| The CASH BOX Top 15 Country Best Sellers | ||||
| Week ending MARCH 31, 1956 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | BLUE SUEDE SHOES Carl Perkins (Sun 234) | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6357 / Sun 223) | 4 | 25 | |
| 4 | I DON’T BELIEVE YOU’VE MET MY BABY Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3300) | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | WHY BABY WHY Red Sovine & Webb Pierce (Decca 29739) George Jones (Starday 202) | 2 | 15 20 | |
| 6 | YES I KNOW WHY Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) | 10 | 4 | |
| 7 | EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY (Tomorrow You’ll Cry) Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-6289) | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 | YOU AND ME Red Foley & Kitty Wells (Decca 29740) | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | YOU’RE FREE TO GO Carl Smith (Columbia 21462) | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Webb Pierce (Decca 29662) | 8 | 27 | |
| 11 | I WAS THE ONE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) | 13 | 4 | |
| 12 | ’CAUSE I LOVE YOU Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) | 14 | 3 | |
| 13 | SO DOGGONE LONESOME Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 232) | 12 | 6 | |
| 14 | BABY LET’S PLAY HOUSE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6383 / Sun 217) | — | 9 | |
| 15 | THE BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 3347) | — | 1 | |
| 15 | FOLSOM PRISON BLUES Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 232) | 15 | 7 | |
| 15 | FOR RENT (One Empty Heart) Sonny James (Capitol 3357) | — | 1 | |
| 15 | SIXTEEN TONS “Tennessee” Ernie Ford (Capitol 3262) | 11 | 20 | |
| 15 | THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS (Jean’s Song) Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 47-6366) | — | 1 | |
| 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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