The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 3, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		2	3	4	14
2	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     Orioles–Jubilee 5122     Rex Allen–Decca 28758     Darrell Glenn–Valley 105		1	1	2	12   8   7 12
3	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		3	2	1	16
4	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562		4	5	9	8
5	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		8	8	7	14
6	NO OTHER LOVE     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317		5	4	3	16
7	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		9	7	8	8
8	EH, CUMPARI     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		7	21	30	5
9	P.S. I LOVE YOU     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		6	6	5	19
10	HEY JOE!     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036		10	16	13	10
11	THE STORY OF THREE LOVES     Jerry Murad–Mercury 70202		15	18	22	5
12	MANY TIMES     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5453		32	—	—	2
13	I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293		12	10	6	22
14	A DEAR JOHN LETTER     Jean Shepard–Capitol 2502     Pat O’Day–M-G-M 11566		14	11	19	3   7
15	MY LOVE, MY LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		16	13	14	9
16	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		19	20	21	5
17	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5358		11	12	11	12
18	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		26	—	—	2
19	WITH THESE HANDS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365		13	9	10	14
20	GAMBLER’S GUITAR     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70167		18	15	12	11
21	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		17	25	25	11
22	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		—	—	—	1
23	TILL THEY’VE ALL GONE HOME     Joan Regan–London 1353     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		41	43	35	5
24	ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2596		—	—	—	1
25	THE VELVET GLOVE     Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter–RCA Victor 47-5405		20	—	—	2
26	LOVE ME AGAIN     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5424		—	—	—	1
27	YOU’RE FOOLING SOMEONE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		35	42	38	8
28	DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5347		25	29	29	5
29	LITTLE BLUE RIDING HOOD     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2596		—	—	—	1
30	I WANT TO BE EVIL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5442		—	—	—	1
31	THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944		45	19	18	28
32	(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342		29	27	26	19
33	TROPICANA     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 325		22	17	15	12
34	FROM HERE TO ETERNITY     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2560		24	33	43	5
35	RELAX     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5414		27	47	40	6
36	ALLEZ-VOUS-EN     Kay Starr–Capitol 2464		21	14	17	18
37	IN THE MISSION OF ST. AUGUSTINE     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 40061		—	—	—	1
38	ELAINE     Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter–RCA Victor 47-5405		—	—	—	1
39	CARIBBEAN     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5414		30	28	—	2
40	GOD BLESS US ALL     Brucie Weil–Barbour 451     Jimmy Boyd–Columbia 40049     Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-5413		23	35	24	8   7   6
41	THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 328		—	—	—	1
42	MY LOVE, MY LIFE, MY HAPPINESS     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5404		33	—	—	2
43	CHICKA BOOM     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40035		40	23	16	9
44	A FOOL WAS I     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2540		43	49	46	8
45	I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)     Hilltoppers–Dot 15085		47	30	27	18
46	PROUD NEW FATHER     Johnny Standley–Capitol 2569		31	32	—	3
47	TONIGHT, LOVE     Bill Darnel–Decca 28706		28	—	50	5
48	LIGHTHOUSE     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70188		34	26	20	8
49	NO STONE UNTURNED     June Hutton–Capitol 2549		42	50	47	5
50	BUTTERFLIES     Patti Page–Mercury 70183		37	24	28	11

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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