| Top 40 Hits of August 1956 |
| 1 |
Doris Day |
Whatever Will Be Will Be |
| 2 |
Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon |
Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
| 3 |
Tony Martin |
Walk Hand In Hand |
| 4 |
Teresa Brewer |
Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl |
| 5 |
Mel Torme |
Mountain Greenery |
| 6 |
Elvis Presley |
Heartbreak Hotel |
| 7 |
Pat Boone |
I'll Be Home |
| 8 |
Bill Haley & His Comets |
Rockin' Through The Rye |
| 9 |
Tex Ritter |
The Wayward Wind |
| 10 |
Bill Haley & His Comets |
The Saint's Rock And Roll |
| 11 |
Slim Whitman |
Serenade |
| 12 |
Ronnie Hilton |
Who Are We |
| 13 |
Ronnie Carroll |
Walk Hand In Hand |
| 14 |
Fats Domino |
I'm In Love Again |
| 15 |
Various Artists |
All-Star Hit Parade |
| 16 |
Goons |
I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas / Bluebottle Blues |
| 17 |
Gogi Grant |
The Wayward Wind |
| 18 |
Johnny Dankworth |
Experiments With Mice |
| 19 |
Elvis Presley |
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You |
| 20 |
Pat Boone |
I Almost Lost My Mind |
| 21 |
Winifred Atwell |
Left Bank |
| 22 |
Ted Heath & His Music |
The Faithful Hussar |
| 23 |
Pat Boone |
Long Tall Sally |
| 24 |
Alma Cogan |
Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
| 25 |
Gene Vincent |
Be-Bop-A-Lula |
| 26 |
David Whitfield |
My September Love |
| 27 |
Perry Como |
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) |
| 28 |
Anne Shelton |
Lay Down Your Arms |
| 29 |
Chordettes |
Born To Be With You |
| 30 |
David Whitfield |
My Son John |
| 31 |
Lonnie Donegan |
Lost John / Stewball |
| 32 |
Humphrey Lyttleton & His Band |
Bad Penny Blues |
| 33 |
Jimmy Parkinson |
Walk Hand In Hand |
| 34 |
Michael Holliday |
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) |
| 35 |
Frank Cordell |
Sadie's Shawl |
| 36 |
Ruby Murray |
You Are My First Love |
| 37 |
Morris Stoloff |
Moonglow And The Theme From 'Picnic' |
| 38 |
Edmund Hockridge |
By The Fountains Of Rome |
| 39 |
Michael Holliday |
Hot Diggity / Gal With The Yaller Shoes |
| 40 |
Nat 'King' Cole |
Too Young To Go Steady |
