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