The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 25, 1956
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HOUND DOG
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604
  1  2  6  5
  2MY PRAYER
    Platters–Mercury 70893
  2  1  1  9
  3THE FLYING SAUCER (pts. 1 & 2)
    Buchanan & Goodman–Luniverse 101
  3  428  4
  4WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE (Que Sera, Sera)
    Doris Day–Columbia 40704
  4  3  310
  5DON’T BE CRUEL
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6604
1329  3
  6CANADIAN SUNSET
    Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra with Eddie Heywood–
        RCA Victor 47-6537
    Andy Williams–Cadence 1297
  7
 
10
 
15
 
10
  3
  7ALLEGHENY MOON
    Patti Page–Mercury 70878
  6  7  812
  8I ALMOST LOST MY MIND
    Pat Boone–Dot 15472
11  6  213
  9THEME SONG FROM “SONG FOR A SUMMER NIGHT” (pts. 1 & 2)
    Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 40730
101725  5
10THE FOOL
    Sanford Clark–Dot 15481
    Gallahads–Jubilee 5252
12
 
23
 
31
 
  5
 
11BE-BOP-A-LULA
    Gene Vincent & Blue Caps–Capitol 3450
  5  9  711
12I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-6540
  8  5  415
13THE WAYWARD WIND
    Gogi Grant–Era 1013
  9  8  518
14YOU DON’T KNOW ME
    Jerry Vale–Columbia 40710
    Carmen McRae–Decca 29949
14
 
18
 
21
 
  8
 
15A SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL
    Teresa Brewer–Coral 61636
17121113
16ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
    Vic Damone–Columbia 40654
16131417
17MORE
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6554
2011  912
18SOFT SUMMER BREEZE
    Eddie Heywood–Mercury 70863
221920  7
19HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2)
    Bill Doggett–King 4950
46  2
20BORN TO BE WITH YOU
    Chordettes–Cadence 1291
19151313
21THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO THAT
    Nat “King” Cole & Four Knights–Capitol 3456
212217  8
22WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5396
242423  5
23TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME
    Patience & Prudence–Liberty 55022
2838  3
24RIP IT UP
    Little Richard–Specialty 579
252126  9
25AFTER THE LIGHTS GO DOWN LOW
    Al Hibbler–Decca 29982
304045  4
26MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC”
    Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra–Decca 29888
    George Cates & Orchestra–Coral 61618
23
 
20
 
16
 
20
 
27IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE
    Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-6481
27252216
28FEVER
    Little Willie John–King 4935
26282411
29SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6590
293440  5
30I’M IN LOVE AGAIN
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5386
18161217
31STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE
    Cadets–Modern 994
    Jayhawks–Flash 109
15
 
14
 
10
 
  8
 
32THE BUS STOP SONG (A Paper Of Pins)
    Four Lads–Columbia 40736
  1
33THE OLD PHILOSOPHER
    Eddie Lawrence–Coral 61671
333336  5
34MAMA, TEACH ME TO DANCE
    Eydie Gorme–ABC-Paramount 9722
354548  4
35GHOST TOWN
    Don Cherry–Columbia 40705
393937  7
36ST. THERESE OF THE ROSES
    Billy Ward & Dominoes–Decca 29933
374149  4
37WHEN 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
 
 
 
 
38KA-DING DONG
    G-Clefs–Pilgrim 715
3842  3
39LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
    Shirley & Lee–Aladdin 3325
  1
40IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE
    Vaughn Monroe–RCA Victor 47-6619
    Rusty Draper–Mercury 70921

 

 

 
  1
 
41APE CALL
    Nervous Norvus–Dot 15485
424341  4
42THEME FROM “THE PROUD ONES”
    Nelson Riddle & Orchestra–Capitol 3472
403027  8
43STANDING ON THE CORNER
    Four Lads–Columbia 40674
32261919
44HAPPINESS STREET
    Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70920
    Tony Bennett–Columbia 40726
36
 
46
 

 
  3
 
45THE ITALIAN THEME
    Cyril Stapleton & Orchestra–London 1672
4444  3
46IN THE STILL OF THE NITE
    Five Satins–Ember 1005
  1
47SO-LONG
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5396
44  3
48HEART HIDEAWAY
    Cathy Carr–Fraternity 743
4949  3
49EARTHBOUND
    Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 30035
50  2
50WEARY BLUES
    McGuire Sisters & Lawrence Welk–Coral 61670
4742  4
50I 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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