List of Cash Box Best Sellers number-one singles of 1956
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These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 50 Best Sellers chart in 1956 as published by Cash Box magazine.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| January 14 | Memories Are Made of This | Dean Martin |
| January 21 | Memories Are Made of This | Dean Martin |
| January 28 | Memories Are Made of This | Dean Martin |
| February 4 | The Great Pretender | The Platters |
| February 11 | The Great Pretender | The Platters |
| February 18 | The Great Pretender | The Platters |
| February 25 | Rock and Roll Waltz | Kay Starr |
| March 3 | Rock and Roll Waltz | Kay Starr |
| March 10 | Lisbon Antigua | Nelson Riddle & Orchestra |
| March 17 | Lisbon Antigua | Nelson Riddle & Orchestra |
| March 24 | The Poor People of Paris | Les Baxter & Orchestra |
| March 31 | The Poor People of Paris | Les Baxter & Orchestra |
| April 7 | The Poor People of Paris | Les Baxter & Orchestra |
| April 14 | The Poor People of Paris | Les Baxter & Orchestra |
| April 21 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| April 28 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| May 5 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| May 12 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| May 19 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| May 26 | Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley |
| June 2 | Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" | Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra, George Cates & Orchestra |
| June 9 | Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" | Morris Stoloff & Columbia Pictures Orchestra, George Cates & Orchestra |
| June 16 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant |
| June 23 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant |
| June 30 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant |
| July 7 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant |
| July 14 | I Almost Lost My Mind | Pat Boone |
| July 21 | The Wayward Wind | Gogi Grant |
| July 28 | I Almost Lost My Mind | Pat Boone |
| August 4 | My Prayer | The Platters |
| August 11 | My Prayer | The Platters |
| August 18 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| August 25 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| September 1 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| September 8 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| September 15 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| September 22 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| September 29 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| October 6 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| October 13 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| October 20 | Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley |
| October 27 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| November 3 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| November 10 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| November 17 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| November 24 | Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley |
| December 1 | Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| December 8 | Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| December 15 | Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| December 22 | Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell |
| December 29 | Singing the Blues | Guy Mitchell |
