1956

Rock Around The Clock
Bill Haley and His Comets
6th January
2 Weeks

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford
20th January
4 Weeks

Memories Are Made Of This
Dean Martin
17th February
4 Weeks

It's Almost Tomorrow
Dreamweavers
16th March
2 Weeks

Rock And Roll Waltz
Kay Starr with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra
30th March
1 Week

Poor People Of Paris
Winnifred Atwell
13th April
3 Weeks

No Other Love
Ronnie Hilton
4th May
6 Weeks

I'll Be Home
Pat Boone
15th June
5 Weeks

Why Do Fools Fall In Love
The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
20th July
3 weeks

Whatever Will Be Will Be
Doris Day
10th August
6 Weeks

Lay Down Your Arms
Ann Shelton
21st September
4 Weeks

A Woman In Love
Frankie Laine
19th October
4 Weeks

Just Walkin' In The Rain
Johnnie Ray
16th November
7 Weeks

1957

Singing The Blues
Guy Mitchell
4th January
1 Week

Singing The Blues
Tommy Steele and the Steelmen
11th January
1 Week

Singing The Blues
Guy Mitchell
18th January
1 Week

The Garden Of Eden*
Frankie Vaughan
25th January
4 Weeks

Young Love
Tab Hunter
22nd February
7 Weeks

Cumberland Gap
Lonnie Donegan
12th April
5 Weeks

Rock-A-Billy
Guy Mitchell
17th May
1 Week

Butterfly
Andy Williams
24th May
2 Weeks

Yes Tonight Josephine
Johnnie Ray
7th June
3 Weeks

Gamblin' Man/Putting On The Style
Lonnie Donegan
28th June
2 weeks

All Shook Up
Elvis Presley
12th July
7 Weeks

Diana
Paul Anka
30th August
9 Weeks

That'll Be The Day
The Crickets
1st November
3 Weeks

Mary's Boy Child
Harry Belafonte
22nd November
7 Weeks

* There was another case of a shared Number One spot this year. On 1st February Guy Mitchell's version of Singing The Blues shared the top place with Franke Vaughan's The Garden Of Eden for one week.