The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers
Week ending SEPTEMBER 8, 1956
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	WKS
1	CRAZY ARMS     Ray Price (Columbia 21510)		1	15
2	HOUND DOG     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604)		3	6
3	DON’T BE CRUEL     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604)		5	4
4	I WALK THE LINE     Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 241)		2	13
5	SEARCHING (For Someone Like You)     Kitty Wells (Decca 29956)		4	10
6	BE-BOP-A-LULA     Gene Vincent & Blue Caps (Capitol 3450)		6	9
7	SWEET DREAMS     Faron Young (Capitol 3443)		9	12
8	YOU ARE THE ONE     Carl Smith with Tunesmiths (Columbia 21522)		10	11
9	I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6540)		7	14
10	I TAKE THE CHANCE     Jim Edward & Maxine Brown & Bonnie (RCA Victor 47-6480)		8	15
11	ANY OLD TIME     Webb Pierce (Decca 29974)		12	7
12	MY LIPS ARE SEALED     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-6517)		13	11
13	CONSCIENCE I’M GUILTY     Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-6578)		11	5
14	I’M A ONE-WOMAN MAN     Johnny Horton (Columbia 21538)		—	1
15	HEARTBREAK HOTEL     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420)		14	29
15	I’M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU     Wilburn Brothers (Decca 29887)		15	7
15	THE MOTHER OF A HONKY TONK GIRL     Jim Reeves & Carol Johnson (RCA Victor 47-6620)		—	1
15	TRYIN’ TO FORGET THE BLUES     Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-6598)		15	3
15	THE FOOL     Sanford Clark (Dot 15481)		15	2
15	YOU DON’T KNOW ME     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-6502)		—	2
15	BOPPIN’ THE BLUES     Carl Perkins (Sun 243)		—	5
15	CASEY JONES (The Brave Engineer)     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-6601)		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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