The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 5, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     [ Darrell Glenn–Valley 105 ]     [ Rex Allen–Decca 28758 ]     [ Orioles–Jubilee 5122 ]		3	3	3	8  [ 8 ]  [ 3 ]  [ 4 ]
2	NO OTHER LOVE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317		2	2	1	12
3	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		1	1	2	12
4	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		4	5	6	10
5	P.S. I LOVE YOU     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		6	6	5	15
6	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		5	4	4	18
7	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562		12	16	34	4
8	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		9	7	10	10
9	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5358		7	12	14	8
10	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		20	20	19	4
11	WITH THESE HANDS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365		8	9	8	10
12	GOD BLESS US ALL     Brucie Weil–Barbour 451     Jimmy Boyd–Columbia 40049     Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-5413		25	18	29	4   3   2
13	(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342		16	14	11	15
14	HEY JOE!     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036		15	15	20	6
15	GAMBLER’S GUITAR     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70167		14	11	17	7
16	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		11	8	7	24
17	ALLEZ-VOUS-EN     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		10	10	12	14
18	MY LOVE, MY LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		13	28	24	5
19	TROPICANA     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 325		34	24	25	8
20	THE STORY OF THREE LOVES     Jerry Murad–Mercury 70202		—	—	—	1
21	BUTTERFLIES     Patti Page–Mercury 70183		19	17	16	7
22	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		—	—	—	1
23	A DEAR JOHN LETTER     Pat O’Day–M-G-M 11566		21	25	—	3
24	CHICKA BOOM     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40035		37	35	43	5
25	EH, CUMPARI     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		—	—	—	1
26	HONEY IN THE HORN     Four Aces–Decca 28691		41	36	28	12
27	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		22	22	42	7
28	APRIL IN PORTUGAL     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374		17	13	9	24
29	RUB-A-DUB-DUB     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5361		—	—	—	1
30	A FOOL WAS I     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2540		29	26	27	4
31	RETURN TO PARADISE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2498		48	48	37	10
32	YOU’RE FOOLING SOMEONE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		28	21	32	4
33	HALF A PHOTOGRAPH     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		27	29	18	14
34	TILL THEY’VE ALL GONE HOME     Joan Regan–London 1353     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		—	—	—	1
35	RELAX     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5414		33	—	—	2
36	BLUE CANARY     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5390		35	31	31	6
37	FROM HERE TO ETERNITY     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2560		—	—	—	1
38	SONG OF INDIA     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-4209		—	—	—	1
39	TE AMO     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022		24	37	45	6
40	ETERNALLY (The Song From Limelight)     Vic Damone–Mercury 70186		39	32	22	8
41	DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5347		—	—	—	1
42	FALSE LOVE     Four Aces–Decca 28744		23	38	36	4
43	NO STONE UNTURNED     June Hutton–Capitol 2549		—	—	—	1
44	RUBY     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115		26	19	13	22
45	LIGHTHOUSE     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70188		30	33	30	4
46	SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		32	30	21	20
47	I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		18	27	15	14
48	TOO LONG     Bob Dini–Derby 826		43	40	—	3
49	TONIGHT, LOVE     Bill Darnel–Decca 28706		38	—	—	2
50	THE BREEZE (That’s Bringin’ My Honey Back To Me)     Trudy Richards–Derby 823		46	44	33	15

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. For this week only, Cash Box dropped the stars next to all but June Valli’s version of “Crying In The Chapel,” then restored them the following week. The artist/label info for those other versions, along with updated weeks-on-chart totals, are shown above in brackets.

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