The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 27, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		3	2	1	15 12   6
2	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		1	1	2	14
3	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		5	5	9	14
4	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		2	3	3	17
5	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296     Hilltoppers–Dot 15127		6	8	8	5   4
6	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260		4	4	4	15
7	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		8	11	13	7
8	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		17	13	15	5
9	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		7	6	5	16
10	WOMAN (Uh-Huh)     Jose Ferrer–Columbia 40144     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		10	7	6	4 12
11	YOUNG-AT-HEART     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2703		18	25	49	4
12	DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5611		11	15	46	4
13	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		13	12	10	7
14	THE JONES BOY     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		12	14	11	12
15	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70298		15	16	26	5
16	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		19	19	18	6
17	LOVIN’ SPREE     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610		23	21	37	5
18	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		14	10	12	22
19	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		9	9	7	23
20	I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)     Four Knights–Capitol 2654		21	20	—	3
21	WANTED     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5647		—	—	—	1
22	BELL BOTTOM BLUES     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		20	22	23	6
23	CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		30	—	—	2
24	THE CREEP     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		16	17	19	9
25	CUDDLE ME     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70285		40	34	—	3
26	TWO PURPLE SHADOWS     Jerry Vale–Columbia 40131		—	—	—	1
27	MAN (Uh-Huh)     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40144		22	26	39	4
28	MY RESTLESS LOVER     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		—	35	—	2
29	GEE     Crows–Rama 5		46	42	—	3
30	GRANADA     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40136     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 341		35	27	22	10
31	I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1235		—	50	—	2
32	CABBAGES AND KINGS     Charlie Applewhite–Decca 29001		25	31	43	6
33	Y’ALL COME     Bing Crosby–Decca 28969		28	28	—	3
34	OUR HEARTBREAKING WALTZ     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		33	41	30	7
35	MAN, MAN, IS FOR THE WOMAN MADE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		—	—	—	1
36	WHY     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		36	40	28	5
37	WHAT IT WAS, WAS FOOTBALL (pts. 1 & 2)     Deacon Andy Griffith–Capitol 2693		39	29	29	7
38	VENUS DE MILO     Bob Manning–Capitol 2694		—	—	—	1
39	BELLA BELLA DONNA     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 40151		—	—	—	1
40	YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING     Joni James–M-G-M 30829		24	—	31	4
41	HOLD ’EM, JOE     Harry Belafonte–RCA Victor 47-5617		—	—	—	1
42	SHE WAS FIVE AND HE WAS TEN     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		42	39	48	11
43	HOLD ME     Don Cornell–Coral 61125		26	—	—	2
44	HARMONY BROWN     Four Lads–Columbia 40140		27	37	32	5
45	THE BIG BELL AND THE LITTLE BELL     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1235		32	—	—	2
46	MY BABY ROCKS ME     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40142		48	44	—	3
47	DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO DO IT AGAIN     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5135		50	—	—	2
48	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		29	30	16	29
49	YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		37	33	20	21
50	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		34	24	25	14

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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