The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 13, 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		2	1	1	12
2	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		1	2	2	13 10   4
3	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		3	3	3	15
4	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2657 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 28969 ]		4	4	4	13
5	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		9	6	10	12
6	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		5	7	6	14
7	WOMAN (Uh-Huh)     Jose Ferrer–Columbia 40144     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		6	9	8	2 10
8	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296     Hilltoppers–Dot 15127		8	20	—	3   2
9	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		7	5	7	21
10	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		12	8	5	20
11	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		13	16	20	5
12	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		10	13	28	5
13	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		15	21	—	3
14	THE JONES BOY     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		11	11	15	10
15	DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5611		46	—	—	2
16	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70298		26	41	—	3
17	THE CREEP     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		19	10	11	7
18	THE STRINGS OF MY HEART     Gaylords–Mercury 70258		17	26	12	8
19	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		18	25	34	4
20	I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)     Four Knights–Capitol 2654		—	—	—	1
21	LOVIN’ SPREE     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610		37	42	—	3
22	BELL BOTTOM BLUES     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		23	14	—	4
23	BIMBO     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70272		36	38	50	8
24	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		25	19	17	12
25	YOUNG-AT-HEART     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2703		49	—	—	2
26	MAN (Uh-Huh)     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40144		39	—	—	2
27	GRANADA     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40136     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 341		22	18	13	8
28	Y’ALL COME     Bing Crosby–Decca 28969		—	—	—	1
29	WHAT IT WAS, WAS FOOTBALL (pts. 1 & 2)     Deacon Andy Griffith–Capitol 2693		29	37	22	5
30	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		16	12	9	27
31	CABBAGES AND KINGS     Charlie Applewhite–Decca 29001		43	39	33	4
32	SADIE THOMPSON’S SONG (Blue Pacific Blues)     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70237		42	32	32	5
33	YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		20	17	14	19
34	CUDDLE ME     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70285		—	—	—	1
35	MY RESTLESS LOVER     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		—	—	—	1
36	DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE     Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 28955		33	22	29	11
37	HARMONY BROWN     Four Lads–Columbia 40140		32	29	—	3
38	ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)     Four Lads–Columbia 40082		14	15	16	19
39	SHE WAS FIVE AND HE WAS TEN     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		48	44	27	9
40	WHY     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		28	34	—	3
41	OUR HEARTBREAKING WALTZ     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		30	30	39	5
42	GEE     Crows–Rama 5		—	—	—	1
43	JUST ONE MORE CHANCE     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		—	48	26	3
44	MY BABY ROCKS ME     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40142		—	—	—	1
45	ROMEO AND JULIET     Deacon Andy Griffith–Capitol 2698		—	—	—	1
46	TO BE ALONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		21	23	18	18
47	EH, CUMPARI     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		34	27	19	24
48	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		27	24	23	24
49	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		35	35	21	35
50	I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1235		—	—	—	1

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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