The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending DECEMBER 9, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HARBOR LIGHTS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 38963 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]		1	1	1	12
2	THINKING OF YOU     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27128 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-3901 ]		4	4	8	10
3	ALL MY LOVE (Bolero)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5455 ]     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38918 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27118 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27117 ]		2	2	2	16
4	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		11	29	—	3
5	THE THING     [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-3968 ]		20	—	—	2
6	NEVERTHELESS (I’m In Love With You)     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 38982 ]     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27253 ]     [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3904 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]		3	3	13	8
7	PATRICIA     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3905 ]		10	13	12	9
8	A BUSHEL AND A PECK     [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]		5	7	9	7
9	OUR LADY OF FATIMA     [ Richard Hayes & Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5466 ]     [ Red Foley–Decca 14526 ]		12	10	7	13
10	I’LL NEVER BE FREE     [ Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1124 ]		7	12	16	15
11	OH, BABE!     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1278 ]     [ Louis Prima & Keely Smith–Robin Hood 101 ]		17	21	—	3
12	GOODNIGHT IRENE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27077 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38892 ]		6	5	3	21
13	CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN? (No, No, No!)     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60253 ]		9	8	6	17
14	SAM’S SONG (The Happy Tune)     [ Gary Crosby & Friend–Decca 27112 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr & Carr-Hops–Capitol 962 ]		16	18	10	23
15	THE PETITE WALTZ (La Petite Valse)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]     [ Three Suns with Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3834 ]		13	16	15	9
16	ORANGE COLORED SKY     [ Nat “King” Cole & Stan Kenton–Capitol 1184 ]		14	11	17	10
17	LA VIE EN ROSE     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3819 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27111 ]     [ Edith Piaf–Columbia 38948 ]		18	9	5	28
18	I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1028 ]		15	14	18	16
19	A MARSHMALLOW WORLD     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27230 ]     [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 10827 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5496 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3942 ]		19	15	27	4
20	TO THINK YOU’VE CHOSEN ME     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5517 ]		21	36	—	3
21	THIRSTY FOR YOUR KISSES     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60300 ]		24	31	30	4
22	MONA LISA     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1010 ]     [ Victor Young & Orchestra & Don Cherry–Decca 27048 ]		8	6	4	27
23	PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY     [ Gary Crosby & Friend–Decca 27112 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 1039 ]		27	22	14	25
24	BONAPARTE’S RETREAT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 936 ]     [ Gene Krupa & Chicago Jazz–RCA Victor 47-3766 ]		26	19	11	26
25	MOMMY, WON’T YOU BUY A BABY BROTHER?     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-3934 ]		37	—	—	2
26	NO OTHER LOVE     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 1053 ]		31	23	20	21
27	FROSTY THE SNOW MAN     [ Gene Autry–Columbia 38907 ]		38	—	—	2
28	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		—	—	—	1
29	MOLASSES, MOLASSES (It’s Icky Sticky Goo)     [ Lenny Carson & Whiz Kids–Discovery 531 ]     [ Roberta Quinlan with Jan August Orchestra–Mercury 5504 ]		29	24	19	8
30	RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER     [ Gene Autry & Pinafores–Columbia 38610 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27159 ]     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-3934 ]		—	—	—	8
31	BEYOND THE REEF     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]		36	28	32	6
32	JUST SAY I LOVE HER     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5474 ]		34	32	24	17
33	BELOVED, BE FAITHFUL     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 27006 ]		25	26	25	7
34	STRANGERS     [ Lorry Raine–London 753 / 30178 ]		22	25	26	5
35	DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5458 ]     [ Jack Owens–Decca 27096 ]		28	17	21	13
36	A RAINY DAY REFRAIN     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-3921 ]		23	20	29	6
37	MUSIC, MAESTRO, PLEASE     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5458 ]		30	30	23	16
38	IF I WERE A BELL     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5500 ]		32	—	—	2
39	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		33	34	31	4
40	I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIDDLE     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39005 ]     [ Kay Armen & Anton Karas–London 760 / 30183 ]		35	37	38	4

NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with no indication of which version(s) were the biggest sellers. Artists listed above had the hit version(s) of each song, determined primarily by the rankings on the concurrent Billboard Best Sellers chart.

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