The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 18, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		1	1	1	12
2	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		2	2	3	12   4
3	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		5	6	7	5   3   5
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	11   9   9   8
5	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		3	3	2	13
6	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		6	5	6	23
7	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		7	7	5	12
8	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5838		11	17	28	4   4   3   3
9	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		8	12	8	11
10	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		14	18	20	5
11	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		17	22	—	3
12	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		16	9	11	19
13	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		9	8	9	19
14	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		12	19	16	11
15	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		15	13	13	12
16	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		19	34	21	7
17	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		10	10	10	14 16
18	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448		21	11	12	22
19	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		24	37	29	6
20	SWAY (Quien Sera)     Dean Martin–Capitol 2818		13	20	18	15
21	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		20	27	38	6
22	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036		23	23	35	7   4
23	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		29	16	25	7
24	RAIN, RAIN, RAIN     Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295		18	—	—	2
25	MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768		28	21	17	11
26	AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		33	—	—	2
27	HEAVEN WAS NEVER LIKE THIS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		43	50	44	4
28	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		26	14	14	7
29	MAMA, DON’T CRY AT MY WEDDING     Joni James–M-G-M 11802		38	—	—	2
30	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		—	—	—	1
31	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		40	28	—	3
32	CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70341		22	24	24	20
33	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		39	32	22	10
34	PEDDLER MAN     Dean Martin–Capitol 2870		—	43	41	4
35	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		25	26	—	3
36	FORTUNE IN DREAMS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		31	—	—	2
37	THE GREATEST FEELING IN THE WORLD     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5152		44	29	23	5
38	MADONNA, MADONNA     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40311		—	—	—	1
39	HONEY LOVE     Bunny Paul–Essex 362     Drifters–Atlantic 1029		27	25	26	6   2
40	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		—	—	—	1
41	ANYONE CAN FALL IN LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40300		—	—	—	1
42	I UNDERSTAND JUST HOW YOU FEEL     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5132     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5740		30	15	19	18
43	WHISPERING     Paul Whiteman & New Ambassador Hotel Orchestra–Coral 61228		50	35	32	4
44	ONE MORE TIME     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840     Dean Martin–Capitol 2910		—	—	—	1
45	IT SHALL COME TO PASS     Four Aces–Decca 29217		37	—	—	2
46	IF I DIDN’T CARE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15220		41	47	30	8
47	HALF AS LOVELY (Twice As True)     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2864		48	39	36	8
48	ANGELS IN THE SKY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5757		36	36	27	6
49	ITALIAN HUCKLEBUCK     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5832		35	30	15	6
50	LULLABY OF BIRDLAND     Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 29198		32	31	—	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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