HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley
“Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley finished No. 8 on the year-end Top 100 of 1956, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 81956
Year-end charts11956
ArtistElvis Presley35 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1956 was “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley had 35 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Hound Dog”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1956 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1956 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant | ▶♪ |
| 6 | The Poor People Of Paris | Les Baxter | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) | Doris Day | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley | ▶♪ |
| 9 | Memories Are Made Of This | Dean Martin | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Rock And Roll Waltz | Kay Starr | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Moonglow And Theme From "Picnic" | Morris Stoloff | ▶♪ |
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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.