WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of June 18, 1956
Courtesy of www.musicradio77.com
Survey collected and contributed by Randy
Price and Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
TW LW
1 1 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” - Morris Stoloff & The Columbia
Pictures Orchestra (Decca)
2 2 IVORY TOWER - Cathy Carr (Fraternity)
3 5 STANDING ON THE CORNER - The Four Lads (Columbia)
4 3 THE WAYWARD WIND - Gogi Grant (Era)
5 7 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
6 9 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - Vic Damone (Columbia)
7 10 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN - Fats Domino (Imperial)
8 4 HEARTBREAK HOTEL - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
9 6 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
10 17 GRADUATION DAY - The Rover Boys (ABC-Paramount)
11 33 BORN TO BE WITH YOU - The Chordettes (Cadence)
12 8 THE HAPPY WHISTLER - Don Robertson (Capitol)
13 12 WALK HAND IN HAND - Tony Martin (RCA Victor)
14 23 MY BLUE HEAVEN - Fats Domino (Imperial)
15 19 MAIN TITLE AND MOLLY-O - Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra (Coral)
16 20 I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT - Sylvia Syms (Decca)
17 -- MY PRAYER - The Platters (Mercury)
18 13 THE MAGIC TOUCH - The Platters (Mercury)
19 11 I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (Gee)
20 15 BLUE SUEDE SHOES - Carl Perkins (Sun)
21 25 (How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW - Frank Sinatra
(Capitol)
22 39 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND - Pat Boone (Dot)
23 16 CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART - Tony Bennett (Columbia)
24 35 A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL - Teresa Brewer (Coral)
25 14 LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard & His Band (Specialty)
26 -- IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE - The Ames Brothers
(RCA Victor)
27 29 PICNIC - The McGuire Sisters (Coral)
28 24 TREASURE OF LOVE - Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)
29 18 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS - Les Baxter & His Orchestra (Capitol)
30 22 A TEAR FELL - Teresa Brewer (Coral)
31 RE ROCK ISLAND LINE - The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)
32 26 MORE - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
33 21 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - The Teenagers featuring Frankie
Lymon (Gee)
34 28 GLENDORA - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
35 30 MY LITTLE ANGEL - The Four Lads (Columbia)
36 34 YOU’RE THE APPLE OF MY EYE - The Four Lovers (RCA Victor)
37 32 TRANSFUSION - Nervous Norvus (Dot)
38 27 LISBON ANTIGUA - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (Capitol)
39 38 ALLEGHENY MOON - Patti Page (Mercury)
40 37 LOST JOHN - Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group (Mercury)