HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Lay Down Your Arms” by The Chordettes
“Lay Down Your Arms” by The Chordettes finished No. 97 on the year-end Top 100 of 1956, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 971956
Year-end charts11956
ArtistThe Chordettes3 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1956 was “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley. The Chordettes had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Lay Down Your Arms”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Miracle of Love | Eileen Rodgers | ▶♪ |
| 95 | I Want You to Be My Girl | Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers | ▶♪ |
| 96 | Tonight You Belong to Me | Lawrence Welk | ▶♪ |
| 97 | Lay Down Your Arms | The Chordettes | ▶♪ |
| 98 | Theme From 'the Man with the Golden Arm | Richard Maltby | ▶♪ |
| 99 | Bo Weevil | Teresa Brewer | ▶♪ |
| 100 | Lullaby of Birdland | Blue Stars | ▶♪ |
More hits by The Chordettes
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born To Be With You | The Chordettes | 1956 #37 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Lollipop | The Chordettes | 1958 #37 | ▶♪ |
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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.