List of Billboard number-one singles of 1955

Template:Short description Template:Italic title This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1955 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1955, the following five charts were produced:

• Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
• Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
• Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
• Honor Roll of Hits – a composite ten-position song chart which combined data from the three charts above along with three other component charts.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It served as The BillboardTemplate:'s lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Top 100 - the first Billboard chart to feature a combined tabulation of sales, airplay and jukebox play (debuted in the issue dated November 12, 1955).

Issue date	Best Sellers in Stores	Most Played by Jockeys	Most Played in Jukeboxes	Honor Roll of Hits	Top 100	Template:Abbr
January 1	"Mr. Sandman" The Chordettes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer	"Let Me Go Lover" Joan Weber with Orchestra under direction of Jimmy Carroll	"Mr. Sandman" The Chordettes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer	"Mr. Sandman"	rowspan=45 Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
January 8		"Mr. Sandman" The Chordettes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
January 15		"Let Me Go Lover" Joan Weber with Orchestra under direction of Jimmy Carroll	"Let Me Go Lover" Joan Weber with Orchestra under direction of Jimmy Carroll	"Let Me Go, Lover"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
January 22	"Let Me Go Lover" Joan Weber with Orchestra under direction of Jimmy Carroll	"Mr. Sandman" The Chordettes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
January 29		"Let Me Go Lover" Joan Weber with Orchestra under direction of Jimmy Carroll			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
February 5	"Hearts of Stone" The Fontane Sisters with Billy Vaughn's Orchestra				<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
February 12	"Sincerely" The McGuire Sisters with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Dick Jacobs	"Sincerely" The McGuire Sisters with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Dick Jacobs	"Hearts of Stone" The Fontane Sisters with Billy Vaughn's Orchestra	"Melody of Love"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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March 5			"Sincerely" The McGuire Sisters with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Dick Jacobs		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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March 19					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
March 26	"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" Bill Hayes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer				<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
April 2				"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
April 9					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
April 16					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
April 23		"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" Bill Hayes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer	"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" Bill Hayes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
April 30	"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" Pérez Prado and His Orchestra				<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
May 7					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
May 14		"Unchained Melody" Les Baxter	"Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower)" Georgia Gibbs with Glenn Osser and his Orchestra		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
May 21		"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" Pérez Prado and His Orchestra		"Unchained Melody"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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June 4		"Unchained Melody" Les Baxter	"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" Pérez Prado and His Orchestra		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
June 11		"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" Pérez Prado and His Orchestra			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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July 9	"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets	"Learnin' the Blues" Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
July 16		"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
July 23				"Rock Around the Clock"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
July 30		"Learnin' the Blues" Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra	"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
August 6		"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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September 3	"The Yellow Rose of Texas" Mitch Miller with his Orchestra & Chorus	"The Yellow Rose of Texas" Mitch Miller with his Orchestra & Chorus		"Yellow Rose of Texas"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
September 10					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
September 17			"Ain't That a Shame" Pat Boone		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
September 24					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
October 1			"The Yellow Rose of Texas" Mitch Miller with his Orchestra & Chorus		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
October 8	"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts				<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
October 15	"The Yellow Rose of Texas" Mitch Miller with his Orchestra & Chorus	"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
October 22	"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts				<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
October 29	"Autumn Leaves" Roger Williams with Orchestra Directed by Glenn Osser				<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
November 5				"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
November 12			"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts		"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
November 19				"Autumn Leaves"		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
November 26	"Sixteen Tons" Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato	"Sixteen Tons" Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato		"Sixteen Tons"		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
December 3			"Sixteen Tons" Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato		"Sixteen Tons" Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
December 10						<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
December 17						<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
December 24						<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
December 31						<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

See also

• 1955 in music