The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 1, 1953
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293
  1  1  113
  2NO OTHER LOVE
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317
  4  6  6  7
  3THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)
    Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944
  2  2  219
  4VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)
    Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486
  7  7  9  7
  5APRIL IN PORTUGAL
    Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374
  3  3  419
  6(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”
    Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342
  6  4  510
  7RUBY
    Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115
  5  5  317
  8P.S. I LOVE YOU
    Hilltoppers–Dot 15085
14142410
  9ALLEZ-VOUS-EN
    Kay Starr–Capitol 2464
111011  9
10WITH THESE HANDS
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365
  81115  5
11ANNA
    Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457
10  9  819
12CRYING IN THE CHAPEL
    Darrell Glenn–Valley 105
    June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368
    Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 28762
21
 
 
21
 
 

 
 
  3
  3
  2
13C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)
    Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5358
2832  3
14YOU YOU YOU
    Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325
131550  5
15SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277
  9  8  715
16I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)
    Hilltoppers–Dot 15085
151216  9
17BUTTERFLIES
    Patti Page–Mercury 70183
24  2
18OH!
    Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442
252327  5
19GAMBLER’S GUITAR
    Rusty Draper–Mercury 70167
    Jim Lowe–Mercury 70163
17
 
24
 
19
 
  2
  6
20I BELIEVE
    Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938
16131025
21TROPICANA
    Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 325
2727  3
22CRAZY MAN, CRAZY
    Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets–Essex 321
18161211
23THE BREEZE (That’s Bringin’ My Honey Back To Me)
    Trudy Richards–Derby 823
20171410
24GIGI
    Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479
332528  7
25HALF A PHOTOGRAPH
    Kay Starr–Capitol 2464
121922  9
26BLUE CANARY
    Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-539
  1
27RETURN TO PARADISE
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2498
232217  5
28TE AMO
    Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022
  1
29ETERNALLY (The Song From Limelight)
    Vic Damone–Mercury 70186
2939  3
30THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
    Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70172
473538  7
31EYES OF BLUE (Shane)
    Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70168
374337  5
32I LOVE PARIS
    Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479
26  2
33HEY JOE!
    Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036
  1
34WHERE THE WINDS BLOW
    Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022
353429  4
35JUST ANOTHER POLKA
    Jo Stafford–Columbia 40000
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293
19
 
26
 
23
 
12
 
36JOHNNY (Is The Boy For Me)
    Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486
303139  5
37CANDY LIPS
    Johnnie Ray & Doris Day–Columbia 40001
221820  9
38HONEY IN THE HORN
    Four Aces–Decca 28691
312832  7
39PRETEND
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346
32201325
40GOIN’ STEADY
    Betty Hutton–Capitol 2522
36  2
41SEVEN LONELY DAYS
    Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70095
46302522
42KEEP IT GAY
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317
343326  4
43I AM IN LOVE
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2459
39454310
44SHE LOVES ME
    Don Cornell–Coral 61011
434142  6
45ORGAN GRINDER’S SWING
    Four Aces–Decca 28691
50383611
46CARAVAN
    Ralph Marterie & “Down Beat” Orchestra–Mercury 70097
38444920
47RAMONA
    Gaylords–Mercury 70012
41464618
48USKA DARA—A TURKISH TALE
    Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5284
44293312
49MY ONE AND ONLY HEART
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277
484030  8
50SWEDISH RHAPSODY (Midsummer Vigil)
    Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944
42364419
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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