The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 21, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		1	1	3	8
2	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		2	3	2	9
3	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		3	2	1	19
4	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761     Victor Young & Orchestra–Decca 29203     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232		6	7	16	7   5   5   4
5	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		7	8	10	8
6	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		5	4	4	15
7	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		4	5	5	15
8	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		9	9	11	8
9	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448		8	6	6	18
10	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		10	10	9	10 12
11	I UNDERSTAND JUST HOW YOU FEEL     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5132     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5740		12	11	7	14
12	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		11	15	23	7
13	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		14	13	17	8
14	CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70341		17	12	14	16
15	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		15	20	—	3
16	SWAY (Quien Sera)     Dean Martin–Capitol 2818		16	29	24	11
17	MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768		34	38	22	7
18	IF I DIDN’T CARE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15220		24	19	38	4
19	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		21	16	25	6
20	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		13	31	—	3
21	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		—	—	—	1
22	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		20	49	31	7
23	WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		28	41	—	3
24	MAKE HER MINE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2803		50	—	34	9
25	ITALIAN HUCKLEBUCK     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5832		32	—	—	2
26	HALF AS LOVELY (Twice As True)     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2864		25	30	20	4
27	GREEN YEARS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5748		39	25	18	12
28	ANGELS IN THE SKY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5757		19	—	—	2
29	JOEY     Betty Madigan–M-G-M 11716		41	39	27	13
30	SOME DAY     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40235		18	22	13	11
31	IF YOU LOVE ME (Really Love Me)     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769		23	14	8	19
32	LOOK SHARP—BE SHARP     Boston Pops Orchestra–RCA Victor 49-4219		—	27	—	2
33	ISLE OF CAPRI     Jackie Lee & Orchestra–Coral 61149     Gaylords–Mercury 70350		22	26	15	11 17
34	THE GAL THAT GOT AWAY     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2864		30	—	35	4
35	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		35	36	—	3
36	HAPPY DAYS AND LONELY NIGHTS     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15171		37	43	—	3
37	HOW BLUE?     Mills Brothers–Decca 29185		48	47	40	5
38	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		—	—	—	1
39	LEAVE IT TO YOUR HEART     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5764		—	42	—	6
40	STEAM HEAT     Patti Page–Mercury 70380		—	48	49	13
41	SOMEONE ELSE’S ROSES     Doris Day–Columbia 40234		—	—	—	5
42	I’M NO GONNA SAY     Ronnie Gaylord–Mercury 70425		—	—	—	1
43	THE GREATEST FEELING IN THE WORLD     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5152		—	—	—	1
44	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		38	—	—	2
45	LONESOME     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5152		—	—	—	1
46	PEDDLER MAN     Dean Martin–Capitol 2870		—	—	—	1
47	MY FRIEND     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5748		29	17	21	13
48	TO EV’RY GIRL—TO EV’RY BOY (The Meaning Of Love)     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40252		40	—	—	2
49	THE MAGIC TANGO     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		27	45	—	5
50	TAKE ME BACK AGAIN     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		33	—	33	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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