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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) WEEKLY SINGLE CHARTS FOR 1954

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 2,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   5     1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
 2  2  17     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
 3  3   9     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 4  5  13     4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
 5  6   7     5 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 6  7   5     6 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 7 10   6     7 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
 8  8  19     2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
 9  9   6     9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
10 10  18     2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
11 16   6    11 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
12 18  10    10 You Alone-Perry Como
13 17   2    13 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
14 12  30     1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15 13  29     2 You You You-Ames Brothers
16  -  12     7 Many Times-Eddie Fisher
17  -   1    17 Secret Love-Doris Day
from the soundtrack to "Calamity Jane"
18 14   5    14 Changing Partners-Kay Starr 
19 20  12    10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
20  -   1    20 What It Was Was Football-Andy Griffith

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 9,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   6     1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
 2  2  18     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
 3  3  10     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 4  5   8     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 5  4  14     4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
 6  6   6     6 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 7  7   7     7 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
 8  8  20     2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
 9  9   7     9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
10 13   3    10 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
11 11   7    11 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
12 17   2    12 Secret Love-Doris Day
13 20   2    13 What It Was Was Football-Andy Griffith 
14 18   6    14 Changing Partners-Kay Starr 
15 10  19     2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
16 12  11    10 You Alone-Perry Como
17 15  30     2 You You You-Ames Brothers
18 14  31     1 Vaya Con Dios-Les Paul & Mary Ford
19 19  13    10 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads
20  -   3    18 Heart Of My Heart-Don Cornell,Johnny Desmond & Alan Dale

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 16,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   7     1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
 2  3  11     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 3  2  19     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
 4  4   9     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 5  7   8     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
 6  6   7     6 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 7  5  15     4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
 8 12   3     8 Secret Love-Doris Day
 9 13   3     9 What It Was Was Football-Andy Griffith 
10 11   8    10 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
11 10   4    10 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
12  8  21     2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
13  9   8     9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
14 14   7    14 Changing Partners-Kay Starr
15  -   1    15 The Jones Boy-Mills Brothers
16 15  20     2 Eh Cumpari-Julius LaRosa
17 17  31     2 You You You-Ames Brothers
17  -   1    17 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
19 20   4    18 Heart Of My Heart-Don Cornell,Johnny Desmond & Alan Dale 
20 16  12    10 You Alone-Perry Como

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 23,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   8     1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
 2  2  12     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 3  6   8     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 4  4  10     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 5  3  20     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
 6  5   9     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
 7  7  16     4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
 8  8   4     8 Secret Love-Doris Day
 9 10   9     9 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
10 11   5    10 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
11 17   2    11 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
12  9   4     9 What It Was Was Football-Andy Griffith 
13 14   8    13 Changing Partners-Kay Starr
14  -   1    14 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
15 12  22     2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
16 15   2    15 The Jones Boy-Mills Brothers
17 13   9     9 Oh Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert
18  -   2    18 Marie-Four Tunes
jumping revival of the old standard was an early R&B cross-over
19  -   1    19 Changing Partners-Bing Crosby
20  -   1    20 Woman (Uh Huh)-Jose Ferrer

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 30,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   9     1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
 2  2  13     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 3  3   9     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 4  8   5     4 Secret Love-Doris Day
 5  6  10     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
 6  5  21     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
 7  4  11     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 8  7  17     4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
 8  9  10     8 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
10  -   1    10 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
11 10   6    10 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
11 14   2    11 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
13 11   3    11 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
14  -   1    14 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
15  -   1    15 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
15 12   5     9 What It Was Was Football-Andy Griffith
17 19   2    17 Changing Partners-Bing Crosby
18 16   3    15 The Jones Boy-Mills Brothers
19 15  23     2 Ebb Tide-Frank Chacksfield
20 20   2    20 Woman (Uh Huh)-Jose Ferrer 
20  -   5    18 Heart Of My Heart-Don Cornell,Johnny Desmond & Alan Dale

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 6,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  10     1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
 2  2  14     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 3  4   6     3 Secret Love-Doris Day
 4  3  10     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 5  7  12     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 6  5  11     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
 7  6  22     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
 8  8  11     8 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
 9 14   2     9 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
10 10   2    10 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
11 13   4    11 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
12 11   3    11 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
13  8  18     4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
14 15   2    14 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
15 15   6     9 What It Was Was Football-Andy Griffith
16 11   7    10 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
17  -   1    17 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Lou Monte
18 20   3    18 Woman (Uh Huh)-Jose Ferrer 
actor Jose's wife Rosemary Clooney is the giggler in the background
19  -   9    13 Changing Partners-Kay Starr
20  -   1    20 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 13,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  11     1 OH MY PAPA-Eddie Fisher
 2  3   7     2 Secret Love-Doris Day
 3  2  15     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 4  4  11     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 5  5  13     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 6  9   3     6 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 7  6  12     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
 8 10   3     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
 9 11   5     9 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
10 12   4    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
11  8  12     8 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
12 14   3    12 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
13  7  23     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
14 17   2    14 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Lou Monte
15  -   1    15 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
16 20   2    16 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
17 16   8    10 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
18  -   1    18 Bell Bottom Blues-Teresa Brewer
19 18   4    18 Woman (Uh Huh)-Jose Ferrer 
20 13  19     4 Ricochet-Teresa Brewer
20  -   1    20 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
actually Ronnie Vincent (not his real name either) of the Gaylords

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 20,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2   8     1 SECRET LOVE-Doris Day
 2  1  12     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
 3  3  16     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 4  6   4     4 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 5  4  12     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 6  5  14     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 7 12   4     7 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 8 15   2     8 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 9  9   6     9 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
10 11  13     8 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
11  8   4     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
12 10   5    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
13  7  13     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
13 14   3    13 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Lou Monte
15 16   3    15 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
16 17   9    10 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Martin
17 13  24     1 Rags To Riches-Tony Bennett
19 20   2    19 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
20  -   1    20 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 27,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   9     1 SECRET LOVE-Doris Day
 2  4   5     2 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 3  2  13     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
 4  3  17     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 5  5  13     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 6  7   5     6 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 7  6  15     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
 8  9   7     8 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
 9  8   3     8 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
10 11   5     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
11 12   6    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
12 20   2    12 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
13 10  14     8 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
14 13   4    13 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Lou Monte
15 13  14     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
16 15   4    15 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
17  -   1    17 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
18 19   3    18 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
19  -   1    19 Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell-Eartha Kitt
20  -   1    20 Wanted-Perry Como

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 6,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2   6     1 MAKE LOVE TO ME-Jo Stafford
 2  1  10     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
 3  6   6     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 4  3  14     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
 5  9   4     5 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 6 12   3     6 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 7  4  18     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
 8  5  14     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 9 20   2     9 Wanted-Perry Como
10  7  16     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
11  8   8     8 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
12 16   5    12 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
13 10   6     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
14 14   5    13 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Lou Monte
15 11   7    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
16 13  15     8 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
17  -   1    17 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
18 15  15     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces
19 19   2    19 Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell-Eartha Kitt
19  -   2    18 Bell Bottom Blues-Teresa Brewer

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 13,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2  11     1 SECRET LOVE-Doris Day
 2  1   7     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 3  3   7     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 4  9   3     4 Wanted-Perry Como
 5  5   5     5 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 6  4  15     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
 7  6   4     6 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 8  8  15     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
 9  7  19     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
10 17   2    10 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
11 13   7     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
12 11   9     8 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
13 10  17     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
13 14   6    13 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Lou Monte
15 12   6    12 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
16 15   8    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
17 19   3    17 Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell-Eartha Kitt
18 16  16     8 Heart Of My Heart-Four Aces
19  -   4    18 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
20 18  16     5 Stranger In Paradise-Four Aces

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 20,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2   8     1 MAKE LOVE TO ME-Jo Stafford
 2  1  12     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
 3  3   8     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 4  4   4     4 Wanted-Perry Como
 5  5   6     5 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 6  7   5     6 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 7  6  16     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
 8 10   3     8 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 9  9  20     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
10 11   8     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
11 13   7    11 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Lou Monte
12 15   7    12 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
13  8  15     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
14 13  18     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
15 12  10     9 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
16  -   1    16 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
17  -   1    17 Here-Tony Martin
melody from "Caro Nome" from Verdi's "Rigoletto"
18 17   4    17 Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell-Eartha Kitt
19 16   9    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
20 19   5    18 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 27,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   9     1 MAKE LOVE TO ME-Jo Stafford
 2  4   5     2 Wanted-Perry Como
 3  6   6     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 4  2  13     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
 5  3   9     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 6  5   7     5 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 7  8   4     7 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 8 16   2     8 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
 9  7  17     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
10 10   9     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
11  -   1    11 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight-Tony Bennett
1949 Hank Williams song
12 17   2    12 Here-Tony Martin
13  9  21     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
14 12   8    12 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
15 14  19     4 Changing Partners-Patti Page
16 13  16     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
17  -   1    17 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
18 19  10    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
19 15  11     9 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw
20 20   6    18 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 3,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2   6     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  1  10     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 3  5  10     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 4  3   7     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 5  4  14     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
 6  6   8     5 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 7  7   5     7 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 8  8   3     8 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
 9 12   3     9 Here-Tony Martin
10  9  18     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
11 10  10     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
12 11   2    11 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight-Tony Bennett
13 17   2    13 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
14 14   9    12 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
15 13  22     2 That's Amore-Dean Martin
16 16  17     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
17  -   1    17 Anema E Core-Eddie Fisher
18 20   7    18 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
19 18  11    10 TiIl Then-Hilltoppers
20 19  12     9 Till We Two Are One-Georgie Shaw

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 10,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   7     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  2  11     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 3  4   8     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 4  3  11     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 5  6   9     5 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 6  5  15     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
 7  7   6     7 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 8  8   4     8 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
 9  9   4     9 Here-Tony Martin
10 13   3    10 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
11 10  19     1 Oh My Papa-Eddie Fisher
12 12   3    11 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight-Tony Bennett
13 18   8    13 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
14 11  11     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
14 17   2    14 Anema E Core-Eddie Fisher
16  -   1    16 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
17 16  18     3 Stranger In Paradise-Tony Bennett
17  -   1    17 Gee-Crows
a genuine early R&B/pop crossover
19 14  10    12 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
20  -   1    20 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 17,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   8     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  2  12     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 3  4  12     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 4  3   9     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 5  5  10     5 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 6  6  16     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
 7  8   5     7 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
 8  7   7     7 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 9  9   5     9 Here-Tony Martin
10 10   4    10 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
11 16   2    11 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
12 12   4    11 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight-Tony Bennett
13 14  12     8 From The Vine Came The Grape-Gaylords
14 20   2    14 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
15  -   1    15 Jilted-Teresa Brewer
16 13   9    13 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
17 19  11    12 From The Vine Came The Grape-Hilltoppers
18  -   1    18 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
English version of Edith Piaf's 1949 French hit "Hymne A L'Amour"
18  -   1    18 Poor Butterfly-Hilltoppers
20 14   3    14 Anema E Core-Eddie Fisher

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 24,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   9     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  2  13     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 3  4  10     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 4  5  11     4 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 5  3  13     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 6  8   8     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 7  7   6     7 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
 8  6  17     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
 9 10   5     9 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
10  9   6     9 Here-Tony Martin
11 11   3    11 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
12 14   3    12 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
13 18   2    13 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
14 15   2    14 Jilted-Teresa Brewer
15 18   2    15 Poor Butterfly-Hilltoppers
16 12   5    11 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight-Tony Bennett
17 16  10    13 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
18  -   1    18 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
19 20   4    14 Anema E Core-Eddie Fisher
20  -   1    20 I Really Don't Want To Know-Les Paul & Mary Ford
#1 country hit earlier in the year for Eddy Arnold

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 1,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  10     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  2  14     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 3  3  11     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 4  5  14     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 5  4  12     4 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 6  6   9     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 7 10   7     7 Here-Tony Martin
 8  7   7     7 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
 9  9   6     9 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
10 11   4    10 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
11 13   3    11 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
12 12   4    12 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
13  8  18     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
14 14   3    14 Jilted-Teresa Brewer
15 18   2    15 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
16 16   6    11 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight-Tony Bennett
16  -   1    16 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
18 17  11    13 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
19 15   3    15 Poor Butterfly-Hilltoppers
20  -   1    20 Isle Of Capri-Jackie Lee
one of two popular revivals this year of the 1935 hit

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 8,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  11     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  5  13     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 3  3  12     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 4  2  15     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 5  4  15     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 6 10   5     6 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 7  9   7     7 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
 8  6  10     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 9 11   4     9 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
10 12   5    10 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
11  7   8     7 Here-Tony Martin
12  8   8     7 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
13 15   3    13 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
14 14   4    14 Jilted-Teresa Brewer
15 13  19     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
16 18  12    13 Cuddle Me-Ronnie Gaylord
17  -   1    17 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
18 19   4    15 Poor Butterfly-Hilltoppers
19  -   2    19 I Really Don't Want To Know-Les Paul & Mary Fo
20 16   2    16 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
20 20   2    20 Isle Of Capri-Jackie Lee

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 15,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  12     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  6   6     2 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 3  2  14     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 4  5  16     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 5  4  16     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
 6  9   5     6 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 7  3  13     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 8 10   6     8 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
 9 13   4     9 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
10  7   8     7 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
11  8  11     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
12 11   9     7 Here-Tony Martin
13 12   9     7 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
14  -   1    14 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
chart debut of 1954's Oscar song
15 14   5    14 Jilted-Teresa Brewer
16 17   2    16 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
17 20   3    17 Isle Of Capri-Jackie Lee 
18 15  20     1 Secret Love-Doris Day
19 20   3    19 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
20  -   1    20 Isle Of Capri-Gaylords

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 22,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  13     1 WANTED-Perry Como
 2  2   7     2 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 3  3  15     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 4  4  17     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 5  7  14     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 6  6   6     6 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 7  8   7     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
 8  9   5     8 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 9  5  17     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
10 14   2    10 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
11 11  12     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
12 10   9     7 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
13 12  10     7 Here-Tony Martin
14  -   1    14 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
like "Hey There"&"Steam Heat," song hit from "The Pajama Game"
15 13  10     7 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
16 15   6    14 Jilted-Teresa Brewer
17 20   2    17 Isle Of Capri-Gaylords 
18 16   3    16 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
19 17   4    17 Isle Of Capri-Jackie Lee 
20  -   1    20 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 29,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2   8     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  1  14     1 Wanted-Perry Como
 3 10   3     3 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 4  6   7     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 5  8   6     5 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 6  3  16     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 7  4  18     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
 8  5  15     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
 9 14   2     9 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
10  7   8     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
11 11  13     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
12 13  11     7 Here-Tony Martin
13 12  10     7 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
14  9  18     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
15 17   3    15 Isle Of Capri-Gaylords 
16 15  11     7 A Girl,A Girl-Eddie Fisher
17 16   7    14 Jilted-Teresa Brewer
18 20   2    18 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
19 18   4    16 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
20 19   5    17 Isle Of Capri-Jackie Lee

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 5,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   9     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  3   4     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 3  2  15     1 Wanted-Perry Como
 4  5   7     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 5  9   3     5 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 6  4   8     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 7  6  17     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 8 11  14     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
 9  7  19     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
10 10   9     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
11  8  16     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
12 13  11     7 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
13 12  12     7 Here-Tony Martin
14 14  19     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford
15 18   3    15 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
16  -   1    16 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
it was Frank who sang this on the soundtrack
17 19   5    16 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
18 20   6    17 Isle Of Capri-Jackie Lee 
19 15   4    15 Isle Of Capri-Gaylords 
20  -   4    19 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 12,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  10     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  2   5     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 3  5   4     3 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 4  4   8     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 5  3  16     1 Wanted-Perry Como
 6  6   9     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 7  7  18     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
 8 10  10     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
 9 16   2     9 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
10  9  20     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
11  8  15     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
12 11  17     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
13 13  13     7 Here-Tony Martin
14 12  12     7 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
15 17   6    15 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
16 15   4    15 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
17 20   5    17 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts  
18 19   5    15 Isle Of Capri-Gaylords 
19  -   1    19 Steam Heat-Patti Page
20 14  20     1 Make Love To Me-Jo Stafford

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 19,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  11     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  2   6     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 3  3   5     3 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 4  4   9     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 5  5  17     1 Wanted-Perry Como
 6  6  10     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 7  9   3     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
 8 15   7     8 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
 9 13  14     7 Here-Tony Martin
 9 17   6     9 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts  
11 11  16     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
12 16   5    12 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
13  7  19     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
14  8  11     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
15 19   2    15 Steam Heat-Patti Page
16 14  13     7 The Man With The Banjo-Ames Brothers
17  -   1    17 My Friend-Eddie Fisher
18 10  21     3 I Get So Lonely(Oh Baby Mine)-Four Knights
19 12  18     3 Cross Over The Bridge-Patti Page
20  -   1    20 Point Of Order-Stan Freberg
"Baa Baa Black Sheep" testifies before the Army-McCarthy hearings

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 26,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  12     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  2   7     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 3  3   6     3 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 4  4  10     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 5  5  18     1 Wanted-Perry Como
 6  6  11     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 7  7   4     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
 8  9   7     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts  
 9 14  12     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
10  8   8     8 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
11 13  20     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
12  -   1    12 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
13 12   6    12 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
13 11  17     6 Answer Me My Love-Nat "King" Cole
15 20   2    15 Point Of Order-Stan Freberg 
16  -   1    16 Sh-Boom-Chords
the first serious rockin' r&b hit on the pop charts
17  -   1    17 Green Years-Eddie Fisher
18  -   7    17 Isle Of Capri-Jackie Lee 
19  -   1    19 My Friend-Eddie Fisher
20  9  15     7 Here-Tony Martin

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 3,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  13     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  2   8     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 3  3   7     3 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 4  4  10     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 5  6  12     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 6  5  19     1 Wanted-Perry Como
 7  7   5     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
 8  -   1     8 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 9 12   2     9 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
10 13   7    10 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
11  8   8     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
12 10   9     8 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
13 16   2    13 Sh-Boom-Chords
Considered by some musicolgists to be the first rock & roll song
14  9  13     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
15  -   1    15 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-June Valli
16  -   1    16 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
Godfrey show trio with pop cover of Spaniels r&b hit
17 11  21     2 Young At Heart-Frank Sinatra
18  -   1    18 Some Day-Frankie Laine
song from Rudolph Friml's "Vagabond King"
19  -   1    19 Thank You For Calling-Jo Stafford
pop version of Billy Walker's country hit
20 19   2    19 My Friend-Eddie Fisher
20  -   3    15 Steam Heat-Patti Page

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 10,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  14     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  3   8     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 3  2   9     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 4  4  11     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 5  8   2     5 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 6  9   3     6 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 7  5  13     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 8  7   6     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
 9 13   3     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
10  6  20     1 Wanted-Perry Como
11 10   8    10 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
12 16   2    12 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
13 15   2    13 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-June Valli
14 11   9     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
15 20   3    15 My Friend-Eddie Fisher
16  -   2    16 Green Years-Eddie Fisher 
17 14  14     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr
18  -   1    18 The Little Shoemaker-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Fisher
Fisher actually unbilled on label except as "a friend"
19 12  10     8 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
20  -   2    19 Thank You For Calling-Jo Stafford

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 17,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  15     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  2   9     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 3  3  10     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 4  5   3     4 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 5  6   4     5 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 6  4  12     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 7  7  14     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
 8 11   9     8 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
 9 18   2     9 The Little Shoemaker-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Fisher
10  9   4     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
11  -   1    11 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
12  -   1    12 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
Kitty brings back one of 1936's most popular songs
13  8   7     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
14 14  10     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
15 12   3    12 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
15  -   1    15 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
17 10  21     1 Wanted-Perry Como
18  -   1    18 Sway-Dean Martin
Bobby Rydell  covers this song in 1960
19 19  11     8 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
20 17  15     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 24,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  16     1 LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT-Kitty Kallen
 2  4   4     2 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 3  2  10     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 4  3  11     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 5  5   5     5 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 6  6  13     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 7 11   2     7 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 8 12   2     8 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 9  8  10     8 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
10  7  15     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
11 15   4    11 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
12 10   5     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
13 15   2    13 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
14  -   3    13 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-June Valli
15  9   3     9 The Little Shoemaker-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Fisher
16 13   8     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra
17 14  11     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
18 19  12     8 The Happy Wanderer-Henri Rene
18 18   2    18 Sway-Dean Martin
20 20  16     7 The Man Upstairs-Kay Starr

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 31,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2   5     1 SH-BOOM-Crew-Cuts
first #1 rock 'n roll song.
 2  1  17     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 3  5   6     3 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 4  3  11     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 5  7   3     5 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 6  4  12     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 7  8   3     7 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 8  6  14     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
 9 11   5     9 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
10 13   3    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
11  9  11     8 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
12 17  12     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
13 12   6     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
14  -   1    14 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
Lowery achieved fame whistling with Horace Heidt in the late 30s
15 15   4     9 The Little Shoemaker-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Fisher
16 10  16     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
17  -   1    17 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
18  -   1    18 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
19 18   3    18 Sway-Dean Martin
20 16   9     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 7,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   6     1 SH-BOOM-Crew-Cuts
 2  2  18     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 3  3  12     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 4  5   4     4 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 5  4   7     3 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 6  7   4     6 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 7  6  13     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 8  9   6     8 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
 9  8  15     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
10 18   2    10 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
11 10   4    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
12 14   2    12 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
13 17   2    13 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
14 13   7     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
15 19   4    15 Sway-Dean Martin
16 15   5     9 The Little Shoemaker-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Fisher
17 11  12     8 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes
18  -   4    13 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-June Valli
19 16  17     4 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)-Kay Starr
20 20  10     7 Three Coins In The Fountain-Frank Sinatra

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 14,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   7     1 SH-BOOM-Crew-Cuts
 2  5   8     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 3  4   5     3 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 4  2  19     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 5  6   5     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 6  3  13     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 7  7  14     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
 8 13   3     8 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
 9  8   7     8 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
10 10   3    10 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
11 11   5    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
12  -   1    12 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
flip side of "Hey There" 
13 12   3    12 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
14 16   6     9 The Little Shoemaker-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Fisher
15  -  13     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
16  9  16     4 The Happy Wanderer-Frank Weir
17  -   1    17 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
flip side was the first recorded version of "Mister Sandman"
18 14   8     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
19 15   5    15 Sway-Dean Martin
20 17  13     8 I Understand (Just How You Feel)-Four Tunes

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 21,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   8     1 SH-BOOM-Crew-Cuts
 2  3   6     2 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 3  2   9     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 4  4  20     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 5  5   6     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 6  8   4     6 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
 7  6  14     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
 8  9   8     8 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
 9 13   4     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
10 12   2    10 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
11 10   4    10 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
12  7  15     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces
13 11   6    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
14 18   9     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
15 17   2    15 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
16 19   6    15 Sway-Dean Martin
17 15  14     8 Crazy 'Bout You Baby-Crew-Cuts
18  -   1    18 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
19  -   1    19 Cinnamon Sinner-Tony Bennett
20  -   1    20 Hey There-Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sammy's first hit record...he lost an eye in an auto crash on 11/19/54

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 28,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   9     1 SH-BOOM-Crew-Cuts
 2  2   7     2 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 3  3  10     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 4  4  21     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 5  5   7     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 6 11   5     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
 7 18   2     7 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 8 10   3     8 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 9  6   5     6 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
10  8   9     8 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
11  9   5     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
12 13   7    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
13  7  15     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer
14 15   3    14 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
15  -   1    15 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
16 20   2    16 Hey There-Sammy Davis, Jr. 
17 14  10     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
18  -   1    18 What A Dream-Patti Page
original "Oh What A Dream" by Ruth Brown hit #1 on R&B chart this week
19  -   7     9 The Little Shoemaker-Hugo Winterhalter & Eddie Fisher
20 12  16     2 Three Coins In The Fountain-Four Aces

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 4,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  10     1 SH-BOOM-Crew-Cuts
 2  2   8     2 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 3  3  11     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 4  7   3     4 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 5  5   8     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 6  8   4     6 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 7  6   6     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
 8  4  22     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
 9  9   6     6 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
10 15   2    10 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
11 11   6     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
12 12   8    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
13  -   1    13 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
cover version of Big Joe Turner's #1 R&B smash
14 10  10     8 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight-McGuire Sisters
15  -   1    15 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
Denise was featured vocalist on several early-50s TV series
16  -   1    16 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
17 17  11     9 Sh-Boom-Chords
18 16   3    16 Hey There-Sammy Davis, Jr. 
19 14   4    14 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
20 13  16     2 Hernando's Hideaway-Archie Bleyer

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 11,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  11     1 SH-BOOM-Crew-Cuts
 2  2   9     2 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 3  3  12     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 4  4   4     4 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 5  6   5     5 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 6  5   9     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
 7  7   6     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
 8 10   3     8 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
 9 16   2     9 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
10 11   7     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
11  9   7     6 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
12  8  23     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
13  -   1    13 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
from the movie "Susan Slept Here"
14 13   2    13 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
15 15   2    15 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
16 18   4    16 Hey There-Sammy Davis, Jr. 
17  -   1    17 Skokiaan-Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band
African recording
18 12   9    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
19 19   5    14 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
20  -   1    20 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 18,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2  10     1 HEY THERE-Rosemary Clooney
 2  1  12     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 3  4   5     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 4  5   6     4 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 5  3  13     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 6  9   3     6 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 7  7   7     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
 8  8   4     8 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
 9  6  10     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
10 13   2    10 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
11 14   3    11 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
12 19   6    12 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
13 11   8     6 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
14 12  24     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
15  -   1    15 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
16 10   8     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
17 20   2    17 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani 
18 15   3    15 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
19 18  10    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford
20 17   2    17 Skokiaan-Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 25,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  11     1 HEY THERE-Rosemary Clooney
 2  2  13     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 3  3   6     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 4  4   7     4 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 5  6   4     5 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 6 10   3     6 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 7 15   2     7 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 8  5  14     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
 9 11   4     9 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
10  7   8     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
11  8   5     8 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
12  9  11     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
13 17   3    13 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani 
14 12   7    12 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
15 14  25     1 Little Things Mean A Lot-Kitty Kallen
16 13   9     6 The High And The Mighty-Les Baxter
17 18   4    15 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
18 16   9     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
19  -   1    19 Oop-Shoop-Crew-Cuts
pop cover of #8 R&B hit by Shirley Gunter & the Queens
20 19  11    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 2,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  12     1 HEY THERE-Rosemary Clooney
 2  2  14     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 3  5   5     3 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 4  4   8     4 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 5  3   7     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 6  7   3     6 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 7 11   6     7 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
 8  6   4     6 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 9  9   5     9 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
10  8  15     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
11 10   9     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
12 13   4    12 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani 
13 17   5    13 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
14 14   8    12 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
15  -   1    15 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
16  -   1    16 Smile-Nat "King" Cole
17 18  10     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery
18 19   2    18 Oop-Shoop-Crew-Cuts
19 12  12     5 In The Chapel In The Moonlight-Kitty Kallen
20 20  12    10 I'm A Fool To Care-Les Paul & Mary Ford

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 9,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  13     1 HEY THERE-Rosemary Clooney
 2  3   6     2 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 3  4   9     3 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 4  6   4     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 5  2  15     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 6  5   8     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 7  8   5     6 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 8  9   6     8 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
 9 15   2     9 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
10  7   7     7 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
11 12   5    11 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani 
12 10  16     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
13 11  10     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
14 13   6    13 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
15 14   9    12 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
16 16   2    16 Smile-Nat "King" Cole
17  -   1    17 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford
18 18   3    18 Oop-Shoop-Crew-Cuts
19  -   1    19 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
mildly provocative (for its time) song from the 3 Cuban girls
19 17  11     9 The High And The Mighty-Leroy Holmes & Fred Lowery

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 16,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  14     1 HEY THERE-Rosemary Clooney
 2  2   7     2 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 3  3  10     3 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 4  4   5     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 5  7   6     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 6  5  16     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 7  6   9     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 8  9   3     8 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 9  8   7     8 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
10 10   8     7 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
11 11   6    11 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani 
12 19   2    12 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
13 12  17     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
14 16   3    14 Smile-Nat "King" Cole
15 14   7    13 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
15 17   2    15 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford
17 13  11     6 The High And The Mighty-Victor Young & Muzzy Marcellino
18 15  10    12 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
19  -   1    19 Muskrat Ramble-McGuire Sisters
20  -   1    20 If I Give My Heart To You-Connie Boswell
her only song ever on the Billboard sales charts (which began in 1940)

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 23,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  15     1 HEY THERE-Rosemary Clooney
 2  2   8     2 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 3  3  11     3 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 4  4   6     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 5  5   7     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 6  8   4     6 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 7  7  10     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
 8  6  17     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
 9  9   8     8 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
10 11   7    10 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani 
11 10   9     7 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
12 12   3    12 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
13 15   8    13 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
14 14   4    14 Smile-Nat "King" Cole
15 13  18     2 The Little Shoemaker-Gaylords
16 19   2    16 Muskrat Ramble-McGuire Sisters
17 18  11    12 They Were Doin' The Mambo-Vaughn Monroe
18 15   3    15 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford
19  -   4    18 Oop-Shoop-Crew-Cuts 
20  -   1    19 That's What I Like-Don,Dick and Jimmy
by late 50s Don (Ralke) would head WB Records studio orchestra

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 30,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  3  12     1 THIS OLE HOUSE-Rosemary Clooney
 2  2   9     2 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 3  1  16     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 4  6   5     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 5  5   8     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 6  4   7     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 7  9   9     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
 8 12   4     8 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 9  7  11     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
10  8  18     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
11 11  10     7 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
12 10   8    10 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani
13 16   3    13 Muskrat Ramble-McGuire Sisters
14  -   1    14 Mister Sandman-Chordettes
15 18   4    15 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 13   9    13 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
17 14   5    14 Smile-Nat "King" Cole
18  -   1    18 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
Irving Berlin's song from the movie "White Christmas"
19  -   1    19 (Bazoom) I Need Your Lovin'-Cheers
20  -   1    20 It's A Woman's World-Four Aces

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 6,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2  10     1 I NEED YOU NOW-Eddie Fisher
 2  3  17     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 3  1  13     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 4  4   6     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 5  6   8     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 6  5   9     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 7  7  10     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
 8  8   5     8 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 9 14   2     9 Mister Sandman-Chordettes
10  9  12     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
11 12   9    10 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani
12 13   4    12 Muskrat Ramble-McGuire Sisters
13 10  19     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
14 15   5    14 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15  -   1    15 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
16 18   2    16 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
17 19   2    17 (Bazoom) I Need Your Lovin'-Cheers
17 11  11     7 Skokiaan-Four Lads 
19 16  10    13 If I Give My Heart To You-Denise Lor
20  -   1    20 Runaround-Three Chuckles
Teddy Randazzo lead singer...song revived in 1960 by the Fleetwoods

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 13,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  11     1 I NEED YOU NOW-Eddie Fisher
 2  3  14     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 3  2  18     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 4  9   3     4 Mister Sandman-Chordettes
 5  4   7     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 6  6  10     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 7  5   9     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 8  8   6     8 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 9  7  11     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
10 15   2    10 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
11 12   5    11 Muskrat Ramble-McGuire Sisters
12 10  13     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
13 11  10    10 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani
14 16   3    14 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
15 17   3    15 (Bazoom) I Need Your Lovin'-Cheers
15 13  20     1 Sh-Boom-Crew-Cuts
17 14   6    14 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford
18  -   1    18 Hajji Baba-Nat "King" Cole
19  -   2    19 It's A Woman's World-Four Aces
20  -   6    14 Smile-Nat "King" Cole

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 20,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1  12     1 I NEED YOU NOW-Eddie Fisher
 2  4   4     2 Mister Sandman-Chordettes
 3  2  15     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 4  5   8     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 5  8   7     5 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 6  6  11     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 7  3  19     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 8  7  10     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
 9  9  12     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
10 10   3    10 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
11 14   4    11 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
12  -   1    12 Mister Sandman-Four Aces
this is the version featured in the 1985 movie "Back To The Future"
13 11   6    11 Muskrat Ramble-McGuire Sisters
14 18   2    14 Hajji Baba-Nat "King" Cole
15 17   7    14 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford
16  -   1    16 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane-Ames Brothers
17 13  11    10 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani
18 15   4    15 (Bazoom) I Need Your Lovin'-Cheers
19 12  14     3 Skokiaan-Ralph Marterie
20  -   1    20 Dim Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & his Comets
20  -   1    20 Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 27,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  2   5     1 MISTER SANDMAN-Chordettes
 2  1  13     1 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 3  3  16     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 4  5   8     4 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 5  4   9     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 6  7  20     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
 7  6  12     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
 8  9  13     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
 9  8  11     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
10 11   5    10 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
11 16   2    11 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane-Ames Brothers
12 10   4    10 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
13 12   2    12 Mister Sandman-Four Aces
14  -   1    14 Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber
18 year-old unknown catapulted to instant fame with "Studio One" TV hit
15 13   7    11 Muskrat Ramble-McGuire Sisters
16 20   2    16 Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan
17 14   3    14 Hajji Baba-Nat "King" Cole
18 20   2    18 Dim Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & his Comets
18  -   1    18 That's All I Want From You-Jaye P Morgan
20 17  12    10 Cara Mia-David Whitfield & Mantovani

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 4,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   6     1 MISTER SANDMAN-Chordettes
 2  2  14     1 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 3 14   2     3 Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber
 4  3  17     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 5  4   9     4 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 6  5  10     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 7 10   6     7 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
 8  8  14     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
 9  7  13     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
10 11   3    10 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane-Ames Brothers
11  6  21     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
12  9  12     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
13 13   3    12 Mister Sandman-Four Aces
14 12   5    10 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
15 16   3    15 Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan
16 18   3    16 Dim Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & his Comets
17  -   5    15 (Bazoom) I Need Your Lovin'-Cheers
18  -   1    18 Hearts Of Stone-Charms
18 17   4    14 Hajji Baba-Nat "King" Cole
18  -   8    14 Whither Thou Goest-Les Paul & Mary Ford

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 11,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   7     1 MISTER SANDMAN-Chordettes
 2  3   3     2 Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber
 3  2  15     1 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 4  5  10     4 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 5  4  18     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 6  7   7     6 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
 7  6  11     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 8 10   4     8 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane-Ames Brothers
 9 13   4     9 Mister Sandman-Four Aces
10  8  15     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
11 12  13     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
12 11  22     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
13  9  14     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell
14 15   4    14 Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan
15 14   6    10 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
16 16   4    16 Dim Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & his Comets
17  -   1    17 Hearts Of Stone-Fontane Sisters
18  -   2    18 That's All I Want From You-Jaye P Morgan
19  -   1    19 Let Me Go Lover-Teresa Brewer
20 18   2    18 Hearts Of Stone-Charms

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 18,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   8     1 MISTER SANDMAN-Chordettes
 2  2   4     2 Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber
 3  4  11     3 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 4  5  19     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 5  3  16     1 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 6  8   5     6 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane-Ames Brothers
 7  6   8     6 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
 8  7  12     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
 9  9   5     9 Mister Sandman-Four Aces
10 17   2    10 Hearts Of Stone-Fontane Sisters
11 14   5    11 Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan
12 19   2    12 Let Me Go Lover-Teresa Brewer
13 15   7    10 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
14 10  16     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
15 16   5    15 Dim Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & his Comets
16 18   3    16 That's All I Want From You-Jaye P Morgan
17 20   3    17 Hearts Of Stone-Charms
18 12  23     1 Hey There-Rosemary Clooney
19 11  14     4 If I Give My Heart To You-Doris Day
20 13  15     5 Hold My Hand-Don Cornell

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 25,1954
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
 1  1   9     1 MISTER SANDMAN-Chordettes
 2  2   5     2 Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber
 3  6   6     3 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane-Ames Brothers
 4  4  20     1 This Ole House-Rosemary Clooney
 5  7   9     5 Count Your Blessings-Eddie Fisher
 6  5  17     1 I Need You Now-Eddie Fisher
 7  3  12     3 Teach Me Tonight-De Castro Sisters
 8 10   3     8 Hearts Of Stone-Fontane Sisters
 9  8  13     4 Papa Loves Mambo-Perry Como
10 12   3    10 Let Me Go Lover-Teresa Brewer 
11  9   6     9 Mister Sandman-Four Aces
12 14  17     7 Shake Rattle And Roll-Bill Haley & his Comets
13 11   6    11 Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan
14 15   6    14 Dim Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & his Comets
15 17   4    15 Hearts Of Stone-Charms
16 16   4    16 That's All I Want From You-Jaye P Morgan
17 13   8    10 Mambo Italiano-Rosemary Clooney
18 22   2    18 Home For The Holidays-Perry Como
19  -   1    19 No More-DeJohn Sisters
20 24   3    20 Melody Of Love-Billy Vaughn

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