The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 28, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		1	2	3	9
2	TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60873		2	1	1	16
3	TELL ME YOU’RE MINE     Gaylords–Mercury 70030		3	5	5	14
4	WILD HORSES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5152		8	9	7	7
5	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938		5	6	18	7
6	DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064		4	3	2	17
7	YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART     Joni James–M-G-M 11426		13	7	13	7
8	TELL ME A STORY     Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39945		11	25	—	3
9	GOMEN-NASAI (Forgive Me)     Columbia Tokyo Orchestra–Columbia 39954		17	28	39	4
10	PRETEND     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346		7	4	10	7
11	HAVE YOU HEARD     Joni James–M-G-M 11390		6	10	4	14
12	ANYWHERE I WANDER     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1230		9	8	9	9
13	SIDE BY SIDE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2334		10	12	14	9
14	OH, HAPPY DAY     Lawrence Welk & Champagne Music–Coral 60893     Don Howard–Essex 311		15	14	8	7 16
15	SEVEN LONELY DAYS     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70095		22	23	31	4
16	HELLO SUNSHINE     Norman Brooks–Zodiac 101		16	29	28	7
17	HOT TODDY     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5095		14	11	15	9
18	HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME     Karen Chandler–Coral 60831		12	13	12	17
19	KEEP IT A SECRET     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39891		18	15	11	19
20	CAN’T I     Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2389		—	—	—	1
21	KAW-LIGA     Dolores Gray with Commanders–Decca 28582     Hank Williams & Drifting Cowboys–M-G-M 11416		19	22	22	5
22	I’M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2400		34	—	—	2
23	SHE WEARS RED FEATHERS     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39909		33	17	16	8
24	NO HELP WANTED     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70077		20	24	20	5
25	SAY IT WITH YOUR HEART     Bob Carroll–Derby 814		26	18	35	7
26	DOWNHEARTED     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5137		21	26	21	7
27	CARAVAN     Ralph Marterie & “Down Beat” Orchestra–Mercury 70097		28	—	—	2
28	ANNA     Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457		—	—	—	1
29	APRIL IN PORTUGAL (The Whisp’ring Serenade)     Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5052		23	33	—	3
30	TWICE AS MUCH     Mills Brothers–Decca 28586		39	—	—	2
31	NEW JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT     Modernaires–Coral 60899		25	44	27	5
32	WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME     Joni James–M-G-M 11333		24	16	6	23
33	HOW DO YOU SPEAK TO AN ANGEL?     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5137		31	27	34	8
34	HUSH-A-BYE     Bing Crosby With Fred Waring & Pennsylvanians–Decca 28581		29	—	—	2
35	IF I WERE KING     Hilltoppers–Dot 15055		—	—	—	1
36	SALOMEE (With Her Seven Veils)     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5176		37	32	—	3
37	RACHEL     Artie Wayne–Mercury 70090     Al Martino–Capitol 2353		27	38	25	6
38	CONGRATULATIONS TO SOMEONE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 39910		40	34	24	9
39	YOU FOOLED ME     Four Aces–Decca 28560		35	—	32	3
40	SWEDISH RHAPSODY (Midsummer Vigil)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		—	—	—	1
41	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		—	—	—	1
42	MY JEALOUS EYES     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		46	41	45	6
43	BLUE GARDENIA     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2389		—	—	—	1
44	(Now And Then, There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39930     Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11395		30	20	29	8   7
45	TEARDROPS ON MY PILLOW     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5103		42	40	26	8
46	I DON’T KNOW     Buddy Morrow & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5117		41	30	33	6
47	THE GLOW-WORM     Mills Brothers–Decca 28384		45	19	19	26
48	MY BABY’S COMING HOME     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2265		32	36	30	16
49	EVEN NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5106		36	31	23	11
50	MISTER TAP TOE     Doris Day–Columbia 39906		38	21	17	12

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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