The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers
Week ending OCTOBER 20, 1956
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	WKS
1	DON’T BE CRUEL     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604)		1	10
2	CRAZY ARMS     Ray Price (Columbia 21510)		2	21
3	I WALK THE LINE     Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 241)		3	19
4	SINGING THE BLUES     Marty Robbins (Columbia 21545)		5	5
5	HOUND DOG     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604)		4	12
6	SEARCHING (For Someone Like You)     Kitty Wells (Decca 29956)		7	16
7	SWEET DREAMS     Faron Young (Capitol 3443)		6	18
8	YOU ARE THE ONE     Carl Smith with Tunesmiths (Columbia 21522)		8	17
9	LOVE ME TENDER     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6643)		—	1
10	CONSCIENCE I’M GUILTY     Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-6578)		10	11
11	I’M A ONE-WOMAN MAN     Johnny Horton (Columbia 21538)		9	7
12	BE-BOP-A-LULA     Gene Vincent & Blue Caps (Capitol 3450)		11	15
13	ACCORDING TO MY HEART     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-6620)		12	5
14	I TAKE THE CHANCE     Jim Edward & Maxine Brown & Bonnie (RCA Victor 47-6480)		13	21
15	MY LIPS ARE SEALED     Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-6517)		14	17
15	TEENAGE BOOGIE     Webb Pierce (Decca 30045)		—	1
15	DIXIE FRIED     Carl Perkins (Sun 249)		15	2
15	I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU     Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6540)		15	20
15	CASH ON THE BARREL HEAD     Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3523)		15	4
15	WICKED LIES     Carl Smith (Columbia 21552)		15	3
15	ANY OLD TIME     Webb Pierce (Decca 29974)		15	13
15	TURN HER DOWN     Faron Young (Capitol 3549)		—	1

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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