Rank
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title
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artist
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1 |
Don't Be Cruel |
Elvis Presley |
2 |
The Great Pretender |
The Platters |
3 |
My Prayer |
The Platters |
4 |
The Wayward Wind |
Gogi Grant |
5 |
Whatever Will Be, Will Be |
Doris Day |
6 |
Heartbreak Hotel |
Elvis Presley |
7 |
Lisbon Antigua |
Nelson Riddle |
8 |
Canadian Sunset |
Hugo Winterhalter |
9 |
Moonglow And Theme From Picnic |
Morris Stoloff |
10 |
Honky Tonk (Part 2) |
Bill Doggett |
11 |
Memories Are Made of This |
Dean Martin |
12 |
The Poor People of Paris |
Les Baxter |
13 |
Rock and Roll Waltz |
Kay Starr |
14 |
Hot Diggity |
Perry Como |
15 |
Hound Dog |
Elvis Presley |
16 |
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You |
Elvis Presley |
17 |
Blue Suede Shoes |
Carl Perkins |
18 |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers |
19 |
No, Not Much |
The Four Lads |
20 |
I Almost Lost My Mind |
Pat Boone |
21 |
Tonight You Belong to Me |
Patience & Prudence |
22 |
I'm in Love Again |
Fats Domino |
23 |
Allegheny Moon |
Patti Page |
24 |
Just Walking in the Rain |
Johnnie Ray |
25 |
Ivory Tower |
Cathy Carr |
26 |
The Green Door |
Jim Lowe |
27 |
Love Me Tender |
Elvis Presley |
28 |
Band of Gold |
Don Cherry |
29 |
Standing on the Corner |
The Four Lads |
30 |
See You Later Alligator |
Bill Haley & the Comets |
31 |
Magic Touch |
The Platters |
32 |
I'll Be Home |
Pat Boone |
33 |
True Love |
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly |
34 |
A Tear Fell |
Teresa Brewer |
35 |
The Flying Saucer |
Buchanan & Goodman |
36 |
On the Street Where You Live |
Vic Damone |
37 |
The Fool |
Sanford Clark |
38 |
Friendly Persuasion |
Pat Boone |
39 |
Blueberry Hill |
Fats Domino |
40 |
Theme Song From Song For a Summer Night |
Mitch Miller |
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In the 1950 s Cashbox Magazine was the main competitor with Billboard for the music trade. In 1956 the rankings expanded to a top 50 and then to a top 75 in 1957 and became a top 100 in 1958. Publicaton of the magazine ended in 1996 |
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Pat Boone had big success in 1956 with ballads. "I Almost Lost MyMind" #20 -- "I'll Be Home" #32 -- "Friendly Persuasion" #38 -- all made the Cashbox Top 40. |
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In "The Billboard Book of Number one Hits" Fred Bronson lists "Rock Arounc the Clock" as the first number one song of the rock and roll era -- it was number one on July 9 of 1955. Bill Haley and the Comets were one of the pioneers of rock and roll and their best offering of 1956 was "See You Later Alligator" which Cashbox ranked at #30. |
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