HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Moritat (Theme From Threepenny Opera)” by Dick Hyman
“Moritat (Theme From Threepenny Opera)” by Dick Hyman finished No. 60 on the year-end Top 100 of 1956, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 601956
Year-end charts11956
ArtistDick Hyman1 year-end hit
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1956 was “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley.
Play “Moritat (Theme From Threepenny Opera)”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | A Rose and a Baby Ruth | George Hamilton Iv | ▶♪ |
| 58 | Cindy Oh Cindy | Eddie Fisher | ▶♪ |
| 59 | You Don't Know Me | Jerry Vale | ▶♪ |
| 60 | Moritat (Theme From Threepenny Opera) | Dick Hyman | ▶♪ |
| 61 | Ivory Tower | Gale Storm | ▶♪ |
| 62 | Garden of Eden | Joe Valino | ▶♪ |
| 63 | Cindy Oh Cindy | Vince Martin and the Tarriers | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Moritat” by Richard Hayman and Jan August (1956)
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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.