One of those songs that went unrecognized by Cash Box was “When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again,” which reached a fairly lofty #27 on the “Hot 100.”Ĭash Box also didn’t list two Presley flip side single recordings that did very well on Billboard’s chart. Most of them were extended play cuts, such as “Money Honey” and “Paralyzed,” that disc jockeys were playing in an attempt to satisfy their listeners’ insatiable appetite for Elvis recordings in 1956. In 1956 alone 7 Presley songs appeared on Billboard’s chart but not on Cash Box’s list. Some Presley recordings made one chart but not the otherįor example, there were 18 Elvis recordings listed on one chart but not on the other.However, there were still some obvious differences concerning Presley on the two charts. Both charts also included a number of Elvis songs from his 45 rpm extended play records. A large majority of the flip sides of those releases also made both charts. At least one side of all of them appeared in both Billboard’s and Cash Box’s singles charts. A comparison of the Elvis’s recordings on Billboard’s “Hot 100” with Cash Box’s “Top 100 Singles” provides some new perspectives on the popularity of Presley’s singles from 1956-1977.ĭuring that 22-year span, RCA released 79 regular issue Elvis Presley single vinyl records. The Cash Box chart, based solely on record sales, provides a more objective record than Billboard’s, which depended on the subjective reports provided by disc jockeys around the country. Since the two publications used different criteria for compiling their pop singles charts, they present slightly different versions of the chart history of Elvis Presley’s single releases. Cash Box, however, continued to compile its “Top 100 Singles” solely on record sales. That year Billboard launched its “Hot 100” chart and Cash Box expanded its “Best Selling Singles” chart and changed its title to the “Cash Box Top 100 Singles.” Billboard’s “Hot 100” ratings were based on a combination of record sales and radio air play reports. In 1958, though, both publications consolidated their specialty charts into one lengthy singles chart. From the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, both magazines published multiple pop singles charts, including juke box and best seller lists. Cash Box magazine, a weekly music industry publication from 1942 through 1996, was Billboard’s leading competitor in charting records during the early rock era.