The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 30, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	1	1	18 10
2	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148		3	4	5	10 10   9
3	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		2	2	3	11   9 11
4	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		4	6	4	11
5	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		5	3	2	18
6	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		8	11	11	6
7	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		10	12	9	12
8	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		6	5	6	17
9	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		7	9	12	13
10	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258		12	15	16	6
11	THE 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		9	7	8	15 15 17 14
12	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		15	13	14	12
13	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		13	8	7	19
14	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40351		34	42	33	4   1
15	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		36	19	39	4
16	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		16	14	10	9
17	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		11	10	13	17
18	FANNY     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		30	21	21	4
19	IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD     Four Aces–Decca 29269		21	20	—	3
20	THE MAMA DOLL SONG     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		40	44	—	3
21	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		19	17	17	5
22	MANDOLINO     Les Paul–Capitol 2928		23	37	24	4
23	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444		17	27	49	5   3
24	HAJJI BABA (Persian Lament)     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		—	—	—	1
25	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		14	18	15	7
26	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		29	49	32	7
27	THE BANDIT     Johnston Brothers–London 1470		—	50	46	3
28	MR. SANDMAN     Chordettes–Cadence 1247		—	—	—	1
29	THAT’S WHAT I LIKE     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 125     Dean Martin–Capitol 2870		—	—	42	2   3
30	IT WORRIES ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922		45	31	29	5
31	MOOD INDIGO     Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040		—	46	48	5
32	(Bazoom) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’     Cheers–Capitol 2921		41	—	—	2
33	LONESOME POLECAT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61278		—	—	—	1
34	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		18	35	22	18
35	SISTERS     Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305		38	24	—	3
36	ST. LOUIS BLUES MAMBO     Richard Maltby & Orchestra–“X” 0042		—	29	44	4
37	RUNAROUND     Three Chuckles–“X” 0066		—	—	—	1
38	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		20	30	30	13
39	DON’T LET THE KIDDY GEDDIN     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268		31	—	—	2
40	I WANT YOU ALL TO MYSELF (Just You)     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268		32	—	—	2
41	FORTUNE IN DREAMS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		35	25	40	8
42	ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE     Esquire Boys–Guyden 705		—	—	—	1
43	TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15249		42	—	—	2
44	UNBELIEVABLE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		—	—	—	1
45	THE TOUCH     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5874		—	40	—	2
46	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		25	23	18	18
47	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		26	26	26	9
48	RAIN, RAIN, RAIN     Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295		37	22	28	8
49	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036		47	38	27	13 10
50	BECAUSE OF YOU (pts. 1 & 2)     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29200		—	45	47	3

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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