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“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by Gale Storm

“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by Gale Storm finished No. 67 on the year-end Top 100 of 1956, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 671956
Year-end charts11956
ArtistGale Storm4 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100

The No. 1 song of 1956 was “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley. Gale Storm had 4 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

Play “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1956 chart.

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Around it on the 1956 chart

#SongArtistListen
64Ivory TowerOtis Williams and the Charms▶♪
65Angels in the SkyThe Crew Cuts▶♪
66Song For a Summer NightMitch Miller▶♪
67Why Do Fools Fall in LoveGale Storm▶♪
68Teen Age PrayerGale Storm▶♪
69PicnicThe McGuire Sisters▶♪
70After the Lights Go Down LowAl Hibbler▶♪

More hits by Gale Storm

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1Dark MoonGale Storm1957 #29▶♪
2Ivory TowerGale Storm1956 #61▶♪
3Teen Age PrayerGale Storm1956 #68▶♪

Same title, different hit

“Why Do Fools Fall In Love” by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers (1956) · “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by The Diamonds (1956) · “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” by Diana Ross (1982)

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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.