HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Long Tall Sally” by Little Richard
“Long Tall Sally” by Little Richard finished No. 45 on the year-end Top 100 of 1956, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 451956
Year-end charts11956
ArtistLittle Richard3 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1956 was “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley. Little Richard had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Long Tall Sally”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | The Fool | Sanford Clark | ▶♪ |
| 43 | The Happy Whistler | Don Robertson | ▶♪ |
| 44 | True Love | Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly | ▶♪ |
| 45 | Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | ▶♪ |
| 46 | Sweet Old Fashioned Girl | Teresa Brewer | ▶♪ |
| 47 | Transfusion | Nervous Norvus | ▶♪ |
| 48 | It Only Hurts For A Little While | The Ames Brothers | ▶♪ |
More hits by Little Richard
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenny Jenny | Little Richard | 1957 #80 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Keep a Knockin' | Little Richard | 1957 #82 | ▶♪ |
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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.