The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 24, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	WANTED     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5647		1	1	4	9
2	I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)     Four Knights–Capitol 2654		5	5	3	11
3	YOUNG-AT-HEART     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2703		3	4	5	12
4	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		2	2	2	13
5	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		4	3	1	22
6	CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		6	6	6	10
7	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		8	7	7	14
8	A GIRL, A GIRL (Zoom-Ba Di Alli Nella)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5675		7	11	10	5
9	HERE     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5665		9	10	14	6
10	THE MAN WITH THE BANJO     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		11	13	16	8
11	JILTED     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61152		14	19	30	4
12	THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40169		12	15	17	8
13	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296     Hilltoppers–Dot 15127		13	9	8	13 12
14	THE MAN UPSTAIRS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769		21	22	—	3
15	POOR BUTTERFLY     Hilltoppers–Dot 15156		19	47	50	4
16	ANEMA E CORE (With All My Heart And Soul)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5675		15	12	12	6
17	THE KID’S LAST FIGHT     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40178		27	20	25	6
18	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		25	—	—	2
19	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		10	8	9	23 20 14
20	CUDDLE ME     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70285		17	24	28	11
21	ALONE TOO LONG     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2754		—	—	—	1
22	DREAM, DREAM, DREAM     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5677		—	—	—	1
23	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448     Henri Rene’s Musette–RCA Victor 47-5715		—	—	—	1
24	GEE     Crows–Rama 5		28	32	22	11
25	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		26	14	11	22
26	SUCH A NIGHT     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40200     Bunny Paul–Essex 352		35	18	26	5
27	MY SIN     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70339		—	—	—	1
28	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610		31	16	13	13
29	IF YOU LOVE ME (Really Love Me)     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769     Vera Lynn–London 1412		36	—	—	2
30	SOUTH     Les Paul–Capitol 2735		18	27	29	7
31	I SPEAK TO THE STARS     Doris Day–Columbia 40210		22	45	—	3
32	IT HAPPENS TO BE ME     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2754		34	43	37	4
33	MELANCHOLY ME     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70304     Smith Brothers–“X” 0003		20	30	32	7
34	HEY BROTHER, POUR THE WINE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2749		30	—	41	3
35	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260		40	31	19	23
36	AM I IN LOVE     Joni James–M-G-M 11696		23	36	31	5
37	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		16	17	15	15
38	GOIN’ LIKE WILD FIRE     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 40198		—	—	—	1
39	I SHOULD CARE     Jeff Chandler–Decca 29004		24	—	—	2
40	SOMEWHERE THERE IS SOMEONE     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5691		—	—	—	1
41	SO LONG     Four Aces–Decca 29036		29	29	—	5
42	FACE TO FACE     Gordon MacRae–Capitol 2760		—	—	—	1
43	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		32	25	21	15
44	DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5611		42	23	18	12
45	I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2735		45	38	33	5
46	BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70328		—	—	—	1
47	BEER BARREL POLKA     Liberace–Columbia 40217		—	—	—	1
48	SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES     Four Freshmen–Capitol 2745		—	46	39	3
49	LATIN LADY     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5655		39	—	—	2
50	ANGELA MIA     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 104		33	26	23	7

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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