CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S NATIONAL (BARRY KOWAL) R&B BEST SELLERS FOR 1956
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 FEVER-LITTLE WILLIE JOHN-JUNE 1276 2 BLUEBERRY HILL-FATS DOMINO-November 1212 3 HONKY TONK (PTS. 1 & 2)-BILL DOGGETT-September 1162 4 THE GREAT PRETENDER-PLATTERS-January 1002 5 TUTTI-FRUTTI-LITTLE RICHARD-January 982 6 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL-SHIRLEY & LEE-September 948 7 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE-TEENAGERS FEATURING FRANKIE LYMON-March 920 8 LONG TALL SALLY-Little Richard-May 908 9 FEEL SO GOOD-Shirley & Lee-February 900 10 I'M IN LOVE AGAIN-Fats Domino-June 842 11 My Prayer-Platters-August 828 12 Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-April 788 13 In The Still Of The Nite-Five Satins-September 742 14 Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley-October 658 15 Rip It Up-Little Richard-July 650 16 Slow Walk-Bill Doggett-December 642 17 Slow Walk-Sil Austin-December 642 18 Corrine Corrina-Joe Turner-May 638 19 Drown In My Own Tears-Ray Charles & Band-March 590 20 Treasure Of Love-Clyde Mcphatter-June 576 21 Seven Days-Clyde Mcphatter-February 560 22 I Feel Good-Shirley & Lee-December 516 23 Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley-May 514 24 Eddie My Love-Teen Queens-March 512 25 Stranded In The Jungle-Cadets-July 504 26 Stranded In The Jungle-Jayhawks-July 504 27 I Want You To Be My Girl-Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon-June 494 28 Devil Or Angel-Clovers-March 486 29 On My Word Of Honor-B.B. King & Orchestra-December 480 30 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino-May 480 31 A Casual Look-Six Teens-July 478 32 It's Too Late-Chuck Willis-August 474 33 Oh What A Nite-Dells-November 464 34 Speedoo-Cadillacs-February 462 35 Please, Please, Please-James Brown With Famous Flames-April 450 36 Need Your Love So Bad-Little Willie John-February 440 37 When My Dreamboat Comes Home-Fats Domino-September 440 38 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby-Jimmy Reed-March 428 39 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley-September 424 40 Jivin' Around (Pts. 1 & 2)-Ernie Freeman Combo-February 408 41 Hallelujah I Love Her So-Ray Charles-June 402 42 On My Word Of Honor-Platters-December 390 43 Witchcraft-Spiders-January 382 44 See Saw-Moonglows-October 378 45 Love Me Tender-Elvis Presley-November 372 46 You've Got Me Dizzy-Jimmy Reed-December 370 47 I'll Be Home-Flamingos-March 362 48 Bo Weevil-Fats Domino-March 358 49 Candy-Big Maybelle-August 354 50 Honky Tonk (Pts. 1 & 2) / Honky Tonk (vocal)-Bill Doggett-December 346 51 Flying Saucer (Pts. 1 & 2)-Buchanan & Goodman-August 344 52 Down In Mexico-Coasters-April 324 53 Slippin' And Slidin' (Peepin' And Hidin')-Little Richard-April 324 54 Heeby-jeebies-Little Richard-November 304 55 Bad Luck-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-October 294 56 Roll Over Beethoven-Chuck Berry-June 286 57 (You've Got) The Magic Touch-Platters-April 284 58 So-long-Fats Domino-September 274 59 Confidential-Charles Brown-December 264 60 Confidential-Sonny Knight-December 264 61 I Can't Quit You Baby-Otis Rush-November 236 62 The Abc's Of Love-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-November 222 63 Lonely Avenue-Ray Charles-November 220 64 Ka-ding Dong-G-Clefs-September 206 65 Canadian Sunset-Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra With Eddie Heywood-October 204 66 Ivory Tower-Otis Williams & Charms-April 202 67 Church Bells May Ring-Willows-April 198 68 Come Home-Bubber Johnson-February 182 69 Crying Won't Help You-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-January 166 70 The Chicken And The Hawk (Up, Up And Away)-Joe Turner & Blues Kings-February 164 71 Little Girl Of Mine-Cleftones-June 158 72 Too Much Monkey Business-Chuck Berry-November 156 73 Lost Dreams-Ernie Freeman-May 148 74 Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)-Jessie Belvin-December 144 75 Forty Days And Forty Nights-Muddy Waters-May 144 76 Still-Lavern Baker-November 144 77 Ready Teddy-Little Richard-July 124 78 I Promise To Remember-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-August 114 79 Smoke Stack Lightning-Howlin' Wolf-March 114 80 Everybody's Got A Home-Roy Hamilton-January 114 81 Sugar Sweet-Muddy Waters-January 112 82 I Can't Love You Enough-Lavern Baker-October 110 83 Steamboat-Drifters-January 110 84 Love, Love, Love-Clovers-July 108 85 When You Dance-Turbans-January 108 86 I Gotta Get Myself A Woman-Drifters-September 106 87 Up On The Mountain-Magnificents-July 104 88 The Green Door-Jim Lowe With High Fives-December 72 89 No Money Down-Chuck Berry-March 68 90 Don't Go No Farther-Muddy Waters-September 68 91 Treasure Of Love-Fats Domino-July 58 92 I'm In Love Again-Clyde Mcphatter-July 56 93 Rip It Up-Chuck Berry-July 54 94 Roll Over Beethoven-Ray Charles-July 52 95 Hallelujah I Love Her So-Joe Turner-July 50 96 A Casual Look-Little Richard-July 48 97 Don't Blame It On Me-Fats Domino-February 38 98 I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)-Buddy Johnson & Orchestra-March 34 99 We Go Together-Moonglows-June 34