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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1956

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1956 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1956.


Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1955

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1955 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1955.

The volume is the first in a series of albums by Rhino Records that chronicled years in music, starting from 1955 and continuing through 1995.

Also included was "Sincerely" by The Moonglows, whose version — which topped the Top Rhythm & Blues Songs chart — was used in place of The McGuire Sisters' version, which reached No. 1 on the Best Sellers in Stores mainstream chart.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1959.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1960.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1964.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1965.

This resulted in what was a Mr. Holland's Opus-esque album, as two songs from the 1993 re-release, "A Lover's Concerto" and "1-2-3", have been featured in the 1996 film Mr.

The remaining three tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5; one of those tracks was the No. 1 song of the year: "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1966.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1969

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1969 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1969.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1970

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1970 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1970.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1971 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1971.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1972 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring ten hit recordings from 1972.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1973

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1973 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring ten hit recordings from 1973.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1974

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1974 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1974.

FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1956

Nick George Montos - U.S. prisoner arrested March 28, 1956 in his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee after being recognized by a citizen; until his earlier capture in 1954 at Chicago, Illinois, he had also been listed as Fugitive #37 in 1952, at large for two years

French legislative election, 1956

The coalition cabinet was led by the Socialist leader Guy Mollet.

In February 1955, Mendès-France was replaced, at the head of the cabinet, by his rival in the Radical Party, Edgar Faure.

John C. Sanborn

He was a candidate for United States Senate in 1950 and 1956 but was defeated both times in the Republican primary by Herman Welker.

Johnny Connor

After Connor's death in December 1955, the by-election for his Dáil seat was held on 29 February 1956 and won for Clann na Poblachta by his 21-year-old daughter, Kathleen O'Connor.

Kathleen O'Connor

A National School teacher by profession, she was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Clann na Poblachta Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency at the Kerry North by-election on 29 February 1956, following the death of her father Johnny Connor.

Leeds North East by-election, 1956

It was caused when the sitting Member, Osbert Peake, was awarded a Viscountcy in the New Year's Honours list (he took the title Viscount Ingleby).

Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1956

Francis Grevemberg of Lafayette was known for his high-profile gambling raids as State Police Superintendent.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Jabalpur

On 1 November 1956 the States Reorganization act was enacted and Madhya Pradesh was constituted under S.9,Subsection(1) of Section 49 of States Reorganization Act.

Maltese United Kingdom integration referendum, 1956

Under the proposals Malta would retain its own parliament, but would also elect members to the British parliament.

Max Bupa

The company has been incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 with its registered office at Max House, 1 Dr. Jha Marg, Okhla, New Delhi – 110020.

Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1956–1959

Labor candidate Lloyd Hughes won the resulting by-election on 3 August 1957.

Moyen-Congo municipal election, 1956

The first municipal elections were held in Moyen-Congo on November 18, 1956, in three municipalities: Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire and Dolisie.

National Centre of Independents and Peasants

As the leading right-wing during the Fourth Republic, it won around 14% of the vote in 1951 and 1956 and participated in Third Force government coalitions, taking a major role in governments at the beginning of the 1950s.

National Optical Fibre Network

A special purpose vehicle Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) was created as a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Companies Act of 1956 for the execution of the project.

New South Wales state election, 1956

Labor's election promises included making the supply of state housing a top priority, reviving the State Bank which had been under the control of the federal government since 1932 and revitalizing the state's railways including the long delayed Eastern Suburbs line.

Newport by-election, 1956

The Labour candidate was Sir Frank Soskice, who had been Solicitor General and then Attorney General in the Labour Government 1945-1951.

South Travancore Hindu College

With the reorganization of Indian States, the College first came to be affiliated to the University of Madras in 1957, then to Madurai Kamaraj University in 1966, and finally to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in 1990.

States Reorganisation Act, 1956

#Madras State: Malabar District was transferred to the new state of Kerala, and a new union territory, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, was created.

#Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands: created from territory detached from Madras State.

Tikiri Banda Subasinghe

With the 1956 general elections he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs and Defence in the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet.

United States elections, 1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956: Republicans lost a net of two seats to the majority Democrats.

United States Senate elections, 1956: The party balance of the chamber remained unchanged as Republican and Democratic gains cancelled each other.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956

The California United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1956.

United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1956

Once in office, Eisenhower governed as a moderate progressive, approving infrastructure spending projects like the Interstate Highway System and supporting high tax rates on the rich, as well as taking a progressive stand on Civil Rights issues.

United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1956

Pennsylvania was the home state of President Eisenhower as he moved to the Gettysburg area after World War II.

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1956

The incumbent, Republican Senator Milton Young, sought and received re-election to his second term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Quentin N. Burdick, son of North Dakota congressman Usher L. Burdick.

United States Senate election in Oregon, 1956

Wayne Morse – incumbent Senator since 1945; member of the Democratic party since 1955.

Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democratic Senator Wayne Morse decided to seek re-election for his first full term as a Democrat.


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