CASH BOX POP SINGLES – 1955 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1955 Charts! |
| 1955 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 1 | Mr. Sandman - Chordettes / Four Aces | (No debuts this week) |
| January 8 | Let Me Go Lover - Joan Weber | 27. I Love You Madly - Four Coins |
| January 15 | Mr. Sandman - Chordettes / Four Aces | 20. Silk Stockings - Perry Como |
| January 22 | Mr. Sandman - Chordettes / Four Aces | 23. Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sunshine In) - Cowboy Church Sunday School |
| January 29 | Mr. Sandman - Chordettes / Four Aces | 21. I Gotta Go Get My Baby - Teresa Brewer |
| February 5 | Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra / David Carroll & Orchestra / Four Aces | 14. The Crazy Otto - Johnny Maddox & Rhythmasters |
| February 12 | Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra / David Carroll & Orchestra / Four Aces | 21. Blue Mirage (Don’t Go) - Ralph Marterie & Orchestra / Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians |
| February 19 | Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra / David Carroll & Orchestra / Four Aces | 20. (I’m Always Hearing) Wedding Bells - Eddie Fisher |
| February 26 | Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra / David Carroll & Orchestra / Four Aces | 19. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes |
| March 5 | Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra / David Carroll & Orchestra / Four Aces | 26. It May Sound Silly - McGuire Sisters |
| March 12 | Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra / David Carroll & Orchestra / Four Aces | 24. There Goes My Heart - Four Aces |
| March 19 | Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra / David Carroll & Orchestra / Four Aces | 21. Where Will The Dimple Be? - Rosemary Clooney |
| March 26 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes | 27. Nobody - Perry Como |
| April 2 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes | 26. Theme From “Medic” - Victor Young & Singing Strings |
| April 9 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes | 19. Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler |
| April 16 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes | 22. Whatever Lola Wants - Sarah Vaughan / Dinah Shore |
| April 23 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes | 40. Learnin’ The Blues - Frank Sinatra |
| April 30 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes | 28. Heart - Eddie Fisher / Four Aces |
| May 7 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes / Fess Parker / “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 44. Silver Dollar - Teresa Brewer |
| May 14 | The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes / Fess Parker / “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 40. Not Yet - Susan Hunter |
| May 21 | Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 43. Something’s Gotta Give - McGuire Sisters |
| May 28 | Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 32. Rollin’ Stone - Fontane Sisters |
| June 4 | Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 41. Hard To Get - Gisele MacKenzie |
| June 11 | Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 28. Alabama Jubilee - Ferko String Band |
| June 18 | Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 36. My One Sin - Nat “King” Cole |
| June 25 | Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 36. Hummingbird - Les Paul & Mary Ford / Frankie Laine / Chordettes |
| July 2 | Unchained Melody - Les Baxter & Orchestra / Al Hibbler / Roy Hamilton | 43. The Banjo’s Back In Town - Teresa Brewer |
| July 9 | (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets | 33. Razzle-Dazzle - Bill Haley & Comets |
| July 16 | (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets | 35. Seventeen - Boyd Bennett & Rockets |
| July 23 | (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets | 38. Piddily Patter Patter - Patti Page |
| July 30 | (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets | 40. The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra |
| August 6 | (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets | 38. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - Four Aces |
| August 13 | (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets | 37. Maybellene - Chuck Berry |
| August 20 | (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets | 48. The Moment I Saw You - Joni James |
| August 27 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra / Johnny Desmond | 36. I Want You To Be My Baby - Georgia Gibbs / Lillian Briggs |
| September 3 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra / Johnny Desmond | 40. Why Don’t You Write Me - Jacks / Snooky Lanson |
| September 10 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra / Johnny Desmond | 32. Hawk-Eye - Frankie Laine |
| September 17 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra / Johnny Desmond | 33. Black Denim Trousers - Cheers |
| September 24 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra / Johnny Desmond | 40. Rockin’ The Cha-Cha - Alan Dale |
| October 1 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra / Johnny Desmond | 32. You Are My Love - Joni James |
| October 8 | The Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller & Orchestra / Johnny Desmond | 31. At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) - Pat Boone / El Dorados |
| October 15 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - Four Aces | 40. Croce Di Oro (Cross Of Gold) - Patti Page |
| October 22 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - Four Aces | 36. Dogface Soldier - Russ Morgan & Orchestra |
| October 29 | Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams | 42. Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) - Chuck Berry |
| November 5 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - Four Aces | 29. Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford |
| November 12 | Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams | 40. Cry Me A River - Julie London |
| November 19 | Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams | 34. A Woman In Love - Four Aces / Frankie Laine |
| November 26 | Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 38. 24 Hours A Day (365 A Year) - Georgia Gibbs |
| December 3 | Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 31. Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin |
| December 10 | Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 38. Pat-A-Cake/Three Blind Mice/Jingle Bells - Singing Dogs |
| December 17 | Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 30. Dungaree Doll - Eddie Fisher |
| December 24 | Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 44. Speedoo - Cadillacs |
| December 31 | Sixteen Tons - “Tennessee” Ernie Ford | 29. Rock And Roll Waltz - Kay Starr |
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