The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 15, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	NO OTHER LOVE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317		2	2	4	9
2	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		3	4	7	9
3	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     Darrell Glenn–Valley 105     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     Orioles–Jubilee 5122		6	12	21	5   5   2
4	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		1	1	1	15
5	P.S. I LOVE YOU     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		12	8	14	12
6	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		13	14	13	7
7	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		4	3	2	21
8	WITH THESE HANDS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365		9	10	8	7
9	APRIL IN PORTUGAL     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374		5	5	3	21
10	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		15	18	25	7
11	(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342		8	6	6	12
12	ALLEZ-VOUS-EN     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		7	9	11	11
13	RUBY     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115		10	7	5	19
14	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5358		19	13	28	5
15	I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		14	16	15	11
16	BUTTERFLIES     Patti Page–Mercury 70183		11	17	24	4
17	GAMBLER’S GUITAR     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70167		16	19	17	4
18	HALF A PHOTOGRAPH     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		20	25	12	11
19	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		—	—	—	1
20	HEY JOE!     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036		24	33	—	3
21	SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		17	15	9	17
22	ETERNALLY (The Song From Limelight)     Vic Damone–Mercury 70186		22	29	29	5
23	ANNA     Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457		18	11	10	21
24	MY LOVE, MY LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		30	—	—	2
25	TROPICANA     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 325		21	21	27	5
26	CRAZY MAN, CRAZY     Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets–Essex 321		28	22	18	13
27	A FOOL WAS I     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2540		—	—	—	1
28	HONEY IN THE HORN     Four Aces–Decca 28691		33	38	31	9
29	GOD BLESS US ALL     Brucie Weil–Barbour 451     Jimmy Boyd–Columbia 40049		—	—	—	1
30	LIGHTHOUSE     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70188		—	—	—	1
31	BLUE CANARY     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5390		27	26	—	3
32	YOU’RE FOOLING SOMEONE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		—	—	—	1
33	THE BREEZE (That’s Bringin’ My Honey Back To Me)     Trudy Richards–Derby 823		26	23	20	12
34	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562     Buddy Morrow & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5398		—	—	—	1
35	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938		23	20	16	27
36	FALSE LOVE     Four Aces–Decca 28744		—	—	—	1
37	RETURN TO PARADISE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2498		34	27	23	7
38	WHERE THE WINDS BLOW     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022		38	34	35	6
39	JUST ANOTHER POLKA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40000     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		35	35	19	14
40	JOHNNY (Is The Boy For Me)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		25	36	30	7
41	GOIN’ STEADY     Betty Hutton–Capitol 2522		44	40	36	4
42	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		31	32	26	4
43	CHICKA BOOM     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40035		36	—	—	2
44	CANDY LIPS     Johnnie Ray & Doris Day–Columbia 40001		40	37	22	11
45	TE AMO     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022		29	28	—	3
46	I AM IN LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2459		32	43	39	12
47	EYES OF BLUE (Shane)     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70168		39	31	37	7
48	GIGI     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		37	24	33	9
49	PRETEND     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346		43	39	32	27
50	SHE LOVES ME     Don Cornell–Coral 61011		49	44	43	8

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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