The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 6, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		3	5	5	15
2	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		2	1	1	15
3	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		1	3	2	16 13   7
4	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		8	17	13	6
5	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		4	2	3	18
6	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296     Hilltoppers–Dot 15127		5	6	8	6   5
7	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260		6	4	4	16
8	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		9	7	6	17
9	DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5611		12	11	15	5
10	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		7	8	11	8
11	YOUNG-AT-HEART     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2703		11	18	25	5
12	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		13	13	12	8
13	WOMAN (Uh-Huh)     Jose Ferrer–Columbia 40144     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		10	10	7	5 13
14	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		16	19	19	7
15	I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)     Four Knights–Capitol 2654		20	21	20	4
16	WANTED     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5647		21	—	—	2
17	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		18	14	10	23
18	BELL BOTTOM BLUES     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		22	20	22	7
19	CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		23	30	—	3
20	THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40169		—	—	—	1
21	THE JONES BOY     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		14	12	14	13
22	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		19	9	9	24
23	THE CREEP     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		24	16	17	10
24	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70298		15	15	16	6
25	MAN, MAN, IS FOR THE WOMAN MADE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		35	—	—	2
26	MAN (Uh-Huh)     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40144		27	22	26	5
27	HOLD ME     Don Cornell–Coral 61125		43	26	—	3
28	GEE     Crows–Rama 5		29	46	42	4
29	THE MAN WITH THE BANJO     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		—	—	—	1
30	LOVIN’ SPREE     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610     Eddie Hill–RCA Victor 47-5642		17	23	21	6   1
31	I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1235		31	—	50	3
32	Y’ALL COME     Bing Crosby–Decca 28969		33	28	28	4
33	CUDDLE ME     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70285		25	40	34	4
34	MY RESTLESS LOVER     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		28	—	35	3
35	CRYSTAL BALL     Johnston Brothers–London 1423		—	—	—	1
36	LOST IN LOVELINESS     Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11694     Doris Day–Columbia 40168		—	—	—	1
37	THAT’S WHAT A RAINY DAY IS FOR     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5596		—	—	—	1
38	TURN AROUND BOY     Lew Douglas & Orchestra–M-G-M 11654		—	45	—	2
39	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		50	34	24	15
40	AMOR     Four Aces–Decca 29036		—	—	—	1
41	TWO PURPLE SHADOWS     Jerry Vale–Columbia 40131		26	—	—	2
42	STOP CHASIN’ ME, BABY     Lancers–Trend 70		—	—	—	1
43	MY BABY ROCKS ME     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40142		46	48	44	4
44	OUR HEARTBREAKING WALTZ     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		34	33	41	8
45	HOLD ’EM JOE     Harry Belafonte–RCA Victor 47-5617		41	—	—	2
46	CABBAGES AND KINGS     Charlie Applewhite–Decca 29001		32	25	31	7
47	THE BIG BELL AND THE LITTLE BELL     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1235		45	32	—	3
48	WHY     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		36	36	40	6
49	GRANADA     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40136     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 341		30	35	27	11
50	FANCY PANTS     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70292		—	—	—	1

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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