This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1956.

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Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1956.

US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1956.

Top hits on record

• "The ABC's of Love" – Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers • "Ain't Got No Home" – Clarence "Frogman" Henry • "Allegheny Moon" – Patti Page • "And This Is My Beloved" – Mario Lanza • "Any Way You Want Me" – Elvis Presley • "Are You Satisfied?" – Rusty Draper • "Bambino" – Dalida • "Be-Bop-A-Lula" – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps • "Blue Suede Shoes" – Carl Perkins • "Blueberry Hill" – Fats Domino • "Canadian Sunset" – Andy Williams • "C'est Noël" – Fernandel • "Chain Gang" – Bobby Scott • "Che bambola" – Fred Buscaglione (Italy) • "Church Bells May Ring" recorded by • * The Willows • * The Diamonds • "Confidential" – Sonny Knight • "Don't Be Cruel" – Elvis Presley • "Don't Forbid Me" – Pat Boone • "The Fool" – Sanford Clark • "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" – Pat Boone • "Fujiyama Mama" – Wanda Jackson • "Glad Rag Doll" – Kay Starr • "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" – Patience and Prudence • "The Great Pretender" – The Platters • "The Green Door" – Jim Lowe • "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" – Georgia Gibbs • "Happiness Street" recorded by • * Georgia Gibbs • * Tony Bennett • "The Happy Whistler" – Don Robertson • "Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley • "Hell Hath No Fury" – Frankie Laine • "Hot Dog ! That Made Him Mad" – Wanda Jackson • "Hound Dog" – Elvis Presley • "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" – Frank Sinatra • "I Almost Lost My Mind" – Pat Boone • "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" – Georgia Gibbs • "I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" - The Drifters • "I Promise to Remember" – Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers • "I Remember You" – Doris Day • "I Walk the Line" – Johnny Cash • "I Want to Be Loved" – Johnnie Ray • "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" – Elvis Presley • "I Want You to Be My Girl" – The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon • "I Was the One" – Elvis Presley • "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone • "Innamorata" – Dean Martin • "It's Almost Tomorrow" – The Dream Weavers • "I've Got You Under My Skin" – Frank Sinatra • "Ivory Tower" – Cathy Carr • "Just Walkin' in the Rain" – Johnnie Ray • "Lonesome Road" – Georgia Gibbs • "Long Tall Sally" – Little Richard • "Love Me Tender" – Elvis Presley • "Mama from the Train" – Patti Page • "The Man That Got Away" – Georgia Gibbs • "Memories Are Made Of This" – Dean Martin • "Miracle of Love" – Eileen Rodgers • "My Blue Heaven" – Fats Domino • "My Prayer" – The Platters • "No, Not Much" – The Four Lads • "On the Road to Mandalay" – Frankie Laine • "On the Street Where You Live" – Vic Damone • "Picnic" – The McGuire Sisters • "Refrain" – Lys Assia • "Roll Over Beethoven" – Chuck Berry • "See You Later Alligator" – Bill Haley and His Comets • "Shake a Hand" – Johnnie Ray • "Siempre hace frío" – Cuco Sánchez • "Singing the Blues" – Guy Mitchell • "Soft Summer Breeze" – Eddie Heywood • "Song for a Summer Night" – Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus • "Standing on the Corner" – The Four Lads • "Suddenly There's a Valley" – Gogi Grant • "A Tear Fell" – Teresa Brewer • "That's All There Is to That" – Nat King Cole • "(Themes from) The Man with the Golden Arm" – Richard Maltby & His Orchestra • "Tonight You Belong to Me" – Patience and Prudence • "True Love" Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby • "Tutti-Frutti" – Little Richard • "Twenty Flight Rock" – Eddie Cochran • "Walk Hand in Hand" – Tony Martin • "The Wayward Wind" – Gogi Grant • "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" – Doris Day • "Who Can Explain?" – Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers • "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" – The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon • "Without Him" – Frankie Laine • "You Don't Know Me" – Jerry Vale

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