Billboard Top 100 Hits From 1956

1956 saw Elvis get his first #1 hit with Heartbreak Hotel, and American Bandstand made its debut.  Johnny Cash rises in popularity, while Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly begin to record with major record labels. 

1. Hound Dog , Elvis Presley
2. Long Tall Sally, Little Richard
3. Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins / Elvis Presley
4. Don't Be Cruel, Elvis Presley
5. Be-Bop-A-Lula, Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
6. Roll Over Beethoven, Chuck Berry
7. In The Still Of The Nite, Five Satins
8. Blueberry Hill, Fats Domino
9. Please, Please, Please, James Brown & the Famous Flames
10. I Walk The Line, Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two
11. Fever, Little Willie John
12. The Train Kept-A-Rollin, Johnny Burnette Trio
13. Come Go With Me, Del-Vikings
14. Let The Good Times Roll, Shirley & Lee
15. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley
16. Rip It Up, Little Richard
17. Honky Tonk, Bill Doggett
18. Blue Monday, Fats Domino
19. Jim Dandy, Lavern Baker
20. Oh What A Nite, Dells
21. My Prayer, Platters
22. Who Do You Love, Bo Diddley
23. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Chuck Berry
24. Ready Teddy, Little Richard
25. Honey Don't, Carl Perkins
26. I'm In Love Again, Fats Domino
27. Little Girl Of Mine, Cleftones
28. A Thousand Miles Away, Heartbeats
29. I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra
30. Tear It Up, Johnny Burnette Trio
31. Drown In My Own Tears, Ray Charles
32. I Put A Spell On You, Screamin' Jay Hawkins
33. Love Is Strange, Mickey & Sylvia
34. Goodnight My Love, Jesse Belvin
35. Day-O (Banana Boat Song), Harry Belafonte
36. Stranded In The Jungle, Cadets
37. Slippin' And Slidin', Little Richard
38. I Promise To Remember, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
39. One Hand Loose, Charlie Feathers
40. Race With The Devil, Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
41. Boppin' The Blues, Carl Perkins
42. My Baby Left Me, Elvis Presley
43. Smokestack Lightnin', Howlin' Wolf
44. My Blue Heaven, Fats Domino
45. Ooby Dooby, Roy Orbison
46. Without Love (There Is Nothing), Clyde McPhatter
47. The Girl Can't Help It, Little Richard
48. Honey Hush, Johnny Burnette Trio
49. Singing The Blues, Guy Mitchell
50. Woman Love, Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
51. Too Much Monkey Business, Chuck Berry
52. Corrine, Corrina, Joe Turner
53. All Mama's Children, Carl Perkins
54. Ain't Got No Home, Clarence "Frogman" Henry
55. Diddy Wah Diddy, Bo Diddley
56. Hallelujah I Love Her So, Ray Charles
57. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, Elvis Presley
58. It's Too Late, Chuck Willis
59. The Closer You Are, Channels
60. You Gave Me Peace Of Mind, Spaniels
61. Treasure Of Love, Clyde McPhatter
62. The ABC's Of Love, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
63. Since I Met You Baby, Ivory Joe Hunter
64. Bluejean Bop, Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps
65. Devil Or Angel, Clovers
66. Get Rhythm, Johnny Cash & the Tennessee Two
67. One Night, Smiley Lewis
68. Party Doll, Buddy Knox
69. Ruby Baby, Drifters
70. You Can't Catch Me, Chuck Berry
71. Rock And Roll Ruby, Warren Smith
72. Crazy Arms, Ray Price / Jerry Lee Lewis
73. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind, Five Keys
74. Trying To Get To You, Elvis Presley
75. Up On The Mountain, Magnificents
76. You've Got Me Dizzy, Jimmy Reed
77. Church Bells May Ring, Willows
78. (You've Got) The Magic Touch, Platters
79. Candy, Big Maybelle
80. Your Promise To Be Mine, Drifters
81. Love Me, Elvis Presley
82. I'll Be Home, Flamingos
83. Share, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
84. Rubber Biscuit, Chips
85. The Woo Woo Train, Valentines
86. Ubangi Stomp, Warren Smith
87. I Ain't Got You, Billy Boy
88. The Angels Sang, Solitaires
89. Please Say You Want Me, Schoolboys
90. Jump, Jive An' Wail, Louis Prima
91. Bottle To The Baby, Charlie Feathers
92. You Ain't Treatin' Me Right, Mac Curtis
93. I Want You To Be My Girl, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
94. Forty Days And Forty Nights, Muddy Waters
95. Dixie Fried, Carl Perkins
96. Bacon Fat, Andre Williams
97. Just A Gigalo-I Ain't Got Nobody, Louis Prima
98. Young Love, Sonny James
99. Love Me Tender, Elvis Presley
100. The Way You Look Tonight, Jaguars