Top 40 Hits of Early September 1956
 | 1 | Doris Day | Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) |
 | 2 | Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon | Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
 | 3 | Teresa Brewer | Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl |
 | 4 | Tony Martin | Walk Hand In Hand |
 | 5 | Anne Shelton | Lay Down Your Arms |
 | 6 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rockin' Through The Rye |
 | 7 | Mel Torme | Mountain Greenery |
 | 8 | Slim Whitman | Serenade |
 | 9 | Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel |
 | 10 | Bill Haley & His Comets | The Saints Rock 'N' Roll |
 | 11 | The Chordettes | Born To Be With You |
 | 12 | Pat Boone | I'll Be Home |
 | 13 | Fats Domino | I'm In Love Again |
 | 14 | Pat Boone | I Almost Lost My Mind |
 | 15 | Elvis Presley | I Want You I Need You I Love You |
 | 16 | The Platters | The Great Pretender / Only You |
 | 17 | Tex Ritter | The Wayward Wind |
 | 18 | Ruby Murray | You Are My First Love |
 | 19 | Gene Vincent | Be Bop A Lula |
 | 20 | Pat Boone | Long Tall Sally |
 | 21 | Ronnie Carroll | Walk Hand In Hand |
 | 22 | Edmund Hockridge | By The Fountains Of Rome |
 | 23 | Ronnie Hilton | Who Are We |
 | 24 | David Whitfield | My Son John |
 | 25 | Lonnie Donegan | Bring A Little Water Sylvie / Dead Or Alive |
 | 26 | Frankie Laine | A Woman In Love |
 | 27 | The Goons | The Ying Tong Song / Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call |
 | 28 | Frank Chacksfield | Donkey Cart |
 | 29 | Gogi Grant | The Wayward Wind |
 | 30 | Johnny Dankworth | Experiments With Mice |
 | 31 | Nat 'King' Cole | Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow |
 | 32 | The Goons | I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas / Bluebottle Blues |
 | 33 | Mario Lanza | Serenade |
 | 34 | Elvis Presley | Blue Suede Shoes |
 | 35 | David Whitfield | My September Love |
 | 36 | Winifred Atwell | Left Bank |
 | 37 | Ted Heath & His Music | The Faithful Hussar |
 | 38 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Razzle Dazzle |
 | 39 | David Whitfield | My Unfinished Symphony |
 | 40 | Frank Cordell | Sadie's Shawl |