The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 4, 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	1	1	15
2	APRIL IN PORTUGAL     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374     [ Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70114 ]		2	2	2	15
3	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		3	3	3	9
4	RUBY     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2457 ]		4	4	4	13
5	(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342		5	6	12	6
6	NO OTHER LOVE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317		9	16	—	3
7	SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		6	5	5	11
8	ANNA     Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457		8	8	7	15
9	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		17	20	—	3
10	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938		7	7	6	21
11	CRAZY MAN, CRAZY     Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets–Essex 321     [ Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70153 ]		13	11	11	7
12	ALLEZ-VOUS-EN     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		10	12	29	5
13	THE HO HO SONG     Red Buttons–Columbia 39981		12	9	8	10
14	I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		14	13	16	5
15	PRETEND     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346		11	10	9	21
16	HALF A PHOTOGRAPH     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		34	30	24	5
17	GAMBLER’S GUITAR     Jim Lowe–Mercury 70163		36	—	—	2
18	THE BREEZE (That’s Bringin’ My Honey Back To Me)     Trudy Richards–Derby 823		21	15	14	6
19	CANDY LIPS     Johnnie Ray & Doris Day–Columbia 40001		38	33	40	5
20	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		—	—	—	1
21	RETURN TO PARADISE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2498		18	23	—	1*
22	JUST ANOTHER POLKA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40000     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		35	37	20	8
23	P.S. I LOVE YOU     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		39	25	39	6
24	RAMONA     Gaylords–Mercury 70012		31	27	15	14
25	GIGI     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		37	32	—	3
26	WITH THESE HANDS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365		—	—	—	1
27	ORGAN GRINDER’S SWING     Four Aces–Decca 28691		32	43	18	7
28	HONEY IN THE HORN     Four Aces–Decca 28691		23	39	—	3
29	SWEDISH RHAPSODY (Midsummer Vigil)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		16	19	13	15
30	SHANE (The Cry Of The Far-Away Hills)     Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 40014     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70168		—	—	—	1
31	THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW     Patti Page–Mercury 70070		19	17	10	23
32	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		—	—	—	1
33	SHE LOVES ME     Don Cornell–Coral 61011		40	—	—	2
34	ALMOST ALWAYS     Joni James–M-G-M 11470		29	21	17	8
35	NOW THAT I’M IN LOVE     Patti Page–Mercury 70127		49	45	35	10
36	THUNDER AND LIGHTNING     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70172		20	36	—	3
37	I AM IN LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2459		43	38	34	6
38	USKA DARA—A TURKISH TALE     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5284		26	24	30	8
39	JOHNNY (Is The Boy For Me)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		—	—	—	1
40	CARAVAN     Ralph Marterie & “Down Beat” Orchestra–Mercury 70097		22	18	37	16
41	I LOVE YOU SO MUCH     Vicki Young–Capitol 2478		—	—	—	1
42	BIG MAMOU     Pete Hanley–Okeh 6956		33	29	21	10
43	OO WHAT YOU DO TO ME     Patti Page–Mercury 70127		46	34	42	8
44	MY FLAMING HEART     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2459		24	28	23	6
45	MY ONE AND ONLY HEART     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		27	41	27	4
46	SEVEN LONELY DAYS     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70095		15	14	26	18
47	LET’S WALK THAT-A-WAY     Johnnie Ray & Doris Day–Columbia 40001		41	31	—	3
48	YOUR CHEATIN’ HEART     Joni James–M-G-M 11426		42	22	32	21
49	THE NEARNESS OF YOU     Bob Manning–Capitol 2383		—	48	44	11
50	LOVE ME, LOVE ME     Bobby Wayne–Mercury 70148		25	—	—	2

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. *This was the first week that Nat “King” Cole was listed for “Return To Paradise”; previous weeks’ chart positions were for the version by Percy Faith & Orchestra.

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