons – “I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas/Bluebottle Blues” 4 6

7 11 Perry Como – “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)” 4 11

13 12 Bill Haley and His Comets – “The Saints Rock 'N' Roll” 5 11

6 13 Various Artists – “All Star Hit Parade (EP)” 2 6

12 14 Gogi Grant – “The Wayward Wind” 9 6

11 15 Johnny Dankworth – “Experiments With Mice” 7 7

23 16 Nat King Cole – “Too Young To Go Steady” 8 13

18 17 Winifred Atwell – “Left Bank (C'est à Hambourg)” 17 3

29 18 Slim Whitman – “Serenade” 18 5

19 19 Ronnie Carroll – “Walk Hand In Hand” 19 2

26 20 Ted Heath & His Music – “The Faithful Hussar” 20 5

14 21 Lonnie Donegan – “Stewball” 2 16

16 22 Morris Stoloff – “'Moonglow' and 'The Theme from 'Picnic''” 7 10

RE 23 Elvis Presley – “DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)” 23 3

RE 24 Ray Martin – “The Carousel Waltz” 24 2

22 25 Frank Sinatra – “Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (LP)” 12 8

17 26 David Whitfield – “My September Love” 3 21

21 27 Humphrey Lyttelton Band – “Bad Penny Blues” 19 4

25 28 Alma Cogan – “The Birds And The Bees” 25 4

27 29 Pat Boone – “Long Tall Sally” 27 2

DROPOUTS:

24 -- Stan Freberg & His Sniffle Group – “Rock Island Line/Heartbreak Hotel” 24 1

28 -- Fats Domino – “I'm in Love Again” 28 1

30 -- Joe 'Fingers' Carr – “Portuguese Washerwoman” 19 5

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