The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 4, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		1	1	1	10
2	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		3	5	7	10   2
3	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		2	2	2	11
4	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761     Victor Young & Orchestra–Decca 29203     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232		4	4	6	9   7   7   6
5	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		6	3	3	21
6	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491     Four Lads–Columbia 40306		7	21	—	3   3   1
7	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		5	8	9	10
8	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		9	7	4	17
9	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		11	6	5	17
10	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		10	10	10	12 14
11	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448		12	9	8	20
12	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		8	12	11	9
13	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		13	13	14	10
14	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		14	15	15	5
15	I UNDERSTAND JUST HOW YOU FEEL     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5132     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5740		19	11	12	16
16	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		25	20	13	5
17	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5838		28	—	—	2   2   1   1
18	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		20	38	—	3
19	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		16	22	20	9
20	SWAY (Quien Sera)     Dean Martin–Capitol 2818		18	16	16	13
21	MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768		17	17	34	9
22	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		—	—	—	1
23	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036		35	23	28	5   2
24	CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70341		24	14	17	18
25	HONEY LOVE     Bunny Paul–Essex 362		26	—	46	4
26	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		—	—	—	1
27	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		38	—	36	4
28	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		—	—	—	1
29	THE GREATEST FEELING IN THE WORLD     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5152		23	43	—	3
30	ITALIAN HUCKLEBUCK     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5832		15	25	32	4
31	LULLABY OF BIRDLAND     Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 29198		—	—	—	1
32	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		22	19	21	8
33	LOOK SHARP—BE SHARP     Boston Pops Orchestra–RCA Victor 49-4219		34	32	—	4
34	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		21	35	35	5
35	WHISPERING     Paul Whiteman & New Ambassador Hotel Orchestra–Coral 61228		32	—	—	2
36	ANGELS IN THE SKY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5757		27	28	19	4
37	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		29	44	38	4
38	AU REVOIR     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61225		31	—	—	2
39	HALF AS LOVELY (Twice As True)     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2864		36	26	25	6
40	GREEN YEARS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5748		48	27	39	14
41	JOEY     Betty Madigan–M-G-M 11716		50	29	41	15
42	I’M NO GONNA SAY     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70425		39	42	—	3
43	PEDDLER MAN     Dean Martin–Capitol 2870		41	46	—	3
44	MAKE HER MINE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2803		40	24	50	11
45	SOME DAY     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40235		42	30	18	13
46	ISLE OF CAPRI     Jackie Lee & Orchestra–Coral 61149     Gaylords–Mercury 70350		47	33	22	13 19
47	IF I DIDN’T CARE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15220		30	18	24	6
48	THE MAGIC TANGO     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		33	49	27	7
49	HAPPY DAYS AND LONELY NIGHTS     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15171		37	36	37	5
50	HEAVEN WAS NEVER LIKE THIS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		44	—	—	2

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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