The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles | ||||||
Week ending DECEMBER 15, 1956 | ||||||
TW | TITLE | ArtistLabel | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | SINGING THE BLUES Guy MitchellColumbia 40769 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
2 | LOVE ME TENDER Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-6643 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
3 | THE GREEN DOOR Jim LoweDot 15486 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
4 | TRUE LOVE Bing Crosby & Grace KellyCapitol 3507 Jane PowellVerve 2018 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
5 | BLUEBERRY HILL Fats DominoImperial 5407 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
6 | JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN Johnnie RayColumbia 40729 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
7 | A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH George Hamilton IVABC-Paramount 9765 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | |
8 | HEY! JEALOUS LOVER Frank SinatraCapitol 3552 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
9 | HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2) Bill DoggettKing 4950 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |
10 | CINDY, OH CINDY Vince Martin with TarriersGlory 247 Eddie FisherRCA Victor 47-6677 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
11 | FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) Pat BooneDot 15490 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
12 | SINCE I MET YOU BABY Ivory Joe HunterAtlantic 1111 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 4 | |
13 | TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS Don RondoJubilee 5256 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
14 | DONT BE CRUEL Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-6604 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 19 | |
15 | SLOW WALK Sil AustinMercury 70963 Bill DoggettKing 5000 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 5 4 | |
16 | LOVE ME Elvis PresleyRCA Victor EPA-992 | 18 | 22 | | 3 | |
17 | ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY Jerry LewisDecca 30124 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 4 | |
18 | MAMA FROM THE TRAIN Patti PageMercury 70971 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
19 | GARDEN OF EDEN Joe ValinoVik 0226 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 8 | |
20 | GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA NOW Patience & PrudenceLiberty 55040 | 20 | 23 | 48 | 4 | |
21 | CONFIDENTIAL Sonny KnightDot 15507 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
22 | AUCTIONEER Leroy Van DykeDot 15503 | 34 | | | 2 | |
23 | MOONLIGHT GAMBLER Frankie LaineColumbia 40780 | 32 | 37 | | 3 | |
24 | CITY OF ANGELS HighlightsBally 1016 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 7 | |
25 | PRISCILLA Eddie Cooley & DimplesRoyal Roost 621 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 7 | |
26 | NIGHT LIGHTS Nat King ColeCapitol 3551 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 8 | |
27 | TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME Patience & PrudenceLiberty 55022 Lawrence Welk & Sparkling StringsCoral 61701 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 19 11 | |
28 | MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY Teresa BrewerCoral 61737 Eddy Arnold & Jaye P. MorganRCA Victor 47-6708 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 7 4 | |
29 | JAMAICA FAREWELL Harry BelafonteRCA Victor 47-6663 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
30 | PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL Dick Jacobs & OrchestraCoral 61724 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 9 | |
31 | GOODNIGHT MY LOVE, PLEASANT DREAMS McGuire SistersCoral 61748 Jesse BelvinModern 1005 | 39 | | | 2 | |
32 | YOULL NEVER NEVER KNOW PlattersMercury 70948 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 12 | |
33 | I DREAMED Betty JohnsonBally 1020 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 4 | |
34 | ON LONDON BRIDGE Jo StaffordColumbia 40782 | 33 | 41 | 46 | 4 | |
35 | I WALK THE LINE Johnny Cash & Tennessee TwoSun 241 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 12 | |
36 | TRA LA LA Georgia GibbsMercury 70998 | 37 | | | 2 | |
37 | WISDOM OF A FOOL Five KeysCapitol 3597 | 48 | | | 2 | |
38 | OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND Five KeysCapitol 3502 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 12 | |
39 | JUST IN TIME Tony BennettColumbia 40770 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 5 | |
40 | I FEEL GOOD Shirley & LeeAladdin 3338 | 45 | 46 | | 3 | |
41 | HOUND DOG Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-6604 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 21 | |
42 | ANASTASIA Pat BooneDot 15521 | | | | 1 | |
43 | ARMENS THEME David Seville & OrchestraLiberty 55041 | 50 | | | 2 | |
44 | IT ISNT RIGHT PlattersMercury 70948 | 42 | 30 | 20 | 12 | |
45 | A THOUSAND MILES AWAY HeartbeatsRama 216 | | | | 1 | |
46 | BABY DOLL Andy WilliamsCadence 1303 | | 50 | | 2 | |
47 | IM FREE Al HibblerDecca 30100 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 5 | |
48 | THE BANANA BOAT SONG TarriersGlory 249 | | | | 1 | |
49 | THE STAR YOU WISHED UPON LAST NIGHT Gisele MacKenzieVik 0233 | | | | 1 | |
50 | MOONLIGHT LOVE Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-6670 | 46 | 40 | 35 | 8 |
NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the hit version(s). Just those designated artists are listed above. |
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