The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 3, 1956
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LOVE ME TENDER
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6643
  1  240  4
  2THE GREEN DOOR
    Jim Lowe–Dot 15486
  3  5  7  8
  3DON’T BE CRUEL
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604
  2  1  113
  4JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN
    Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40729
  5  6  5  9
  5HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2)
    Bill Doggett–King 4950
  4  3  212
  6BLUEBERRY HILL
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5407
  91225  5
  7TRUE LOVE
    Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly–Capitol 3507
    Jane Powell–Verve 2018
  8
 
  8
 
11
 
  9
 
  8TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME
    Patience & Prudence–Liberty 55022
    Lawrence Welk with Lennon Sisters–Coral 61701
  7
 
  4
 
  3
 
13
  5
  9CANADIAN SUNSET
    Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra with Eddie Heywood–
        RCA Victor 47-6537
    Andy Williams–Cadence 1297
  6
 
  7
 
  4
 
20
13
10FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love)
    Pat Boone–Dot 15490
101010  8
11CINDY, OH CINDY
    Vince Martin with Tarriers–Glory 247
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6677
11
 
13
 
26
 
  5
 
12SINGING THE BLUES
    Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40769
36  2
13WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera)
    Doris Day–Columbia 40704
12  9  820
14HOUND DOG
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604
1314  615
15YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW
    Platters–Mercury 70948
141523  6
16HEY! JEALOUS LOVER
    Frank Sinatra–Capitol 3552
2337  3
17IT ISN’T RIGHT
    Platters–Mercury 70948
151818  6
18MAMA FROM THE TRAIN
    Patti Page–Mercury 70971
3039  3
19LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS
    Chordettes–Cadence 1299
182233  6
20MY PRAYER
    Platters–Mercury 70893
1611  919
21OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
    Five Keys–Capitol 3502
192119  6
22TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS
    Don Rondo–Jubilee 5256
    Roger Williams & Jane Morgan–Kapp 161
22
 
34
 
43
 
  4
 
23PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL
    Dick Jacobs & Orchestra–Coral 61724
2942  3
24SOFT SUMMER BREEZE
    Eddie Heywood–Mercury 70863
17161217
25NIGHT LIGHTS
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3551
33  2
26MIRACLE OF LOVE
    Eileen Rodgers–Columbia 40708
272427  9
27LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
    Shirley & Lee–Aladdin 3325
24322911
28TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3551
3450  3
29AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW
    Al Hibbler–Decca 29982
21231714
30THE FOOL
    Sanford Clark–Dot 15481
20171315
31YOU DON’T KNOW ME
    Jerry Vale–Columbia 40710
25201418
32ALLEGHENY MOON
    Patti Page–Mercury 70878
26191522
33GARDEN OF EDEN
    Joe Valino–Vik 0226
43  2
34I WALK THE LINE
    Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two–Sun 241
313632  6
35A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH
    George Hamilton IV–ABC-Paramount 9765
  1
36CHAINS OF LOVE
    Pat Boone–Dot 15490
352820  8
37SEE SAW
    Moonglows–Chess 1629
282537  5
38MOONLIGHT LOVE
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6670
46  2
39WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN
    Helmut Zacharias & Magic Violins–Decca 30039
32302211
40JULIE
    Doris Day–Columbia 40758
47  2
41EV’RY DAY OF MY LIFE
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 61703
373336  7
42BUCHANAN AND GOODMAN ON TRIAL
    Buchanan & Goodman–Luniverse 102
50  2
43CITY OF ANGELS
    Highlights–Bally 1016
  1
44MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY
    Teresa Brewer–Coral 61737
  1
45THE ABC’S OF LOVE
    Frankie Lymon & Teenagers–Gee 1022
504544  5
46SONG OF THE SPARROW
    Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 40772
  1
47RUDY’S ROCK
    Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 30085
45  2
48EARTHBOUND
    Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 30035
41403412
49FIRST BORN
    “Tennessee” Ernie Ford–Capitol 3553
49  2
50SADIE’S SHAWL
    Bob Sharples & Orchestra–London 1661
424642  7
50PRISCILLA
    Eddie Cooley & Dimples–Royal Roost 621
    Julius LaRosa–RCA Victor 47-6700

 

 

 
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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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