The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MAY 9, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		3	6	7	7
2	APRIL IN PORTUGAL     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374     [ Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70114 ]		4	5	10	7
3	THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		1	1	1	15
4	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2332 ]		2	2	2	13
5	RUBY     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115		7	7	12	5
6	PRETEND     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346		5	3	4	13
7	ANNA     Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457		9	12	16	7
8	TELL ME A STORY     Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39945		6	4	3	9
9	SEVEN LONELY DAYS     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70095		11	14	18	10
10	CARAVAN     Ralph Marterie & “Down Beat” Orchestra–Mercury 70097		12	10	11	8
11	SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		14	22	—	3
12	TELL ME YOU’RE MINE     Gaylords–Mercury 70030		16	11	9	20
13	THE HO HO SONG     Red Buttons–Columbia 39981		18	—	—	2
14	HOT TODDY     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5095		21	15	21	15
15	TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60873		10	8	6	22
16	CAN’T I     Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2389		23	19	19	7
17	YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART     Joni James–M-G-M 11426		8	9	5	13
18	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		—	—	—	1
19	WILD HORSES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5152		13	13	8	13
20	I’M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2400		17	20	14	8
21	GOMEN-NASAI (Forgive Me)     Columbia Tokyo Orchestra–Columbia 39954     Harry Belafonte–RCA Victor 47-5210		20	16	13	10   4
22	BIG MAMOU     Pete Hanley–Okeh 6956     Dolores Gray–Decca 28676		36	—	—	2
23	SWEDISH RHAPSODY (Midsummer Vigil)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		19	23	27	7
24	MY LADY LOVES TO DANCE     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1231		—	—	—	1
25	SIDE BY SIDE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2334		26	26	15	15
26	WHO’S GONNA PAY THE CHECK?     Peggy Lee–Decca 28631		—	—	—	1
27	DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064		30	17	22	23
28	SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39961		35	28	24	4
29	THE LITTLE RED MONKEY     Harmonicats–Mercury 70118     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5246		22	—	—	2   1
30	STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPENING (Ho Ho, Hee Hee, Ha Ha)     Red Buttons–Columbia 39981		24	—	—	2
31	RAMBLIN’ MAN     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39979		—	—	—	1
32	IS IT ANY WONDER     Joni James–M-G-M 11470		28	—	—	2
33	NOW THAT I’M IN LOVE     Patti Page–Mercury 70127		32	—	—	2
34	AND THE BULL WALKED AROUND, OLAY     Richard Hayes–Mercury 70103		25	—	—	2
35	DANCIN’ WITH SOMEONE (Longin’ For You)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60953		39	24	29	6
36	SAY IT WITH YOUR HEART     Bob Carroll–Derby 814		33	18	17	13
37	RAMONA     Gaylords–Mercury 70012		15	27	25	6
38	THE NEARNESS OF YOU     Bob Manning–Capitol 2383		34	38	33	4
39	NO HELP WANTED     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70077		31	21	23	11
40	ANYWHERE I WANDER     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1230		42	49	20	15
41	LESS THAN TOMORROW     Hamish Menzies–Decca 28601		29	25	—	3
42	I’M THE KING OF BROKEN HEARTS     Tony Bennett–Columbia 39964		27	32	30	4
43	HELLO SUNSHINE     Norman Brooks–Zodiac 101		37	34	32	13
44	SLEEP     Les Paul–Capitol 2400		38	31	—	3
45	SALOMEE (With Her Seven Veils)     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5176		—	33	28	8
46	HAVE YOU HEARD     Joni James–M-G-M 11390		40	30	35	20
47	IF I WERE KING     Hilltoppers–Dot 15055		41	37	26	7
48	YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY     Harry Kari & Six Saki Sippers–Capitol 2392		43	29	36	4
49	RACHEL     Artie Wayne–Mercury 70090     Al Martino–Capitol 2353		45	45	42	12
50	KAW-LIGA     Dolores Gray with Commanders–Decca 28582     Hank Williams & Drifting Cowboys–M-G-M 11416		48	35	38	11

NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the hit version(s). Just those designated artists are listed above. Additional artists listed below a title in brackets also had hit versions on the concurrent Billboard Best Sellers chart.

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