The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	1	1	17   9
2	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		2	3	3	10   8 10
3	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		4	5	4	9   9   8   8
4	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		6	4	5	10
5	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		3	2	2	17
6	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		5	6	8	16
7	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		9	12	12	12
8	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		11	11	14	5
9	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		7	8	6	14 14 16 13
10	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		12	9	10	11
11	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		10	13	9	16
12	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258     Matys Brothers–Essex 369		15	16	29	5
13	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		8	7	7	18
14	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		18	15	13	6
15	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		13	14	16	11
16	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		14	10	18	8
17	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444		27	49	40	4   2
18	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		35	22	20	17
19	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		17	17	43	4
20	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		30	30	26	12
21	IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD     Four Aces–Decca 29269		20	—	—	2
22	MAMA, DON’T CRY AT MY WEDDING     Joni James–M-G-M 11802		48	34	19	7
23	MANDOLINO     Les Paul–Capitol 2928		37	24	—	3
24	I CAN’T TELL A WALTZ FROM A TANGO     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		—	—	—	1
25	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		23	18	11	17
26	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		26	26	46	8
27	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		16	19	15	28
28	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		36	20	17	19 21
29	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		49	32	34	6
30	FANNY     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		21	21	—	3
31	DON’T LET THE KIDDY GEDDIN     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268		—	—	—	1
32	I WANT YOU ALL TO MYSELF (Just You)     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268		—	—	—	1
33	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		—	45	27	11
34	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001		42	33	—	3
35	FORTUNE IN DREAMS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		25	40	24	7
36	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		19	39	—	3
37	RAIN, RAIN, RAIN     Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295		22	28	39	7
38	SISTERS     Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305		24	—	—	2
39	AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		28	25	22	7
40	THE MAMA DOLL SONG     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		44	—	—	2
41	(Bazoom) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’     Cheers–Capitol 2921		—	—	—	1
42	TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15249		—	—	—	1
43	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		—	35	30	14
44	MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768		—	—	32	14
45	IT WORRIES ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922		31	29	45	4
46	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		33	43	25	8
47	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1036		38	27	23	12   9
48	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		34	31	31	24
49	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		—	38	50	23
50	MADONNA, MADONNA     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40311		39	23	28	6

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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