HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Great Pretender” by The Platters
“The Great Pretender” by The Platters finished No. 12 on the year-end Top 100 of 1956, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 121956
Year-end charts11956
ArtistThe Platters8 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1956 was “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley. The Platters had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The Great Pretender”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1956 chart.
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More hits by The Platters
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Prayer | The Platters | 1956 #4 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | The Platters | 1959 #16 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Twilight Time | The Platters | 1958 #18 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Magic Touch | The Platters | 1956 #36 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Harbor Lights | The Platters | 1960 #50 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Enchanted | The Platters | 1959 #64 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | You'll Never Never Know | The Platters | 1956 #79 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.