The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 26, 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	1	11   8   8
2	EARTH ANGEL (Will You Be Mine)     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70529     Penguins–DooTone 348		6	6	9	5   7
3	SINCERELY     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61323		3	3	6	10
4	KO KO MO (I Love You So)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5994     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70529		5	4	8	6
5	TWEEDLEE DEE     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70517     LaVern Baker & Gliders–Atlantic 1047		9	8	11	7
6	HEARTS OF STONE     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15265     Charms–DeLuxe 6062		2	2	2	13 11
7	LET ME GO LOVER     Joan Weber–Columbia 40366		7	7	4	13
8	THE CRAZY OTTO     Johnny Maddox–Dot 15325		13	13	14	4
9	MR. SANDMAN     Chordettes–Cadence 1247     Four Aces–Decca 29344		4	5	3	18 12
10	THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5897     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1254		8	9	5	15 13
11	OPEN UP YOUR HEART (And Let The Sunshine In)     Cowboy Church Sunday School–Decca 29367		11	11	15	6
12	HOW IMPORTANT CAN IT BE?     Joni James–M-G-M 11919     Sarah Vaughan–Mercury 70534		12	14	31	4   2
13	THAT’S ALL I WANT FROM YOU     Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-5896		10	12	10	15
14	ROCK LOVE     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15333		17	26	—	3
15	DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS (I Want Some Atmosphere)     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29317		25	19	16	16
16	(My Baby Don’t Love Me) NO MORE     DeJohn Sisters–Epic 9085		15	10	7	10
17	MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE     Sarah Vaughan–Mercury 70469		14	15	12	15
18	CLOSE YOUR EYES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40427		37	35	—	3
19	THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT     Bill Hayes–Cadence 1256		—	—	—	1
20	PLEDGING MY LOVE     Johnny Ace–Duke 136     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61362		—	—	—	1
21	DANGER! HEARTBREAK AHEAD     Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-6016		—	—	—	1
22	UNSUSPECTING HEART     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5952		22	33	20	7
23	TURN RIGHT     Kay Starr–RCA Victor 47-5999		28	23	—	3
24	BIRTH OF THE BOOGIE     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29418		—	—	—	1
25	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001		16	18	13	21
26	A RUSTY OLD HALO     Mahalia Jackson–Columbia 40411		49	46	34	4
27	THE SAND AND THE SEA     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3027		—	—	—	1
28	A MAN CHASES A GIRL (Until She Catches Him)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6015		—	—	—	1
29	(I’m Always Hearing) WEDDING BELLS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6015		20	—	—	2
30	ALL OF YOU     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5946		29	25	49	6
31	D-A-R-L-I-N     Hilltoppers–Dot 15318		18	16	25	6
32	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		24	30	18	28
33	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		23	20	23	30
34	I GOTTA GO GET MY BABY     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61339		21	22	28	5
35	MAMBO ROCK     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29418		—	—	—	1
36	BLUE MIRAGE (Don’t Go)     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70535     Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 29377		19	21	—	3
37	LING, TING, TONG     Five Keys–Capitol 2945     Charms–DeLuxe 6076		41	34	36	12   3
38	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		26	29	19	23
39	YOU’LL ALWAYS BE MY LIFETIME SWEETHEART     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5994		39	47	37	4
40	ELEPHANT’S TANGO     Commanders–Decca 29323		—	—	41	2
41	THE FINGER OF SUSPICION     Dickie Valentine–London 1498		38	38	45	4
42	SMILES     Crazy Otto–Decca 29403		33	—	—	2
43	EVERLOVIN’     Patti Page–Mercury 70528		27	17	21	4
44	IF ANYONE FINDS THIS, I LOVE YOU     Kay Starr–RCA Victor 47-5999		—	—	—	1
45	SONG IN BLUE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 3015		36	28	17	7
46	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		42	31	27	21
47	EVER SINCE YOU WENT AWAY     Les Elgart–Columbia 40414		46	41	38	5
48	MOBILE     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1251		32	40	30	15
49	SONG OF THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5888		40	39	26	13
50	PLANTATION BOOGIE     Lenny Dee–Decca 29360		45	42	33	4

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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