| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 20 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 1, 1956 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BLUEBERRY HILL Fats Domino (Imperial 5407) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2) Bill Doggett (King 4950) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 3 | SLOW WALK Sil Austin (Mercury 70963) Bill Doggett (King 5000) | 3 | 18 | — | 3 2 | |
| 4 | SINCE I MET YOU BABY Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic 1111) | 11 | — | — | 2 | |
| 5 | OH WHAT A NITE Dells (Vee-Jay 204) | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | |
| 6 | I FEEL GOOD Shirley & Lee (Aladdin 3338) | 10 | — | — | 2 | |
| 7 | CONFIDENTIAL Sonny Knight (Dot 15507) Charles Brown (Aladdin 3342) | 9 | 20 | — | 3 2 | |
| 8 | LOVE ME TENDER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6643) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Shirley & Lee (Aladdin 3325) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 10 | DON’T BE CRUEL Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 11 | IN THE STILL OF THE NITE Five Satins (Ember 1005) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 12 | THE GREEN DOOR Jim Lowe with High Fives (Dot 15486) | 14 | 19 | 20 | 4 | |
| 13 | A THOUSAND MILES AWAY Heartbeats (Hull 720) | 19 | — | — | 2 | |
| 14 | HEEBY-JEEBIES Little Richard (Specialty 584) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
| 15 | I CAN’T QUIT YOU BABY Otis Rush (Cobra 5000) | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
| 16 | ON MY WORD OF HONOR B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 479) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 17 | LONELY AVENUE Ray Charles (Atlantic 1108) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| 18 | PRISCILLA Eddie Cooley & Dimples (Royal Roost 621) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 19 | JUANITA Chuck Willis (Atlantic 1112) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 20 | TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS Chuck Berry (Chess 1635) | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
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