The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 14, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60873		1	1	1	14
2	THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		3	6	9	7
3	DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064		2	2	2	15
4	PRETEND     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70045     [ Eileen Barton–Coral 60927 ]		10	12	10	5   8
5	TELL ME YOU’RE MINE     Gaylords–Mercury 70030		5	3	5	12
6	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938		18	14	17	5
7	YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART     Joni James–M-G-M 11426		13	15	20	5
8	ANYWHERE I WANDER     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1230		9	7	11	7
9	WILD HORSES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5152		7	13	24	5
10	HAVE YOU HEARD     Joni James–M-G-M 11390		4	4	6	12
11	HOT TODDY     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5095		15	19	15	7
12	SIDE BY SIDE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2334		14	9	12	7
13	HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME     Karen Chandler–Coral 60831		12	11	8	15
14	OH, HAPPY DAY     Lawrence Welk & Champagne Music–Coral 60893     Don Howard–Essex 311		8	5	3	5 14
15	KEEP IT A SECRET     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39891		11	10	7	17
16	WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME     Joni James–M-G-M 11333		6	8	4	21
17	SHE WEARS RED FEATHERS     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39909		16	28	14	6
18	SAY IT WITH YOUR HEART     Bob Carroll–Derby 814		35	31	29	5
19	THE GLOW-WORM     Mills Brothers–Decca 28384		19	17	16	24
20	(Now And Then, There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39930     Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11395		29	22	13	6   5
21	MISTER TAP TOE     Doris Day–Columbia 39906		17	18	22	10
22	KAW-LIGA     Hank Williams & Drifting Cowboys–M-G-M 11416     Dolores Gray with Commanders–Decca 28582		22	30	—	3
23	SEVEN LONELY DAYS     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70095		31	—	—	2
24	NO HELP WANTED     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70077		20	38	—	3
25	TELL ME A STORY     Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39945		—	—	—	1
26	DOWNHEARTED     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5137		21	16	28	5
27	HOW DO YOU SPEAK TO AN ANGEL?     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5137		34	25	25	6
28	GOMEN-NASAI (Forgive Me)     Columbia Tokyo Orchestra–Columbia 39954     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70107		39	—	—	2   1
29	HELLO SUNSHINE     Norman Brooks–Zodiac 101		28	46	43	5
30	I DON’T KNOW     Buddy Morrow & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5117		33	34	23	4
31	EVEN NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5106		23	20	18	9
32	SALOMEE (With Her Seven Veils)     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5176		—	—	—	1
33	APRIL IN PORTUGAL (The Whisp’ring Serenade)     Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5052		—	—	—	1
34	CONGRATULATIONS TO SOMEONE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 39910		24	33	34	7
35	WISHING RING     Joni James–M-G-M 11390		43	32	41	9
36	MY BABY’S COMING HOME     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2265		30	27	21	14
37	JOHN, JOHN, JOHN (Every Tom, Dick And Harry’s Called John)     Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 28546		46	37	36	4
38	RACHEL     Artie Wayne–Mercury 70090     Al Martino–Capitol 2353		25	21	32	4
39	MUST I CRY AGAIN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15034		38	44	35	13
40	TEARDROPS ON MY PILLOW     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5103		26	29	30	6
41	MY JEALOUS EYES     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		45	36	33	4
42	YOU’LL NEVER KNOW     Rosemary Clooney & Harry James–Columbia 39905		48	43	49	12
43	LADY OF SPAIN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953		40	26	37	23
44	NEW JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT     Modernaires–Coral 60899		27	23	—	3
45	I’M JUST A POOR BACHELOR     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39903		44	35	26	12
46	IT’S IN THE BOOK (pts. 1 & 2)     Johnny Standley–Capitol 2249		37	24	19	22
47	MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU     June Christy–Capitol 2308     Bette McLaurin–Derby 804		41	48	27	6   8
48	NO MOON AT ALL     Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60870		47	39	38	11
49	BYE BYE BLUES     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2316		36	40	40	11
50	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     Patti Page–Mercury 5899		50	47	45	28

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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