CASH BOX POP SINGLES – 1956 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1956 Charts! |
| 1956 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 7 | Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 33. Go On With The Wedding - Patti Page / Kitty Kallen & Georgie Shaw |
| January 14 | Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin | 25. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & Comets |
| January 21 | Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin | 30. No, Not Much! - Four Lads |
| January 28 | Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin | 29. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard / Pat Boone |
| February 4 | The Great Pretender - Platters | 35. 11th Hour Melody - Al Hibbler |
| February 11 | The Great Pretender - Platters | 31. Rock Around Mother Goose - Barry Gordon |
| February 18 | The Great Pretender - Platters | 37. Mr. Wonderful - Sarah Vaughan |
| February 25 | Rock And Roll Waltz - Kay Starr | 33. A Tear Fell - Teresa Brewer |
| March 3 | Rock And Roll Waltz - Kay Starr | 41. Missing - McGuire Sisters |
| March 10 | Lisbon Antigua - Nelson Riddle & Orchestra | 26. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley |
| March 17 | Lisbon Antigua - Nelson Riddle & Orchestra | 33. Themes From “The Man With The Golden Arm” - Richard Maltby & Orchestra / Dick Jacobs & Orchestra / Billy May & Orchestra |
| March 24 | The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter & Orchestra | 38. Port Au Prince - Nelson Riddle & Orchestra |
| March 31 | The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter & Orchestra | 31. Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group |
| April 7 | The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter & Orchestra | 37. Wild Cherry - Don Cherry |
| April 14 | The Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter & Orchestra | 21. Moonglow And Theme From “Picnic” - Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra / George Cates & Orchestra |
| April 21 | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley | 35. Little Girl Of Mine - Cleftones |
| April 28 | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley | 31. I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers |
| May 5 | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley | 37. I Woke Up Crying - Joni James |
| May 12 | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley | 32. Picnic - McGuire Sisters |
| May 19 | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley | 34. (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know - Frank Sinatra |
| May 26 | Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley | 22. My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley |
| June 2 | Moonglow And Theme From “Picnic” - Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra / George Cates & Orchestra | 29. Born To Be With You - Chordettes |
| June 9 | Moonglow And Theme From “Picnic” - Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra / George Cates & Orchestra | 37. More - Perry Como |
| June 16 | The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant | 39. Rockin’ Through The Rye - Bill Haley & Comets |
| June 23 | The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant | 38. Love, Love, Love - Clovers |
| June 30 | The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant | 37. My Prayer - Platters |
| July 7 | The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant | 25. Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets / Jayhawks |
| July 14 | I Almost Lost My Mind - Pat Poone | 34. Give Us This Day - Joni James |
| July 21 | The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant | 41. You’re Sensational - Frank Sinatra |
| July 28 | I Almost Lost My Mind - Pat Poone | 33. I Promise To Remember - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers |
| August 4 | My Prayer - Platters | 28. The Flying Saucer (pts. 1 & 2) - Buchanan & Goodman |
| August 11 | My Prayer - Platters | 29. Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley |
| August 18 | Hound Dog - Elvis Presley | 46. Honky Tonk (pts. 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett |
| August 25 | Hound Dog - Elvis Presley | 32. The Bus Stop Song (A Paper Of Pins) - Four Lads |
| September 1 | Hound Dog - Elvis Presley | 39. Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Roger Williams |
| September 8 | Hound Dog - Elvis Presley | 42. Just Walking In The Rain - Johnnie Ray |
| September 15 | Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley | 41. Chains Of Love - Pat Boone |
| September 22 | Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley | 36. Endless - McGuire Sisters |
| September 29 | Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley | 33. It Isn’t Right - Platters |
| October 6 | Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley | 34. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino |
| October 13 | Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley | 40. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley |
| October 20 | Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley | 39. Mama From The Train - Patti Page |
| October 27 | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley | 33. Night Lights - Nat “King” Cole |
| November 3 | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley | 35. A Rose And A Baby Ruth - George Hamilton IV |
| November 10 | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley | 40. Confidential - Sonny Knight |
| November 17 | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley | 35. Slow Walk - Sil Austin |
| November 24 | Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley | 34. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Jerry Lewis |
| December 1 | Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell | 22. Love Me - Elvis Presley |
| December 8 | Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell | 34. Auctioneer - Leroy Van Dyke |
| December 15 | Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell | 42. Anastasia - Pat Boone |
| December 22 | Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell | 25. Don’t Forbid Me - Pat Boone |
| December 29 | Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell | 29. Mary’s Boy Child - Harry Belafonte |
YEAR-END CHARTS: SINGLES (Pop) | |||
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