The Official Singles Chart Top 30 - 7th September 1956

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1

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
2

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
11
Number
3 Up by 1

A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl
Teresa Brewer
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
4 Up by 1

Rockin' Through The Rye
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
4
Weeks
4
Number
5 Up by 9

Lay Down Your Arms
Anne Shelton
Peak
5
Weeks
3
Number
6 Down by 3

Walk Hand In Hand
Tony Martin
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
7 Down by 1

Mountain Greenery
Mel Tormé
Peak
4
Weeks
18
Number
8 Up by 5

Born to Be With You
The Chordettes
Peak
8
Weeks
2
Number
9 Down by 2

Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
10

The Saints Rock 'N' Roll
Bill Haley and His Comets
Peak
5
Weeks
16
Number
11 Down by 3

Serenade
Slim Whitman
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
12

I'm in Love Again
Fats Domino
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
13 Debut

The Great Pretender
The Platters
Peak
13
Weeks
1
Number
14 Up by 4
DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)
Elvis Presley
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
15

I Almost Lost My Mind
Pat Boone
Peak
14
Weeks
4
Number
16 Up by 3

You Are My First Love
Ruby Murray
Peak
16
Weeks
2
Number
17 Down by 8

I'll Be Home
Pat Boone
From the album: Pat Boone
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
18 Up by 3

Long Tall Sally
Pat Boone
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19 Down by 8

The Wayward Wind
Tex Ritter
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
20 Down by 3

Walk Hand In Hand
Ronnie Carroll
Peak
13
Weeks
7
Number
21 Up by 3

By The Fountains Of Rome
Edmund Hockridge
Peak
21
Weeks
2
Number
22 Down by 6

Who Are We
Ronnie Hilton
Peak
7
Weeks
11
Number
23 Down by 3

Be-Bop-a-Lula
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Peak
16
Weeks
5
Number
24 Down by 2

My Son John
David Whitfield
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
25 Re-Entry

My September Love
David Whitfield
Peak
3
Weeks
24
Number
26

The Donkey Cart
Frank Chacksfield
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Debut

A Woman In Love
Frankie Laine
From the album: A Woman In Love
Peak
27
Weeks
1
Number
28 Debut

Bring A Little Water Sylvie/Dead Or Alive
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
28
Weeks
1
Number
29 Up by 1

Experiments With Mice
Johnny Dankworth
Peak
7
Weeks
12
Number
30 Down by 7

The Wayward Wind
Gogi Grant
Peak
9
Weeks
11

Dropouts

Number
25 Dropout

I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas/Bluebottle Blues
The Goons
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
27 Dropout

Left Bank (C'est à Hambourg)
Winifred Atwell
Peak
14
Weeks
7
Number
28 Dropout

The Faithful Hussar
Ted Heath & His Music
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
29 Dropout

My Unfinished Symphony
David Whitfield
Peak
29
Weeks
1
Number
31 Dropout

Sadie's Shawl
Frank Cordell
Peak
29
Weeks
2

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September 7, 1956

Songs

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1 1 Doris Day – “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)” 1(×5) 11

2 2 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon – “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” 1(×3) 11

4 3 Teresa Brewer – “A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl” 3 9

5 4 Bill Haley and His Comets – “Rockin' Through The Rye” 4 4

14 5 Anne Shelton – “Lay Down Your Arms” 5 3

3 6 Tony Martin – “Walk Hand In Hand” 2 9

6 7 Mel Tormé – “Mountain Greenery” 4 18

13 8 The Chordettes – “Born to Be With You” 8 2

7 9 Elvis Presley – “Heartbreak Hotel” 2 18

10 10 Bill Haley and His Comets – “The Saints Rock 'N' Roll” 5 16

8 11 Slim Whitman – “Serenade” 8 10

12 12 Fats Domino – “I'm in Love Again” 12 5

NE 13 The Platters – “The Great Pretender” 13 1

18 14 Elvis Presley – “DUPLICATE: Should be: "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (403053)” 14 8

15 15 Pat Boone – “I Almost Lost My Mind” 14 4

19 16 Ruby Murray – “You Are My First Love” 16 2

9 17 Pat Boone – “I'll Be Home” 1(×5) 20

21 18 Pat Boone – “Long Tall Sally” 18 6

11 19 Tex Ritter – “The Wayward Wind” 8 12

17 20 Ronnie Carroll – “Walk Hand In Hand” 13 7

24 21 Edmund Hockridge – “By The Fountains Of Rome” 21 2

16 22 Ronnie Hilton – “Who Are We” 7 11

20 23 Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps – “Be-Bop-a-Lula” 16 5

22 24 David Whitfield – “My Son John” 22 3

RE 25 David Whitfield – “My September Love” 3 24

26 26 Frank Chacksfield – “The Donkey Cart” 26 2

NE 27 Frankie Laine – “A Woman In Love” 27 1

NE 28 Lonnie Donegan – “Bring A Little Water Sylvie/Dead Or Alive” 28 1

30 29 Johnny Dankworth – “Experiments With Mice” 7 12

23 30 Gogi Grant – “The Wayward Wind” 9 11

DROPOUTS:

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

27 -- Winifred Atwell – “Left Bank (C'est à Hambourg)” 14 7

28 -- Ted Heath & His Music – “The Faithful Hussar” 17 9

29 -- David Whitfield – “My Unfinished Symphony” 29 1

31 -- Frank Cordell – “Sadie's Shawl” 29 2

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