The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 9, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	1	2	15   7
2	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		2	2	1	15
3	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		3	3	3	8   6   8
4	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		5	7	10	8
5	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5838		4	6	8	7   7   6   6
6	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		8	8	14	14
7	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		7	5	5	16
8	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY     Victor Young & Singing Strings–Decca 29203     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232		6	4	4	12 14 12 11
9	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		10	14	21	9
10	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		18	19	11	6
11	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		14	29	—	3
12	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		12	12	16	10
13	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		9	11	9	14
14	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		16	17	19	9
15	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		13	15	40	4
16	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258     Matys Brothers–Essex 369		29	39	—	3
17	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		43	—	—	2
18	IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29130		11	9	7	15
19	LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29037		15	10	6	26
20	GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61187     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5746		17	13	17	17 19
21	FANNY     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		—	—	—	1
22	I’M A FOOL TO CARE     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2839		20	22	15	15
23	MADONNA, MADONNA     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40311		28	23	38	4
24	MANDOLINO     Les Paul–Capitol 2928		—	—	—	1
25	AM I A TOY OR A TREASURE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		22	46	26	5
26	TELL ME, TELL ME     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5837		46	30	31	6
27	[OH] WHAT A DREAM     Patti Page–Mercury 70416     Ruth Brown & Rhythmakers–Atlantic 1036		23	27	22	10   7
28	RAIN, RAIN, RAIN     Frankie Laine & Four Lads–Columbia 40295		39	37	24	5
29	IT WORRIES ME     Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2922		45	—	—	2
30	DREAM     Four Aces–Decca 29217		26	21	23	10
31	HERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY     Archie Bleyer–Cadence 1241		31	16	13	22
32	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		34	28	30	4
33	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001		—	—	—	1
34	MAMA, DON’T CRY AT MY WEDDING     Joni James–M-G-M 11802		19	20	29	5
35	CINNAMON SINNER     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40272		30	32	33	13
36	ALWAYS YOU     Betty Madigan–M-G-M 11812		—	—	—	1
37	THE THINGS I DIDN’T DO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		—	—	—	1
38	THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN     Four Aces–Decca 29123		50	35	12	22
39	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		—	—	—	1
40	FORTUNE IN DREAMS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2887		24	43	36	5
41	THE GREATEST FEELING IN THE WORLD     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5152		—	48	37	7
42	THAT’S WHAT I LIKE     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 125     Dean Martin–Capitol 2870		—	—	—	1   2
43	VENI-VIDI-VICI (I Came, I Saw, I Conquered)     Gaylords–Mercury 70427		25	25	35	6
44	ST. LOUIS BLUES MAMBO     Richard Maltby & Orchestra–“X” 0042		—	41	—	2
45	I CRIED     Patti Page–Mercury 70416		27	18	28	10
46	THE BANDIT     Johnston Brothers–London 1470     Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 40323     Tex Ritter–Capitol 2916		—	—	—	1
47	BECAUSE OF YOU (pts. 1 & 2)     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29200		—	—	—	1
48	MOOD INDIGO     Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040		49	45	—	3
49	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle & Orchestra–“X” 0055		40	—	—	2
50	HEAVEN WAS NEVER LIKE THIS     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		33	36	27	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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