1956

Issue date 	Song 	Artist(s)
January 7 	"Memories Are Made of This" 	Dean Martin
January 14 	"Memories Are Made of This" 	Dean Martin
January 21 	"Memories Are Made of This" 	Dean Martin
January 28 	"Memories Are Made of This" 	Dean Martin
February 4 	"Memories Are Made of This" 	Dean Martin
February 11 	"Memories Are Made of This" 	Dean Martin
February 18 	"The Great Pretender" 	The Platters
February 25 	"The Great Pretender" 	The Platters
March 3 	"Rock and Roll Waltz" 	Kay Starr
March 10 	"Rock and Roll Waltz" 	Kay Starr
March 17 	"Rock and Roll Waltz" 	Kay Starr
March 24 	"Rock and Roll Waltz" 	Kay Starr
March 31 	"Rock and Roll Waltz" 	Kay Starr
April 7 	"Blue Suede Shoes" 	Carl Perkins
April 14 	"Blue Suede Shoes" 	Carl Perkins
April 21 	"Blue Suede Shoes" 	Carl Perkins
April 28 	"Heartbreak Hotel" 	Elvis Presley
May 5 	"Heartbreak Hotel" 	Elvis Presley
May 12 	"Heartbreak Hotel" 	Elvis Presley
May 19 	"Heartbreak Hotel" 	Elvis Presley
May 26 	"Heartbreak Hotel" 	Elvis Presley
June 2 	"Heartbreak Hotel" 	Elvis Presley
June 9 	"Heartbreak Hotel" 	Elvis Presley
June 16 	"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" 	Perry Como
June 23 	"The Wayward Wind" 	Gogi Grant
June 30 	"The Wayward Wind" 	Gogi Grant
July 7 	"The Wayward Wind" 	Gogi Grant
July 14 	"The Wayward Wind" 	Gogi Grant
July 21 	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" 	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
July 28 	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" 	Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
August 4 	"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" 	Elvis Presley
August 11 	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"	Doris Day
August 18 	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"	Doris Day
August 25 	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"	Doris Day
September 1 	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"	Doris Day
September 8 	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"	Doris Day
September 15	"Hound Dog" 	Elvis Presley
September 22	"Hound Dog" 	Elvis Presley
September 29	"Hound Dog" 	Elvis Presley
October 6 	"Hound Dog" 	Elvis Presley
October 13 	"Don't Be Cruel" 	Elvis Presley
October 20 	"Don't Be Cruel" 	Elvis Presley
October 27 	"Don't Be Cruel" 	Elvis Presley
November 3 	"Don't Be Cruel" 	Elvis Presley
November 10 	"The Green Door" 	Jim Lowe
November 17 	"Love Me Tender" 	Elvis Presley
November 24 	"Love Me Tender" 	Elvis Presley
December 1 	"Love Me Tender" 	Elvis Presley
December 8 	"Just Walking in the Rain" 	Johnnie Ray
December 15 	"Just Walking in the Rain" 	Johnnie Ray
December 22 	"Singing the Blues" 	Guy Mitchell
December 29 	"Singing the Blues" 	Guy Mitchell