1000 British No1 Hit Records
From 1952 to 2005

The Fifties-1956
 

No

1st entry date at No1

wks at No 1

Record title

Artist

41

17th January 1956

4

Sixteen tons

Tennessee Ernie ford

42

14th February 1956

4

Memories are made of this

Dean Martin

43

13th march 1956
& 3/4/56(1)

2

It's Almost Tomorrow

Dream Weavers

44

27th March 1956

1

Rock and Roll Waltz

Kay Starr

45

10th April 1956

3

Poor People of Paris

Winifred Atwell

46

1st May 1956

6

On Other Love 

Ronnie Hilton

47

12th June 1956

5

I'll Be Home

Pat Boone

48

17th July 1956

3

Why do fools Fall In love

Frankie Lymon & The teenagers

49

7th August 1956

6

Whatever Will Be Will Be

Doris Day

50

18th September 1956

4

Lay down Your Arms

Anne Shelton

51

16th October 1956

4

A Women In love

Frnkie laine

52

13th November 1956

7

Just Walking In The Rain

Johnnie Ray


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