CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1955 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1955 Charts! |
| 1955 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 1 | Hearts Of Stone - Charms | 13. Tweedle Dee - LaVern Baker & Gliders |
| January 8 | Hearts Of Stone - Charms | (No debuts) |
| January 15 | Hearts Of Stone - Charms | 14. Stingy Little Things - Midnighters |
| January 22 | Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - Penguins | 11. Every Day I Have The Blues - B. B. “Blues Boy” King & Orchestra |
| January 29 | Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - Penguins | 12. I’ve Got A Woman - Ray Charles & Band |
| February 5 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | (No debuts) |
| February 12 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 14. You Don’t Have To Go - Jimmy Reed & Trio |
| February 19 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 11. The Wallflower - Etta James & “The Peaches” |
| February 26 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 14. That’s All I Want From You - Dinah Washington |
| March 5 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 15. My Babe - Little Walter & Jukes |
| March 12 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 14. Two Hearts - Charms |
| March 19 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 15. Close Your Eyes - Five Keys |
| March 26 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 14. Flip Flop And Fly - Joe Turner & Blues Kings |
| April 2 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 13. What’cha Gonna Do - Clyde McPhatter & Drifters |
| April 9 | Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace | 14. Most Of All - Moonglows |
| April 16 | My Babe - Little Walter & Jukes | 10. Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton |
| April 23 | My Babe - Little Walter & Jukes | 12. The Door Is Still Open - Cardinals |
| April 30 | My Babe - Little Walter & Jukes | 13. Chop Chop Boom - Danderliers |
| May 7 | My Babe - Little Walter & Jukes | (No debuts) |
| May 14 | Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 15. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley |
| May 21 | Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 14. I Diddie - Dinah Washington |
| May 28 | Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 15. Bop-Ting-A-Ling - LaVern Baker & Gliders |
| June 4 | Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 14. As Long As I’m Moving - Ruth Brown & Rhythmakers |
| June 11 | Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 13. If It’s The Last Thing I Do - Dinah Washington |
| June 18 | Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | (No debuts) |
| June 25 | Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 10. Rollin’ Stone - Marigolds |
| July 2 | Ain’t It A Shame - Fats Domino | 14. I Can See Everybody’s Baby - Ruth Brown & Rhythmakers |
| July 9 | Ain’t It A Shame - Fats Domino | 9. Soldier Boy - Four Fellows |
| July 16 | Ain’t It A Shame - Fats Domino | 13. This Little Girl Of Mine - Ray Charles & Band |
| July 23 | Ain’t It A Shame - Fats Domino | 13. Manish Boy - Muddy Waters |
| July 30 | Ain’t It A Shame - Fats Domino | 13. Anymore - Johnny Ace |
| August 6 | Ain’t It A Shame - Fats Domino | 9. Maybellene - Chuck Berry |
| August 13 | Ain’t It A Shame - Fats Domino | 13. Why Don’t You Write Me? - Jacks |
| August 20 | Every Day - Count Basie & Orchestra featuring Joe Williams | 14. Only You (And You Alone) - Platters |
| August 27 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | (No debuts) |
| September 3 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | 11. I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis |
| September 10 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | 13. All By Myself - Fats Domino |
| September 17 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | 14. Feel So Good - Shirley & Lee |
| September 24 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | (No debuts) |
| October 1 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | 12. All Around The World - Little Willie John |
| October 8 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | 11. Ten Long Years - B. B. “Blues Boy” King & Orchestra |
| October 15 | Maybellene - Chuck Berry | 11. At My Front Door - El Dorados |
| October 22 | Only You (And You Alone) - Platters | 15. He - Al Hibbler |
| October 29 | Only You (And You Alone) - Platters | 13. Play It Fair - LaVern Baker & Gliders |
| November 5 | Only You (And You Alone) - Platters | 11. Hands Off - Jay McShann’s Orchestra |
| November 12 | Only You (And You Alone) - Platters | 13. Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) - Chuck Berry |
| November 19 | Only You (And You Alone) - Platters | 14. Poor Me - Fats Domino |
| November 26 | Only You (And You Alone) - Platters | 13. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard |
| December 3 | Hands Off - Jay McShann’s Orchestra | (No debuts) |
| December 10 | Hands Off - Jay McShann’s Orchestra | 14. Witchcraft - Spiders |
| December 17 | Hands Off - Jay McShann’s Orchestra | 14. When You Dance - Turbans |
| December 24 | Hands Off - Jay McShann’s Orchestra | 11. The Great Pretender - Platters |
| December 31 | Hands Off - Jay McShann’s Orchestra | 13. Sugar Sweet - Muddy Waters |
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