The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles | ||||||
Week ending JUNE 9, 1956 | ||||||
TW | TITLE | ArtistLabel | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM PICNIC Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures OrchestraDecca 29888 George Cates & OrchestraCoral 61618 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
2 | THE WAYWARD WIND Gogi GrantEra 1013 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
3 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-6420 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
4 | STANDING ON THE CORNER Four LadsColumbia 40674 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | |
5 | IM IN LOVE AGAIN Fats DominoImperial 5386 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
6 | IVORY TOWER Cathy CarrFraternity 734 Gale StormDot 15458 Otis Williams & CharmsDeLuxe 6093 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 3 11 | |
7 | HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-6427 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
8 | THE HAPPY WHISTLER Don RobertsonCapitol 3391 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
9 | (Youve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH PlattersMercury 70819 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
10 | I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-6540 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 4 | |
11 | I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL Frankie Lymon & TeenagersGee 1012 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | |
12 | BLUE SUEDE SHOES Carl PerkinsSun 234 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
13 | LONG TALL SALLY Little RichardSpecialty 572 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
14 | MY BLUE HEAVEN Fats DominoImperial 5386 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 6 | |
15 | GRADUATION DAY Rover BoysABC-Paramount 9700 Four FreshmenCapitol 3410 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 5 | |
16 | WALK HAND IN HAND Tony MartinRCA Victor 47-6493 Andy WilliamsCadence 1288 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 8 6 | |
17 | CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART Tony BennettColumbia 40667 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 9 | |
18 | MY BABY LEFT ME Elvis PresleyRCA Victor 47-6540 | 19 | 22 | | 3 | |
19 | MY LITTLE ANGEL Four LadsColumbia 40674 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 7 | |
20 | ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE Vic DamoneColumbia 40654 | 26 | 32 | 43 | 6 | |
21 | BORN TO BE WITH YOU ChordettesCadence 1291 | 29 | | | 2 | |
22 | PICNIC McGuire SistersCoral 61627 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 5 | |
23 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Pat BooneDot 15472 | 37 | | | 2 | |
24 | TREASURE OF LOVE Clyde McPhatterAtlantic 1092 | 27 | 35 | 50 | 4 | |
25 | THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS Les Baxter & OrchestraCapitol 3336 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 19 | |
26 | (How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW Frank SinatraCapitol 3423 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 4 | |
27 | IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE Ames BrothersRCA Victor 47-6481 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 5 | |
28 | TRANSFUSION Nervous NorvusDot 15470 | 42 | | | 2 | |
29 | A TEAR FELL Teresa BrewerCoral 61590 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
30 | PORTUGUESE WASHERWOMEN Joe Fingers CarrCapitol 3418 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 4 | |
31 | THE CHURCH BELLS MAY RING DiamondsMercury 70835 WillowsMelba 102 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 9 | |
32 | WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE TeenagersGee 1002 Gale StormDot 15448 DiamondsMercury 70790 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 19 15 14 | |
33 | ROCK ISLAND LINE Lonnie Donegan Skiffle GroupLondon 1650 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 11 | |
34 | KISS ME ANOTHER Georgia GibbsMercury 70850 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 5 | |
35 | I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT Sylvia SymsDecca 29903 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 6 | |
36 | DELILAH JONES McGuire SistersCoral 61627 | | | | 2 | |
37 | MORE Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-6554 | | | | 1 | |
38 | SWEET HEARTACHES Eddie FisherRCA Victor 47-6529 | | | | 1 | |
39 | IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN Somethin Smith & RedheadsEpic 9168 | 39 | | | 2 | |
40 | A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL Teresa BrewerCoral 61636 | 43 | | | 2 | |
41 | ALLEGHENY MOON Patti PageMercury 70878 | | | | 1 | |
42 | THEMES FROM THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM Richard Maltby & OrchestraVik 0196 Elmer Bernstein & OrchestraDecca 29869 Dick Jacobs & OrchestraCoral 61606 Billy May & OrchestraCapitol 3372 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 13 11 13 13 | |
43 | GLENDORA Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-6554 | | | | 1 | |
44 | CORRINE CORRINA Joe TurnerAtlantic 1088 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 7 | |
45 | LOST JOHN Lonnie Donegan Skiffle GroupMercury 70872 | | | | 1 | |
46 | SECOND FIDDLE Kay StarrRCA Victor 47-6541 | | | | 1 | |
47 | LITTLE GIRL OF MINE CleftonesGee 1011 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 8 | |
48 | CIMARRON (Roll On) Les Paul & Mary FordCapitol 3444 | | | | 1 | |
49 | OOBY DOOBY Roy Orbison & Teen KingsSun 242 | | | | 1 | |
50 | FEVER Little Willie JohnKing 4935 | | | | 1 | |
50 | TANGO OF THE DRUMS Les Baxter & OrchestraCapitol 3404 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 5 |
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. Additional artists listed below a title in brackets also had hit versions on the concurrent Billboard Best Sellers chart. |
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