The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers
Week ending AUGUST 4, 1956
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	WKS
1	CRAZY ARMS     Ray Price (Columbia 21510)		2	10
2	I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6540)		1	9
3	I WALK THE LINE     Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 241)		3	8
4	SEARCHING (For Someone Like You)     Kitty Wells (Decca 29956)		4	5
5	I TAKE THE CHANCE     Jim Edward & Maxine Brown & Bonnie (RCA Victor 47-6480)		5	10
6	BE-BOP-A-LULA     Gene Vincent & Blue Caps (Capitol 3450)		6	4
7	SWEET DREAMS     Faron Young (Capitol 3443)		7	7
8	HEARTBREAK HOTEL     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420)		8	24
9	ANY OLD TIME     Webb Pierce (Decca 29974)		12	2
10	YOU ARE THE ONE     Carl Smith with Tunesmiths (Columbia 21522)		9	6
11	HOUND DOG     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604)		—	1
12	BOPPIN’ THE BLUES     Carl Perkins (Sun 243)		15	2
13	MY LIPS ARE SEALED     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-6517)		14	6
14	YOU AND ME     Red Foley & Kitty Wells (Decca 29740)		11	27
15	GOODBYE MR. BROWN     Roy Acuff & Kitty Wells (Decca 29935)		—	1
15	BLUE SUEDE SHOES     Carl Perkins (Sun 234)		10	24
15	YOU DONE ME WRONG     Ray Price (Columbia 21510)		15	2
15	THE BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART     Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 3347)		15	17
15	I’M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU     Wilburn Brothers (Decca 29887)		15	2
15	YES I KNOW WHY     Webb Pierce (Decca 29805)		13	22
15	WE’LL FIND A WAY     Webb Pierce (Decca 29974)		—	1
15	HOPING THAT YOU’RE HOPING     Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3413)		15	10
15	TWENTY FEET OF MUDDY WATER     Sonny James (Capitol 3441)		15	2

NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 10 records, along with titles only for positions 11 through 15. Artists/labels listed above in those positions 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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