The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 2, 1955
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	UNCHAINED MELODY     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 3055     Al Hibbler–Decca 29441     Roy Hamilton–Epic 9102		1	1	1	13 13 12
2	(We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29124		3	3	5	10
3	CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE     Perez Prado & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5965     Alan Dale–Coral 61373		2	2	2	16   8
4	SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61423     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29484		4	8	11	7   4
5	A BLOSSOM FELL     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3095		7	5	6	10
6	LEARNIN’ THE BLUES     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 3102		9	7	7	11
7	HONEY-BABE     Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 11900		8	9	8	13
8	THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT     Bill Hayes–Cadence 1256     Fess Parker–Columbia 40449     “Tennessee” Ernie Ford–Capitol 3058		5	4	3	19   9   9
9	DANCE WITH ME HENRY (Wallflower)     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70572		6	6	4	17
10	IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE     Somethin’ Smith & Redheads–Epic 9093		15	16	15	12
11	HARD TO GET     Gisele MacKenzie–“X” 0137		18	15	26	5
12	SWEET AND GENTLE     Alan Dale–Coral 61435     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70647		16	22	31	4   2
13	ALABAMA JUBILEE     Ferko String Band–Media 1010		13	21	28	4
14	IF I MAY     Nat “King” Cole & Four Knights–Capitol 3095		14	14	20	10
15	HEART     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-6097     Four Aces–Decca 29476		12	12	12	10
16	WHATEVER LOLA WANTS     Sarah Vaughan–Mercury 70595		10	10	10	12
17	THE BREEZE AND I (Andalucia)     Caterina Valente–Decca 29467		11	11	9	14
18	HEY, MR. BANJO     Sunnysiders–Kapp 113		17	13	17	11
19	A STORY UNTOLD     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70634		23	24	35	4
20	CHEE CHEE-OO CHEE (Sang The Little Bird)     Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-6137		19	17	18	6
21	MY ONE SIN     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3136		25	36	—	3
22	THE MAN IN THE RAINCOAT     Priscilla Wright–Unique 303		28	39	—	3
23	HUMMINGBIRD     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 3165     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40526     Chordettes–Cadence 1267		36	—	—	2
24	LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29484     Lena Horne–RCA Victor 47-6073		20	18	19	9
25	I’LL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU     Doris Day–Columbia 40505		30	31	42	5
26	THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29541		32	46	—	3
27	DON’T BE ANGRY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70597     Nappy Brown–Savoy 1155		21	20	14	12   9
28	THE POPCORN SONG     Cliffie Stone & Orchestra–Capitol 3131		39	—	—	2
29	MOST OF ALL     Don Cornell–Coral 61393		22	19	16	12
30	BLUE STAR     Felicia Sanders–Columbia 40508		24	27	27	5
31	THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS     Chuck Miller–Mercury 70627		37	—	—	2
32	NOT AS A STRANGER     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 3130		27	35	44	4
33	THE CATTLE CALL     Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 47-6139		35	44	48	4
34	AIN’T IT A SHAME     Pat Boone–Dot 15377     Fats Domino–Imperial 5348		44	48	—	3
35	TWO LOST SOULS     Perry Como & Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-6137		26	34	41	5
36	SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE     Mills Brothers–Decca 29511		31	33	29	6
37	ROLLIN’ STONE     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15370		33	26	23	6
38	DOMANI (Tomorrow)     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1265		45	—	—	2
39	THE KENTUCKIAN SONG     Hilltoppers–Dot 15375     Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 47-6139		48	—	—	2
40	GOOD AND LONESOME     Kay Starr–RCA Victor 47-6146		40	—	—	2
41	MAMA ROSA     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1265		42	—	—	2
42	CARMEN’S BOOGIE     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70634		43	45	50	4
43	THE BANJO’S BACK IN TOWN     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61448		—	—	—	1
44	DARLING JE VOUS AIME BEAUCOUP     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3027		34	28	21	20
45	BLUEBERRIES     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 70647		—	—	—	1
46	THE CRAZY OTTO     Johnny Maddox–Dot 15325		29	25	13	22
47	THE BLUES FROM “KISS ME DEADLY”     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 3136		46	—	—	2
48	DANIEL BOONE “THE DADDY OF THEM ALL”     Loren Becker & Brigadiers–Waldorf Music Hall 217		—	—	—	1
49	DUVID CROCKETT (The Ballad Of Davy Crockett)     Mickey Katz & Orchestra–Capitol 3144		—	—	—	1
50	NOT YET     Susan Hunter–Decca 29512		49	49	34	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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