The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1953
TW TITLE | Artist–Label LW 2WK 3WK WKS
1 VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)
Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486 1 3 3 18
2 YOU YOU YOU
Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325 3 1 2 16
3 EBB TIDE
Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358 2 7 9 10
4 ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET
Stan Freberg–Capitol 2596 9 24 — 3
5 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL
June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5368
Orioles–Jubilee 5122
Rex Allen–Decca 28758
Darrell Glenn–Valley 105 5
6 DRAGNET
Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2562 4 4 4 10
7 EH, CUMPARI
Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232 6 8 7 7
8 OH!
Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 2442 7 5 8 16
9 MANY TIMES
Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5453 17 12 32 4
10 LITTLE BLUE RIDING HOOD
Stan Freberg–Capitol 2596 11 29 — 3
11 NO OTHER LOVE
Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5317 8 6 5 18
12 RAGS TO RICHES
Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048 16 18 26 4
13 HEY JOE!
Frankie Laine–Columbia 40036 15 10 10 12
14 P.S. I LOVE YOU
Hilltoppers–Dot 15085 10 9 6 21
15 THE STORY OF THREE LOVES
Jerry Murad–Mercury 70202 12 11 15 7
16 A DEAR JOHN LETTER
Jean Shepard–Capitol 2502
Pat O’Day–M-G-M 11566 13
17 THE VELVET GLOVE
Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter–RCA Victor 47-5405 18 25 20 4
18 PA-PAYA MAMA
Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447 — — — 1
19 MY LOVE, MY LIFE, MY HAPPINESS
Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5404 24 42 33 4
20 I SEE THE MOON
Mariners–Columbia 40047 19 16 19 7
21 RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)
Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043 28 22 — 3
22 ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)
Four Lads–Columbia 40082 36 — — 2
23 MY LOVE, MY LOVE
Joni James–M-G-M 11543 14 15 16 11
24 I LOVE PARIS
Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2479 23 21 17 13
25 YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)
Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447 29 — — 2
26 C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)
Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5358 21 17 11 14
27 RELAX
Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5414 46 35 27 8
28 BLOWING WILD (The Ballad Of Black Gold)
Frankie Laine–Columbia 40079 37 — — 2
29 I WANT TO BE EVIL
Eartha Kitt–RCA Victor 47-5442 40 30 — 3
30 TO BE ALONE
Hilltoppers–Dot 15105 — — — 1
31 FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Frank Sinatra–Capitol 2560 33 34 24 7
32 LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (Crying On The Inside)
Four Aces–Decca 28843 39 — — 2
33 IN THE MISSION OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 40061 43 37 — 3
34 FATHER, FATHER
Patti Page–Mercury 70222 — — — 1
35 CARIBBEAN
Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5414 35 39 30 4
36 DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME
Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5347 30 28 25 7
37 LOVE ME AGAIN
Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-5424 31 26 — 3
38 I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU
Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5293 26 13 12 24
39 THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING
Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 328 38 41 — 3
40 (Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT”
Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1342 25 32 29 21
41 ELAINE
Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter–RCA Victor 47-5405 48 38 — 3
42 GAMBLER’S GUITAR
Rusty Draper–Mercury 70167 20 20 18 13
43 TROPICANA
Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 325 22 33 22 14
44 THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)
Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39944 34 31 45 30
45 CHICKA BOOM
Guy Mitchell–Columbia 40035 42 43 40 11
46 PROUD NEW FATHER
Johnny Standley–Capitol 2569 49 46 31 5
47 WITH THESE HANDS
Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5365 27 19 13 16
48 ALLEZ-VOUS-EN
Kay Starr–Capitol 2464 41 36 21 20
49 TILL THEY’VE ALL GONE HOME
Joan Regan–London 1353
Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232 32
50 YOU’RE FOOLING SOMEONE
Joni James–M-G-M 11543 45 27 35 10
