The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JANUARY 31, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064		1	1	2	9
2	TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60873		3	5	9	8
3	WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME     Joni James–M-G-M 11333     [ Patti Page–Mercury 70025 ]		2	2	1	15
4	OH HAPPY DAY     Don Howard–Essex 311		5	6	10	8
5	TELL ME YOU’RE MINE     Gaylords–Mercury 70030		10	12	16	6
6	HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME     Karen Chandler–Coral 60831		8	10	15	9
7	KEEP IT A SECRET     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39891		6	7	6	11
8	IT’S IN THE BOOK (pts. 1 & 2)     Johnny Standley–Capitol 2249		9	4	5	16
9	HAVE YOU HEARD     Joni James–M-G-M 11390		7	16	30	6
10	THE GLOW-WORM     Mills Brothers–Decca 28384		4	3	3	18
11	MY BABY’S COMING HOME     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2265		17	17	24	8
12	BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914		15	13	12	20
13	EVEN NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5106		16	18	—	3
14	LADY OF SPAIN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953		14	8	11	17
15	BYE BYE BLUES     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2316		20	19	14	5
16	MISTER TAP TOE     Doris Day–Columbia 39906		19	25	27	4
17	TAKES TWO TO TANGO     Pearl Bailey–Coral 60817		12	9	7	17
18	TRYING     Hill Toppers–Dot 15018		13	14	13	20
19	BLUE VIOLINS     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4997		35	22	19	12
20	HOT TODDY     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5095		—	—	—	1
21	I’M JUST A POOR BACHELOR     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39903		18	36	38	6
22	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     Patti Page–Mercury 5899		11	11	8	22
23	SIDE BY SIDE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2334		—	—	—	1
24	ANYWHERE I WANDER     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1230		—	—	—	1
25	MUST I CRY AGAIN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15034		22	32	26	7
26	WISHING RING     Joni James–M-G-M 11390		21	21	—	3
27	APRIL IN PARIS     Sauter-Finegan Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4927		34	41	35	12
28	NO MOON AT ALL     Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–coral 60870		23	24	25	5
29	JAMBALAYA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838		25	20	17	22
30	A STOLEN WALTZ     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5103     Dick Thomas–Jubilee 6026		42	35	—	3   1
31	STRANGE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2309		32	31	—	3
32	CONGRATULATIONS TO SOMEONE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 39910		—	—	—	1
33	WATER CAN’T QUENCH THE FIRE OF LOVE     Helen O’Connell & Gisele MacKenzie–Capitol 2266		—	—	—	1
34	THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		—	—	—	1
35	I     Don Cornell–Coral 60860		29	26	28	12
36	YOU BELONG TO ME     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811		26	15	18	26
37	PRETEND     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70045		33	—	—	2
38	IT’S WORTH ANY PRICE YOU PAY     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70015		27	—	—	2
39	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657		44	29	39	34
40	WISH YOU WERE HERE     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830		47	48	36	28
41	TO KNOW YOU (Is To Love You)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4959		48	38	44	14
42	YOU’LL NEVER KNOW     Rosemary Clooney & Harry James–Columbia 39905		24	28	29	6
43	HEART AND SOUL     Four Aces–Decca 28390		30	33	42	13
44	I KEEP TELLING MYSELF     Hilltoppers–Dot 15034		45	39	41	4
45	MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU     Bette McLaurin–Derby 804		28	—	—	2
46	CONQUEST     Patti Page–Mercury 70025		36	42	34	9
47	BLUES IN ADVANCE     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4926		39	44	32	16
48	LIES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064		31	—	—	2
49	A FULL TIME JOB     Doris Day & Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39898		46	40	21	8
50	OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953		37	27	20	16

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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