The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 13, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	1	1	20 12
2	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148		2	2	3	12 12 11
3	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		6	8	6	19
4	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		4	6	8	8
5	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		3	4	4	13
6	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		7	9	7	15
7	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		9	7	10	14
8	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		5	3	2	13 11 13
9	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258		11	10	12	8
10	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40351		10	14	34	6   3
11	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		8	5	5	20
12	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		13	12	15	14
13	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		12	21	19	7
14	THE MAMA DOLL SONG     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		25	20	40	5
15	MR. SANDMAN     Chordettes–Cadence 1247		19	28	—	3
16	MAMBO ITALIANO     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40361		23	—	—	2
17	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		14	15	36	6
18	IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD     Four Aces–Decca 29269		18	19	21	5
19	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		17	16	16	11
20	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		20	13	13	21
21	THE BANDIT     Johnston Brothers–London 1470		33	27	—	5
22	HAJJI BABA (Persian Lament)     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		15	24	—	3
23	(Bazoom) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’     Cheers–Capitol 2921		45	32	41	4
24	I WANT YOU ALL TO MYSELF (Just You)     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268		34	40	32	4
25	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		16	11	9	17 17 19 16
26	TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15249		44	43	42	4
27	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		32	26	29	9
28	MANDOLINO     Les Paul–Capitol 2928		41	22	23	6
29	MOOD INDIGO     Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040		40	31	—	7
30	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		21	17	11	19
31	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle–“X” 0055     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444		24	23	17	7   5
32	MY SON, MY SON     Vera Lynn & Frank Weir–London 1501		22	—	—	2
33	SISTERS     Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305		42	35	38	5
34	DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS (I Want Some Atmosphere)     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29317		—	—	—	1
35	RUNAROUND     Three Chuckles–“X” 0066		—	37	—	2
36	FANNY     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		28	18	30	6
37	ST. LOUIS BLUES MAMBO     Richard Maltby & Orchestra–“X” 0042		26	36	—	6
38	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		—	38	20	14
39	THAT’S WHAT I LIKE     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 125		27	29	—	4
40	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		36	46	25	20
41	MAMBO BABY     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70473     Ruth Brown–Atlantic 1044		—	—	—	1
42	PUPALINA     Gaylords–Mercury 70479		—	—	—	1
43	I CAN’T TELL A WALTZ FROM A TANGO     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		—	—	24	2
44	DRINK, DRINK, DRINK     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-4220		29	—	—	3
45	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		39	25	14	9
46	THE THINGS I DIDN’T DO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		31	—	—	3
47	LONESOME POLECAT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61278		46	33	—	3
48	UNBELIEVABLE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		35	44	—	3
49	THE TOUCH     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5874		30	45	—	4
50	IT WORRIES ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922		43	30	45	7

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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