The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 28, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		2	1	5	10
2	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		7	7	8	9
3	EH, CUMPARI     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		1	3	6	13
4	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		3	2	4	16
5	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		5	4	3	22
6	ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2596		6	6	1	9
7	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		4	5	2	24
8	MANY TIMES     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5453		8	9	9	10
9	ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)     Four Lads–Columbia 40082		13	8	15	8
10	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		10	11	7	22
11	YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		9	13	18	8
12	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		12	24	31	4
13	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260		32	—	—	2
14	THE STORY OF THREE LOVES [The Eighteenth Variation]     Jerry Murad–Mercury 70202     [ William Kapell–RCA Victor 49-4210 ]		14	10	10	13
15	(The Gang That Sang) “HEART OF MY HEART”     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076     Four Aces–Decca 28927		18	36	—	3
16	LOVE WALKED IN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		11	17	16	6
17	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		20	12	14	13
18	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121		21	—	—	2
19	OFF SHORE     Leo Diamond–Ambassador 1005		16	25	26	4
20	TO BE ALONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		17	18	33	7
21	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		25	14	29	19
22	BABY BABY BABY     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61067		45	39	—	3
23	THE TYPEWRITER     Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 28881		29	23	45	5
24	SANTA BABY     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5502		19	—	—	2
25	THE VELVET GLOVE     Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter–RCA Victor 47-5405		15	15	13	10
26	IN THE MISSION OF ST. AUGUSTINE     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 40061		26	45	20	9
27	LOVE ME AGAIN     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5424		48	42	34	9
28	TENNESSEE WIG WALK     Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 28846		—	46	—	2
29	WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 40116		—	—	—	1
30	THAT’S ALL     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2610		30	19	25	5
31	I’LL NEVER STAND IN YOUR WAY     Joni James–M-G-M 11606		22	28	42	5
32	PA-PAYA MAMA     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		37	22	24	7
33	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		43	—	—	2
34	DON’CHA HEAR THEM BELLS     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2614		33	35	32	4
35	SWEET MAMA TREE TOP TALL     Mariners–Columbia 40104     Lancers–Trend 63		—	47	30	3   1
36	FATHER, FATHER     Patti Page–Mercury 70222		—	43	37	6
37	BLOWING WILD (The Ballad Of Black Gold)     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40079		—	26	23	7
38	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562		24	20	12	16
39	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     Orioles–Jubilee 5122     Rex Allen–Decca 28758     Darrell Glenn–Valley 105		28	16	11	20 16 15 20
40	MILWAUKEE POLKA     Patti Page–Mercury 70230		34	27	46	5
41	LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (Crying On The Inside)     Four Aces–Decca 28843		39	49	43	8
42	DON’T FORGT TO WRITE     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5488		46	—	—	2
43	THE KANGAROO     Les Paul–Capitol 2614		23	29	49	5
44	SOUND OFF MARCH     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2637		—	—	—	1
45	HEY JOE!     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036		31	37	17	18
46	FROM HERE TO ETERNITY     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2560		27	—	36	12
47	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		—	—	—	1
48	CARIBBEAN     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5414		38	34	19	10
49	OH, MEIN PAPA (Oh! My Pa-Pa)     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552		—	—	—	1
50	LOVER, COME BACK TO ME!     Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2610		35	31	21	6

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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