The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MAY 16, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		1	3	6	8
2	THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		3	1	1	16
3	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2332 ]		4	2	2	14
4	APRIL IN PORTUGAL     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374     [ Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70114 ]		2	4	5	8
5	RUBY     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115		5	7	7	6
6	ANNA     Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457		7	9	12	8
7	PRETEND     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346		6	5	3	14
8	TELL ME A STORY     Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39945		8	6	4	10
9	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		18	—	—	2
10	SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		11	14	22	4
11	THE HO HO SONG     Red Buttons–Columbia 39981		13	18	—	3
12	SEVEN LONELY DAYS     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70095		9	11	14	11
13	CARAVAN     Ralph Marterie & “Down Beat” Orchestra–Mercury 70097		10	12	10	9
14	YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART     Joni James–M-G-M 11426		17	8	9	14
15	STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPENING (Ho Ho, Hee Hee, Ha Ha)     Red Buttons–Columbia 39981		30	24	—	3
16	MY LADY LOVES TO DANCE     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1231		24	—	—	2
17	ALMOST ALWAYS     Joni James–M-G-M 11470		—	—	—	1
18	TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60873		15	10	8	23
19	BIG MAMOU     Pete Hanley–Okeh 6956     Dolores Gray–Decca 28676		22	36	—	3
20	TELL ME YOU’RE MINE     Gaylords–Mercury 70030		12	16	11	21
21	USKA DARA—A TURKISH TALE     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5284		—	—	—	1
22	SWEDISH RHAPSODY (Midsummer Vigil)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		23	19	23	8
23	WILD HORSES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5152		19	13	13	14
24	CAN’T I     Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2389		16	23	19	8
25	OO WHAT YOU DO TO ME     Patti Page–Mercury 70127		—	—	—	1
26	DANCIN’ WITH SOMEONE (Longin’ For You)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 60953		35	39	24	7
27	RAMONA     Gaylords–Mercury 70012		37	15	27	7
28	HOT TODDY     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5095		14	21	15	16
29	THE NEARNESS OF YOU     Bob Manning–Capitol 2383		38	34	38	5
30	SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39961		28	35	28	5
31	NO HELP WANTED     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70077		39	31	21	12
32	NOW THAT I’M IN LOVE     Patti Page–Mercury 70127		33	32	—	3
33	JUST ANOTHER POLKA     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40000		—	—	—	1
34	LESS THAN TOMORROW     Hamish Menzies–Decca 28601		41	29	25	4
35	GOMEN-NASAI (Forgive Me)     Columbia Tokyo Orchestra–Columbia 39954     Harry Belafonte–RCA Victor 47-5210		21	20	16	11   5
36	DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064		27	30	17	24
37	SIDE BY SIDE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2334		25	26	26	16
38	THE LITTLE RED MONKEY     Harmonicats–Mercury 70118     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5246		29	22	—	3   2
39	IF I WERE KING     Hilltoppers–Dot 15055		47	41	37	8
40	SAY IT WITH YOUR HEART     Bob Carroll–Derby 814		36	33	18	14
41	RAMBLIN’ MAN     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39979		31	—	—	2
42	AND THE BULL WALKED AROUND, OLAY     Richard Hayes–Mercury 70103		34	25	—	3
43	IS IT ANY WONDER     Joni James–M-G-M 11470		32	28	—	3
44	I’M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2400		20	17	20	9
45	HELLO SUNSHINE     Norman Brooks–Zodiac 101		43	37	34	14
46	SLEEP     Les Paul–Capitol 2400		44	38	31	4
47	YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY     Harry Kari & Six Saki Sippers–Capitol 2392		48	43	29	5
48	RACHEL     Artie Wayne–Mercury 70090     Al Martino–Capitol 2353		49	45	45	13
49	KAW-LIGA     Dolores Gray with Commanders–Decca 28582     Hank Williams & Drifting Cowboys–M-G-M 11416		50	48	35	12
50	I’M THE KING OF BROKEN HEARTS     Tony Bennett–Columbia 39964		42	27	32	5

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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