Cash Box Top 50/Week ending 13 February 1954
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Week ending February 13, 1954
TW LW 2WK 3WK WKS
1 OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)
Eddie Fisher-RCA Victor 47-5552 2 1 1 12
Eddie Calvert-Essex 336
2 STRANGER IN PARADISE
Tony Bennett-Columbia 40121 1 2 2 13
Four Aces-Decca 28927 10
Tony Martin-RCA Victor 47-5535 4
3 THAT’S AMORE
Dean Martin-Capitol 2589 3 3 3 15
4 CHANGING PARTNERS
Patti Page-Mercury 70260 4 4 4 13
[Kay Starr-Capitol 2657]
[Bing Crosby-Decca 28969]
5 SECRET LOVE
Doris Day-Columbia 40108 9 6 10 12
6 THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”
Four Aces-Decca 28927 5 7 6 14
Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny
Desmond-Coral 61076
7 WOMAN (Uh-Huh)
Jose Ferrer-Columbia 40144 6 9 8 2
Johnny Desmond-Coral 61069 10
8 FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE
Gaylords-Mercury 70296 8 20 -- 3
Hilltoppers-Dot 15127 2
9 RAGS TO RICHES
Tony Bennett-Columbia 40048 7 5 7 21
10 RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)
Teresa Brewer-Coral 61043 12 8 5 20
11 TILL THEN
Hilltoppers-Dot 15132 13 16 20 5
12 TILL WE TWO ARE ONE
Georgie Shaw-Decca 28937 10 13 28 5
13 MAKE LOVE TO ME!
Jo Stafford-Columbia 40143 15 21 -- 3
14 THE JONES BOY
Mills Brothers-Decca 28945 11 11 15 10
15 DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)
Lou Monte-RCA Victor 47-5611 46 -- -- 2
16 SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL
Eartha Kitt-RCA Victor 47-5610 26 41 -- 3
Georgia Gibbs-Mercury 70298
17 THE CREEP
Three Suns-RCA Victor 47-5553 19 10 11 7
18 THE STRINGS OF MY HEART
Gaylords-Mercury 70258 17 26 12 8
19 ANSWER ME, MY LOVE
Nat “King” Cole-Capitol 2687 18 25 34 4
20 I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)
Four Knights-Capitol 2654 -- -- -- 1
21 LOVIN’ SPREE
Eartha Kitt-RCA Victor 47-5610 37 42 -- 3
22 BELL BOTTOM BLUES
Teresa Brewer-Coral 61066 23 14 -- 4
23 BIMBO
Eddy Howard-Mercury 70272 36 38 50 8
24 MARIE
Four Tunes-Jubilee 5128 25 19 17 12
25 YOUNG-AT-HEART
Frank Sinatra-Capitol 2703 49 -- -- 2
26 MAN (Uh-Huh)
Rosemary Clooney-Columbia 40144 39 -- -- 2
27 GRANADA
Frankie Laine-Columbia 40136 22 18 13 8
Monty Kelly & Orchestra-Essex 341
28 Y’ALL COME
Bing Crosby-Decca 28969 -- -- -- 1
29 WHAT IT WAS, WAS FOOTBALL (pts. 1 & 2)
Deacon Andy Griffith-Capitol 2693 29 37 22 5
30 EBB TIDE
Frank Chacksfield & Orch.-London 1358 16 12 9 27
31 CABBAGES AND KINGS
Charlie Applewhite-Decca 29001 43 39 33 4
32 SADIE THOMPSON’S SONG (Blue Pacific
Blues)
Richard Hayman & Orchestra-Mercury 70237 42 32 32 5
33 YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)
Perry Como-RCA Victor 47-5447 20 17 14 19
34 CUDDLE ME
Ronnie Gaylord-Mercury 70285 -- -- -- 1
35 MY RESTLESS LOVER
Patti Page-Mercury 70302 -- -- -- 1
36 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
Bing & Gary Crosby-Decca 28955 33 22 29 11
37 HARMONY BROWN
Four Lads-Columbia 40140 32 29 -- 3
38 ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)
Four Lads-Columbia 40082 14 15 16 19
39 SHE WAS FIVE AND HE WAS TEN
Mills Brothers-Decca 28945 48 44 27 9
40 WHY
Nat “King” Cole-Capitol 2687 28 34 -- 3
41 OUR HEARTBREAKING WALTZ
Teresa Brewer-Coral 61066 30 30 39 5
42 GEE
Crows-Rama 5 -- -- -- 1
43 JUST ONE MORE CHANCE
Three Suns-RCA Victor 47-5553 -- 48 26 3
44 MY BABY ROCKS ME
Rosemary Clooney-Columbia 40142 -- -- -- 1
45 ROMEO AND JULIET
Deacon Andy Griffith-Capitol 2698 -- -- -- 1
46 TO BE ALONE
Hilltoppers-Dot 15105 21 23 18 18
47 EH, CUMPARI
Julius LaRosa-Cadence 1232 34 27 19 24
48 I SEE THE MOON
Mariners-Columbia 40047 27 24 23 24
49 VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)
Les Paul & Mary Ford-Capitol 2486 35 35 21 35
50 I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES
Julius LaRosa-Cadence 1235 -- -- -- 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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