Top Songs of 1956
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
12
 Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel Rockabilly
2
82
 Elvis Presley Hound Dog Rockabilly
3
111
 Carl Perkins Blue Suede Shoes Rockabilly
4
144
 Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps Be-Bop-a-Lula Rockabilly
5
204
 Johnny Cash I Walk the Line Country, Rockabilly
6
206
 Fats Domino Blueberry Hill New Orleans R&B
7
229
 Elvis Presley Don't Be Cruel Rockabilly
8
374
 Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven Rock & Roll
9
390
 Little Richard Long Tall Sally Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
10
391
 Screamin' Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You Rhythm & Blues
11
416
 The Five Satins In the Still of the Nite Doo-Wop
12
468
 James Brown and The Famous Flames Please Please Please Rhythm & Blues, Soul
13
490
 Howlin' Wolf Smokestack Lightnin' Chicago Blues
14
521
 Frank Sinatra I've Got You Under My Skin Vocal Jazz
15
530
 Bo Diddley Who Do You Love? Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
16
936
 Elvis Presley Love Me Tender Pop
17
961
 Little Willie John Fever Rhythm & Blues
18
1176
 Bill Doggett Honky Tonk Rhythm & Blues
19
1220
 Johnny Burnette The Train Kept A-Rollin' Rockabilly
20
1596
 The Del-Vikings Come Go with Me Doo-Wop
21
1844
 Ray Charles Lonely Avenue Rhythm & Blues
22
1933
 Ray Price Crazy Arms Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound
23
2144
 Duke Ellington Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Big Band
24
2176
 The Dells Oh What a Nite Doo-Wop
25
2190
 Fats Domino Blue Monday New Orleans R&B
26
2344
 Mickey and Sylvia Love Is Strange Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Soul
27
2391
 Bill Evans Waltz for Debby Cool Jazz
28
2396
 Chuck Berry Brown Eyed Handsome Man Rock & Roll
29
2598
 Roy Orbison Ooby Dooby Rockabilly
30
2622
 Doris Day Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que sera, sera) Traditional Pop
31
2689
 Shirley and Lee Let the Good Times Roll New Orleans R&B, Rhythm & Blues
32
2805
 Elvis Presley Blue Moon Pop
33
2815
 Ella Fitzgerald Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye Standards, Vocal Jazz
34
2840
 Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It Rock & Roll
35
2856
 Little Richard Rip It Up Rock & Roll
36
2907
 Clarence "Frogman" Henry Ain't Got No Home New Orleans R&B, Novelty
37
2999
 Mahalia Jackson Take My Hand, Precious Lord Gospel
38
3098
 LaVern Baker Jim Dandy Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
39
3222
 B.B. King Sweet Little Angel Electric Blues
40
3523
 The Platters My Prayer Doo-Wop, Traditional Pop
41
3610
 Harry Belafonte Banana Boat (Day-O) Calypso, Mento
42
3708
 Otis Rush I Can't Quit You Baby Chicago Blues
43
3710
 Guy Mitchell Singing the Blues Country, Traditional Pop
44
3713
 The Cadets Stranded in the Jungle Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Blues
45
3716
 Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus Post-Bop
46
3891
 The Louvin Brothers Knoxville Girl Close Harmony
47
3957
 Little Richard Slippin' and Slidin' (Peepin' and Hidin') Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
48
4012
 Lennie Tristano Requiem Bebop, Cool Jazz
49
4059
 Chuck Berry Too Much Monkey Business Rock & Roll
50
4140
 Ray Charles Hallelujah, I Love Her So Rhythm & Blues, Soul
51
4222
 Chuck Willis It's Too Late Rhythm & Blues
52
4715
 Louis Prima Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody Big Band, Swing, Traditional Pop
53
4927
 Fats Domino I'm in Love Again New Orleans R&B
54
4941
 Ray Charles Drown in My Own Tears Rhythm & Blues
55
4985
 Ella Fitzgerald Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) Standards, Vocal Jazz
56
5134
 Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent Doo-Wop
57
5263
 The Staple Singers Uncloudy Day Gospel
58
5514
 Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes Rockabilly
59
5606
 Jesse Belvin Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) Rhythm & Blues
60
5663
 Buchanan and Goodman The Flying Saucer (Parts 1 and 2) Novelty, Sound Collage
61
5686
 Buddy Knox Party Doll Rockabilly
62
6050
 Sonny Rollins Tenor Madness Hard Bop
63
6170
 Clyde McPhatter Without Love (There Is Nothing) Rhythm & Blues
64
6729
 Carl Perkins Honey Don't Rockabilly
65
6810
 Marty Robbins Singing the Blues Country
66
7040
 Elvis Presley I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Rockabilly
67
7106
 The Heartbeats A Thousand Miles Away Doo-Wop
68
7382
 Sanford Clark The Fool Rockabilly
69
7454
 Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps Blue Jean Bop Rockabilly
70
7524
 Lennie Tristano Line Up Bebop, Cool Jazz
71
7605
 The Chips Rubber Biscuit Doo-Wop
72
7647
 Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly True Love Show Tunes, Traditional Pop
73
7946
 Erroll Garner I'll Remember April Bebop, Stride
74
7979
 Lennie Tristano Turkish Mambo Bebop, Cool Jazz
75
8094
 Harry Belafonte Jamaica Farewell Calypso
76
8176
 Ivory Joe Hunter Since I Met You Baby Rhythm & Blues
77
8319
 Johnny Horton Honky Tonk Man Honky Tonk, Rockabilly
78
8584
 Frank Sinatra You Make Me Feel So Young Standards, Vocal Jazz
79
8750
 Boris Vian Je bois Chanson ā texte
80
8763
 Elvis Presley Tryin' to Get to You Pop, Rock & Roll
81
8941
 John Lee Hooker Dimples Electric Blues
82
9052
 Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps Race with the Devil Rockabilly
83
9104
 Johnnie Ray Just Walkin' in the Rain Traditional Pop
84
9206
 Magali Noël Fais moi mal Johnny Chanson
85
9405
 Carl Perkins Dixie Fried Rockabilly
86
9798
 Jim Lowe The Green Door Pop, Rock & Roll
87
9945
 The Chordettes Born to Be with You Vocal Group

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Howlin' Wolf I Asked for Water Chicago Blues
Sonny James Young Love Nashville Sound
Eddy Arnold You Don't Know Me Country Pop
Nervous Norvus Transfusion Novelty, Rock & Roll
Léo Ferré Pauvre Rutebeuf Chanson
Dalida Bambino Chanson
Édith Piaf Les amants d'un jour Chanson
The Channels The Closer You Are Doo-Wop
Ray Charles Leave My Woman Alone Rhythm & Blues
The Four Lads Standing on the Corner Traditional Pop, Vocal Group
The Soul Stirrers Touch the Hem of His Garment Traditional Black Gospel
Art Pepper Patricia Bebop, Cool Jazz
Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two Get Rhythm Country, Rockabilly
Vic Damone On the Street Where You Live Traditional Pop
Henri Salvador Rock and Roll-Mops Rock & Roll
The Schoolboys Please Say You Want Me Doo-Wop
Clyde McPhatter Treasure of Love Rhythm & Blues, Traditional Pop
Ella Fitzgerald Miss Otis Regrets Standards, Vocal Jazz
George Russell Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub Modal Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton Bad Penny Blues Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald Night and Day Standards, Vocal Jazz
Sonny Rollins Pent-Up House Hard Bop
Charlie Feathers Can't Hardly Stand It Rockabilly
Charlie Feathers with Jody and Jerry One Hand Loose Rockabilly
George Russell Concerto for Billy the Kid Modal Jazz
The Drifters Ruby Baby Doo-Wop
The Coasters Down in Mexico Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Blues
The Flamingos I'll Be Home Doo-Wop
Horace Silver Seņor Blues Hard Bop
Big Maybelle Candy Jump-Blues, Rhythm & Blues
Little Richard Ready Teddy Rock & Roll
Sonny Rollins Valse Hot Hard Bop
Louis Prima Jump, Jive an' Wail Big Band, Swing, Traditional Pop
Fats Domino When My Dreamboat Comes Home New Orleans R&B
The Clovers Devil or Angel Doo-Wop
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers I Want You to Be My Girl Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Blues
Smiley Lewis One Night New Orleans R&B
Willows Church Bells May Ring Doo-Wop
The Clovers Love, Love, Love Doo-Wop
Boris Vian On n'est pas lā pour se faire engueuler Chanson ā texte
The Flamingos The Vow Doo-Wop
Georges Brassens Je me suis fait tout petit Chanson ā texte
Johnny Burnette Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track) Rockabilly
The Teen Queens Eddie My Love Doo-Wop, Girl Group
Otis Williams and His Charms Ivory Tower Doo-Wop
Carl Perkins Boppin' the Blues Rockabilly
Billy Gayles feat. Ike Turner's Rhythm Rockers I'm Tore Up Electric Blues, Rhythm & Blues
Johnny Mathis Wonderful! Wonderful! Easy Listening
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers The ABCs of Love Doo-Wop
Johnny Burnette Rock Billy Boogie Rockabilly
Warren Smith Ubangi Stomp Rockabilly