The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 16, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	1	1	16   8
2	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		3	3	3	9   7   9
3	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		2	2	2	16
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		5	4	6	8   8   7   7
5	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		6	8	8	15
6	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		4	5	7	9
7	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY     Victor Young & Orchestra–Decca 29203     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232		8	6	4	13 13 15 12
8	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		7	7	5	17
9	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		12	12	12	11
10	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		13	9	11	15
11	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		11	14	29	4
12	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		9	10	14	10
13	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		14	16	17	10
14	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		10	18	19	7
15	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258     Matys Brothers–Essex 369		16	29	39	4
16	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		19	15	10	27
17	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		17	43	—	3
18	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		15	13	15	5
19	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		39	—	—	2
20	IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD     Four Aces–Decca 29269		—	—	—	1
21	FANNY     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		21	—	—	2
22	RAIN, RAIN, RAIN     Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295		28	39	37	6
23	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		18	11	9	16
24	SISTERS     Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305		—	—	—	1
25	FORTUNE IN DREAMS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		40	24	43	6
26	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		26	46	30	7
27	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444		49	40	—	3   1
28	AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		25	22	46	6
29	ST. LOUIS BLUES MAMBO     Richard Maltby & Orchestra–“X” 0042		44	—	41	3
30	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		30	26	21	11
31	IT WORRIES ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922		29	45	—	3
32	HONEY LOVE     Bunny Paul–Essex 362     Drifters–Atlantic 1029		—	21	40	9   5
33	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		43	25	25	7
34	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		31	31	16	23
35	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		22	20	22	16
36	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		20	17	13	18 20
37	MANDOLINO     Les Paul–Capitol 2928		24	—	—	2
38	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036		27	23	27	11   8
39	MADONNA, MADONNA     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40311		23	28	23	5
40	THE TOUCH     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5874		—	—	—	1
41	DRINK, DRINK, DRINK     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-4220		—	—	—	1
42	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001		33	—	—	2
43	WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40361		—	—	—	1
44	THE MAMA DOLL SONG     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		—	—	—	1
45	BECAUSE OF YOU (pts. 1 & 2)     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29200		47	—	—	2
46	MOOD INDIGO     Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040		48	49	45	4
47	MAMBO IN THE MOONLIGHT     Gary Crosby–Decca 29272		—	—	—	1
48	MAMA, DON’T CRY AT MY WEDDING     Joni James–M-G-M 11802		34	19	20	6
49	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		32	34	28	5
50	THE BANDIT     Johnston Brothers–London 1470     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 40323     Tex Ritter–Capitol 2916		46	—	—	2

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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