Liste der meistverkauften Singles in den USA (1956)
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Die Liste der meistverkauften Singles in den USA 1956 wurde vom Billboard (Magazin) nach den Best-Sellers-in-Stores-Charts (Verkaufscharts) ermittelt.[1]
Die Daten wurden aus anderen Quellen ergänzt mit Informationen zu Komponisten/Textern, Titel der B-Seite und US-Katalognummer.
| Rang | Interpret | Titel & Komponisten | Label & Katalognummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Presley | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Axton, Durden, Presley) – B-Seite: "I Was The One" | Victor 20-6420 |
| 2 | Elvis Presley | "Don’t Be Cruel" (Otis Blackwell) – B-Seite: "Hound Dog" | Victor 20-6604 |
| 3 | Nelson Riddle Orchester | "Lisboa Antigua" (Galhardo, Vale, Portela) – B-Seite: "Robin Hood" | Capitol 3287 |
| 4 | The Platters | "My Prayer" (Boulanger & Kennedy) – B-Seite: "Heaven On Earth" | Mercury 70893 |
| 5 | Gogi Grant | "Wayward Wind" (Stan Lebousky & Herb Newman) – B-Seite: "No More Than Forever" | Era 1013 |
| 6 | Elvis Presley | "Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) – B-Seite: "Don’t Be Cruel" | Victor 20-6604 |
| 7 | Les Baxter Orchester | "Pour People Of Paris (Jean’s Song)" (La Gaualante de Pauvre-Jean, Marguerite Mo & Jack Lawrence) – B-Seite: "Theme from Helen of Troy" | Capitol 3334 |
| 8 | Doris Day | "What Ever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans) – B-Seite: "I Gotta Sing Away These Blues" | Columbia 40704 |
| 9 | Dean Martin | "Memories Are Made of This" (Gilkyson, Dehr, Miller) – B-Seite: "Change of Heart" | Capitol 3295 |
| 10 | Kay Starr | "Rock And Roll Waltz" (Dick Ware & Shorty Allen) – B-Seite: "I’ve Changed My Mind A Thousand Times" | Victor 20-6359 |
| 11 | Morris Stoloff | "Moonglow And Theme From Picnic" (Hudson, Delange & Mills) – B-Seite: "Theme from Picnic" | Decca 29838 |
| 12 | The Platters | "Great Pretender" (Buck Ram) – B-Seite: "I’m Just a Dancing Partner" | Mercury 70753 |
| 13 | Pat Boone | "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – B-Seite: "I’m In Love With You" | Dot 15472 |
| 14 | Elvis Presley | "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Maurice Mysels & Ira Kosloff) – B-Seite: "My Baby Left Me" | Victor 20-6540 |
| 15 | Elvis Presley | "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley & Vera Watson) – B-Seite: "Any Way You Want Me" | Victor 20-6643 |
| 16 | Perry Como | "Hot Diggity" (Al Hoffman, Dick Marning) – B-Seite: "Juke Box Baby" | Victor 20-6427 |
| 17 | Eddie Heywood & Hugo Winterhalter Orchester | "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood & Norman Gimble) – B-Seite: "This Is Real" | Victor 20-6537 |
| 18 | Carl Perkins | "Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) – B-Seite: "Honey Don’t" | Sun 234 |
| 19 | Jim Lowe | "Green Door" (Davis & Moore) – B-Seite: "(Story of) The Little Man in Chinatown" | Dot 15486 |
| 20 | The Four Lads | "No Not Much" (Stillman & R. Allen) – B-Seite: "I’ll Never Know" | Columbia 40629 |
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- ↑ Billboard Magazine, Ausgabe vom 27. Januar 1957, S. 60