
Peak
1
Weeks
21
Score
5,900
Chart Year
1954
This was used in the film Calamity Jane, in which Doris Day played the title lead opposite the late Howard Keel. It won the 1953 Academy Award winner for Best Song. Doris Day recorded this in less than 15 minutes. The liner notes from her A Day at the Movies compilation tell how she rode her bicycle to the studio, did one take (that was with the full live orchestra in those days) and the musical director was "grinning from ear to ear." >>
Once I had a secret love That lived within the heart of me All too soon my secret love Became impatient to be free So I told a friendly star The way that dreamers often do Just how wonderful you are And why I'm so in love with you Now I shout it from the highest hills Even told the golden daffodils At last my heart's an open door And my secret love's no secret anymore Now I shout it from the highest hills Even told the golden daffodils At last my heart's an open door And my secret love's no secret anymore
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 9, 1954 | 17 | 109 |
| 2 | Jan 16, 1954 | 15 | 111 |
| 3 | Jan 23, 1954 | 12 | 114 |
| 4 | Jan 30, 1954 | 7 | 119 |
| 5 | Feb 6, 1954 | 7 | 119 |
| 6 | Feb 13, 1954 | 5 | 121 |
| 7 | Feb 20, 1954 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Feb 27, 1954 | 2 | 124 |
| 9 | Mar 6, 1954 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Mar 13, 1954 | 2 | 124 |
| 11 | Mar 20, 1954 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | Mar 27, 1954 | 2 | 124 |
| 13 | Apr 3, 1954 | 1 | 125 |
| 14 | Apr 10, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 15 | Apr 17, 1954 | 5 | 121 |
| 16 | Apr 24, 1954 | 6 | 120 |
| 17 | May 1, 1954 | 6 | 120 |
| 18 | May 8, 1954 | 10 | 116 |
| 19 | May 15, 1954 | 14 | 112 |
| 20 | May 22, 1954 | 15 | 111 |