The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 14, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		1	3	5	7
2	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		3	2	4	8
3	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		2	1	1	18
4	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		5	5	2	14
5	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		4	4	3	14
6	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761     Victor Young & Singing Strings–Decca 29203     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232		7	16	10	6   4   4   3
7	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		8	10	14	7
8	THE HAPPY WANDERER     Frank Weir & Orchestra–London 1448		6	6	6	17
9	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		9	11	13	7
10	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		10	9	8	9 11
11	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		15	23	33	6
12	I UNDERSTAND JUST HOW YOU FEEL     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5132     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5740		11	7	7	13
13	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		31	—	—	2
14	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		13	17	15	7
15	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		20	—	—	2
16	SWAY (Quien Sera)     Dean Martin–Capitol 2818		29	24	20	10
17	CRAZY ’BOUT YA BABY     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70341		12	14	11	15
18	SOME DAY     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40235		22	13	17	10
19	ANGELS IN THE SKY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5757		—	—	—	1
20	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		49	31	21	6
21	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		16	25	25	5
22	ISLE OF CAPRI     Jackie Lee & Orchestra–Coral 61149     Gaylords–Mercury 70350		26	15	16	10 16
23	IF YOU LOVE ME (Really Love Me)     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769		14	8	9	18
24	IF I DIDN’T CARE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15220		19	38	—	3
25	HALF AS LOVELY (Twice As True)     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2864		30	20	—	3
26	WANTED     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5647		18	12	12	25
27	THE MAGIC TANGO     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		45	—	—	4
28	WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		41	—	—	2
29	MY FRIEND     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5748		17	21	30	12
30	THE GAL THAT GOT AWAY     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2864		—	35	40	3
31	THANK YOU FOR CALLING     Jo Stafford–Columbia 40250		21	41	24	11
32	ITALIAN HUCKLE BUCK     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5832		—	—	—	1
33	TAKE ME BACK AGAIN     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		—	33	—	2
34	MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Bring Mem’ries Of You)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5768		38	22	50	6
35	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		36	—	—	2
36	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		40	—	—	2
37	HAPPY DAYS AND LONELY NIGHTS     Fontane Sisters–Dot 15171		43	—	—	2
38	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		—	—	—	1
39	GREEN YEARS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5748		25	18	19	11
40	TO EV’RY GIRL—TO EV’RY BOY (The Meaning Of Love)     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 40252		—	—	—	1
41	JOEY     Betty Madigan–M-G-M 11716		39	27	22	12
42	THE MAN UPSTAIRS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2769		28	19	18	19
43	I WAS MEANT FOR YOU (The Wah-Wah Song)     Four Knights–Capitol 2782		—	—	—	3
44	BUMBLE BOOGIE     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70406		—	36	—	2
45	HIT AND RUN AFFAIR     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5749		24	28	—	9
46	HONEY LOVE     Bunny Paul with Harptones–Essex 364		33	—	—	2
47	SWEETHEART (Will You Remember)     Hilltoppers–Dot 15201		—	50	42	7
48	HOW BLUE?     Mills Brothers–Decca 29185		47	40	41	4
49	IN A GARDEN OF ROSES     Joni James–M-G-M 11753		—	42	26	8
50	MAKE HER MINE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2803		—	34	23	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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