The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending DECEMBER 19, 1953
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		1	1	1	13
2	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		9	28	49	4
3	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927		7	9	18	5   2
4	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		3	6	12	7
5	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		2	2	2	12
6	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		4	4	4	19
7	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2657 ]		8	7	13	5
8	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		13	14	15	6
9	Eh, Cumpari     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		5	3	3	16
10	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		6	11	5	25
11	YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		19	18	11	11
12	SANTA BABY     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5502		15	27	24	5
13	ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)     Four Lads–Columbia 40082		17	5	9	11
14	LOVE WALKED IN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		16	13	16	9
15	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		14	17	17	16
16	OFF SHORE     Leo Diamond–Ambassador 1005     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70252		20	19	19	7   3
17	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		22	24	47	4
18	MANY TIMES     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5453		11	8	8	13
19	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		10	10	7	27
20	TO BE ALONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		18	23	20	10
21	OH!     Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442		21	15	10	25
22	IN THE MISSION OF ST. AUGUSTINE     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 40061		24	21	26	12
23	ROBE OF CALVARY     Jill Corey–Columbia 40123		32	—	—	2
24	I LOVE PARIS     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479		23	25	21	22
25	CHRISTMAS DRAGNET (pts. 1 & 2)     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2671		26	—	—	2
26	WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 40116		—	35	29	3
27	ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2596		12	12	6	12
28	MAMA-PAPA POLKA     Gaylords–Mercury 70258		—	—	—	1
29	GOLDEN VIOLINS     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1368		25	—	—	2
30	THE STORY OF THREE LOVES     Jerry Murad–Mercury 70202		27	16	14	16
31	DON’T FORGET TO WRITE     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5488		—	44	42	4
32	SWEET MAMA TREE TOP TALL     Lancers–Trend 63     Mariners–Columbia 40104		33	36	35	4   6
33	SHE WAS FIVE AND HE WAS TEN     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		—	—	—	1
34	WOMAN     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		34	—	—	2
35	NINA-NON     Joni James–M-G-M 11637		—	—	—	1
36	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		—	46	33	4
37	CRYING IN THE CHAPEL     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368     Orioles–Jubilee 5122     Rex Allen–Decca 28758     Darrell Glenn–Valley 105		41	30	39	23 19 18 23
38	MILWAUKEE POLKA     Patti Page–Mercury 70230		44	38	40	8
39	DRAGNET     Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562		38	48	38	19
40	BABY BABY BABY     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61067		30	20	22	6
41	DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE     Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 28955		45	29	—	3
42	THE TYPEWRITER     Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 28881		28	39	23	8
43	NATIVE DANCER     Rusty Draper–Mercury 70256		31	—	—	2
44	A BABY CRIED     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5496		36	—	—	3
45	THE JONES BOY     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945     Bobby Wayne–Mercury 70268		37	—	—	2
46	I’LL NEVER STAND IN YOUR WAY     Joni James–M-G-M 11606		43	31	31	8
47	LOVER, COME BACK TO ME!     Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2610		46	33	50	9
48	THE VELVET GLOVE     Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter–RCA Victor 47-5405		29	22	25	13
49	TENNESSEE WIG WALK     Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 28846     Bonnie Lou–King 1272		42	34	28	5   3
50	THAT’S ALL     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2610		47	47	30	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.

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