Peak
3
Weeks
13
Score
3,330
Chart Year
1954
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position3
Peak DateJan 2, 1954
Weeks at Peak3
Weeks Charted13
Weeks in Top 4013
Weeks in Top 1010
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc1,778
Weekly Calc1,552
Total Score3,330
Rankings
Year Ranking#104
Decade Ranking#1,107
Billboard Year#88
Top 5000#16,565
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Genre
- Traditional Pop
- Media Type
- 45
- Duration
- 2:45
- Composer(s)
- Larry Coleman;Joe Darion
- Entered Chart
- Jan 2, 1954
- Peak Date
- Jan 2, 1954
- Released
- November 28, 1953
- Recorded
- September 21, 1953
- Catalog #
- Mercury - 70260-X45
- B-Side
- Where Did My Snowman Go
Music Video
The version by Patti Page was recorded on September 21, 1953 and released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70260. It started on the Billboard charts on November 21, 1953, staying on the chart for 21 weeks and reaching number three in 1954.[1] She re-recorded the song for her 1966 album Patti Page's Greatest Hits.
Chart History (13 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 2, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 2 | Jan 9, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 3 | Jan 16, 1954 | 3 | 123 |
| 4 | Jan 23, 1954 | 4 | 122 |
| 5 | Jan 30, 1954 | 4 | 122 |
| 6 | Feb 6, 1954 | 4 | 122 |
| 7 | Feb 13, 1954 | 4 | 122 |
| 8 | Feb 20, 1954 | 6 | 120 |
| 1 | Mar 6, 1954 | 6 | 120 |
| 2 | Mar 13, 1954 | 10 | 116 |
| 3 | Mar 20, 1954 | 11 | 115 |
| 4 | Mar 27, 1954 | 17 | 109 |
| 5 | Apr 3, 1954 | 11 | 115 |