The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JANUARY 10, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME     Joni James–M-G-M 11333     [ Patti Page–Mercury 70025 ]		2	1	1	12
2	DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064		4	2	5	6
3	THE GLOW-WORM     Mills Brothers–Decca 28384		3	4	2	15
4	I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS     Jimmy Boyd–Columbia 39871     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-5067 ]		1	10	6	5
5	IT’S IN THE BOOK (pts. 1 & 2)     Johnny Standley–Capitol 2249		6	3	3	13
6	KEEP IT A SECRET     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39891		9	8	12	8
7	TAKES TWO TO TANGO     Pearl Bailey–Coral 60817		8	7	8	14
8	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     Patti Page–Mercury 5899		5	6	4	19
9	TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60873		10	27	18	5
10	OH HAPPY DAY     Don Howard–Essex 311		15	17	13	5
11	LADY OF SPAIN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2265 ]		12	11	9	14
12	BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914		7	9	15	17
13	TRYING     Hill Toppers–Dot 15018		11	5	11	17
14	BYE BYE BLUES     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2316		14	—	—	2
15	HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME     Karen Chandler–Coral 60831		13	18	26	6
16	TELL ME YOU’RE MINE     Gaylords–Mercury 70030		18	19	—	3
17	JAMBALAYA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838		16	12	14	19
18	YOU BELONG TO ME     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811		17	14	7	23
19	BLUE VIOLINS     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4997		25	29	23	9
20	OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953		33	16	17	13
21	A FULL TIME JOB     Doris Day & Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39898		43	25	27	5
22	MY FAVORITE SONG     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5912		29	33	20	12
23	YOURS     Vera Lynn–London 1261		20	13	10	10
24	MY BABY’S COMING HOME     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2265		39	35	24	5
25	NO MOON AT ALL     Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60870		26	—	—	2
26	MUST I CRY AGAIN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15034		37	36	29	4
27	MISTER TAP TOE     Doris Day–Columbia 39906		—	—	—	1
28	I     Don Cornell–Coral 60860		21	15	16	9
29	YOU’LL NEVER KNOW     Rosemary Clooney & Harry James–Columbia 39905		23	20	—	3
30	HAVE YOU HEARD     Joni James–M-G-M 11390		24	23	—	3
31	STRING ALONG     Ames Brothers–Coral 60804		31	46	45	20
32	BLUES IN ADVANCE     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4926		32	24	25	13
33	SLEIGH RIDE     Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 28429		36	26	28	4
34	CONQUEST     Patti Page–Mercury 70025		35	32	21	6
35	APRIL IN PARIS     Sauter-Finegan Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4927		46	31	35	9
36	WISH YOU WERE HERE     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830		19	28	19	25
37	MA SAYS, PA SAYS     Doris Day & Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39898		28	49	41	5
38	I’M JUST A POOR BACHELOR     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39903		27	30	—	3
39	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657		34	22	37	31
40	THE RUBY AND THE PEARL     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2230		50	43	39	13
41	I KEEP TELLING MYSELF     Hilltoppers–Dot 15034		—	—	—	1
42	HEART AND SOUL     Four Aces–Decca 28390		22	21	22	10
43	EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4841		38	45	44	5
44	TO KNOW YOU (Is To Love You)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4959		30	44	43	11
45	MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN     Les Paul–Capitol 2193		41	38	30	20
46	SLEEPY TIME GAL     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5008		44	42	32	7
47	WALKIN’ TO MISSOURI     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39769		45	47	31	15
48	BE FAIR     Don Cornell–Coral 60860		49	34	38	9
49	TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39903		48	48	36	4
50	COMES A-LONG A-LOVE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2213		40	37	40	14

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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