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