| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1956 |
| TOP 40 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 29, 1956, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | DON’T BE CRUEL – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 2 | THE GREAT PRETENDER – The Platters (Mercury) |
| 3 | MY PRAYER – The Platters (Mercury) |
| 4 | THE WAYWARD WIND – Gogi Grant (Era) |
| 5 | WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera) – Doris Day (Columbia) |
| 6 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 7 | LISBON ANTIGUA – Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (Capitol) |
| 8 | CANADIAN SUNSET – Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor) |
| 9 | MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” – Morris Stoloff & The Columbia Pictures Orchestra (Decca) / George Cates & His Orchestra (Coral) |
| 10 | HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2) – Bill Doggett (King) |
| 11 | MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS – Dean Martin (Capitol) |
| 12 | THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS – Les Baxter & His Orchestra (Capitol) |
| 13 | ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ – Kay Starr (RCA Victor) |
| 14 | HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) – Perry Como (RCA Victor) |
| 15 | HOUND DOG – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 16 | I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 17 | BLUE SUEDE SHOES – Carl Perkins (Sun) |
| 18 | WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE – Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (Gee) |
| 19 | NO, NOT MUCH! – The Four Lads (Columbia) |
| 20 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND – Pat Boone (Dot) |
| 21 | TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME – Patience & Prudence (Liberty) |
| 22 | I’M IN LOVE AGAIN – Fats Domino (Imperial) |
| 23 | ALLEGHENY MOON – Patti Page (Mercury) |
| 24 | JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN – Johnnie Ray (Columbia) |
| 25 | IVORY TOWER – Cathy Carr (Fraternity) |
| 26 | THE GREEN DOOR – Jim Lowe (Dot) |
| 27 | LOVE ME TENDER – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 28 | BAND OF GOLD – Don Cherry (Columbia) |
| 29 | STANDING ON THE CORNER – The Four Lads (Columbia) |
| 30 | SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR – Bill Haley & His Comets (Decca) |
| 31 | (You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH – The Platters (Mercury) |
| 32 | I’LL BE HOME – Pat Boone (Dot) |
| 33 | TRUE LOVE – Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (Capitol) |
| 34 | A TEAR FELL – Teresa Brewer (Coral) |
| 35 | THE FLYING SAUCER (pts. 1 & 2) – Buchanan & Goodman (Luniverse) |
| 36 | ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE – Vic Damone (Columbia) |
| 37 | THE FOOL – Sanford Clark (Dot) |
| 38 | FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) – Pat Boone (Dot) |
| 39 | BLUEBERRY HILL – Fats Domino (Imperial) |
| 40 | THEME SONG FROM “SONG FOR A SUMMER NIGHT” – Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
