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| 7 Jan 1956 | Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford) |
| 14 Jan 1956 | Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford) |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford) |
| 28 Jan 1956 | Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford) |
| 4 Feb 1956 | Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford) |
| 11 Feb 1956 | Why baby why (Webb Pierce) |
| 18 Feb 1956 | Why baby why (Webb Pierce) |
| 25 Feb 1956 | I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Elvis Presley) |
| 3 Mar 1956 | I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Elvis Presley) |
| 10 Mar 1956 | I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Elvis Presley) |
| 17 Mar 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) / I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby (The Louvin Brothers) |
| 24 Mar 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) / I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby (The Louvin Brothers) |
| 31 Mar 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 7 Apr 1956 | Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) |
| 14 Apr 1956 | Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) |
| 21 Apr 1956 | Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) |
| 28 Apr 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 5 May 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 12 May 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 19 May 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 26 May 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 2 June 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 9 June 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 16 June 1956 | Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) |
| 23 June 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 30 June 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 7 July 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 14 July 1956 | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Elvis Presley) |
| 21 July 1956 | I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Elvis Presley) |
| 28 July 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 4 Aug 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 11 Aug 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 18 Aug 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 25 Aug 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 1 Sept 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 8 Sept 1956 | Crazy Arms (Ray Price) |
| 15 Sept 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 22 Sept 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 29 Sept 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 6 Oct 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 13 Oct 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 20 Oct 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 27 Oct 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 3 Nov 1956 | Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley) / Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) |
| 10 Nov 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |
| 17 Nov 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |
| 24 Nov 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |
| 1 Dec 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |
| 8 Dec 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |
| 15 Dec 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |
| 22 Dec 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |
| 29 Dec 1956 | Singing The Blues (Marty Robbins) |