The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 11, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		1	1	1	11
2	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		2	3	5	11   3
3	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		3	2	2	12
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		4	4	4	10   8   8   7
5	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491     Four Lads–Columbia 40306		6	7	21	4   4   2
6	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		5	6	3	22
7	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		7	5	8	11
8	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		12	8	12	10
9	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		8	9	7	18
10	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		10	10	10	13 15
11	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5838		17	28	—	3   3   2   2
12	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		19	16	22	10
13	SWAY (Quien Sera)     Dean Martin–Capitol 2818		20	18	16	14
14	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		18	20	38	4
15	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		13	13	13	11
16	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		9	11	6	18
17	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		22	—	—	2
18	RAIN, RAIN, RAIN     Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295		—	—	—	1
19	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		34	21	35	6
20	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		27	38	—	5
21	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448		11	12	9	21
22	CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70341		24	24	14	19
23	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036		23	35	23	6   3
24	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		37	29	44	5
25	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		26	—	—	2
26	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		14	14	15	6
27	HONEY LOVE     Bunny Paul–Essex 362     Drifters–Atlantic 1029		25	26	—	5   1
28	MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768		21	17	17	10
29	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		16	25	20	6
30	I UNDERSTAND JUST HOW YOU FEEL     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5132     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5740		15	19	11	17
31	FORTUNE IN DREAMS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		—	—	—	1
32	LULLABY OF BIRDLAND     Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 29198		31	—	—	2
33	AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		—	—	—	1
34	MAKE HER MINE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2803		44	40	24	12
35	ITALIAN HUCKLEBUCK     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5832		30	15	25	5
36	ANGELS IN THE SKY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5757		36	27	28	5
37	IT SHALL COME TO PASS     Four Aces–Decca 29217		—	—	—	1
38	MAMA, DON’T CRY AT MY WEDDING     Joni James–M-G-M 11802		—	—	—	1
39	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		32	22	19	9
40	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		28	—	—	2
41	IF I DIDN’T CARE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15220		47	30	18	7
42	PA PA PA     Joni James–M-G-M 11802		—	—	—	1
43	HEAVEN WAS NEVER LIKE THIS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		50	44	—	3
44	THE GREATEST FEELING IN THE WORLD     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5152		29	23	43	4
45	GREEN YEARS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5748		40	48	27	15
46	THANK YOU FOR CALLING     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40250		—	—	—	12
47	ISLE OF CAPRI     Jackie Lee & Orchestra–Coral 61149     Gaylords–Mercury 70350		46	47	33	14 20
48	HALF AS LOVELY (Twice As True)     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2864		39	36	26	7
49	SOME DAY     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40235		45	42	30	14
50	WHISPERING     Paul Whiteman & New Ambassador Hotel Orchestra–Coral 61228		35	32	—	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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