| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 15 | ||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 1, 1956 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HONKY TONK (pts. 1 & 2) Bill Doggett (King 4950) | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | MY PRAYER Platters (Mercury 70893) | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Shirley & Lee (Aladdin 3325) | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | FEVER Little Willie John (King 4935) | 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | FLYING SAUCER (pts. 1 & 2) Buchanan & Goodman (Luniverse 101) | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | RIP IT UP Little Richard (Specialty 579) | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | HOUND DOG Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE Cadets (Modern 994) Jayhawks (Flash 109) | 6 | 9 | |
| 9 | WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5396) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | IT’S TOO LATE Chuck Willis (Atlantic 1098) | 8 | 9 | |
| 11 | BAD LUCK B.B. “Blues Boy” King & Orchestra (RPM 468) | — | 1 | |
| 12 | SO-LONG Fats Domino (Imperial 5396) | 12 | 3 | |
| 13 | A CASUAL LOOK Six Teens (Flip 315) | 11 | 12 | |
| 14 | CANDY Big Maybelle (Savoy 1195) | 13 | 9 | |
| 15 | DON’T GO NO FARTHER Muddy Waters (Chess 1630) | — | 1 | |
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