Artist	Song
Elvis Presley	Don't Be Cruel
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
Elvis Presley	Hound Dog
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers	Why Do Fools Fall In Love
from The Best of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (2005)
Fats Domino	Blueberry Hill
from The Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits (2002)
Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
The Platters	The Great Pretender
from The Platters: The Magic Touch Anthology (1991)
Little Richard	Long Tall Sally
from The Georgia Peach (2006)
Chuck Berry	Roll Over Beethoven
from The Definitive Collection (2006)
Carl Perkins	Blue Suede Shoes
from The Dance Album (1957)
Johnny Cash	I Walk the Line
from With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)
The Five Satins	(I'll Remember) In the Still of the Night
from Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1987)
Elvis Presley	Love Me Tender
from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
Gene Vincent	Be-Bop-A-Lula
from Gene Vincent - Capitol Collectors Series (1990)
James Brown & The Famous Flames	Please, Please, Please
from JB40 (40th Anniversary Collection) (1996)
Little Richard	Tutti Frutti
from The Georgia Peach (2006)
Bill Haley & His Comets	See You Later, Alligator
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Bill Haley & His Comets (1999)
Johnny Cash	Folsom Prison Blues
from With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)
Shirley & Lee	Let the Good Times Roll
from Aladdin '52-'59:Let the Good Times Roll (2005)
The Cadillacs	Speedo
from The Cadillacs Meet the Orioles (2006)
The Platters	My Prayer
from The Platters: The Magic Touch Anthology (1991)
The Clovers	Devil or Angel (LP Version)
from The Clovers (2005)
Ivory Joe Hunter	Since I Met You Baby
from Ivory Joe Hunter (2005)
Bill Doggett	Honky Tonk, Pt. 2
from All His Hits (2003)
Bill Doggett	Honky Tonk, Pt. 1
from All His Hits (2003)
Marty Robbins	Singing the Blues
from The Essential Marty Robbins (2005)

Comment:

In 1956, Elvis assumed his throne to the tune of five chart-topping smashes, four of which we've included right here: "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Heartbreak Hotel," and "Love Me Tender." Meanwhile, a whole lot of other hot, young acts were having field days of their own. While 13-year-old Frankie Lymon was making his claim to rock 'n' roll immortality with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," bona-fide rockabilly rebel Gene Vincent was applying some pomade and primal lovin' to the charts with "Be-Bop-a-Lula." At the other end of the spectrum, the Platters ("My Prayer") and the Clovers ("Devil or Angel") were keeping the airwaves soft and shimmering. The year in music continues in our Next Steps . . .

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