The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1954
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HEY THERE
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266
    Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
17
  9
  2SKOKIAAN
    Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432
    Four Lads–Columbia 40306
    Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491
  2
 
 
  3
 
 
  3
 
 
10
  8
10
  3IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU
    Doris Day–Columbia 40300
    Denise Lor–Majar 27
    Connee Boswell–Decca 29148
    Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5838
  4
 
 
 
  5
 
 
 
  4
 
 
 
  9
  9
  8
  8
  4I NEED YOU NOW
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830
  6  4  510
  5SH-BOOM
    Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404
    Chords–Cat 104
  3
 
  2
 
  2
 
17
 
  6THIS OLE HOUSE
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266
  5  6  816
  7SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
    Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204
  9121212
  8PAPA LOVES MAMBO
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857
111114  5
  9THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
    Victor Young & Orchestra–Decca 29203
    LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761
    Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845
    Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232
  7
 
 
 
  8
 
 
 
  6
 
 
 
14
14
16
13
10HOLD MY HAND
    Don Cornell–Coral 61206
12  91011
11THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO
    Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767
1013  916
12MUSKRAT RAMBLE
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258
    Matys Brothers–Essex 369
15
 
16
 
29
 
  5
 
13THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER
    Gaylords–Mercury 70403
    Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769
  8
 
  7
 
  7
 
18
 
14OOP-SHOOP
    Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443
181513  6
15CARA MIA
    David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486
13141611
16SMILE
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897
    Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836
14
 
10
 
18
 
  8
 
17IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN
    Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055
    David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444
27
 
49
 
40
 
  4
  2
18I’M A FOOL TO CARE
    Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839
35222017
19WHITHER THOU GOEST
    Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928
171743  4
20DREAM
    Four Aces–Decca 29217
30302612
21IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD
    Four Aces–Decca 29269
20  2
22MAMA, DON’T CRY AT MY WEDDING
    Joni James–M-G-M 11802
483419  7
23MANDOLINO
    Les Paul–Capitol 2928
3724  3
24I CAN’T TELL A WALTZ FROM A TANGO
    Patti Page–Mercury 70458
  1
25IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT
    Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130
23181117
26TELL ME, TELL ME
    June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837
262646  8
27LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT
    Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037
16191528
28GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187
    Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746
36
 
20
 
17
 
19
21
29HOPELESSLY
    Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840
493234  6
30FANNY
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871
2121  3
31DON’T LET THE KIDDY GEDDIN
    Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268
  1
32I WANT YOU ALL TO MYSELF (Just You)
    Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268
  1
33I CRIED
    Patti Page–Mercury 70416
452711
34TEACH ME TONIGHT
    DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001
4233  3
35FORTUNE IN DREAMS
    Kay Starr–Capitol 2887
254024  7
36COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871
1939  3
37RAIN, RAIN, RAIN
    Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295
222839  7
38SISTERS
    Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305
24  2
39AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?
    Kay Starr–Capitol 2887
282522  7
40THE MAMA DOLL SONG
    Patti Page–Mercury 70458
44  2
41(Bazoom) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’
    Cheers–Capitol 2921
  1
42TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE
    Hilltoppers–Dot 15249
  1
43CINNAMON SINNER
    Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272
353014
44MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)
    Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768
3214
45IT WORRIES ME
    Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922
312945  4
46VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)
    Gaylords–Mercury 70427
334325  8
47[OH] WHAT A DREAM
    Patti Page–Mercury 70416
    Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036
38
 
27
 
23
 
12
  9
48HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY
    Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241
34313124
49THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN
    Four Aces–Decca 29123
385023
50MADONNA, MADONNA
    Tony Bennett–Columbia 40311
392328  6
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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