The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 22, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		2	3	4	10
2	NO OTHER LOVE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317		1	2	2	10
3	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     Darrell Glenn–Valley 105		3	6	12	6
4	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		4	1	1	16
5	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		6	13	14	8
6	P.S. I LOVE YOU     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		5	12	8	13
7	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		10	15	18	8
8	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		7	4	3	22
9	WITH THESE HANDS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365		8	9	10	8
10	ALLEZ-VOUS-EN     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		12	7	9	12
11	GAMBLER’S GUITAR     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70167		17	16	19	5
12	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5358		14	19	13	6
13	APRIL IN PORTUGAL     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374		9	5	5	22
14	(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342		11	8	6	13
15	HEY JOE!     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036		20	24	33	4
16	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562		34	—	—	2
17	BUTTERFLIES     Patti Page–Mercury 70183		16	11	17	5
18	GOD BLESS US ALL     Brucie Weil–Barbour 451		29	—	—	2
19	RUBY     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115		13	10	7	20
20	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		19	—	—	2
21	YOU’RE FOOLING SOMEONE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		32	—	—	2
22	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		42	31	32	5
23	ANNA     Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457		23	18	11	22
24	TROPICANA     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 325		25	21	21	6
25	A DEAR JOHN LETTER     Pat O’Day–M-G-M 11566		—	—	—	1
26	A FOOL WAS I     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2540		27	—	—	2
27	I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		15	14	16	12
28	MY LOVE, MY LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		24	30	—	3
29	HALF A PHOTOGRAPH     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		18	20	25	12
30	SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		21	17	15	18
31	BLUE CANARY     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5390		31	27	26	4
32	ETERNALLY (The Song From Limelight)     Vic Damone–Mercury 70186		22	22	29	6
33	LIGHTHOUSE     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70188		30	—	—	2
34	GOIN’ STEADY     Betty Hutton–Capitol 2522		41	44	40	5
35	CHICKA BOOM     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40035		43	36	—	3
36	HONEY IN THE HORN     Four Aces–Decca 28691		28	33	38	10
37	TE AMO     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022		45	29	28	4
38	FALSE LOVE     Four Aces–Decca 28744		36	—	—	2
39	JOHNNY (Is The Boy For Me)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		40	25	36	8
40	TOO LONG     Bob Dini–Derby 826		—	—	—	1
41	IF YOU WERE MINE     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-4209		—	—	—	1
42	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938		35	23	20	28
43	CRAZY MAN, CRAZY     Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets–Essex 321		26	28	22	14
44	THE BREEZE (That’s Bringin’ My Honey Back To Me)     Trudy Richards–Derby 823		33	26	23	13
45	JUST ANOTHER POLKA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40000     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		39	35	35	15
46	CANDY LIPS     Johnnie Ray & Doris Day–Columbia 40001		44	40	37	12
47	PRETEND     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2346		49	43	39	28
48	RETURN TO PARADISE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2498		37	34	27	8
49	WHERE THE WINDS BLOW     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022		38	38	34	7
50	EYES OF BLUE (Shane)     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70168		47	39	31	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.

<< GO TO PREVIOUS WEEK                GO TO FOLLOWING WEEK >>                RETURN TO 1953