The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 29, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		1	2	3	11
2	NO OTHER LOVE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317		2	1	2	11
3	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     Darrell Glenn–Valley 105     Rex Allen–Decca 28758     Orioles–Jubilee 5122		3	3	6	7   7   2   3
4	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		5	6	13	9
5	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		4	4	1	17
6	P.S. I LOVE YOU     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		6	5	12	14
7	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5358		12	14	19	7
8	WITH THESE HANDS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365		9	8	9	9
9	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		7	10	15	9
10	ALLEZ-VOUS-EN     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		10	12	7	13
11	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		8	7	4	23
12	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562		16	34	—	3
13	MY LOVE, MY LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		28	24	30	4
14	GAMBLER’S GUITAR     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70167		11	17	16	6
15	HEY JOE!     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036		15	20	24	5
16	(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342		14	11	8	14
17	APRIL IN PORTUGAL     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2374		13	9	5	23
18	I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		27	15	14	13
19	BUTTERFLIES     Patti Page–Mercury 70183		17	16	11	6
20	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		20	19	—	3
21	A DEAR JOHN LETTER     Pat O’Day–M-G-M 11566		25	—	—	2
22	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		22	42	31	6
23	FALSE LOVE     Four Aces–Decca 28744		38	36	—	3
24	TE AMO     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022		37	45	29	5
25	GOD BLESS US ALL     Brucie Weil–Barbour 451     Jimmy Boyd–Columbia 40049     Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-5413		18	29	—	3   2   1
26	RUBY     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70115		19	13	10	21
27	HALF A PHOTOGRAPH     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		29	18	20	13
28	YOU’RE FOOLING SOMEONE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		21	32	—	3
29	A FOOL WAS I     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2540		26	27	—	3
30	LIGHTHOUSE     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70188		33	30	—	3
31	ANNA     Silvana Mangano–M-G-M 11457		23	23	18	23
32	SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5277		30	21	17	19
33	RELAX     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5414		—	—	—	1
34	TROPICANA     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 325		24	25	21	7
35	BLUE CANARY     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5390		31	31	27	5
36	GOIN’ STEADY     Betty Hutton–Capitol 2522		34	41	44	6
37	CHICKA BOOM     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40035		35	43	36	4
38	TONIGHT, LOVE     Bill Darnel–Decca 28706		—	—	—	1
39	ETERNALLY (The Song From Limelight)     Vic Damone–Mercury 70186		32	22	22	7
40	I BELIEVE     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39938		42	35	23	29
41	HONEY IN THE HORN     Four Aces–Decca 28691		36	28	33	11
42	JOHNNY (Is The Boy For Me)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		39	40	25	9
43	TOO LONG     Bob Dini–Derby 826		40	—	—	2
44	IF YOU WERE MINE     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-4209		41	—	—	2
45	CRAZY MAN, CRAZY     Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets–Essex 321		43	26	28	15
46	THE BREEZE (That’s Bringin’ My Honey Back To Me)     Trudy Richards–Derby 823		44	33	26	14
47	CANDY LIPS     Johnnie Ray & Doris Day–Columbia 40001		46	44	40	13
48	RETURN TO PARADISE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2498		48	37	34	9
49	WHERE THE WINDS BLOW     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40022		49	38	38	8
50	JUST ANOTHER POLKA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40000     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		45	39	35	16

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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