Top Songs of 1956
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Art Pepper |
Patricia |
Bebop,
Cool Jazz
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39 |
3222 |
B.B. King |
Sweet Little Angel |
Electric Blues
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Big Maybelle |
Candy |
Jump-Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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18 |
1176 |
Bill Doggett |
Honky Tonk |
Rhythm & Blues
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27 |
2391 |
Bill Evans |
Waltz for Debby |
Cool Jazz
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Billy Gayles feat. Ike Turner's Rhythm Rockers |
I'm Tore Up |
Electric Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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72 |
7647 |
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly |
True Love |
Show Tunes,
Traditional Pop
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15 |
530 |
Bo Diddley |
Who Do You Love? |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
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79 |
8750 |
Boris Vian |
Je bois |
Chanson ā texte
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Boris Vian |
On n'est pas lā pour se faire engueuler |
Chanson ā texte
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60 |
5663 |
Buchanan and Goodman |
The Flying Saucer (Parts 1 and 2) |
Novelty,
Sound Collage
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61 |
5686 |
Buddy Knox |
Party Doll |
Rockabilly
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3 |
111 |
Carl Perkins |
Blue Suede Shoes |
Rockabilly
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64 |
6729 |
Carl Perkins |
Honey Don't |
Rockabilly
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85 |
9405 |
Carl Perkins |
Dixie Fried |
Rockabilly
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Carl Perkins |
Boppin' the Blues |
Rockabilly
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45 |
3716 |
Charles Mingus |
Pithecanthropus Erectus |
Post-Bop
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Charlie Feathers |
Can't Hardly Stand It |
Rockabilly
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Charlie Feathers with Jody and Jerry |
One Hand Loose |
Rockabilly
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8 |
374 |
Chuck Berry |
Roll Over Beethoven |
Rock & Roll
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28 |
2396 |
Chuck Berry |
Brown Eyed Handsome Man |
Rock & Roll
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49 |
4059 |
Chuck Berry |
Too Much Monkey Business |
Rock & Roll
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51 |
4222 |
Chuck Willis |
It's Too Late |
Rhythm & Blues
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36 |
2907 |
Clarence "Frogman" Henry |
Ain't Got No Home |
New Orleans R&B,
Novelty
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63 |
6170 |
Clyde McPhatter |
Without Love (There Is Nothing) |
Rhythm & Blues
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Clyde McPhatter |
Treasure of Love |
Rhythm & Blues,
Traditional Pop
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Dalida |
Bambino |
Chanson
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30 |
2622 |
Doris Day |
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que sera, sera) |
Traditional Pop
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23 |
2144 |
Duke Ellington |
Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue |
Big Band
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Eddy Arnold |
You Don't Know Me |
Country Pop
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Édith Piaf |
Les amants d'un jour |
Chanson
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33 |
2815 |
Ella Fitzgerald |
Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye |
Standards,
Vocal Jazz
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55 |
4985 |
Ella Fitzgerald |
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) |
Standards,
Vocal Jazz
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Ella Fitzgerald |
Miss Otis Regrets |
Standards,
Vocal Jazz
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Ella Fitzgerald |
Night and Day |
Standards,
Vocal Jazz
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1 |
12 |
Elvis Presley |
Heartbreak Hotel |
Rockabilly
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2 |
82 |
Elvis Presley |
Hound Dog |
Rockabilly
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7 |
229 |
Elvis Presley |
Don't Be Cruel |
Rockabilly
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16 |
936 |
Elvis Presley |
Love Me Tender |
Pop
|
32 |
2805 |
Elvis Presley |
Blue Moon |
Pop
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58 |
5514 |
Elvis Presley |
Blue Suede Shoes |
Rockabilly
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66 |
7040 |
Elvis Presley |
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You |
Rockabilly
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80 |
8763 |
Elvis Presley |
Tryin' to Get to You |
Pop,
Rock & Roll
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73 |
7946 |
Erroll Garner |
I'll Remember April |
Bebop,
Stride
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6 |
206 |
Fats Domino |
Blueberry Hill |
New Orleans R&B
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25 |
2190 |
Fats Domino |
Blue Monday |
New Orleans R&B
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53 |
4927 |
Fats Domino |
I'm in Love Again |
New Orleans R&B
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Fats Domino |
When My Dreamboat Comes Home |
New Orleans R&B
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14 |
521 |
Frank Sinatra |
I've Got You Under My Skin |
Vocal Jazz
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78 |
8584 |
Frank Sinatra |
You Make Me Feel So Young |
Standards,
Vocal Jazz
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56 |
5134 |
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers |
I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent |
Doo-Wop
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Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers |
I Want You to Be My Girl |
Doo-Wop,
Rhythm & Blues
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Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers |
The ABCs of Love |
Doo-Wop
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4 |
144 |
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps |
Be-Bop-a-Lula |
Rockabilly
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69 |
7454 |
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps |
Blue Jean Bop |
Rockabilly
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82 |
9052 |
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps |
Race with the Devil |
Rockabilly
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George Russell |
Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub |
Modal Jazz
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George Russell |
Concerto for Billy the Kid |
Modal Jazz
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Georges Brassens |
Je me suis fait tout petit |
Chanson ā texte
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43 |
3710 |
Guy Mitchell |
Singing the Blues |
Country,
Traditional Pop
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41 |
3610 |
Harry Belafonte |
Banana Boat (Day-O) |
Calypso,
Mento
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75 |
8094 |
Harry Belafonte |
Jamaica Farewell |
Calypso
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Henri Salvador |
Rock and Roll-Mops |
Rock & Roll
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Horace Silver |
Seņor Blues |
Hard Bop
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13 |
490 |
Howlin' Wolf |
Smokestack Lightnin' |
Chicago Blues
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Howlin' Wolf |
I Asked for Water |
Chicago Blues
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Humphrey Lyttelton |
Bad Penny Blues |
Jazz
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76 |
8176 |
Ivory Joe Hunter |
Since I Met You Baby |
Rhythm & Blues
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12 |
468 |
James Brown and The Famous Flames |
Please Please Please |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
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59 |
5606 |
Jesse Belvin |
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) |
Rhythm & Blues
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86 |
9798 |
Jim Lowe |
The Green Door |
Pop,
Rock & Roll
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81 |
8941 |
John Lee Hooker |
Dimples |
Electric Blues
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83 |
9104 |
Johnnie Ray |
Just Walkin' in the Rain |
Traditional Pop
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19 |
1220 |
Johnny Burnette |
The Train Kept A-Rollin' |
Rockabilly
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Johnny Burnette |
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track) |
Rockabilly
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Johnny Burnette |
Rock Billy Boogie |
Rockabilly
|
5 |
204 |
Johnny Cash |
I Walk the Line |
Country,
Rockabilly
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Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two |
Get Rhythm |
Country,
Rockabilly
|
77 |
8319 |
Johnny Horton |
Honky Tonk Man |
Honky Tonk,
Rockabilly
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Johnny Mathis |
Wonderful! Wonderful! |
Easy Listening
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38 |
3098 |
LaVern Baker |
Jim Dandy |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
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48 |
4012 |
Lennie Tristano |
Requiem |
Bebop,
Cool Jazz
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70 |
7524 |
Lennie Tristano |
Line Up |
Bebop,
Cool Jazz
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74 |
7979 |
Lennie Tristano |
Turkish Mambo |
Bebop,
Cool Jazz
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Léo Ferré |
Pauvre Rutebeuf |
Chanson
|
9 |
390 |
Little Richard |
Long Tall Sally |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
|
34 |
2840 |
Little Richard |
The Girl Can't Help It |
Rock & Roll
|
35 |
2856 |
Little Richard |
Rip It Up |
Rock & Roll
|
47 |
3957 |
Little Richard |
Slippin' and Slidin' (Peepin' and Hidin') |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll
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Little Richard |
Ready Teddy |
Rock & Roll
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17 |
961 |
Little Willie John |
Fever |
Rhythm & Blues
|
52 |
4715 |
Louis Prima |
Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody |
Big Band,
Swing,
Traditional Pop
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Louis Prima |
Jump, Jive an' Wail |
Big Band,
Swing,
Traditional Pop
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84 |
9206 |
Magali Noël |
Fais moi mal Johnny |
Chanson
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37 |
2999 |
Mahalia Jackson |
Take My Hand, Precious Lord |
Gospel
|
65 |
6810 |
Marty Robbins |
Singing the Blues |
Country
|
26 |
2344 |
Mickey and Sylvia |
Love Is Strange |
Rhythm & Blues,
Rock & Roll,
Soul
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Nervous Norvus |
Transfusion |
Novelty,
Rock & Roll
|
42 |
3708 |
Otis Rush |
I Can't Quit You Baby |
Chicago Blues
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Otis Williams and His Charms |
Ivory Tower |
Doo-Wop
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21 |
1844 |
Ray Charles |
Lonely Avenue |
Rhythm & Blues
|
50 |
4140 |
Ray Charles |
Hallelujah, I Love Her So |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
|
54 |
4941 |
Ray Charles |
Drown in My Own Tears |
Rhythm & Blues
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Ray Charles |
Leave My Woman Alone |
Rhythm & Blues
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22 |
1933 |
Ray Price |
Crazy Arms |
Honky Tonk,
Nashville Sound
|
29 |
2598 |
Roy Orbison |
Ooby Dooby |
Rockabilly
|
68 |
7382 |
Sanford Clark |
The Fool |
Rockabilly
|
10 |
391 |
Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
I Put a Spell on You |
Rhythm & Blues
|
31 |
2689 |
Shirley and Lee |
Let the Good Times Roll |
New Orleans R&B,
Rhythm & Blues
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Smiley Lewis |
One Night |
New Orleans R&B
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Sonny James |
Young Love |
Nashville Sound
|
62 |
6050 |
Sonny Rollins |
Tenor Madness |
Hard Bop
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Sonny Rollins |
Pent-Up House |
Hard Bop
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Sonny Rollins |
Valse Hot |
Hard Bop
|
44 |
3713 |
The Cadets |
Stranded in the Jungle |
Doo-Wop,
Rhythm & Blues
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The Channels |
The Closer You Are |
Doo-Wop
|
71 |
7605 |
The Chips |
Rubber Biscuit |
Doo-Wop
|
87 |
9945 |
The Chordettes |
Born to Be with You |
Vocal Group
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The Clovers |
Devil or Angel |
Doo-Wop
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The Clovers |
Love, Love, Love |
Doo-Wop
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The Coasters |
Down in Mexico |
Doo-Wop,
Rhythm & Blues
|
24 |
2176 |
The Dells |
Oh What a Nite |
Doo-Wop
|
20 |
1596 |
The Del-Vikings |
Come Go with Me |
Doo-Wop
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The Drifters |
Ruby Baby |
Doo-Wop
|
11 |
416 |
The Five Satins |
In the Still of the Nite |
Doo-Wop
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The Flamingos |
I'll Be Home |
Doo-Wop
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The Flamingos |
The Vow |
Doo-Wop
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The Four Lads |
Standing on the Corner |
Traditional Pop,
Vocal Group
|
67 |
7106 |
The Heartbeats |
A Thousand Miles Away |
Doo-Wop
|
46 |
3891 |
The Louvin Brothers |
Knoxville Girl |
Close Harmony
|
40 |
3523 |
The Platters |
My Prayer |
Doo-Wop,
Traditional Pop
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|
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The Schoolboys |
Please Say You Want Me |
Doo-Wop
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The Soul Stirrers |
Touch the Hem of His Garment |
Traditional Black Gospel
|
57 |
5263 |
The Staple Singers |
Uncloudy Day |
Gospel
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The Teen Queens |
Eddie My Love |
Doo-Wop,
Girl Group
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Vic Damone |
On the Street Where You Live |
Traditional Pop
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Warren Smith |
Ubangi Stomp |
Rockabilly
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Willows |
Church Bells May Ring |
Doo-Wop
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