The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 5, 1955
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING     Four Aces–Decca 29625     [ Don Cornell–Coral 61467 ]		2	1	1	14
2	AUTUMN LEAVES     Roger Williams–Kapp 116		1	3	3	13
3	THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS     Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 40540     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61476     Stan Freberg–Capitol 3249		3	2	2	15 14   3
4	MOMENTS TO REMEMBER     Four Lads–Columbia 40539		4	4	4	11
5	THE SHIFTING WHISPERING SANDS     Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 15409     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70696		6	5	9	10
6	HE     Al Hibbler–Decca 29660     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61501		5	8	10	9   3
7	ONLY YOU (And You Alone)     Platters–Mercury 70633     Hilltoppers–Dot 15423		7	10	14	11   2
8	SUDDENLY THERE’S A VALLEY     Gogi Grant–Era 1003     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40559     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1270		9	12	13	10   6   8
9	THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO     Don Cornell–Coral 61467     Nick Noble–Wing 90003		8	7	8	15 14
10	BLACK DENIM TROUSERS     Cheers–Capitol 3219     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-6260		10	6	12	8   6
11	AT MY FRONT DOOR (Crazy Little Mama)     Pat Boone–Dot 15422     El Dorados–Vee-Jay 147		14	19	21	5
12	YOU ARE MY LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 12066		13	15	18	6
13	SEVENTEEN     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15386     Boyd Bennett & Rockets–King 1470     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70651		12	11	6	14 17 11
14	I HEAR YOU KNOCKING     Gale Storm–Dot 15412		20	25	37	5
15	TINA MARIE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6192		17	13	11	16
16	AIN’T THAT A SHAME     Pat Boone–Dot 15377     Fats Domino–Imperial 5348		11	9	5	21
17	MY BONNIE LASSIE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-6208		16	20	25	10
18	SOMEONE YOU LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3234		18	18	20	6
19	WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 3120     Mindy Carson–Columbia 40537		19	16	15	18 14
20	FORGIVE MY HEART     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3234		23	22	24	6
21	MY BOY—FLAT TOP     Boyd Bennett & Rockets–King 1494     Dorothy Collins–Coral 61510		25	32	33	7   3
22	THE LONGEST WALK     Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-6182		15	14	16	16
23	LOVE AND MARRIAGE     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 3260		21	29	44	4
24	CROCE DI ORO (Cross Of Gold)     Patti Page–Mercury 70713     Joan Regan–London 1605		22	27	40	4   2
25	NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU (Like These Arms Of Mine)     Georgie Shaw–Decca 29679     Pat Boone–Dot 15422     Gaylords–Mercury 70706		26	35	45	4
26	PEPPER-HOT BABY     Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-6282		34	44	—	3
27	THE BONNIE BLUE GAL     Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 40575     Lawrence Welk & Orchestra–Coral 61515		32	39	—	3   2
28	DOGFACE SOLDIER     Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 29703		29	36	—	3
29	SIXTEEN TONS     “Tennessee” Ernie Ford–Capitol 3262		—	—	—	1
30	SWEET KENTUCKY ROSE     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29708		30	37	—	3
31	(We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29124		28	21	17	28
32	ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29713		—	—	—	1
33	AMUKIRIKI (The Lord Willing)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 3248		27	24	29	5
34	MAYBELLENE     Chuck Berry–Chess 1604		24	17	7	13
35	I WANNA GO WHERE YOU GO, DO WHAT YOU DO (Then I’ll Be Happy)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6264		31	26	28	5
36	BURN THAT CANDLE     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29713		—	—	—	1
37	ALL AT ONCE YOU LOVE HER     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6294		—	—	—	1
38	SONG OF THE DREAMER     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6196     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40528		33	30	23	16 14
39	THE ROSE TATTOO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-6294		—	—	—	1
40	I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70685     Lillian Briggs–Epic 9115		36	28	22	11
41	DAY BY DAY     Four Freshmen–Capitol 3154		37	43	36	14
42	MAGIC FINGERS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6264		39	33	34	5
43	IF YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE     Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-6282		—	—	—	1
44	THIRTY DAYS (To Come Back Home)     Chuck Berry–Chess 1610		42	—	—	2
45	YOUNG ABE LINCOLN     Don Cornell–Coral 61521		—	—	—	1
46	SAME OLD SATURDAY NIGHT     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 3218		40	34	27	9
47	IT’S ALMOST TOMORROW     Dream Weavers–Decca 29683		50	—	—	2
48	THE WEDDING     Solitaires–Old Town 1014		43	46	—	3
49	GUM DROP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70668		35	23	19	14
50	DADDY-O     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15428     Bonnie Lou–King 4835		—	—	—	1

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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