Top 40 Hits of Mid May 1956
 | 1 | Ronnie Hilton | No Other Love |
 | 2 | Winifred Atwell | The Poor People Of Paris |
 | 3 | Teresa Brewer | A Tear Fell |
 | 4 | Kay Starr | Rock And Roll Waltz |
 | 5 | The Dreamweavers | It's Almost Tomorrow |
 | 6 | Pat Boone | I'll Be Home |
 | 7 | The Hilltoppers | Only You |
 | 8 | David Whitfield | My September Love |
 | 9 | Lonnie Donegan | Lost John / Stewball |
 | 10 | Billy May | Main Title Theme From 'Man With The Golden Arm' |
 | 11 | Louis Armstrong With His All-Stars | A Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera' (Mack The Knife) |
 | 12 | Don Robertson | The Happy Whistler |
 | 13 | Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel |
 | 14 | Dave King With The Keynotes | You Can't Be True To Two |
 | 15 | Bill Haley & His Comets | See You Later Alligator |
 | 16 | Mel Torme | Mountain Greenery |
 | 17 | Dave King With The Keynotes | Memories Are Made Of This |
 | 18 | Nat 'King' Cole | Too Young To Go Steady |
 | 19 | Dean Martin | Memories Are Made Of This |
 | 20 | Johnnie Ray | Ain't Misbehavin' |
 | 21 | Jimmy Parkinson | The Great Pretender |
 | 22 | Carl Perkins | Blue Suede Shoes |
 | 23 | Perry Como | Juke Box Baby |
 | 24 | Dick Hyman Trio | Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera' |
 | 25 | Winifred Atwell & Frank Chacksfield | Port Au Prince |
 | 26 | Alma Cogan | Willie Can |
 | 27 | Lou Busch | Zambesi |
 | 28 | Edmund Hockridge | No Other Love |
 | 29 | Perry Como | Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) |
 | 30 | Elvis Presley | Blue Suede Shoes |
 | 31 | Lonnie Donegan | Rock Island Line |
 | 32 | Michael Holliday | Nothin' To Do |
 | 33 | Bill Haley & His Comets | The Saints Rock 'N' Roll |
 | 34 | Bing Crosby | In A Little Spanish Town |
 | 35 | Edmund Hockridge | Young And Foolish |
 | 36 | Max Bygraves | Out Of Town |
 | 37 | Three Kayes | Ivory Tower |
 | 38 | Dick James With Stephen James & His Chums | Robin Hood / The Ballad Of Davy Crockett |
 | 39 | Slim Whitman | I'm A Fool |
 | 40 | Dean Martin | Innamorata |