The Official Singles Chart Top 30 - 21st September 1956

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Number
1 Up by 1

Lay Down Your Arms
Anne Shelton
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
2 Down by 1

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
3 Up by 2

Rockin' Through The Rye
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
4 Up by 5

The Ying Tong Song/Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call
The Goons
Peak
4
Weeks
2
Number
5 Up by 2

The Great Pretender
The Platters
Peak
5
Weeks
3
Number
6

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
13
Number
7 Down by 3

A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl
Teresa Brewer
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
8 Down by 5

Walk Hand In Hand
Tony Martin
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
9 Up by 1

Bring A Little Water Sylvie/Dead Or Alive
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
10 Down by 2

Mountain Greenery
Mel Tormé
Peak
4
Weeks
20
Number
11 Up by 2

The Saints Rock 'N' Roll
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
5
Weeks
18
Number
12 Down by 1

A Woman In Love
Frankie Laine
From the album: A Woman In Love
Peak
11
Weeks
3
Number
13 Debut

Hound Dog
Elvis Presley
Peak
13
Weeks
1
Number
14 Down by 2

Serenade
Slim Whitman
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
15

Born to Be With You
The Chordettes
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
16 Down by 2
DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)
Elvis Presley
Peak
14
Weeks
10
Number
17 Re-Entry

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and His Comets
From the album: Rock Around the Clock
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
18

By The Fountains Of Rome
Edmund Hockridge
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
19 Down by 3

I Almost Lost My Mind
Pat Boone
Peak
14
Weeks
6
Number
20 Down by 3

I'll Be Home
Pat Boone
From the album: Pat Boone
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
21 Re-Entry

See You Later, Alligator
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
22 Down by 3

I'm in Love Again
Fats Domino
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
23 Up by 4

The Wayward Wind
Tex Ritter
Peak
8
Weeks
14
Number
24 Down by 4

Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Number
25 Down by 4

You Are My First Love
Ruby Murray
Peak
16
Weeks
4
Number
26 Down by 2

Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow
Nat King Cole
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
27 Debut

By The Fountains Of Rome
David Hughes
Peak
27
Weeks
1
Number
28 Up by 1

Razzle Dazzle
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Debut

More
Perry Como
Peak
29
Weeks
1
Number
30 Debut

A Woman In Love
Ronnie Hilton
Peak
30
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
22 Dropout

Walk Hand In Hand
Ronnie Carroll
Peak
13
Weeks
8
Number
23 Dropout

Long Tall Sally
Pat Boone
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
25 Dropout

Serenade {1956}
Mario Lanza
Peak
25
Weeks
1
Number
26 Dropout

Who Are We
Ronnie Hilton
Peak
7
Weeks
12
Number
28 Dropout

My Son John
David Whitfield
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
30 Dropout

Tryin'
The Hilltoppers
Peak
30
Weeks
1

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Date

September 21, 1956

Songs

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2 1 Anne Shelton – “Lay Down Your Arms” 1(×1) 5

1 2 Doris Day – “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” 1(×6) 13

5 3 Bill Haley and His Comets – “Rockin' Through The Rye” 3 6

9 4 The Goons – “The Ying Tong Song/Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call” 4 2

7 5 The Platters – “The Great Pretender” 5 3

6 6 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” 1(×3) 13

4 7 Teresa Brewer – “A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl” 3 11

3 8 Tony Martin – “Walk Hand In Hand” 2 11

10 9 Lonnie Donegan – “Bring A Little Water Sylvie/Dead Or Alive” 9 3

8 10 Mel Tormé – “Mountain Greenery” 4 20

13 11 Bill Haley and His Comets – “The Saints Rock 'N' Roll” 5 18

11 12 Frankie Laine – “A Woman In Love” 11 3

NE 13 Elvis Presley – “Hound Dog” 13 1

12 14 Slim Whitman – “Serenade” 8 12

15 15 The Chordettes – “Born to Be With You” 8 4

14 16 Elvis Presley – “DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)” 14 10

RE 17 Bill Haley and His Comets – “Rock Around the Clock” 1(×5) 20

18 18 Edmund Hockridge – “By The Fountains Of Rome” 18 4

16 19 Pat Boone – “I Almost Lost My Mind” 14 6

17 20 Pat Boone – “I'll Be Home” 1(×5) 22

RE 21 Bill Haley and His Comets – “See You Later, Alligator” 7 14

19 22 Fats Domino – “I'm in Love Again” 12 7

27 23 Tex Ritter – “The Wayward Wind” 8 14

20 24 Elvis Presley – “Heartbreak Hotel” 2 20

21 25 Ruby Murray – “You Are My First Love” 16 4

24 26 Nat King Cole – “Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow” 24 2

NE 27 David Hughes – “By The Fountains Of Rome” 27 1

29 28 Bill Haley and His Comets – “Razzle Dazzle” 28 2

NE 29 Perry Como – “More” 29 1

NE 30 Ronnie Hilton – “A Woman In Love” 30 1

DROPOUTS:

22 -- Ronnie Carroll – “Walk Hand In Hand” 13 8

23 -- Pat Boone – “Long Tall Sally” 18 7

25 -- Mario Lanza – “Serenade {1956}” 25 1

26 -- Ronnie Hilton – “Who Are We” 7 12

28 -- David Whitfield – “My Son John” 22 4

30 -- The Hilltoppers – “Tryin'” 30 1

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