| The CASH BOX Top 15 Country Best Sellers | ||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 18, 1956 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | WHY BABY WHY Red Sovine & Webb Pierce (Decca 29739) George Jones (Starday 202) | 1 | 9 14 | |
| 2 | SIXTEEN TONS “Tennessee” Ernie Ford (Capitol 3262) | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Webb Pierce (Decca 29662) | 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | I DON’T BELIEVE YOU’VE MET MY BABY Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3300) | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6357 / Sun 223) | 4 | 19 | |
| 6 | EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY (Tomorrow You’ll Cry) Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-6289) | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | YOU AND ME Red Foley & Kitty Wells (Decca 29740) | 8 | 3 | |
| 8 | YOU’RE FREE TO GO Carl Smith (Columbia 21462) | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | THESE HANDS Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-6379) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | JUST CALL ME LONESOME Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-6198) | 12 | 25 | |
| 11 | LONELY SIDE OF TOWN Kitty Wells (Decca 29728) | 13 | 9 | |
| 12 | I FEEL LIKE CRYIN’ Carl Smith (Columbia 21462) | 11 | 6 | |
| 13 | BEAUTIFUL LIES Jean Shepard (Capitol 3222) | 10 | 13 | |
| 14 | I WANT TO BE LOVED Johnnie & Jack with Ruby Wells (RCA Victor 47-6395) | 15 | 2 | |
| 15 | TROUBLE IN MIND Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-6365) | 9 | 3 | |
| 15 | FOLSOM PRISON BLUES Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 232) | — | 1 | |
| 15 | RUN BOY Ray Price (Columbia 21474) | 15 | 6 | |
| 15 | I’VE KISSED YOU MY LAST TIME Kitty Wells (Decca 29728) | — | 7 | |
| 15 | WHAT AM I WORTH George Jones (Starday 216) | 15 | 2 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box appended five additional positions to its Top 10 Country Best Sellers chart, but included only the titles of those additional records. Artists/labels listed above in positions 11 through 15 are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 10 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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