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by Alex Cosper (12/22/12) Elvis Presley's first national release on RCA Victor, "Heartbreak Hotel" was a winner, topping the Billboard's pop chart, then called The Top 100 for the May 5, 1956 issue. His previous recordings since 1954 had been issued by an independent company from Memphis, Sun Records. By the time Elvis hit the top, the charts were already filled with several rock and roll as well as rhythm and blues hits, whereas "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley had been more revolutionary for its time the previous year. "Heartbreak Hotel" became the first of 18 number one hits for Elvis. TOP HITS Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel Perry Como - Hot Diggity Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes The Platters - Magic Touch Teresa Brewer - A Tear Fell RECENT HITS Les Baxter - Poor People of Paris Nelson Riddle - Lisbon Antigua Four Lads - No Not Much Pat Boone - I'll Be Home Teen-Agers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Kay Starr - Rock and Roll Waltz Fontane Sisters - Eddy My Love Gale Storm - Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Perry Como - Juke Box Baby Diamonds - Why Do Fools Fall in Love? The Platters - Great Pretender RISING HITS Lonnie Donnegan - Rock Island Line Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower Morris Stoloff - Moonglow and Theme from Picnic Otis Williams - Ivory Tower Little Richard - Long, Tall Sally George Cates and His Orchestra - Moonglow and Theme from Picnic Richard Maltby - Main Title: Man With The Golden Arm Pat Boone - Long, Tall Sally Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes Don Robertson - Happy Whistler Gale Storm - Ivory Tower Peggy Lee - Mr. Wonderful Chordettes - Eddy, My Love Four Lads - Standing On The Corner NEW MUSIC Bill Haley - R-O-C-K Fats Domino - I'm In Love Again Teen-Agers - I Want You To Be My Girl Tony Bennett - Can You Find It In Your Heart? Rusty Draper - Held For Questioning Gogi Grant - Wayward Wind Little Richard - Slippin' And Slidin' Four Esquires - Look Homeward, Angel Larry Elgart - Main Title: Man With The Golden Arm Andy Williams - Walk Hand In Hand Sarah Vaghan - Mr. Wonderful Eydie Gorme - Too Close For Comfort Cleftones - Little Girl of Mine Tony Martin - Walk Hand In Hand Four Lads - My Little Angel Vic Damone - On The Street Where You Live Four Aces - To Love Again McGuire Sisters - Delilah Jones Pat Boone - Tutti Frutti Platters - Winner Take All Ames Brothers - It Only Hurts For a Little While Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This Sunny Gale - Rock and Roll Wedding Ames Brothers - Forever Darling Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven Nat King Cole - Never Let Me Go Dream Weavers - A Little Long Can Go A Long Long Way Patti Page - My First Formal Gown Chet Atkins - Poor People of Paris Fats Domino - Bo Weevil Four Aces - If You Can Dream McGuire Sisters - Picnic OTHER RECORDS Elvis Presley - I Was The One Dick Jacobs - Main Title Molly-O (Man With The Golden Arm) Don Cherry - Wild Cherry Teresa Brewer - Bo Weevil Dick Hyman - Theme From The Three Penny Opera (Moritat) Nat King Cole - Too Young To Go Steady Bill Haley - See You Later, Alligator Elmer Bernstein - Main Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm Four Voices - Lovely One Nick Noble - To You, My Love Eddie Fisher - Without You Russ Morgan - Poor People of Paris Dean Martin - Innamorata Teen Queens - Eddy, My Love Diamonds - Church Bells May Ring Nelson Riddle - Port-Au-Prince Bill Haley - Saints Rock and Roll Mitch Miller - Lisbon Antigua Frank Sinatra - Flowers Mean Forgiveness Bing Crosby - In a Little Spanish Town Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife LATER SONGS ABOUT ELVIS PRESLEY Roddy McDowell - The King Is Gone Alannah Miles - Black Velvet |
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