| The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 18, 1956 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | CRAZY ARMS Ray Price (Columbia 21510) | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | I WALK THE LINE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 241) | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6540) | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | HOUND DOG Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604) | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Kitty Wells (Decca 29956) | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | I TAKE THE CHANCE Jim Edward & Maxine Brown & Bonnie (RCA Victor 47-6480) | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | BE-BOP-A-LULA Gene Vincent & Blue Caps (Capitol 3450) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | SWEET DREAMS Faron Young (Capitol 3443) | 7 | 9 | |
| 9 | YOU ARE THE ONE Carl Smith with Tunesmiths (Columbia 21522) | 10 | 8 | |
| 10 | ANY OLD TIME Webb Pierce (Decca 29974) | 8 | 4 | |
| 11 | MY LIPS ARE SEALED Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-6517) | 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | CONSCIENCE I’M GUILTY Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-6578) | 15 | 2 | |
| 13 | YOU AND ME Red Foley & Kitty Wells (Decca 29740) | 12 | 29 | |
| 14 | THE BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 3347) | 15 | 19 | |
| 15 | DON’T BE CRUEL Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604) | — | 1 | |
| 15 | GOODBYE MR. BROWN Roy Acuff & Kitty Wells (Decca 29935) | 15 | 3 | |
| 15 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) | 14 | 26 | |
| 15 | BOPPIN’ THE BLUES Carl Perkins (Sun 243) | 13 | 4 | |
| 15 | I’M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Wilburn Brothers (Decca 29887) | 15 | 4 | |
| 15 | TWENTY FEET OF MUDDY WATER Sonny James (Capitol 3441) | 15 | 4 | |
| 15 | LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Johnnie & Jack with Ruby Wells (RCA Victor 47-6594) | — | 1 | |
| 15 | WE’LL FIND A WAY Webb Pierce (Decca 29974) | 15 | 3 | |
| 15 | HOPING THAT YOU’RE HOPING Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3413) | 15 | 12 | |
| 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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