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Top 100 - an early version of the Hot 100, the first chart to feature a combined tabulation of sales, airplay and jukebox play. Note: In the issues dated February 25, June 16, September 15, November 17, and December 22, Billboard reported a tie for the number-one single on the Top 100.
Elvis Presley had five songs on the year-end top 50, the most of any artist in 1956, including "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Don't Be Cruel", the top two songs of the year. The Platters had three songs on the year-end top 50. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top 50 singles of 1956 according to retail sales. [1]
In 1956, Billboard magazine published three charts specifically covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues and related African-American-oriented music genres. The R&B Best Sellers in Stores chart ranked records based on their "current national selling importance at the retail level", based on a survey of record ...
Some radio edits have omitted the spoken dialogue. The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top of the Billboard R&B Singles chart in November 1971. [2] It also reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, and was a UK hit again in 1975 when reissued as a double A-side with "Oh Girl", this time peaking at No ...
Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1956; Billboard Top R&B Records of 1956; F. ... (Germany) L. List of Billboard number-one country songs of 1956;
Artist Title Year Country Chart entries 1: Doris Day: Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 1956: US: UK 1 – Jun 1956 (22 weeks), Flanders 1 – Dec 1956 (6 months), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 5 weeks – Sep 1956, Record Mirror 1 for 6 weeks – Aug 1956, Australia 1 for 8 weeks – Sep 1956, France 1 for 1 week – Jan 1957, Oscar in 1956 (film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'), US ...
The single reached number one on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, staying at the top for six of 19 weeks, [4] while peaking at number six on the pop chart. It received the Cash Box Triple Crown Award in 1956. The song as sung by Little Richard is listed at number 55 on Rolling Stone ' s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [5]
It became the best-selling R&B song in January 1956, [5] and reached No. 2 on the Top 100 chart on Billboard in February 1956. [6] It was also the 12th best-selling singles of 1956. [7] The Platters performed "The Great Pretender" and "Only You" in the 1956 musical film Rock Around the Clock., [8] and was also in the film American Graffiti.