The top 100 1956 lists the 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1956.
| Position | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doris Day | Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) |
| 02 | Pat Boone | I'll Be Home |
| 03 | Frankie Laine | A Woman In Love |
| 04 | The Dreamweavers | It's Almost Tomorrow |
| 05 | Johnnie Ray | Just Walkin' In The Rain |
| 06 | Kay Starr | Rock And Roll Waltz |
| 07 | Winifred Atwell | The Poor People Of Paris |
| 08 | Elvis Presley | Heartbreak Hotel |
| 09 | Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon | Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
| 10 | Ronnie Hilton | No Other Love |
| 11 | The Hilltoppers | Only You |
| 12 | Anne Shelton | Lay Down Your Arms |
| 13 | Dean Martin | Memories Are Made Of This |
| 14 | Elvis Presley | Hound Dog |
| 15 | Lou Busch | Zambesi |
| 16 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rock Around The Clock |
| 17 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Sixteen Tons |
| 18 | Lonnie Donegan | Lost John / Stewball |
| 19 | David Whitfield | My September Love |
| 20 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rockin' Through The Rye |
| 21 | Bill Haley & His Comets | The Saints Rock 'N' Roll |
| 22 | Tony Martin | Walk Hand In Hand |
| 23 | Mel Torme | Mountain Greenery |
| 24 | Teresa Brewer | A Tear Fell |
| 25 | Teresa Brewer | Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl |
| 26 | Bill Haley & His Comets | See You Later Alligator |
| 27 | Lonnie Donegan | Rock Island Line |
| 28 | Frankie Vaughan | The Green Door |
| 29 | Dave King With The Keynotes | Memories Are Made Of This |
| 30 | Bill Hayes | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett |
| 31 | Perry Como | Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) |
| 32 | Jimmy Young | More |
| 33 | Frank Sinatra | (Love Is) The Tender Trap |
| 34 | The Platters | My Prayer |
| 35 | Mitchell Torok | When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba |
| 36 | The Platters | The Great Pretender / Only You |
| 37 | Various Artists | All Star Hit Parade (EP) |
| 38 | Tex Ritter | The Wayward Wind |
| 39 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rip It Up |
| 40 | The Goons | The Ying Tong Song / Bloodnok's Rock 'N' Roll Call |
| 41 | Freddie Bell & The Bellboys | Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong |
| 42 | Malcolm Vaughan | St Therese Of The Roses |
| 43 | Frank Sinatra | Love And Marriage |
| 44 | Don Cherry | Band Of Gold |
| 45 | Lonnie Donegan | Bring A Little Water Sylvie / Dead Or Alive |
| 46 | Jimmy Parkinson | The Great Pretender |
| 47 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie |
| 48 | Nat 'King' Cole | Too Young To Go Steady |
| 49 | Slim Whitman | Serenade |
| 50 | The Goons | I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas / Bluebottle Blues |
| 51 | Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues |
| 52 | Ronnie Hilton | Who Are We |
| 53 | Winifred Atwell | Make It A Party |
| 54 | Johnny Dankworth | Experiments With Mice |
| 55 | Nat 'King' Cole | Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow |
| 56 | The Four Aces | Love Is A Many Splendored Thing |
| 57 | Eve Boswell | Pickin' A Chicken |
| 58 | Morris Stoloff | Moonglow And The Theme From 'Picnic' |
| 59 | Louis Armstrong With His All-Stars | A Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera' (Mack The Knife) |
| 60 | Dick Hyman Trio | Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera' |
| 61 | Gogi Grant | The Wayward Wind |
| 62 | Perry Como | More |
| 63 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett |
| 64 | Eddie Fisher | Cindy Oh Cindy |
| 65 | Fats Domino | I'm In Love Again |
| 66 | Don Robertson | The Happy Whistler |
| 67 | Elvis Presley | Blue Suede Shoes |
| 68 | Billy May | Main Title Theme From 'Man With The Golden Arm' |
| 69 | Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly | True Love |
| 70 | Nat 'King' Cole | Dreams Can Tell A Lie |
| 71 | The Chordettes | Born To Be With You |
| 72 | Edmund Hockridge | Young And Foolish |
| 73 | Elvis Presley | I Want You I Need You I Love You |
| 74 | Elvis Presley | Blue Moon |
| 75 | Dave King With The Keynotes | You Can't Be True To Two |
| 76 | Dick James With Stephen James & His Chums | Robin Hood / The Ballad Of Davy Crockett |
| 77 | Vera Lynn | A House With Love In It |
| 78 | Carl Perkins | Blue Suede Shoes |
| 79 | Max Bygraves | Meet Me On The Corner |
| 80 | Ronnie Hilton | Two Different Worlds |
| 81 | Jim Lowe & The High Fives | The Green Door |
| 82 | Alma Cogan | Willie Can |
| 83 | Frank Sinatra | Songs For Swingin' Lovers (LP) |
| 84 | Ronnie Carroll | Walk Hand In Hand |
| 85 | George Melachrino Orchestra | Autumn Concerto |
| 86 | Jimmy Young | Chain Gang |
| 87 | Eddie Calvert | Zambesi |
| 88 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Razzle Dazzle |
| 89 | Billy Vaughn | Theme From 'The Threepenny Opera' |
| 90 | Ted Heath & His Music | The Faithful Hussar |
| 91 | Michael Holliday | Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) / The Gal With The Yaller Shoes |
| 92 | Pat Boone | I Almost Lost My Mind |
| 93 | Gary Miller | Robin Hood |
| 94 | David Whitfield With Mantovani & His Orchestra | When You Lose The One You Love |
| 95 | Winifred Atwell | Left Bank |
| 96 | Johnnie Ray | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 97 | Elvis Presley | Love Me Tender |
| 98 | Dickie Valentine | Christmas Island |
| 99 | Gene Vincent | Be Bop A Lula |
| 100 | Pat Boone | Long Tall Sally |