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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 10, 2019 23:33:39 GMT 1
28 April 1956:
1 ( 1 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
3 ( 8 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray
4 ( 7 ) Man With The Golden Arm - Richard Maltby
5 ( 2 ) Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (#1[6])
6 ( 4 ) Willie Can - Alma Cogan (#2[2])
7 ( 6 ) The Italian Theme - Cyril Stapleton (#6)
8 ( 5 ) Nothin' To Do - Michael Holliday (#5)
9 ( 13 ) In A Persian Market - Sammy Davis Jr
10 ( -- ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads
11 ( 9 ) Moonglow - George Cates (#9)
12 ( -- ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé
13 ( 11 ) I'm A Fool - Slim Whitman (#11)
14 ( 18 ) The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson
15 ( -- ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby
16 ( 21 ) No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton
17 ( 10 ) Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins (#2[3])
18 ( 14 ) I Was The One - Elvis Presley (#9)
19 ( 12 ) Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como (#3)
20 ( -- ) Lost John - Lonnie Donegan
-- ( 15 ) Bo Weevil - Teresa Brewer (#4)
-- ( 16 ) Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Slim Whitman (#5)
-- ( 17 ) (You've Got) The Magic Touch - Platters (#10)
-- ( 19 ) Lipstick And Candy And Rubbersole Shoes - Julius LaRosa (#1[1])
-- ( 20 ) A Tear Fell - Teresa Brewer (#7)
I did consider letting the chart be a top 25 this week as I do have enough songs to come in next week but I will expand it then. So Teresa Brewer loses both her chart hits. Bo Weevil peaked higher but A Tear Fell spent longer in the chart.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 12, 2019 22:54:27 GMT 1
5 May 1956:
1 ( 1 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray
3 ( 2 ) Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (#2[1])
4 ( 4 ) Man With The Golden Arm - Richard Maltby
5 ( 10 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads
6 ( 12 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé
7 ( 9 ) In A Persian Market - Sammy Davis Jr
8 ( 15 ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby
9 ( 6 ) Willie Can - Alma Cogan (#2[2])
10 ( 5 ) Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (#1[6])
11 ( 7 ) The Italian Theme - Cyril Stapleton (#6)
12 ( -- ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee
13 ( 14 ) The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson
14 ( 8 ) Nothin' To Do - Michael Holliday (#5)
15 ( 20 ) Lost John - Lonnie Donegan
16 ( 16 ) No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton
17 ( -- ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine
18 ( 11 ) Moonglow - George Cates (#9)
19 ( -- ) I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
20 ( 13 ) I'm A Fool - Slim Whitman (#11)
21 ( -- ) The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant
22 ( -- ) Can You Find It In Your Heart - Tony Bennett
23 ( 18 ) I Was The One - Elvis Presley (#9)
24 ( -- ) I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
25 ( 17 ) Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins (#2[3])
-- ( 19 ) Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como (#3)
Back up to a top 25. My normal practice of not letting new versions of old songs in unless there is a significant change / improvement but having done the 1960s first there are 3 songs here that made a comeback in the 1960s. Ain't Misbehavin' reached #7 in my chart for Tommy Bruce in 1962 and Standing On The Corner #12 for the King Brothers in 1960. However Frank Ifield's version of Wayward Wind didn't make it into my chart.
Peggy Lee enters in 1956 with the highest new entry and had the only new entry in a recently posted chart I did in 1969 albeit that was not newly compiled.
Fats Domino gets into the chart, after a cover of his song Ain't That A Shame was a hit on this chart for Pat Boone. Pat Boone's UK #1 "I'll Be Home" which was released in the US with his cover of Tutti Frutti, did not make it into my chart.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 15, 2019 23:07:30 GMT 1
12 May 1956:
1 ( 1 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray
3 ( 5 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads
4 ( 6 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé
5 ( 4 ) Man With The Golden Arm - Richard Maltby (#4)
6 ( 3 ) Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (#2[1])
7 ( 8 ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby
8 ( 12 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee
9 ( 7 ) In A Persian Market - Sammy Davis Jr (#7)
10 ( 17 ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine
11 ( -- ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole
12 ( 19 ) I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
13 ( 15 ) Lost John - Lonnie Donegan
14 ( 9 ) Willie Can - Alma Cogan (#2[2])
15 ( 13 ) The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson (#13)
16 ( 21 ) The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant
17 ( 22 ) Can You Find It In Your Heart - Tony Bennett
18 ( 11 ) The Italian Theme - Cyril Stapleton (#6)
19 ( 10 ) Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (#1[6])
20 ( 16 ) No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton (#16)
21 ( 24 ) I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
22 ( -- ) The Church Bells May Ring - Diamonds
23 ( 14 ) Nothin' To Do - Michael Holliday (#5)
24 ( 18 ) Moonglow - George Cates (#9)
25 ( 20 ) I'm A Fool - Slim Whitman (#11)
-- ( 23 ) I Was The One - Elvis Presley (#9)
-- ( 25 ) Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins (#2[3])
I have now reached the end of the "scored-up" playlist for this year, I have another one. The top song on that though is right at the end chronologically, so I'm not sure yet how much longer Dave King will remain on top. On the last playlist his song was clearly the top song with the Four Lads second.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 27, 2019 0:48:07 GMT 1
19 May 1956:
1 ( 1 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes < 5th week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads
3 ( 2 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray (#2[2])
4 ( 4 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé
5 ( 11 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole
6 ( 8 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee
7 ( 10 ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine
8 ( 5 ) Man With The Golden Arm - Richard Maltby (#4)
9 ( 7 ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby (#7)
10 ( 12 ) I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
11 ( 6 ) Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (#2[1])
12 ( 9 ) In A Persian Market - Sammy Davis Jr (#7)
13 ( 13 ) Lost John - Lonnie Donegan
14 ( 16 ) The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant
15 ( 17 ) Can You Find It In Your Heart - Tony Bennett
16 ( 22 ) The Church Bells May Ring - Diamonds
17 ( -- ) It Only Hurts For A Little While - Ames Brothers
18 ( -- ) Port Au Prince - Winifred Atwell And Frank Chacksfield
19 ( 15 ) The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson (#13)
20 ( 21 ) I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
21 ( -- ) Walk Hand In Hand - Tony Martin
22 ( 14 ) Willie Can - Alma Cogan (#2[2])
23 ( 20 ) No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton (#16)
24 ( 18 ) The Italian Theme - Cyril Stapleton (#6)
25 ( 19 ) Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (#1[6])
-- ( 23 ) Nothin' To Do - Michael Holliday (#5)
-- ( 24 ) Moonglow - George Cates (#9)
-- ( 25 ) I'm A Fool - Slim Whitman (#11)
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 27, 2019 23:26:04 GMT 1
26 May 1956:
1 ( 1 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes < 6th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads
3 ( 5 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole
4 ( 4 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé
5 ( 3 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray (#2[2])
6 ( 6 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee
7 ( 7 ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine
8 ( -- ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves
9 ( -- ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys
10 ( 10 ) I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino
11 ( 17 ) It Only Hurts For A Little While - Ames Brothers
12 ( 18 ) Port Au Prince - Winifred Atwell And Frank Chacksfield
13 ( 9 ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby (#7)
14 ( 8 ) Man With The Golden Arm - Richard Maltby (#4)
15 ( 16 ) The Church Bells May Ring - Diamonds
16 ( 14 ) The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant (#14)
17 ( 13 ) Lost John - Lonnie Donegan (#13)
18 ( 21 ) Walk Hand In Hand - Tony Martin
19 ( 15 ) Can You Find It In Your Heart - Tony Bennett (#15)
20 ( -- ) I Want You I Need You I Love You - Elvis Presley
21 ( 12 ) In A Persian Market - Sammy Davis Jr (#7)
22 ( 11 ) Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (#2[1])
23 ( 20 ) I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (#20)
24 ( 19 ) The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson (#13)
25 ( -- ) The Saints Rock 'N' Roll - Bill Haley And His Comets
-- ( 22 ) Willie Can - Alma Cogan (#2[2])
-- ( 23 ) No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton (#16)
-- ( 24 ) The Italian Theme - Cyril Stapleton (#6)
-- ( 25 ) Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley (#1[6])
Dave King completes a 6th week at #1, having replaced Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" which was also 6 weeks at #1. Having seen what is coming up the turnover of number ones will be somewhat faster soon. It is not obvious though if there will be a new #1 next chart but 7 week number ones are fairly rare.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 30, 2019 0:48:25 GMT 1
2 June 1956:
1 ( 1 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes < 7th week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole
3 ( 2 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads (#2[2])
4 ( 8 ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves
5 ( 9 ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys
6 ( -- ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone
7 ( 4 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé (#4)
8 ( 6 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee (#6)
9 ( 7 ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine (#7)
10 ( 5 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray (#2[2])
11 ( 11 ) It Only Hurts For A Little While - Ames Brothers
12 ( 12 ) Port Au Prince - Winifred Atwell And Frank Chacksfield
13 ( 10 ) I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino (#10)
14 ( -- ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters
15 ( 20 ) I Want You I Need You I Love You - Elvis Presley
16 ( -- ) Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
17 ( 15 ) The Church Bells May Ring - Diamonds (#15)
18 ( 18 ) Walk Hand In Hand - Tony Martin
19 ( 13 ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby (#7)
20 ( 25 ) The Saints Rock 'N' Roll - Bill Haley And His Comets
21 ( 16 ) The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant (#14)
22 ( 14 ) Man With The Golden Arm - Richard Maltby (#4)
23 ( -- ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes
24 ( 17 ) Lost John - Lonnie Donegan (#13)
25 ( 19 ) Can You Find It In Your Heart - Tony Bennett (#15)
-- ( 21 ) In A Persian Market - Sammy Davis Jr (#7)
-- ( 22 ) Long Tall Sally - Little Richard (#2[1])
-- ( 23 ) I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (#20)
-- ( 24 ) The Happy Whistler - Don Robertson (#13)
In the end none of the challengers were simply close enough and Dave King gets a 7th week at #1. Possibly Vic Damone will take over next week but there are some big ones coming up.
Perhaps if I'd known what was coming I'd have let Julius LaRosa have a 2nd week at #1 and made Elvis wait a week, then he and Dave King could both have been #1 for 6 weeks. Or possibly Heartbreak Hotel could have grabbed the 7th week.
In any case the way things are, it shares the 7-week #1 status with a handful of classic songs like "Like A Rolling Stone", "Question" and "American Pie", the only 3 singles in the 1960-72 retro era (so far) to manage it.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 30, 2019 22:42:08 GMT 1
9 June 1956:
1 ( 6 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes (#1[7])
3 ( 2 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole (#2[1])
4 ( 4 ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves
5 ( 5 ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys
6 ( 3 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads (#2[2])
7 ( -- ) More - Perry Como
8 ( 14 ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters
9 ( 16 ) Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
10 ( -- ) My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
11 ( 8 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee (#6)
12 ( 7 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé (#4)
13 ( 11 ) It Only Hurts For A Little While - Ames Brothers (#11)
14 ( 9 ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine (#7)
15 ( 15 ) I Want You I Need You I Love You - Elvis Presley
16 ( 12 ) Port Au Prince - Winifred Atwell And Frank Chacksfield (#12)
17 ( 10 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray (#2[2])
18 ( 23 ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes
19 ( 20 ) The Saints Rock 'N' Roll - Bill Haley And His Comets
20 ( 13 ) I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino (#10)
21 ( 18 ) Walk Hand In Hand - Tony Martin (#18)
22 ( 17 ) The Church Bells May Ring - Diamonds (#15)
23 ( -- ) Who Are We - Vera Lynn
24 ( 19 ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby (#7)
25 ( 21 ) The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant (#14)
-- ( 22 ) Man With The Golden Arm - Richard Maltby (#4)
-- ( 24 ) Lost John - Lonnie Donegan (#13)
-- ( 25 ) Can You Find It In Your Heart - Tony Bennett (#15)
We finally have a new number one, from the musical My Fair Lady which is now on Broadway (the film version will have to wait a few years). Perry Como's waltz gets the highest new entry but there's a massive song entering next week.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 31, 2019 22:41:57 GMT 1
16 June 1956:
1 ( 1 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 7 ) More - Perry Como
3 ( -- ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent
4 ( 2 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes (#1[7])
5 ( 10 ) My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
6 ( 4 ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves (#4)
7 ( 3 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole (#2[1])
8 ( 8 ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters
9 ( 5 ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys (#5)
10 ( 9 ) Transfusion - Nervous Norvus (#9)
11 ( -- ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday
12 ( 6 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads (#2[2])
13 ( -- ) Glendora - Perry Como
14 ( 11 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee (#6)
15 ( 18 ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes
16 ( -- ) Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong
17 ( 15 ) I Want You I Need You I Love You - Elvis Presley (#15)
18 ( 23 ) Who Are We - Vera Lynn
19 ( 13 ) It Only Hurts For A Little While - Ames Brothers (#11)
20 ( 12 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé (#4)
21 ( -- ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin
22 ( 19 ) The Saints Rock 'N' Roll - Bill Haley And His Comets (#19)
23 ( 14 ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine (#7)
24 ( 16 ) Port Au Prince - Winifred Atwell And Frank Chacksfield (#12)
25 ( -- ) Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter
-- ( 17 ) Ain't Misbehavin' - Johnnie Ray (#2[2])
-- ( 20 ) I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino (#10)
-- ( 21 ) Walk Hand In Hand - Tony Martin (#18)
-- ( 22 ) The Church Bells May Ring - Diamonds (#15)
-- ( 24 ) In A Little Spanish Town - Bing Crosby (#7)
-- ( 25 ) The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant (#14)
The chart is starting to "move" now - 6 new entries this week, one that crashes in at quite a high position. No chart being posted for 1972 today as I have no more scored-up playlists for that year, nor this one now, so both are on 16th of a month for now. Elvis Presley appears in both charts.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 8, 2019 1:02:04 GMT 1
23 June 1956:
1 ( 3 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (#1[2])
3 ( 2 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
4 ( 5 ) My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
5 ( 11 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday
6 ( 13 ) Glendora - Perry Como
7 ( 4 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes (#1[7])
8 ( -- ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page
9 ( 8 ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters (#8)
10 ( 6 ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves (#4)
11 ( 16 ) Tiger Rag Louis Armstrong
12 ( -- ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer
13 ( 7 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole (#2[1])
14 ( 10 ) Transfusion - Nervous Norvus (#9)
15 ( 15 ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes
16 ( 9 ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys (#5)
17 ( 21 ) The Carousel Waltz Ray Martin
18 ( 18 ) Who Are We - Vera Lynn
19 ( -- ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young
20 ( 14 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee (#6)
21 ( 25 ) Treasure Of Love Clyde McPhatter
22 ( 12 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads (#2[2])
23 ( 17 ) I Want You I Need You I Love You - Elvis Presley (#15)
24 ( -- ) Serenade - Slim Whitman
25 ( 19 ) It Only Hurts For A Little While - Ames Brothers (#11)
-- ( 20 ) Mountain Greenery - Mel Tormé (#4)
-- ( 22 ) The Saints Rock 'N' Roll - Bill Haley And His Comets (#19)
-- ( 23 ) Hell Hath No Fury - Frankie Laine (#7)
-- ( 24 ) Port Au Prince - Winifred Atwell And Frank Chacksfield (#12)
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 9, 2019 21:43:37 GMT 1
A list of the solo artists in this chart, the year in which they died, and the age to which they have lived. As of 9th November 2019 one of them is still alive. 1971 (36) Gene Vincent 2018 (89) Vic Damone 2001 (88) Perry Como 2017 (89) Fats Domino 1963 (39) Michael Holliday 2002 (72) Dave King 2013 (85) Patti Page 2012 (89) Max Bygraves 1971 (69) Louis Armstrong 2007 (76) Teresa Brewer 1965 (45) Nat King Cole 1968 (56) Nervous Norvus (Jimmy Drake) 1988 (69) Ray Martin still alive (102) Vera Lynn 2016 (95) Jimmy Young 2002 (81) Peggy Lee 1972 (39) Clyde McPhatter 1977 (42) Elvis Presley 2013 (90) Slim Whitman
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 9, 2019 22:02:14 GMT 1
30 June 1956:
1 ( 1 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent < 2nd week at #1 >2 ( 8 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page 3 ( 5 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday 4 ( 3 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1]) 5 ( 2 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (#1[2]) 6 ( 6 ) Glendora - Perry Como 7 ( -- ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day 8 ( 4 ) My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino (#4) 9 ( 12 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer 10 ( 11 ) Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong 11 ( 7 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes (#1[7]) 12 ( 9 ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters (#8) 13 ( -- ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr 14 ( 19 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young 15 ( 17 ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin 16 ( 10 ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves (#4) 17 ( 15 ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes (#15) 18 ( 24 ) Serenade - Slim Whitman 19 ( 21 ) Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter 20 ( -- ) My Prayer - Platters 21 ( 18 ) Who Are We - Vera Lynn (#18) 22 ( 14 ) Transfusion - Nervous Norvus (#9) 23 ( 13 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole (#2[1]) 24 ( 16 ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys (#5) 25 ( 20 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee (#6)
-- ( 22 ) Standing On The Corner - Four Lads (#2[2]) -- ( 23 ) I Want You I Need You I Love You - Elvis Presley (#15) -- ( 25 ) It Only Hurts For A Little While - Ames Brothers (#11)
Gene Vincent gets a second week while Patti Page moves up to #2 to challenge for the top and the highest new entry is Doris Day's signature song. Joe "Fingers" Carr is Lou Busch, who had a hit "Zambezi" a few weeks ago.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 10, 2019 23:36:24 GMT 1
1956 in sport:
Manchester United won the football league with Blackpool second. Manchester United did however lose away 3-0 at Charlton Athletic (who finished 14th, and Man U did win 5-1 at Old Trafford). The FA Cup was won by Manchester City beating Birmingham City 3-1 in the final.
Real Madrid won the European Cup beating Reims 4-3 in the final. No English team took part. Chelsea were last season's champions but the Football League didn't let them enter... They'd have to wait a while to get another chance... Note: this was the first ever year for this competition.
Tennis:
In the 1956 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
I'll fill in more later.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 11, 2019 22:09:26 GMT 1
7 July 1956:
1 ( 1 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page
3 ( 7 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day
4 ( 3 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
5 ( 4 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
6 ( 13 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr
7 ( 6 ) Glendora - Perry Como (#6)
8 ( 9 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer
9 ( 5 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (#1[2])
10 ( 10 ) Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong
11 ( 14 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young
12 ( -- ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music
13 ( 8 ) My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino (#4)
14 ( 20 ) My Prayer - Platters
15 ( 15 ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin
16 ( 18 ) Serenade - Slim Whitman
17 ( 12 ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters (#8)
18 ( 11 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes (#1[7])
19 ( 19 ) Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter
20 ( -- ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan
21 ( 17 ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes (#15)
22 ( 16 ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves (#4)
23 ( 21 ) Who Are We - Vera Lynn (#18)
24 ( 22 ) Transfusion - Nervous Norvus (#9)
25 ( 24 ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys (#5)
-- ( 23 ) Too Young To Go Steady - Nat King Cole (#2[1])
-- ( 25 ) Mr Wonderful - Peggy Lee (#6)
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 13, 2019 22:41:16 GMT 1
14 July 1956:
1 ( 3 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent (#1[3])
3 ( 2 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page (#2[2])
4 ( 6 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr
5 ( 12 ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music
6 ( 4 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
7 ( -- ) Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs
8 ( 5 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
9 ( 8 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer (#8)
10 ( -- ) The Birds And The Bees - Alma Cogan
11 ( 7 ) Glendora - Perry Como (#6)
12 ( 11 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young (#11)
13 ( -- ) Stranded In The Jungle Cadets
14 ( 14 ) My Prayer - Platters
15 ( 10 ) Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong (#10)
16 ( 20 ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan
17 ( 9 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (#1[2])
18 ( 16 ) Serenade - Slim Whitman (#16)
19 ( 15 ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin (#15)
20 ( 13 ) My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino (#4)
21 ( 19 ) Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter (#19)
22 ( 17 ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters (#8)
23 ( -- ) Bad Penny Blues Humphrey Lyttelton Band
24 ( -- ) That's All There Is To That Nat King Cole
25 ( 21 ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes (#15)
-- ( 18 ) You Can't Be True To Two - Dave King With The Keynotes (#1[7])
-- ( 22 ) Out Of Town - Max Bygraves (#4)
-- ( 23 ) Who Are We - Vera Lynn (#18)
-- ( 24 ) Transfusion - Nervous Norvus (#9)
-- ( 25 ) Graduation Day - Rover Boys (#5)
Doris Day gets her classic to #1. Out of interest can you (without looking at earlier charts) recall how many weeks Dave King's big number one was in the chart?
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 15, 2019 0:52:33 GMT 1
21 July 1956:
1 ( 1 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent (#1[3])
3 ( 3 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page (#2[2])
4 ( 7 ) Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs
5 ( 5 ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music
6 ( 4 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr (#4)
7 ( 10 ) The Birds And The Bees - Alma Cogan
8 ( -- ) Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
9 ( 13 ) Stranded In The Jungle Cadets
10 ( 6 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
11 ( 9 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer (#8)
12 ( 8 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
13 ( 16 ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan
14 ( 12 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young (#11)
15 ( 14 ) My Prayer - Platters (#14)
16 ( -- ) Left Bank - Winifred Atwell
17 ( 11 ) Glendora - Perry Como (#6)
18 ( 23 ) Bad Penny Blues Humphrey Lyttelton Band
19 ( -- ) Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood
20 ( 24 ) That's All There Is To That Nat King Cole
21 ( 15 ) Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong (#10)
22 ( 18 ) Serenade - Slim Whitman (#16)
23 ( 19 ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin (#15)
24 ( 21 ) Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter (#19)
25 ( 17 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (#1[2])
-- ( 20 ) My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino (#4)
-- ( 22 ) Delilah Jones - McGuire Sisters (#8)
-- ( 25 ) Born To Be With You - Chordettes (#15)
Elvis Presley gets the highest entry with "Hound Dog", but he'll have to chase Doris Day off the top to get the coveted spot. I think he's more likely to succeed with the flip-side "Don't Be Cruel" which in the USA was a far bigger hit. That will be along in a couple of weeks.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 15, 2019 1:09:44 GMT 1
Ok I have corrected the chart
28 July 1956:
1 ( 1 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 8 ) Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
3 ( 4 ) Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs
4 ( 2 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent (#1[3])
5 ( 3 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page (#2[2])
6 ( 7 ) The Birds And The Bees - Alma Cogan
7 ( 5 ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music (#5)
8 ( 9 ) Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets
9 ( 6 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr (#4)
10 ( 16 ) Left Bank - Winifred Atwell
11 ( 13 ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan
12 ( 19 ) Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood
13 ( 11 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer (#8)
14 ( -- ) You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale
15 ( 10 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
16 ( 18 ) Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton Band
17 ( 12 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
18 ( 15 ) My Prayer - Platters (#14)
19 ( 14 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young (#11)
20 ( 20 ) That's All There Is To That - Nat King Cole
21 ( -- ) Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter
22 ( 17 ) Glendora - Perry Como (#6)
23 ( 22 ) Serenade - Slim Whitman (#16)
24 ( 23 ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin (#15)
25 ( 21 ) Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong (#10)
-- ( 24 ) Treasure Of Love - Clyde McPhatter (#19)
-- ( 25 ) On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone (#1[2])
No surprise to you what week's 2 new entries are, and that Jerry Vale's song was later a hit for Ray Charles reaching #11 in my chart in 1962.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 18, 2019 22:42:33 GMT 1
4 August 1956:
1 ( 1 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
3 ( 3 ) Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs
4 ( -- ) Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
5 ( 6 ) The Birds And The Bees - Alma Cogan
6 ( 4 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent (#1[3])
7 ( -- ) Song For A Summer Night - Mitch Miller
8 ( 10 ) Left Bank - Winifred Atwell
9 ( 14 ) You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale
10 ( 5 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page (#2[2])
11 ( 8 ) Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets (#8)
12 ( 12 ) Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood
13 ( 7 ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music (#5)
14 ( 11 ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan (#11)
15 ( 9 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr (#4)
16 ( 21 ) Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter
17 ( 16 ) Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton Band (#16)
18 ( 13 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer (#8)
19 ( 20 ) That's All There Is To That - Nat King Cole
20 ( 15 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
21 ( 18 ) My Prayer - Platters (#14)
22 ( 17 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
23 ( 19 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young (#11)
24 ( 23 ) Serenade - Slim Whitman (#16)
25 ( 24 ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin (#15)
-- ( 22 ) Glendora - Perry Como (#6)
-- ( 25 ) Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong (#10)
As one Elvis song gets stuck at #2 he'll have 2 bites at the cherry next week with Don't Be Cruel entering at #4. In the UK this was just a B-side. Bill Black was a member of his band and he released an instrumental version in 1960. In 1978 it finally became an Elvis hit of its own right reaching #24.
Song For A Summer Night is a beautiful instrumental track.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 21, 2019 0:04:57 GMT 1
1 ( 4 ) Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day (#1[4])
3 ( 7 ) Song For A Summer Night - Mitch Miller
4 ( 2 ) Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (#2[2])
5 ( 3 ) Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs (#3)
6 ( 5 ) The Birds And The Bees - Alma Cogan (#5)
7 ( 9 ) You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale
8 ( 8 ) Left Bank - Winifred Atwell
9 ( 6 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent (#1[3])
10 ( -- ) Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience And Prudence
11 ( 12 ) Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood
12 ( 16 ) Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter
13 ( 11 ) Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets (#8)
14 ( 10 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page (#2[2])
15 ( 14 ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan (#11)
16 ( 19 ) That's All There Is To That - Nat King Cole
17 ( 17 ) Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton Band (#16)
18 ( 13 ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music (#5)
19 ( 15 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr (#4)
20 ( -- ) The Fool - Sanford Clark
21 ( 18 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer (#8)
22 ( 21 ) My Prayer - Platters (#14)
23 ( 20 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
24 ( 22 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
25 ( 23 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young (#11)
-- ( 24 ) Serenade - Slim Whitman (#16)
-- ( 25 ) The Carousel Waltz - Ray Martin (#15)
Elvis Presley is the first artist to top my chart twice.
There is a slow turnover of songs, but the newest playlist I have has a lot of brilliant songs in it.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 22, 2019 0:04:40 GMT 1
18 August 1956:
1 ( 1 ) Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Song For A Summer Night - Mitch Miller
3 ( 2 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day (#1[4])
4 ( 4 ) Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (#2[2])
5 ( 10 ) Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience And Prudence
6 ( 7 ) You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale
7 ( 5 ) Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs (#3)
8 ( 6 ) The Birds And The Bees - Alma Cogan (#5)
9 ( 8 ) Left Bank - Winifred Atwell (#8)
10 ( 12 ) Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter
11 ( 11 ) Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood
12 ( -- ) When My Dreamboat Comes Home - Fats Domino
13 ( -- ) Rockin' Through The Rye - Bill Haley And His Comets
14 ( 9 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent (#1[3])
15 ( 20 ) The Fool - Sanford Clark
16 ( 16 ) That's All There Is To That - Nat King Cole
17 ( 13 ) Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets (#8)
18 ( 15 ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan (#11)
19 ( 17 ) Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton Band (#16)
20 ( 14 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page (#2[2])
21 ( 19 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr (#4)
22 ( 18 ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music (#5)
23 ( 22 ) My Prayer - Platters (#14)
24 ( 21 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer (#8)
25 ( 23 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
-- ( 24 ) More - Perry Como (#2[1])
-- ( 25 ) Rich Man Poor Man - Jimmy Young (#11)
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 23, 2019 19:14:24 GMT 1
25 August 1956: 1 ( 1 ) Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley < 3rd week at #1 >2 ( 2 ) Song For A Summer Night - Mitch Miller 3 ( 5 ) Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience And Prudence 4 ( 4 ) Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (#2[2]) 5 ( 3 ) Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day (#1[4]) 6 ( -- ) Lay Down Your Arms - Anne Shelton 7 ( 12 ) When My Dreamboat Comes Home - Fats Domino 8 ( 6 ) You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale (#6) 9 ( 13 ) Rockin' Through The Rye - Bill Haley And His Comets 10 ( -- ) Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett 11 ( 10 ) Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter (#10) 12 ( -- ) Sadie's Shawl - Frank Cordell 13 ( 7 ) Kiss Me Another - Georgia Gibbs (#3) 14 ( 8 ) The Birds And The Bees - Alma Cogan (#5) 15 ( 9 ) Left Bank - Winifred Atwell (#8) 16 ( 11 ) Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood (#11) 17 ( 15 ) The Fool - Sanford Clark (#15) 18 ( 16 ) That's All There Is To That - Nat King Cole (#16) 19 ( 14 ) Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent (#1[3]) 20 ( 17 ) Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets (#8) 21 ( 19 ) Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton Band (#16) 22 ( 18 ) Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan (#11) 23 ( 21 ) Portuguese Washerwoman - Joe 'Fingers' Carr (#4) 24 ( 22 ) The Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath And His Music (#5) 25 ( 20 ) Allegheny Moon - Patti Page (#2[2])
-- ( 23 ) My Prayer - Platters (#14) -- ( 24 ) Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer (#8) -- ( 25 ) The Gal With The Yaller Shoes - Michael Holliday (#3)
Not sure whether to invite SheriffFatman now or later to comment on my highest entry, particularly if it ends up getting to #1, which would in my chart be a second #1 this year for Anne Shelton who topped the chart on the first 4 weeks of the year with "Arrivederci Darling". Lay Down Your Arms was in the Official chart her only #1 but if you look her up in the British Hits 1940-1952 you will see she had a #1 way back in 1943 with Lil Marlene, and was a wartime favourite like Vera Lynn. Ok the lyrics of this are mildly corny but not bad enough to be considered one of the worst 50 #1s of all time, particularly in a year that had some dull ballads hit the top. My new playlist by the way contains: Fat Domino's most famous song, a song made famous in my generation by Shakin' Stevens about a house-party he wasn't able to gain entry to, a ballad by Elvis that is a classic and Guy Mitchell also doing his most famous song. It covers a number of weeks so I can foresee 3 of them hitting the top. |
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