The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 2, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	2	2	14   6
2	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		2	1	1	14
3	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		3	3	5	7   5   7
4	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		6	8	11	6   6   5   5
5	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		7	10	14	7
6	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY     Victor Young & Orchestra–Decca 29203     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232		4	4	4	11 13 11 10
7	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		5	5	3	15
8	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		8	14	12	13
9	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		11	9	8	13
10	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		14	21	20	8
11	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		9	7	7	14
12	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		12	16	19	9
13	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		15	40	—	3
14	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		29	—	—	2
15	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		10	6	6	25
16	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		17	19	24	8
17	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		13	17	10	16 18
18	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		19	11	17	5
19	MAMA, DON’T CRY AT MY WEDDING     Joni James–M-G-M 11802		20	29	38	4
20	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		22	15	15	14
21	HONEY LOVE     Bunny Paul–Essex 362     Drifters–Atlantic 1029		40	39	27	8   4
22	AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		46	26	33	4
23	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036		27	22	23	9   6
24	FORTUNE IN DREAMS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		43	36	31	4
25	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		25	35	25	5
26	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		21	23	29	9
27	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		18	28	26	9
28	MADONNA, MADONNA     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40311		23	38	—	3
29	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–coral 61258     Matys Brothers–Essex 369		39	—	—	2
30	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		32	33	39	12
31	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		16	13	9	21
32	MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768		24	25	28	13
33	HEAVEN WAS NEVER LIKE THIS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		36	27	43	6
34	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		28	30	—	3
35	CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70341		31	32	22	22
36	TRY AGAIN     Dean Martin–Capitol 2911		—	—	—	1
37	UNO     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5841		50	—	—	2
38	SWAY (Quien Sera)     Dean Martin–Capitol 2818		44	20	13	17
39	RAIN, RAIN, RAIN     Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295		37	24	18	4
40	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055		—	—	—	1
41	LOVE, YOU DIDN’T DO RIGHT BY ME     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40305		—	—	—	1
42	ANGELS IN THE SKY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5757		—	48	36	7
43	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		—	—	—	1
44	YEARNING     Georgie Shaw–Decca 29245		42	—	—	2
45	IT WORRIES ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922		—	—	—	1
46	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		30	31	40	5
47	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448		26	18	21	24
48	AU REVOIR     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61225		38	—	—	4
49	MOOD INDIGO     Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040		45	—	—	2
50	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		35	12	16	21

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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