CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S NATIONAL (MAGAZINE'S CHART) R&B BEST SELLERS FOR 1956*
 

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