The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JANUARY 30, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		1	1	1	10
2	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		2	2	2	11   8   2
3	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		3	3	5	13
4	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2657 ]		4	4	4	11
5	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		7	5	3	19
6	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		10	14	12	10
7	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		6	7	7	12
8	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		5	6	6	18
9	WOMAN     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		8	8	15	8
10	THE CREEP     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		11	20	13	5
11	THE JONES BOY     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		15	16	11	8
12	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		9	9	9	25
13	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		28	40	—	3
14	BELL BOTTOM BLUES     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		—	35	—	2
15	ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)     Four Lads–Columbia 40082		16	10	22	17
16	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		20	22	—	3
17	YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		14	15	8	17
18	GRANADA     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40136     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 341		13	11	17	6
19	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		17	33	32	10
20	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296		—	—	—	1
21	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		—	—	—	1
22	DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE     Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 28955		29	44	34	9
23	TO BE ALONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		18	17	20	16
24	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		23	19	25	22
25	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		34	—	—	2
26	THE STRINGS OF MY HEART     Gaylords–Mercury 70258		12	21	44	6
27	EH, CUMPARI     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		19	12	10	22
28	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2677		36	27	26	6
29	HARMONY BROWN     Four Lads–Columbia 40140		—	—	—	1
30	OUR HEARTBREAKING WALTZ     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		39	39	—	3
31	OFF SHORE     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70252     Leo Diamond–Ambassador 1005		24	23	30	9 13
32	SADIE THOMPSON’S SONG (Blue Pacific Blues)     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70237		32	36	—	3
33	YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING     Joni James–M-G-M 30829		—	—	—	1
34	WHY     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		—	—	—	1
35	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		21	18	18	33
36	MANY TIMES     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5453		31	32	24	19
37	WHAT IT WAS, WAS FOOTBALL (pts. 1 & 2)     Deacon Andy Griffith–Capitol 2693		22	30	—	3
38	BIMBO     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70272     Jim Reeves–Abbott 148		50	25	27	6   5
39	CABBAGES AND KINGS     Charlie Applewhite–Decca 29001		33	—	—	2
40	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		37	13	14	31
41	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70298		—	—	—	1
42	LOVIN’ SPREE     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610		—	—	—	1
43	YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU     Bob Manning–Capitol 2694		—	—	—	1
44	SHE WAS FIVE AND HE WAS TEN     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		27	46	48	7
45	LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES     Jaye P. Morgan–Derby 837		—	—	—	1
46	BAUBLES, BANGLES, AND BEADS     Peggy Lee–Decca 28890     Lu Ann Simms–Columbia 40127		46	34	—	3
47	LOVE WALKED IN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		38	29	16	15
48	JUST ONE MORE CHANCE     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		26	—	—	2
49	BOOGIE WOOGIE MAXIXE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5530		25	26	36	6
50	ALONE     Jimmy Sacca–Dot 15130		40	28	—	3

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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