▁ ▁It ▁re - enter ed ▁the ▁charts ▁again ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁re - iss ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁made ▁number ▁ 2 0 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 2 . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁original ▁release ▁saw ▁it ▁become ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁first ▁million ▁s elling ▁single ▁and ▁it ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁sell ▁over ▁ 1 . 4 ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁episode ▁of ▁Tex aco ▁Star ▁Theater ▁hosted ▁by ▁Mil ton ▁Ber le ▁in ▁an ▁ac app ella ▁and ▁lip - syn ched ▁versions . ▁On ▁Sunday , ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁band ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show , ▁hosted ▁by ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁breaking ▁into ▁the ▁Top ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁De cca ▁began ▁plug ging ▁the ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁where ▁it ▁briefly ▁re - enter ed ▁the ▁Billboard ▁charts ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 1 1 8 . ▁ ▁" R ock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock " ▁became ▁wild ly ▁popular ▁with ▁te en agers ▁around ▁the