The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 6, 1954
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HEY THERE
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266
    Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
19
11
  2IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU
    Doris Day–Columbia 40300
    Denise Lor–Majar 27
    Connee Boswell–Decca 29148
  2
 
 
  3
 
 
  4
 
 
11
11
10
  3I NEED YOU NOW
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830
  4  4  612
  4PAPA LOVES MAMBO
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857
  6  811  7
  5SKOKIAAN
    Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432
    Four Lads–Columbia 40306
    Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491
  3
 
 
  2
 
 
  2
 
 
12
10
12
  6THIS OLE HOUSE
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266
  8  6  518
  7SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
    Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204
  9  7  914
  8SH-BOOM
    Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404
    Chords–Cat 104
  5
 
  5
 
  3
 
19
 
  9HOLD MY HAND
    Don Cornell–Coral 61206
  7101213
10TEACH ME TONIGHT
    DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001
    Jo Stafford–Columbia 40351
14
 
34
 
42
 
  5
  2
11MUSKRAT RAMBLE
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258
101215  7
12WHITHER THOU GOEST
    Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928
211917  6
13CARA MIA
    David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486
12151313
14COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871
153619  5
15HAJJI BABA (Persian Lament)
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949
24  2
16THE 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
11
 
 
 
  9
 
 
 
  7
 
 
 
16
16
18
15
17SMILE
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897
    Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836
16
 
16
 
14
 
10
 
18IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD
    Four Aces–Decca 29269
192120  4
19MR. SANDMAN
    Chordettes–Cadence 1247
28  2
20THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER
    Gaylords–Mercury 70403
    Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769
13
 
13
 
  8
 
20
 
21THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO
    Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767
17111018
22MY SON, MY SON
    Vera Lynn & Frank Weir–London 1501
  1
23MAMBO ITALIANO
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40361
  1
24IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN
    Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055
    David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444
23
 
17
 
27
 
  6
  4
25THE MAMA DOLL SONG
    Patti Page–Mercury 70458
204044  4
26ST. LOUIS BLUES MAMBO
    Richard Maltby & Orchestra–“X” 0042
3629  5
27THAT’S WHAT I LIKE
    Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 125
29  3
28FANNY
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871
183021  5
29DRINK, DRINK, DRINK
    Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-4220
41  2
30THE TOUCH
    Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5874
4540  3
31THE THINGS I DIDN’T DO
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857
  2
32HOPELESSLY
    Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840
262949  8
33THE BANDIT
    Johnston Brothers–London 1470
2750  4
34I WANT YOU ALL TO MYSELF (Just You)
    Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268
4032  3
35UNBELIEVABLE
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949
44  2
36IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT
    Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130
46252319
37SUDDENLY
    Jo Stafford–Columbia 40351
  1
38VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)
    Gaylords–Mercury 70427
4633  9
39OOP-SHOOP
    Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443
251418  8
40MOOD INDIGO
    Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040
3146  6
41MANDOLINO
    Les Paul–Capitol 2928
222337  5
42SISTERS
    Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305
353824  4
43IT WORRIES ME
    Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922
304531  6
44TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE
    Hilltoppers–Dot 15249
4342  3
45(Bazoom) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’
    Cheers–Capitol 2921
3241  3
46LONESOME POLECAT
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 61278
33  2
47I CRIED
    Patti Page–Mercury 70416
3312
48YOURS (Quireme Mucho)
    Dick Contino–Mercury 70455
  1
49I SPOKE TOO SOON
    Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404
  1
50AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?
    Kay Starr–Capitol 2887
3928  8
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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