(Saturday, June 2, 1956) — “Long Tall Sally” by Pat Boone peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for one week.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1950s
‘Blue Suede Shoes’ by Carl Perkins peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago today (May 19 1956)
(Saturday, May 19, 1956) — “Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for four weeks. In 2004, this track was ranked No. 95 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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‘Long Tall Sally’ by Little Richard peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (May 12 1956)
(Saturday, May 12, 1956) — “Long Tall Sally” by Little Richard peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. The song is ranked #55 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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‘R-O-C-K’ by Bill Haley and His Comets peaks at #16 in USA 60 years ago today (May 12 1956)
(Saturday, May 12, 1956) — “R-O-C-K” by Bill Haley and His Comets peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
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‘Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)’ by Perry Como peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (May 5 1956)
(Saturday, May 5, 1956) — “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)” by Perry Como peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
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‘Blue Suede Shoes’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #20 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 28 1956)
(Saturday, April 28, 1956) — “Blue Suede Shoes” by Elvis Presley (written and originally recorded by Carl Perkins) peaked at #20 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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Elvis Presley debuts in Las Vegas 60 years ago today (Apr 23 1956)
Video: 'Liberace and Elvis at the New Frontier - April 1956'
(Monday, April 23, 1956) — Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut today, opening for comedian Shecky Greene. Presley’s engagement was canceled after a week because of poor ticket sales, and he didn’t return to Vegas for 13 years.
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‘Heartbreak Hotel’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 21 1956)
(Saturday, April 21, 1956) — “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presleys peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for eight consecutive weeks (Apr. 21/28, May 5/12/19/26, June 2/9, 1956).
It was Presley’s first of 18 number one hits on the chart (1956-1969).
In 2004, it was ranked #45 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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‘Rock Island Line’ by Lonnie Donegan peaks at #8 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 21 1956)
(Saturday, April 21, 1956) — “Rock Island Line” by Lonnie Donegan peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
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‘Why Do Fools Fall in Love’ by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (Apr 14 1956)
(Saturday, April 14, 1956) — “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three weeks.
The song was ranked #314 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
