The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 7, 1956
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE WAYWARD WIND
    Gogi Grant–Era 1013
  1  1  111
  2I ALMOST LOST MY MIND
    Pat Boone–Dot 15472
  3  5  9  6
  3MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC”
    Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra–Decca 29888
    George Cates & Orchestra–Coral 61618
  2
 
  2
 
  2
 
13
 
  4I’M IN LOVE AGAIN
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5386
  4  3  410
  5I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6540
  611  7  8
  6ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
    Vic Damone–Columbia 40654
  8  81210
  7STANDING ON THE CORNER
    Four Lads–Columbia 40674
  5  4  512
  8BORN TO BE WITH YOU
    Chordettes–Cadence 1291
  9  915  6
  9BE-BOP-A-LULA
    Gene Vincent & Blue Caps–Capitol 3450
123444  4
10MORE
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6554
152428  5
11A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL
    Teresa Brewer–Coral 61636
171929  6
12IVORY TOWER
    Cathy Carr–Fraternity 734
    Gale Storm–Dot 15458
    Otis Williams & Charms–DeLuxe 6093
  7
 
 
  7
 
 
  6
 
 
15
  7
15
13TREASURE OF LOVE
    Clyde McPhatter–Atlantic 1092
131317  8
14TRANSFUSION
    Nervous Norvus–Dot 15470
101013  6
15WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera)
    Doris Day–Columbia 40704
2440  3
16IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE
    Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-6481
141621  9
17ALLEGHENY MOON
    Patti Page–Mercury 70878
202532  5
18GLENDORA
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6554
181825  5
19MY PRAYER
    Platters–Mercury 70893
37  2
20LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
    Clovers–Atlantic 1094
2538  3
21GRADUATION DAY
    Rover Boys–ABC-Paramount 9700
    Four Freshmen–Capitol 3410
16
 
12
 
14
 
  9
 
22HEARTBREAK HOTEL
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6420
11  6  318
23FEVER
    Little Willie John–King 4935
3537  4
24THE HAPPY WHISTLER
    Don Robertson–Capitol 3391
1915  812
25STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE
    Cadets–Modern 994
    Jayhawks–Flash 109

 

 

 
  1
 
26WALK HAND IN HAND
    Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-6493
    Andy Williams–Cadence 1288
23
 
21
 
20
 
12
10
27CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
    Tony Bennett–Columbia 40667
21202313
28I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL
    Frankie Lymon & Teenagers–Gee 1012
22141111
29PORTUGUESE WASHERWOMEN
    Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 3418
292330  8
30PICNIC
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 61627
262227  9
31RIP IT UP
    Little Richard–Specialty 579
49  2
32CANADIAN SUNSET
    Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra with Eddie Heywood–
        RCA Victor 47-6537
4346  3
33THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT
    Nat “King” Cole & Four Knights–Capitol 3456
  1
34I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT
    Sylvia Syms–Decca 29903
31323310
35HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom)
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6427
27171018
36HOT DOG BUDDY BUDDY
    Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29948
365043  4
37MY DREAM SONATA
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3456
  1
38TELL ME WHY
    Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70890
    Gale Storm–Dot 15474
39
 
49
 

 
  3
 
39READY TEDDY
    Little Richard–Specialty 579
42  2
40YOU DON’T KNOW ME
    Jerry Vale–Columbia 40710
    Carmen McRae–Decca 29949

 

 

 
  1
 
41SWEET HEARTACHES
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6529
384335  5
42MY BABY LEFT ME
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6540
282924  7
43MY BLUE HEAVEN
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5386
32332210
44THEME FROM “THE PROUD ONES”
    Nelson Riddle & Orchestra–Capitol 3472
  1
45(How Little It Matters) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW
    Frank Sinatra–Capitol 3423
302826  8
46(You’ve Got) THE MAGIC TOUCH
    Platters–Mercury 70819
33311616
47MY LITTLE ANGEL
    Four Lads–Columbia 40674
34303111
48IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN
    Somethin’ Smith & Redheads–Epic 9168
403547  6
49NEVER TURN BACK
    Al Hibbler–Decca 29950
4547  3
50OOBY DOOBY
    Roy Orbison & Teen Kings–Sun 242
5048  4
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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