The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 13, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		1	3	5	16
2	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		3	1	3	17 14   8
3	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296     Hilltoppers–Dot 15127		6	5	6	7   6
4	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		4	8	17	7
5	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		5	4	2	19
6	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		2	2	1	16
7	I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)     Four Knights–Capitol 2654		15	20	21	5
8	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260		7	6	4	17
9	DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5611		9	12	11	6
10	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		12	13	13	9
11	CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		19	23	30	4
12	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		8	9	7	18
13	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		10	7	8	9
14	WANTED     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5647		16	21	—	3
15	YOUNG-AT-HEART     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2703		11	11	18	6
16	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		14	16	19	8
17	WOMAN (Uh-Huh)     Jose Ferrer–Columbia 40144     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		13	10	10	6 14
18	THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40169		20	—	—	2
19	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70298		24	15	15	7
20	GEE     Crows–Rama 5		28	29	46	5
21	THE MAN WITH THE BANJO     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		29	—	—	2
22	THE JONES BOY     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		21	14	12	14
23	THE CREEP     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		23	24	16	11
24	CUDDLE ME     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70285		33	25	40	5
25	MAN (Uh-Huh)     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40144		26	27	22	6
26	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		17	18	14	24
27	PINE TREE, PINE OVER ME     Johnny Desmond, Eileen Barton & McGuire Sisters–Coral 61126		—	—	—	1
28	I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1235		31	31	—	4
29	SOUTH     Les Paul–Capitol 2735		—	—	—	1
30	TWO PURPLE SHADOWS     Jerry Vale–Columbia 40131		41	26	—	3
31	BELL BOTTOM BLUES     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		18	22	20	8
32	ANGELA MIA     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 104		—	—	—	1
33	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		22	19	9	25
34	THE BIG BELL AND THE LITTLE BELL     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1235		47	45	32	4
35	FANCY PANTS     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70292		50	—	—	2
36	LOVIN’ SPREE     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610     Eddie Hill–RCA Victor 47-5642		30	17	23	7   2
37	MAN, MAN, IS FOR THE WOMAN MADE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		25	35	—	3
38	MELANCHOLY ME     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70304     Smith Brothers–“X” 0003		—	—	—	1
39	THAT’S WHAT A RAINY DAY IS FOR     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5596		37	—	—	2
40	HOLD ME     Don Cornell–Coral 61125		27	43	26	4
41	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		39	50	34	16
42	HOLD ’EM JOE     Harry Belafonte–RCA Victor 47-5617		45	41	—	3
43	MY BABY ROCKS ME     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40142		43	46	48	5
44	TURN AROUND BOY     Lew Douglas & Orchestra–M-G-M 11654		38	—	45	3
45	Y’ALL COME     Bing Crosby–Decca 28969		32	33	28	5
46	MY RESTLESS LOVER     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		34	28	—	4
47	LOST IN LOVELINESS     Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11694     Doris Day–Columbia 40168		36	—	—	2
48	AMOR     Four Aces–Decca 29036		40	—	—	2
49	WHY     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		48	36	36	7
50	CRYSTAL BALL     Johnston Brothers–London 1423		35	—	—	2

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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