The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 19, 1955
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MELODY OF LOVE     Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 15247     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70521     Four Aces–Decca 29395		1	1	4	10   7   7
2	HEARTS OF STONE     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15265     Charms–DeLuxe 6062		2	2	2	12 10
3	SINCERELY     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61323		3	6	7	9
4	MR. SANDMAN     Chordettes–Cadence 1247     Four Aces–Decca 29344		5	3	1	17 11
5	KO KO MO (I Love You So)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5994     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70529		4	8	12	5
6	EARTH ANGEL (Will You Be Mine)     Penguins–DooTone 348     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70529		6	9	11	6   4
7	LET ME GO LOVER     Joan Weber–Columbia 40366		7	4	3	12
8	THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5897     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1254		9	5	5	14 12
9	TWEEDLEE DEE     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70517     LaVern Baker & Gliders–Atlantic 1047		8	11	14	6
10	THAT’S ALL I WANT FROM YOU     Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-5896		12	10	6	14
11	OPEN UP YOUR HEART (And Let The Sunshine In)     Cowboy Church Sunday School–Decca 29367		11	15	17	5
12	HOW IMPORTANT CAN IT BE?     Joni James–M-G-M 11919     Sarah Vaughan–Mercury 70534		14	31	—	3   1
13	THE CRAZY OTTO     Johnny Maddox–Dot 15325		13	14	—	3
14	MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE     Sarah Vaughan–Mercury 70469		15	12	10	14
15	(My Baby Don’t Love Me) NO MORE     DeJohn Sisters–Epic 9085		10	7	8	9
16	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001		18	13	9	20
17	ROCK LOVE     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15333		26	—	—	2
18	D-A-R-L-I-N     Hilltoppers–Dot 15318		16	25	28	5
19	BLUE MIRAGE (Don’t Go)     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70535     Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 29377		21	—	—	2
20	(I’m Always Hearing) WEDDING BELLS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6015		—	—	—	1
21	I GOTTA GO GET MY BABY     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61339		22	28	21	4
22	UNSUSPECTING HEART     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5952		33	20	22	6
23	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		20	23	18	29
24	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		30	18	13	27
25	DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS (I Want Some Atmosphere)     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29317		19	16	15	15
26	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		29	19	20	22
27	EVERLOVIN’     Patti Page–Mercury 70528		17	21	—	3
28	TURN RIGHT     Kay Starr–RCA Victor 47-5999		23	—	—	2
29	ALL OF YOU     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5946		25	49	37	5
30	DARLING JE VOUS AIME BEAUCOUP     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3027		24	—	—	2
31	MAMBO ITALIANO     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40361		32	22	25	16
32	MOBILE     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1251		40	30	24	14
33	SMILES     Crazy Otto–Decca 29403		—	—	—	1
34	GLAD RAG DOLL     Crazy Otto–Decca 29403		27	—	—	2
35	THE SONG FROM “DESIREE”     Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 40359     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61301		36	24	26	9
36	SONG IN BLUE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 3015		28	17	27	6
37	CLOSE YOUR EYES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40427		35	—	—	2
38	THE FINGER OF SUSPICION     Dickie Valentine–London 1498		38	45	—	3
39	YOU’LL ALWAYS BE MY LIFETIME SWEETHEART     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5994		47	37	—	3
40	SONG OF THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5888		39	26	35	12
41	LING, TING, TONG     Five Keys–Capitol 2945     Charms–DeLuxe 6076		34	36	33	11   2
42	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		31	27	19	20
43	OLD PAPPY TIME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5924     Stuart Hamblen–RCA Victor 47-5918		37	48	23	9   7
44	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		43	32	16	33
45	PLANTATION BOOGIE     Lenny Dee–Decca 29360		42	33	—	3
46	EVER SINCE YOU WENT AWAY     Les Elgart–Columbia 40414		41	38	—	4
47	DARLING, DARLING, DARLING     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40406		44	—	—	2
48	MY LOVE SONG TO YOU     Bob Manning–Capitol 3014		45	29	30	9
49	A RUSTY OLD HALO     Mahalia Jackson–Columbia 40411		46	34	—	3
50	PATHS OF PARADISE     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40435		—	—	—	1

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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