The CASH BOX Top 15 Country Best Sellers | ||||
Week ending APRIL 14, 1956 | ||||
TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
1 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) | 1 | 8 | |
2 | BLUE SUEDE SHOES Carl Perkins (Sun 234) | 2 | 8 | |
3 | YES I KNOW WHY Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) | 3 | 6 | |
4 | I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6357 / Sun 223) | 5 | 27 | |
5 | I DONT BELIEVE YOUVE MET MY BABY Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3300) | 4 | 14 | |
6 | WHY BABY WHY Red Sovine & Webb Pierce (Decca 29739) George Jones (Starday 202) | 7 | 17 22 | |
7 | YOU AND ME Red Foley & Kitty Wells (Decca 29740) | 6 | 11 | |
8 | SO DOGGONE LONESOME Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 232) Ernest Tubb (Decca 29836) | 8 | 8 2 | |
9 | I WAS THE ONE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) | 12 | 6 | |
10 | FOLSOM PRISON BLUES Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 232) | 14 | 9 | |
11 | CAUSE I LOVE YOU Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) | 13 | 5 | |
12 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Webb Pierce (Decca 29662) | 10 | 29 | |
13 | IVE GOT FIVE DOLLARS AND ITS SATURDAY NIGHT Faron Young (Capitol 3369) | | 1 | |
14 | YOURE FREE TO GO Carl Smith (Columbia 21462) | 9 | 16 | |
15 | WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (If Jesus Came To Your House) Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-6421) Red Sovine (Decca 29825) | 15 | 2 | |
15 | EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY (Tomorrow Youll Cry) Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-6289) | 11 | 19 |
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 records previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 10 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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