The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 6, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	1	1	19 11
2	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148		2	3	4	11 11 10
3	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		4	4	6	12
4	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		6	8	11	7
5	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		3	2	2	12 10 12
6	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		8	6	5	18
7	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		9	7	9	14
8	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		5	5	3	19
9	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		7	10	12	13
10	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40351		14	34	42	5   2
11	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258		10	12	15	7
12	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		21	19	17	6
13	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		12	15	13	13
14	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		15	36	19	5
15	HAJJI BABA (Persian Lament)     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		24	—	—	2
16	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		11	9	7	16 16 18 15
17	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		16	16	14	10
18	IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD     Four Aces–Decca 29269		19	21	20	4
19	MR. SANDMAN     Chordettes–Cadence 1247		28	—	—	2
20	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		13	13	8	20
21	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		17	11	10	18
22	MY SON, MY SON     Vera Lynn & Frank Weir–London 1501		—	—	—	1
23	MAMBO ITALIANO     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40361		—	—	—	1
24	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444		23	17	27	6   4
25	THE MAMA DOLL SONG     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		20	40	44	4
26	ST. LOUIS BLUES MAMBO     Richard Maltby & Orchestra–“X” 0042		36	—	29	5
27	THAT’S WHAT I LIKE     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 125		29	—	—	3
28	FANNY     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		18	30	21	5
29	DRINK, DRINK, DRINK     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-4220		—	—	41	2
30	THE TOUCH     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5874		45	—	40	3
31	THE THINGS I DIDN’T DO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		—	—	—	2
32	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		26	29	49	8
33	THE BANDIT     Johnston Brothers–London 1470		27	—	50	4
34	I WANT YOU ALL TO MYSELF (Just You)     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268		40	32	—	3
35	UNBELIEVABLE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		44	—	—	2
36	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		46	25	23	19
37	SUDDENLY     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40351		—	—	—	1
38	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		—	46	33	9
39	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		25	14	18	8
40	MOOD INDIGO     Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040		31	—	46	6
41	MANDOLINO     Les Paul–Capitol 2928		22	23	37	5
42	SISTERS     Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305		35	38	24	4
43	IT WORRIES ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922		30	45	31	6
44	TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15249		43	42	—	3
45	(Bazoom) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’     Cheers–Capitol 2921		32	41	—	3
46	LONESOME POLECAT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61278		33	—	—	2
47	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		—	33	—	12
48	YOURS (Quireme Mucho)     Dick Contino–Mercury 70455		—	—	—	1
49	I SPOKE TOO SOON     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404		—	—	—	1
50	AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE?     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		—	39	28	8

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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