WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of May 28, 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 2 MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” - Morris Stoloff & The Columbia
Pictures Orchestra (Decca)
2 1 HEARTBREAK HOTEL - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
3 3 IVORY TOWER - Cathy Carr (Fraternity)
4 5 STANDING ON THE CORNER - The Four Lads (Columbia)
5 9 THE WAYWARD WIND - Gogi Grant (Era)
6 4 HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como (RCA Victor)
7 6 BLUE SUEDE SHOES - Carl Perkins (Sun)
8 8 THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS - Les Baxter & His Orchestra (Capitol)
9 10 THE MAGIC TOUCH - The Platters (Mercury)
10 7 I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (Gee)
11 16 WALK HAND IN HAND - Tony Martin (RCA Victor)
12 11 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - The Teenagers featuring Frankie
Lymon (Gee)
13 20 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - Vic Damone (Columbia)
14 22 THE HAPPY WHISTLER - Don Robertson (Capitol)
15 21 GRADUATION DAY - The Rover Boys (ABC-Paramount)
16 15 CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART - Tony Bennett (Columbia)
17 12 A TEAR FELL - Teresa Brewer (Coral)
18 10 LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard & His Band (Specialty)
19 13 MAIN TITLE AND MOLLY-O - Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra (Coral)
20 14 ROCK ISLAND LINE - The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group (London)
21 17 LISBON ANTIGUA - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (Capitol)
22 -- I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
23 19 MY BLUE HEAVEN - Fats Domino (Imperial)
24 30 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN - Fats Domino (Imperial) / The Fontane
Sisters (Dot)
25 RE I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT - Sylvia Syms (Decca)
26 18 INNAMORATA (Sweetheart) - Jerry Vale (Columbia)
27 28 TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY - Nat “King” Cole (Capitol)
28 24 (How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW - Frank Sinatra
(Capitol)
29 25 TREASURE OF LOVE - Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic) / Dorothy Collins
(Coral)
30 32 BORN TO BE WITH YOU - The Chordettes (Cadence)
31 38 MY LITTLE ANGEL - The Four Lads (Columbia)
32 37 PICNIC - The McGuire Sisters (Coral)
33 36 KISS ME ANOTHER - Georgia Gibbs (Mercury)
34 34 MR. WONDERFUL - Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)
35 39 A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL - Teresa Brewer (Coral)
36 31 CORRINE CORRINA - Joe Turner (Atlantic)
37 40 TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT - Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)
38 35 INFATUATION - Renato Carosone (Capitol)
39 33 MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”) - The Dick Hyman
Trio (M-G-M)
40 RE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING - The Willows (Melba)