CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S NATIONAL (MAGAZINE'S CHART) R&B BEST SELLERS FOR 1956*
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No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 FEVER-LITTLE WILLIE JOHN-JUNE 2 THE GREAT PRETENDER-PLATTERS-January 3 TUTTI-FRUTTI-LITTLE RICHARD-January 4 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE-TEENAGERS FEATURING FRANKIE LYMON-March 5 LONG TALL SALLY-LITTLE RICHARD-May 6 MY PRAYER--PLATTERS-August 7 I'M IN LOVE AGAIN-FATS DOMINO-June 8 HONKY TONK (PTS. 1 & 2)-Bill Doggett-September 9 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL-Shirley & Lee-September 10 RIP IT UP-Little Richard-July 11 In The Still Of The Nite-Five Satins-September 12 Corrine Corrina-Joe Turner-May 13 Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins-April 14 Drown In My Own Tears-Ray Charles & Band-March 15 Seven Days-Clyde Mcphatter-February 16 Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley-October 17 Eddie My Love-Teen Queens-March 18 Stranded In The Jungle-Cadets-July 19 Treasure Of Love-Clyde Mcphatter-June 20 Devil Or Angel-Clovers-March 21 I Want You To Be My Girl-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-June 22 Heartbreak Hotel-Elvis Presley-May 23 Hands Off-Jay McShann's Orchestra-January 24 When My Dreamboat Comes Home-Fats Domino-September 25 Speedoo-Cadillacs-February 26 A Casual Look-Six Teens-July 27 Poor Me-Fats Domino-January 28 Need Your Love So Bad-Little Willie John-February 29 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino-May 30 Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino-November 31 See Saw-Moonglows-October *As published in the December 29,1956 issue of Cash Box Magazine