The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 10, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	WANTED     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5647		4	3	6	7
2	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		2	2	2	11
3	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		1	1	1	20
4	YOUNG-AT-HEART     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2703		5	5	7	10
5	I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)     Four Knights–Capitol 2654		3	6	8	9
6	CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		6	8	9	8
7	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		7	10	13	12
8	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		9	4	3	21 18 12
9	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296     Hilltoppers–Dot 15127		8	7	4	11 10
10	HERE     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5665		14	21	22	4
11	A GIRL, A GIRL (Zoom-Ba Di Alli Nella)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5675		10	16	—	3
12	ANEMA E CORE (With All My Heart And Soul)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5675		12	29	27	4
13	THE MAN WITH THE BANJO     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		16	26	23	6
14	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		11	9	5	20
15	THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40169		17	18	14	6
16	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610		13	23	18	11
17	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		15	15	17	13
18	SUCH A NIGHT     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40200     Bunny Paul–Essex 352		26	28	—	3
19	JILTED     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61152		30	—	—	2
20	THE KID’S LAST FIGHT     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40178		25	33	37	4
21	HEIDELBERG     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5655		—	44	—	2
22	THE MAN UPSTAIRS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769		—	—	—	1
23	DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5611		18	12	10	10
24	CUDDLE ME     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70285		28	24	29	9
25	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		21	13	16	13
26	ANGELA MIA     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 104		23	31	49	5
27	SOUTH     Les Paul–Capitol 2735		29	19	19	5
28	BELL BOTTOM BLUES     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		43	27	25	12
29	SO LONG     Four Aces–Decca 29036		—	32	20	3
30	MELANCHOLY ME     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70304     Smith Brothers–“X” 0003		32	22	32	5
31	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260		19	11	11	21
32	GEE     Crows–Rama 5		22	36	31	9
33	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		20	14	12	23
34	HAVE A HEART     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1237		38	—	—	2
35	LOST IN LOVELINESS     Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11694     Doris Day–Columbia 40168		40	25	[38]	6
36	AM I IN LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11696		31	37	—	3
37	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		27	17	15	22
38	I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2735		33	43	—	3
39	AMOR     Four Aces–Decca 29036		24	20	35	6
40	MAYBE NEXT TIME     Joni James–M-G-M 11696		34	47	33	4
41	FANCY PANTS     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70292		35	45	36	6
42	HOLD ME     Don Cornell–Coral 61125		—	48	40	7
43	IT HAPPENS TO BE ME     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2754		37	—	—	2
44	EASTER PARADE     Liberace–Columbia 48007		—	—	—	1
45	I SPEAK TO THE STARS     Doris Day–Columbia 40210		—	—	—	1
46	SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES     Four Freshmen–Capitol 2745		39	—	—	2
47	POOR BUTTERFLY     Hilltoppers–Dot 15156		50	—	—	2
48	CLEO AND MEO     Four Lads & Jill Corey–Columbia 40177		46	34	—	3
49	TWO PURPLE SHADOWS     Jerry Vale–Columbia 40131		36	49	48	7
50	WOMAN (Uh-Huh)     Jose Ferrer–Columbia 40144     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		48	41	21	10 18

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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