The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending DECEMBER 5, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		1	2	1	11
2	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		2	7	7	10
3	EH, CUMPARI     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		3	1	3	14
4	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		4	3	2	17
5	ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)     Four Lads–Columbia 40082		9	13	8	9
6	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		12	12	24	5
7	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260		13	32	—	3
8	MANY TIMES     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5453		8	8	9	11
9	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121		18	21	—	3
10	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		7	4	5	25
11	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		5	5	4	23
12	ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2596		6	6	6	10
13	LOVE WALKED IN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		16	11	17	7
14	(The Gang That Sang) “HEART OF MY HEART”     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076     Four Aces–Decca 28927		15	18	36	4
15	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		10	10	11	23
16	THE STORY OF THREE LOVES     Jerry Murad–Mercury 70202		14	14	10	14
17	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		17	20	12	14
18	YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		11	9	13	9
19	OFF SHORE     Leo Diamond–Ambassador 1005     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70252		19	16	25	5   1
20	BABY BABY BABY     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61067		22	45	39	4
21	IN THE MISSION OF ST. AUGUSTINE     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 40061		26	26	45	10
22	THE VELVET GLOVE     Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter–RCA Victor 47-5405		25	15	15	11
23	TO BE ALONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		20	17	18	8
24	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		47	—	—	2
25	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		21	25	14	20
26	PA-PAYA MAMA     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		32	37	22	8
27	SANTA BABY     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5502		24	19	—	3
28	OH, MEIN PAPA (Oh! My Pa-Pa)     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552		49	—	—	2
29	DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE     Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 28955     Four Lads–Columbia 40005		—	—	—	1
30	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     Orioles–Jubilee 5122     Rex Allen–Decca 28758     Darrell Glenn–Valley 105		39	28	16	21 17 16 21
31	I’LL NEVER STAND IN YOUR WAY     Joni James–M-G-M 11606		31	22	28	6
32	DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5347		—	49	50	12
33	LOVER, COME BACK TO ME!     Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2610		50	35	31	7
34	TENNESSEE WIG WALK     Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 28846     Bonnie Lou–King 1272		28	—	46	3   1
35	WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 40116		29	—	—	2
36	SWEET MAMA TREE TOP TALL     Lancers–Trend 63     Mariners–Columbia 40104		35	—	47	2   4
37	DON’CHA HEAR THEM BELLS     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2614		34	33	35	5
38	MILWAUKEE POLKA     Patti Page–Mercury 70230		40	34	27	6
39	THE TYPEWRITER     Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 28881		23	29	23	6
40	CARIBBEAN     Mitchell Torok–Abbott 140		48	38	34	2*
41	MY LOVE, MY LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11543		—	40	21	17
42	BLOWING WILD (The Ballad Of Black Gold)     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40079		37	—	26	8
43	SOUTH OF THE BORDER (Down Mexico Way)     Frank Sinatra & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2638		—	—	—	1
44	DON’T FORGT TO WRITE     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5488		42	46	—	3
45	LOVE ME AGAIN     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5424		27	48	42	10
46	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		33	43	—	3
47	THAT’S ALL     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2610		30	30	19	6
48	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562		38	24	20	17
49	HEY JOE!     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036		45	31	37	19
50	THE KANGAROO     Les Paul–Capitol 2614		43	23	29	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. *This was the second (nonconsecutive) week that Mitchell Torok was listed for “Caribbean”; previous weeks’ chart positions were for Tony Martin’s version.

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