The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 29, 1951
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BECAUSE OF YOU
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  2
 
17
 
  2COME ON-A MY HOUSE
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1710 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  1
 
12
 
  3SWEET VIOLETS
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]
  3  3  313
  4THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]
  5  5  524
  5I GET IDEAS
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
  6
 
  6
 
  8
 
17
 
  6TOO YOUNG
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]
  4  4  424
  7COLD, COLD HEART
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]
  7  914  8
  8WHISPERING
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]
131615  5
  9THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1748 ]
  81016  4
10MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]
11
 
  7
 
  6
 
17
 
11BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY BELLE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]
1012  9  6
12(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) SHANGHAI
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]
    [ Billy Williams Quartet–M-G-M 10998 ]
14
 
11
 
10
 
13
 
13JEZEBEL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]
  9  8  721
14VANITY
    [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]
17141212
15CASTLE ROCK
    [ Frank Sinatra & Harry James–Columbia 39527 ]
1233  3
16THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
    [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 10989 ]
    [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 39424 ]
21
 
29
 
17
 
10
 
17I WON’T CRY ANYMORE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
19152211
18DETOUR
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]
151918  8
19LONGING FOR YOU
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]
16
 
13
 
19
 
  8
 
20DOWN YONDER
    [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]
    [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]
23
 

 

 
  2
 
21WHILE YOU DANCED, DANCED, DANCED
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5681 ]
251730  5
22WONDER WHY
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5669 ]
2428  3
23HOW HIGH THE MOON
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]
27211325
24HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60510 ]
  1
25KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE
    [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]
282426  7
26I’M IN LOVE AGAIN
    [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–
        RCA Victor 47-4148 ]
18201116
27JOSEPHINE
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1592 ]
20222412
28IF TEARDROPS WERE PENNIES
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39535 ]
  1
29DIMPLES AND CHERRY CHEEKS
    [ Andrews Sisters & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–
        Decca 27652 ]
3036  3
30SIN
    [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
31SWEETHEART OF YESTERDAY
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]
3739  3
32IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
    [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]
  1
33WHERE’S-A YOUR HOUSE?
    [ Robert Q. Lewis–M-G-M 11056 ]
  1
34I WANT TO BE NEAR YOU
    [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 11027 ]
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39528 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
35MARY ROSE
    [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4214 ]
2237  3
36IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING
    [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 27678 ]
332333  8
37BECAUSE OF RAIN
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]
2715
38THE GIRL IN THE WOOD
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]
361825  5
39WONDERFUL, WASN’T IT?
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]
314040  4
40GOOD MORNING MISTER ECHO
    [ Jane Turzy Trio–Decca 27622 ]
38303213
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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