| The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 5, 1957 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SINGING THE BLUES Marty Robbins (Columbia 21545) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | CRAZY ARMS Ray Price (Columbia 21510) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | |
| 3 | I’VE GOT A NEW HEARTACHE Ray Price (Columbia 21562) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | I WALK THE LINE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 241) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |
| 5 | THERE YOU GO Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 258) | 10 | — | — | 2 | |
| 6 | LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6643) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 7 | DON’T BE CRUEL Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
| 8 | YOUNG LOVE Sonny James (Capitol 3602) | 12 | 15 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | STOLEN MOMENTS Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-6715) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 5 | |
| 10 | SEARCHING (For Someone Like You) Kitty Wells (Decca 29956) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 27 | |
| 11 | BEFORE I MET YOU Carl Smith with Tunesmiths (Columbia 21522) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | CASH ON THE BARREL HEAD Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3523) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 13 | REPENTING Kitty Wells (Decca 30094) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | |
| 14 | ACCORDING TO MY HEART Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-6620) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | |
| 15 | WASTED WORDS Ray Price (Columbia 21562) | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6 | |
| 16 | SWEET DREAMS Faron Young (Capitol 3443) | 15 | 9 | 10 | 29 | |
| 17 | GO AWAY WITH ME Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30087) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |
| 18 | POOR MAN’S RICHES Benny Barnes (Starday 262) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
| 19 | TRAIN OF LOVE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 258) | 15 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | CONSCIENCE I’M GUILTY Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-6578) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 22 | |
| 20 | TURN HER DOWN Faron Young (Capitol 3549) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
| 20 | WICKED LIES Carl Smith (Columbia 21552) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 20 | YOU’RE RUNNING WILD Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3523) | 15 | 15 | — | 5 | |
| 20 | I’M TIRED Webb Pierce (Decca 30155) | — | — | — | 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 20. 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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