The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending DECEMBER 16, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE THING     [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-3968 ]		5	20	—	3
2	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	13
3	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		4	11	29	4
4	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 ]		6	3	3	9
5	ALL MY LOVE (Bolero)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5455 ]     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38918 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27118 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27117 ]		3	2	2	17
6	THINKING OF YOU     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27128 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-3901 ]		2	4	4	11
7	A BUSHEL AND A PECK     [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]		8	5	7	8
8	OH, BABE!     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1278 ]     [ Louis Prima & Keely Smith–Robin Hood 101 ]		11	17	21	4
9	PATRICIA     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3905 ]		7	10	13	10
10	I’LL NEVER BE FREE     [ Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1124 ]		10	7	12	16
11	FROSTY THE SNOW MAN     [ Gene Autry–Columbia 38907 ]		27	38	—	3
12	GOODNIGHT IRENE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27077 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38892 ]		12	6	5	22
13	OUR LADY OF FATIMA     [ Richard Hayes & Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5466 ]     [ Red Foley–Decca 14526 ]		9	12	10	14
14	TO THINK YOU’VE CHOSEN ME     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5517 ]		20	21	36	4
15	MONA LISA     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1010 ]     [ Victor Young & Orchestra & Don Cherry–Decca 27048 ]		22	8	6	28
16	CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN? (No, No, No!)     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60253 ]		13	9	8	18
17	ORANGE COLORED SKY     [ Nat “King” Cole & Stan Kenton–Capitol 1184 ]		16	14	11	11
18	THE PETITE WALTZ (La Petite Valse)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]     [ Three Suns with Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3834 ]		15	13	16	10
19	RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER     [ Gene Autry & Pinafores–Columbia 38610 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27159 ]     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-3934 ]		30	—	—	9
20	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	19	15	5
21	MOLASSES, MOLASSES (It’s Icky Sticky Goo)     [ Lenny Carson & Whiz Kids–Discovery 531 ]     [ Roberta Quinlan with Jan August Orchestra–Mercury 5504 ]		29	29	24	9
22	I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1028 ]		18	15	14	17
23	MOMMY, WON’T YOU BUY A BABY BROTHER?     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-3934 ]		25	37	—	3
24	THIRSTY FOR YOUR KISSES     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60300 ]		21	24	31	5
25	LA VIE EN ROSE     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3819 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27111 ]     [ Edith Piaf–Columbia 38948 ]		17	18	9	29
26	BEYOND THE REEF     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]		31	36	28	7
27	THE BEST THING FOR YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3922 ]		—	—	—	1
28	SAM’S SONG (The Happy Tune)     [ Gary Crosby & Friend–Decca 27112 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr & Carr-Hops–Capitol 962 ]		14	16	18	24
29	PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY     [ Gary Crosby & Friend–Decca 27112 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 1039 ]		23	27	22	26
30	A RAINY DAY REFRAIN     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-3921 ]		36	23	20	7
31	BONAPARTE’S RETREAT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 936 ]     [ Gene Krupa & Chicago Jazz–RCA Victor 47-3766 ]		24	26	19	27
32	DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5458 ]     [ Jack Owens–Decca 27096 ]		35	28	17	14
33	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		28	—	—	2
34	BELOVED, BE FAITHFUL     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 27006 ]		33	25	26	8
35	A CROSBY CHRISTMAS (pts. 1 & 2)     [ Gary, Phillip, Dennis, Lindsay & Bing Crosby–Decca 40181 ]		—	—	—	1
36	CAN’T SEEM TO LAUGH ANYMORE     [ Orioles–Jubilee 5040 ]     [ Bill Lawrence–Columbia 39029 ]		—	—	—	1
37	SUGAR SWEET     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 38963 ]     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1192 ]		—	—	—	1
38	MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]		—	—	—	1
39	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		39	33	34	5
40	IF I WERE A BELL     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5500 ]		38	32	—	3

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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