The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 25, 1956
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HOUND DOG     Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604		1	2	6	5
2	MY PRAYER     Platters–Mercury 70893		2	1	1	9
3	THE FLYING SAUCER (pts. 1 & 2)     Buchanan & Goodman–Luniverse 101		3	4	28	4
4	WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera)     Doris Day–Columbia 40704		4	3	3	10
5	DON’T BE CRUEL     Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604		13	29	—	3
6	CANADIAN SUNSET     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra with Eddie Heywood–         RCA Victor 47-6537     Andy Williams–Cadence 1297		7	10	15	10   3
7	ALLEGHENY MOON     Patti Page–Mercury 70878		6	7	8	12
8	I ALMOST LOST MY MIND     Pat Boone–Dot 15472		11	6	2	13
9	THEME SONG FROM “SONG FOR A SUMMER NIGHT” (pts. 1 & 2)     Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 40730		10	17	25	5
10	THE FOOL     Sanford Clark–Dot 15481     Gallahads–Jubilee 5252		12	23	31	5
11	BE-BOP-A-LULA     Gene Vincent & Blue Caps–Capitol 3450		5	9	7	11
12	I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU     Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6540		8	5	4	15
13	THE WAYWARD WIND     Gogi Grant–Era 1013		9	8	5	18
14	YOU DON’T KNOW ME     Jerry Vale–Columbia 40710     Carmen McRae–Decca 29949		14	18	21	8
15	A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61636		17	12	11	13
16	ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE     Vic Damone–Columbia 40654		16	13	14	17
17	MORE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6554		20	11	9	12
18	SOFT SUMMER BREEZE     Eddie Heywood–Mercury 70863		22	19	20	7
19	HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2)     Bill Doggett–King 4950		46	—	—	2
20	BORN TO BE WITH YOU     Chordettes–Cadence 1291		19	15	13	13
21	THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT     Nat “King” Cole & Four Knights–Capitol 3456		21	22	17	8
22	WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME     Fats Domino–Imperial 5396		24	24	23	5
23	TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME     Patience & Prudence–Liberty 55022		28	38	—	3
24	RIP IT UP     Little Richard–Specialty 579		25	21	26	9
25	AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW     Al Hibbler–Decca 29982		30	40	45	4
26	MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC”     Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra–Decca 29888     George Cates & Orchestra–Coral 61618		23	20	16	20
27	IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-6481		27	25	22	16
28	FEVER     Little Willie John–King 4935		26	28	24	11
29	SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6590		29	34	40	5
30	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     Fats Domino–Imperial 5386		18	16	12	17
31	STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE     Cadets–Modern 994     Jayhawks–Flash 109		15	14	10	8
32	THE BUS STOP SONG (A Paper Of Pins)     Four Lads–Columbia 40736		—	—	—	1
33	THE OLD PHILOSOPHER     Eddie Lawrence–Coral 61671		33	33	36	5
34	MAMA, TEACH ME TO DANCE     Eydie Gorme–ABC-Paramount 9722		35	45	48	4
35	GHOST TOWN     Don Cherry–Columbia 40705		39	39	37	7
36	ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES     Billy Ward & Dominoes–Decca 29933		37	41	49	4
37	WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN     Helmut Zacharias & Magic Violins–Decca 30039     Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 15491     Florian Zabach–Mercury 70936     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 12317     Lawrence Welk & Orchestra–Coral 61701		—	—	—	1
38	KA-DING DONG     G-Clefs–Pilgrim 715		38	42	—	3
39	LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL     Shirley & Lee–Aladdin 3325		—	—	—	1
40	IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE     Vaughn Monroe–RCA Victor 47-6619     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70921		—	—	—	1
41	APE CALL     Nervous Norvus–Dot 15485		42	43	41	4
42	THEME FROM “THE PROUD ONES”     Nelson Riddle & Orchestra–Capitol 3472		40	30	27	8
43	STANDING ON THE CORNER     Four Lads–Columbia 40674		32	26	19	19
44	HAPPINESS STREET     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70920     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40726		36	46	—	3
45	THE ITALIAN THEME     Cyril Stapleton & Orchestra–London 1672		44	44	—	3
46	IN THE STILL OF THE NITE     Five Satins–Ember 1005		—	—	—	1
47	SO-LONG     Fats Domino–Imperial 5396		—	—	44	3
48	HEART HIDEAWAY     Cathy Carr–Fraternity 743		49	49	—	3
49	EARTHBOUND     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 30035		50	—	—	2
50	WEARY BLUES     McGuire Sisters & Lawrence Welk–Coral 61670		—	47	42	4
50	I ONLY KNOW I LOVE YOU     Four Aces–Decca 29989		—	—	38	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.

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