Cash Box Top 50/Week ending 13 March 1954
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Week ending March 13, 1954
TW LW 2WK 3WK WKS
1 SECRET LOVE
Doris Day-Columbia 40108 1 3 5 16
2 STRANGER IN PARADISE
Tony Bennett-Columbia 40121 3 1 3 17
Four Aces-Decca 28927 14
Tony Martin-RCA Victor 47-5535 8
3 FROM THE VINE CAME THE GRAPE
Gaylords-Mercury 70296 6 5 6 7
Hilltoppers-Dot 15127 6
4 MAKE LOVE TO ME!
Jo Stafford-Columbia 40143 4 8 17 7
5 THAT’S AMORE
Dean Martin-Capitol 2589 5 4 2 19
6 OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)
Eddie Fisher-RCA Victor 47-5552 2 2 1 16
Eddie Calvert-Essex 336
7 I GET SO LONELY (When I Dream About You)
Four Knights-Capitol 2654 15 20 21 5
8 CHANGING PARTNERS
Patti Page-Mercury 70260 7 6 4 17
9 DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL (Italian Style)
Lou Monte-RCA Victor 47-5611 9 12 11 6
10 TILL WE TWO ARE ONE
Georgie Shaw-Decca 28937 12 13 13 9
11 CROSS OVER THE BRIDGE
Patti Page-Mercury 70302 19 23 30 4
12 THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”
Four Aces-Decca 28927 8 9 7 18
Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny
Desmond-Coral 61076
13 TILL THEN
Hilltoppers-Dot 15132 10 7 8 9
14 WANTED
Perry Como-RCA Victor 47-5647 16 21 -- 3
15 YOUNG-AT-HEART
Frank Sinatra-Capitol 2703 11 11 18 6
16 ANSWER ME, MY LOVE
Nat “King” Cole-Capitol 2687 14 16 19 8
17 WOMAN (Uh-Huh)
Jose Ferrer-Columbia 40144 13 10 10 6
Johnny Desmond-Coral 61069 14
18 THERE’LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT
Tony Bennett-Columbia 40169 20 -- -- 2
19 SOMEBODY BAD STOLE DE WEDDING BELL
Eartha Kitt-RCA Victor 47-5610 24 15 15 7
Georgia Gibbs-Mercury 70298
20 GEE
Crows-Rama 5 28 29 46 5
21 THE MAN WITH THE BANJO
Ames Brothers-RCA Victor 47-5644 29 -- -- 2
22 THE JONES BOY
Mills Brothers-Decca 28945 21 14 12 14
23 THE CREEP
Three Suns-RCA Victor 47-5553 23 24 16 11
24 CUDDLE ME
Ronnie Gaylord-Mercury 70285 33 25 40 5
25 MAN (Uh-Huh)
Rosemary Clooney-Columbia 40144 26 27 22 6
26 RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)
Teresa Brewer-Coral 61043 17 18 14 24
27 PINE TREE, PINE OVER ME
Johnny Desmond, Eileen Barton
& McGuire Sisters-Coral 61126 -- -- -- 1
28 I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES
Julius LaRosa-Cadence 1235 31 31 -- 4
29 SOUTH
Les Paul-Capitol 2735 -- -- -- 1
30 TWO PURPLE SHADOWS
Jerry Vale-Columbia 40131 41 26 -- 3
31 BELL BOTTOM BLUES
Teresa Brewer-Coral 61066 18 22 20 8
32 ANGELA MIA
Don, Dick & Jimmy-Crown 104 -- -- -- 1
33 RAGS TO RICHES
Tony Bennett-Columbia 40048 22 19 9 25
34 THE BIG BELL AND THE LITTLE BELL
Julius LaRosa-Cadence 1235 47 45 32 4
35 FANCY PANTS
David Carroll & Orchestra-Mercury 70292 50 -- -- 2
36 LOVIN’ SPREE
Eartha Kitt-RCA Victor 5610 30 17 23 7
Eddie Hill-RCA Victor 47-5642 2
37 MAN, MAN, IS FOR THE WOMAN MADE
Ames Brothers-RCA Victor 47-5644 25 35 -- 3
38 MELANCHOLY ME
Eddy Howard-Mercury 70304 -- -- -- 1
Smith Brothers-“X” 0003
39 THAT’S WHAT A RAINY DAY IS FOR
Tony Martin-RCA Victor 47-5596 37 -- -- 2
40 HOLD ME
Don Cornell-Coral 61125 27 43 26 4
41 MARIE
Four Tunes-Jubilee 5128 39 50 34 16
42 HOLD ’EM JOE
Harry Belafonte-RCA Victor 47-5617 45 41 -- 3
43 MY BABY ROCKS ME
Rosemary Clooney-Columbia 40142 43 46 48 5
44 TURN AROUND BOY
Lew Douglas & Orchestra-M-G-M 11654 38 -- 45 3
45 Y’ALL COME
Bing Crosby-Decca 28969 32 33 28 5
46 MY RESTLESS LOVER
Patti Page-Mercury 70302 34 28 -- 4
47 LOST IN LOVELINESS
Billy Eckstine-M-G-M 11694 36 -- -- 2
Doris Day-Columbia 40168
48 AMOR
Four Aces-Decca 29036 40 -- -- 2
49 WHY
Nat “King” Cole-Capitol 2687 48 36 36 7
50 CRYSTAL BALL
Johnston Brothers-London 1423 35 -- -- 2
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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