The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 20, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	I NEED YOU NOW     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5830		5	3	4	14
2	HEY THERE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266     Sammy Davis, Jr.–Decca 29199		1	1	1	21 13
3	IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU     Doris Day–Columbia 40300     Denise Lor–Majar 27     Connee Boswell–Decca 29148		2	2	2	13 13 12
4	PAPA LOVES MAMBO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		4	4	6	9
5	TEACH ME TONIGHT     DeCastro Sisters–Abbott 3001		10	10	14	7
6	HOLD MY HAND     Don Cornell–Coral 61206		7	9	7	15
7	THIS OLE HOUSE     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40266		3	6	8	20
8	SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29204		6	7	9	16
9	SKOKIAAN     Ralph Marterie & Orchestra–Mercury 70432     Four Lads–Columbia 40306     Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band–London 1491		8	5	3	14 12 14
10	COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Instead Of Sheep)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		17	14	15	7
11	MR. SANDMAN     Chordettes–Cadence 1247		15	19	28	4
12	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     McGuire Sisters–Coral 61258		9	11	10	9
13	CARA MIA     David Whitfield with Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1486		12	13	12	15
14	MAMBO ITALIANO     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 40361		16	23	—	3
15	IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD     Four Aces–Decca 29269		18	18	19	6
16	SH-BOOM     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70404     Chords–Cat 104		11	8	5	21
17	HAJJI BABA (Persian Lament)     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		22	15	24	4
18	THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY     Victor Young & Singing Strings–Decca 29203     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11761     Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2845     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61232		25	16	11	18 18 20 17
19	THEY WERE DOIN’ THE MAMBO     Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5767		30	21	17	20
20	WHITHER THOU GOEST     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2928		13	12	21	8
21	THE NAUGHTY LADY OF SHADY LANE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5897		—	—	—	1
22	MOOD INDIGO     Norman Petty Trio–“X” 0040		29	40	31	8
23	SMILE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2897     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5836		19	17	16	12
24	OOP-SHOOP     Crew-Cuts–Mercury 70443		45	39	25	10
25	THE TOUCH (Le Grisbi)     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5874		49	30	45	5
26	THE BANDIT     Johnston Brothers–London 1470		21	33	27	6
27	FANNY     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5871		36	28	18	7
28	IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN     Russ Carlyle & Orchestra–“X” 0055     David Carroll & Orchestra–Mercury 70444		31	24	23	8   6
29	ST. LOUIS BLUES MAMBO     Richard Maltby & Orchestra–“X” 0042		37	26	36	7
30	THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER     Gaylords–Mercury 70403     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-5769		20	20	13	22
31	MY SON, MY SON     Vera Lynn & Frank Weir–London 1501		32	22	—	3
32	TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15249		26	44	43	5
33	HOPELESSLY     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5840		27	32	26	10
34	DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS (I Want Some Atmosphere)     Bill Haley & Comets–Decca 29317		34	—	—	2
35	(Bazoom) I NEED YOUR LOVIN’     Cheers–Capitol 2921		23	45	32	5
36	I WANT YOU ALL TO MYSELF (Just You)     Kitty Kallen–Decca 29268		24	34	40	5
37	MANDOLINO     Les Paul–Capitol 2928		28	41	22	7
38	UNBELIEVABLE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2949		48	35	44	4
39	THAT’S WHAT I LIKE     Don, Dick & Jimmy–Crown 125		39	27	29	5
40	MOBILE     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1251		—	—	—	1
41	MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE     Sarah Vaughan–Mercury 70469		—	—	—	1
42	THE THINGS I DIDN’T DO     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5857		46	31	—	4
43	TIME     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61286		—	—	—	1
44	THAT’S ALL I WANT FROM YOU     Jaye P. Morgan–RCA Victor 47-5896		—	—	—	1
45	PUPALINA     Gaylords–Mercury 70479		42	—	—	2
46	TRY AGAIN     Dean Martin–Capitol 2911		—	—	—	2
47	THE MAMA DOLL SONG     Patti Page–Mercury 70458		14	25	20	6
48	SISTERS     Rosemary & Betty Clooney–Columbia 40305		33	42	35	6
49	RUNAROUND     Three Chuckles–“X” 0066		35	—	37	3
50	TARA’S THEME     LeRoy Holmes & Orchestra–M-G-M 11854		—	—	—	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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