| The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 1, 1956 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | SINGING THE BLUES Marty Robbins (Columbia 21545) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | CRAZY ARMS Ray Price (Columbia 21510) | 3 | 27 | |
| 3 | LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6643) | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | I WALK THE LINE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 241) | 4 | 25 | |
| 5 | DON’T BE CRUEL Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604) | 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Kitty Wells (Decca 29956) | 6 | 22 | |
| 7 | I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Ray Price (Columbia 21562) | 11 | 5 | |
| 8 | SWEET DREAMS Faron Young (Capitol 3443) | 7 | 24 | |
| 9 | ACCORDING TO MY HEART Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-6620) | 9 | 11 | |
| 10 | CONSCIENCE I’M GUILTY Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-6578) | 10 | 17 | |
| 11 | BEFORE I MET YOU Carl Smith with Tunesmiths (Columbia 21522) | 8 | 6 | |
| 12 | YOU ARE THE ONE Carl Smith with Tunesmiths (Columbia 21522) | 12 | 23 | |
| 13 | TURN HER DOWN Faron Young (Capitol 3549) | 14 | 7 | |
| 14 | WICKED LIES Carl Smith (Columbia 21552) | 15 | 9 | |
| 15 | I’M A ONE-WOMAN MAN Johnny Horton (Columbia 21538) | 13 | 13 | |
| 15 | REPENTING Kitty Wells (Decca 30094) | 15 | 3 | |
| 15 | CASH ON THE BARREL HEAD Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3523) | 15 | 10 | |
| 15 | HOUND DOG Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604) | 15 | 18 | |
| 15 | POOR MAN’S RICHES Benny Barnes (Starday 262) | 15 | 6 | |
| 15 | TEENAGE BOOGIE Webb Pierce (Decca 30045) | — | 5 | |
| 15 | WASTED WORDS Ray Price (Columbia 21562) | — | 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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