The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MAY 8, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	WANTED     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5647		1	1	1	11
2	YOUNG-AT-HEART     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2703		4	3	3	14
3	I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)     Four Knights–Capitol 2654		2	2	5	13
4	MAKE LOVE TO ME!     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40143		3	4	2	15
5	CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE     Patti Page–Mercury 70302		5	6	6	12
6	A GIRL, A GIRL (Zoom-Ba Di Alli Nella)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5675		9	8	7	7
7	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		12	18	25	4
8	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		10	7	8	16
9	HERE     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5665		7	9	9	8
10	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		6	5	4	24
11	THE MAN WITH THE BANJO     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5644		8	10	11	10
12	JILTED     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61152		11	11	14	6
13	THE MAN UPSTAIRS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769		13	14	21	5
14	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448     Henri Rene’s Musette–RCA Victor 47-5715		15	23	—	3
15	CUDDLE ME     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70285		22	20	17	13
16	ISLE OF CAPRI     Gaylords–Mercury 70350		18	—	—	2
17	IF YOU LOVE ME (Really Love Me)     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769     Vera Lynn–London 1412		31	29	36	4
18	POOR BUTTERFLY     Hilltoppers–Dot 15156		14	15	19	6
19	THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40169		16	12	12	10
20	ANEMA E CORE (With All My Heart And Soul)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5675		19	16	15	8
21	I SPEAK TO THE STARS     Doris Day–Columbia 40210		32	31	22	5
22	I SHOULD CARE     Jeff Chandler–Decca 29004		44	39	24	4
23	IT HAPPENS TO BE ME     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2754		20	32	34	6
24	FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE     Gaylords–Mercury 70296     Hilltoppers–Dot 15127		21	13	13	15 14
25	UNTIL YESTERDAY (Non E La Pioggia)     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40213		—	—	—	1
26	SOUTH     Les Paul–Capitol 2735		30	30	18	9
27	ANGELA MIA     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 104     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5676		40	50	33	9   2
28	ALONE TOO LONG     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2754		24	21	—	3
29	LOST IN LOVELINESS     Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11694     Doris Day–Columbia 40168		35	—	50	9
30	SOMEWHERE THERE IS SOMEONE     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5691		33	40	—	3
31	TRUE LOVE GOES ON AND ON     Burl Ives–Decca 29088		45	—	—	2
32	DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2787		28	—	—	2
33	GEE     Crows–Rama 5		43	24	28	13
34	YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE     Roy Hamilton–Epic 9015		—	—	—	3
35	MELANCHOLY ME     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70304     Smith Brothers–“X” 0003		25	33	20	9
36	SUCH A NIGHT     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40200     Bunny Paul–Essex 352		23	26	35	7
37	THE KID’S LAST FIGHT     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40178		29	17	27	8
38	MY SIN     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70339		27	27	—	3
39	I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2787		—	—	—	1
40	WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM     Hilltoppers–Dot 15156		37	—	—	2
41	LOVE I YOU     Gaylords–Mercury 70350		—	—	—	1
42	CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70341		—	—	—	1
43	I WAS MEANT FOR YOU     Four Knights–Capitol 2782		—	—	—	1
44	PRETTY AS A RAINBOW     Harry Belafonte–RCA Victor 47-5722		—	—	—	1
45	THE ZOO     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61153		—	—	—	1
46	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		17	19	10	25 22 16
47	SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL     Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5610		26	28	31	15
48	DREAM, DREAM, DREAM     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5677     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 40185		39	22	—	3   2
49	AMOR     Four Aces–Decca 29036		38	—	38	9
50	BEER BARREL POLKA     Liberace–Columbia 40217		50	47	—	3

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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