UK No.1 Hits of 1956
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This is a list of all the singles to top the UK charts in the year 1956.
See Also: List of Number 1 singles (UK), UK No.1 Hits of 1955, 1956 in music, UK No.1 Hits of 1957
| Issue Date | Song Title | Artist |
| January 6 | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| January 13 | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| January 20 | "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| January 27 | "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| February 3 | "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| February 10 | "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| February 17 | "Memories Are Made Of This" | Dean Martin |
| February 24 | "Memories Are Made Of This" | Dean Martin |
| March 2 | "Memories Are Made Of This" | Dean Martin |
| March 9 | "Memories Are Made Of This" | Dean Martin |
| March 16 | "It's Almost Tomorrow" | Dreamweavers |
| March 23 | "It's Almost Tomorrow" | Dreamweavers |
| March 30 | "Rock And Roll Waltz" | Kay Starr |
| April 6 | "It's Almost Tomorrow" | Dreamweavers |
| April 13 | "Poor People Of Paris" | Winifred Atwell |
| April 20 | "Poor People Of Paris" | Winifred Atwell |
| April 27 | "Poor People Of Paris" | Winifred Atwell |
| May 4 | "No Other Love" | Ronnie Hilton |
| May 11 | "No Other Love" | Ronnie Hilton |
| May 18 | "No Other Love" | Ronnie Hilton |
| May 25 | "No Other Love" | Ronnie Hilton |
| June 1 | "No Other Love" | Ronnie Hilton |
| June 8 | "No Other Love" | Ronnie Hilton |
| June 15 | "I'll Be Home" | Pat Boone |
| June 22 | "I'll Be Home" | Pat Boone |
| June 29 | "I'll Be Home" | Pat Boone |
| July 6 | "I'll Be Home" | Pat Boone |
| July 13 | "I'll Be Home" | Pat Boone |
| July 20 | "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
| July 27 | "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
| August 3 | "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" | Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers |
| August 10 | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" | Doris Day |
| August 17 | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" | Doris Day |
| August 24 | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" | Doris Day |
| August 31 | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" | Doris Day |
| September 7 | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" | Doris Day |
| September 14 | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" | Doris Day |
| September 21 | "Lay Down Your Arms" | Anne Shelton |
| September 28 | "Lay Down Your Arms" | Anne Shelton |
| October 5 | "Lay Down Your Arms" | Anne Shelton |
| October 12 | "Lay Down Your Arms" | Anne Shelton |
| October 19 | "A Woman In Love" | Frankie Laine |
| October 26 | "A Woman In Love" | Frankie Laine |
| November 2 | "A Woman In Love" | Frankie Laine |
| November 9 | "A Woman In Love" | Frankie Laine |
| November 16 | "Just Walkin' In The Rain" | Johnnie Ray |
| November 23 | "Just Walkin' In The Rain" | Johnnie Ray |
| November 30 | "Just Walkin' In The Rain" | Johnnie Ray |
| December 7 | "Just Walkin' In The Rain" | Johnnie Ray |
| December 14 | "Just Walkin' In The Rain" | Johnnie Ray |
| December 21 | "Just Walkin' In The Rain" | Johnnie Ray |
| December 28 | "Just Walkin' In The Rain" | Johnnie Ray |
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[edit] Records
- First act to have four number one singles on the UK Singles Chart (Frankie Laine, "Woman In Love")
[edit] Artists At #1 For The First Time
- Dean Martin with "Memories Are Made Of This"
- Dreamweavers with "It's Almost Tomorrow"
- Ronnie Hilton with "No Other Love"
- Pat Boone with "I'll Be Home"
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"
- Anne Shelton with "Lay Down Your Arms"
