The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 17, 1956
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LOVE ME TENDER
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6643
  1  1  1  6
  2THE GREEN DOOR
    Jim Lowe–Dot 15486
  2  2  310
  3JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN
    Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40729
  3  4  511
  4SINGING THE BLUES
    Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40769
  61236  4
  5HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2)
    Bill Doggett–King 4950
  5  5  414
  6TRUE LOVE
    Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly–Capitol 3507
    Jane Powell–Verve 2018
  8
 
  7
 
  8
 
11
 
  7DON’T BE CRUEL
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604
  4  3  215
  8BLUEBERRY HILL
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5407
  7  6  9  7
  9CINDY, OH CINDY
    Vince Martin with Tarriers–Glory 247
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6677
10
 
11
 
11
 
  7
 
10FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love)
    Pat Boone–Dot 15490
11101010
11HEY! JEALOUS LOVER
    Frank Sinatra–Capitol 3552
131623  5
12CANADIAN SUNSET
    Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra with Eddie Heywood–
        RCA Victor 47-6537
    Andy Williams–Cadence 1297
  9
 
  9
 
  6
 
22
15
13TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME
    Patience & Prudence–Liberty 55022
    Lawrence Welk with Lennon Sisters–Coral 61701
12
 
  8
 
  7
 
15
  7
14IT ISN’T RIGHT
    Platters–Mercury 70948
141715  8
15YOU’LL NEVER NEVER KNOW
    Platters–Mercury 70948
161514  8
16A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH
    George Hamilton IV–ABC-Paramount 9765
2735  3
17GARDEN OF EDEN
    Joe Valino–Vik 0226
253343  4
18MAMA FROM THE TRAIN
    Patti Page–Mercury 70971
181830  5
19TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS
    Don Rondo–Jubilee 5256
202222  6
20WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera)
    Doris Day–Columbia 40704
15131222
21PETTICOATS OF PORTUGAL
    Dick Jacobs & Orchestra–Coral 61724
222329  5
22HOUND DOG
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604
19141317
23NIGHT LIGHTS
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3551
172533  4
24CITY OF ANGELS
    Highlights–Bally 1016
3443  3
25TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3551
262834  5
26LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS
    Chordettes–Cadence 1299
211918  8
27I WALK THE LINE
    Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two–Sun 241
293431  8
28OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
    Five Keys–Capitol 3502
282119  8
29MY PRAYER
    Platters–Mercury 70893
23201621
30MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY
    Teresa Brewer–Coral 61737
3644  3
31PRISCILLA
    Eddie Cooley & Dimples–Royal Roost 621
    Julius LaRosa–RCA Victor 47-6700
31
 
50
 

 
  3
 
32SOFT SUMMER BREEZE
    Eddie Heywood–Mercury 70863
24241719
33MOONLIGHT LOVE
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6670
353846  4
34CONFIDENTIAL
    Sonny Knight–Dot 15507
40  2
35SLOW WALK
    Sil Austin–Mercury 70963
  1
36LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
    Shirley & Lee–Aladdin 3325
30272413
37AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW
    Al Hibbler–Decca 29982
32292116
38RUDY’S ROCK
    Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 30085
464745  4
39THE FOOL
    Sanford Clark–Dot 15481
33302017
40YOU DON’T KNOW ME
    Jerry Vale–Columbia 40710
38312520
41FIRST BORN
    “Tennessee” Ernie Ford–Capitol 3553
424949  4
42I’M FREE
    Al Hibbler–Decca 30 100 
  1
43JUST IN TIME
    Tony Bennett–Columbia 40770
  1
44CHINCHERINCHEE
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6670
48  2
45WHEN THE WHITE LILACS BLOOM AGAIN
    Helmut Zacharias & Magic Violins–Decca 30039
44393213
46CHAINS OF LOVE
    Pat Boone–Dot 15490
41363510
47EV’RY DAY OF MY LIFE
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 61703
474137  9
48SEE SAW
    Moonglows–Chess 1629
433728  7
49BUCHANAN AND GOODMAN ON TRIAL
    Buchanan & Goodman–Luniverse 102
454250  4
50MIRACLE OF LOVE
    Eileen Rodgers–Columbia 40708
    Ginny Gibson–ABC-Paramount 9739
37
 
26
 
27
 
11
  2
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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