The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending DECEMBER 1, 1951
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1SIN
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]
    [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
10
 
  2COLD, COLD HEART
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]
  3  3  317
  3BECAUSE OF YOU
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  2
 
26
 
  4DOWN YONDER
    [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]
    [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]
    [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]
  4
 
 
  5
 
 
  6
 
 
11
 
 
  5I GET IDEAS
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
  5
 
  4
 
  4
 
26
 
  6UNDECIDED
    [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]
  8  810  8
  7DOMINO
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4343 ]
  91022  4
  8AND SO TO SLEEP AGAIN
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5706 ]
  7  6  7  9
  9THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1748 ]
  6  7  513
10JEALOUSY (Jalousie)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]
1831  3
11TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4257 ]
10  911  9
12BLUE VELVET
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]
171313  8
13JUST ONE MORE CHANCE
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1825 ]
141724  5
14WHISPERING
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]
1312  914
15HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39570 ]
191517  6
16SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
161834  4
17THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]
1111  833
18SOLITAIRE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]
203027  6
19IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
    [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]
15141210
20UNFORGETTABLE
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]
212818  4
21ROLLIN’ STONE
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4269 ]
272126  7
22ONCE
    [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 47-4318 ]
4327  3
23GAMBELLA (The Gamblin’ Lady)
    [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39570 ]
121621  7
24I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME
    [ Buddy Greco–Coral 60573 ]
    [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39576 ]
23
 
24
 
32
 
  5
 
25CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
2922  3
26FLAMENCO
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]
38  2
27I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You)
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]
40  2
28SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
3637  3
29OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN
    [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5724 ]
283929  4
30A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
332338  6
31BELA BIMBA
    [ Patrice Munsel–RCA Victor 47-4255 ]
243531  7
32JAZZ ME BLUES
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1825 ]
263430  4
33THE OLD SOFT SHOE
    [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4268 ]
    [ Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5700 ]
30
 
41
 
44
 
  6
 
34CALLA CALLA
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5698 ]
373315  8
35THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM AT OUR HOUSE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]
4425  3
36DETOUR
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]
31202317
37TOO YOUNG
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]
22261433
38THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
  1
39ALWAYS, ALWAYS
    [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4298 ]
  1
40THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA
    [ Voices Of Walter Schumann–Capitol 1812 ]
    [ Mariners–Columbia 39568 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4271 ]
48
 
 
40
 
 
41
 
 
  4
 
 
41VANITY
    [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]
42381921
42I WON’T CRY ANYMORE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
47433720
43COME ON-A MY HOUSE
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]
41321621
44LONGING FOR YOU
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]
49
 
42
 
28
 
17
 
45WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4269 ]
395036  7
46(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) SHANGHAI
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]
    [ Billy Williams Quartet–M-G-M 10998 ]
34
 
44
 
39
 
22
 
47MEANDERIN’
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4271 ]
504733  4
48CASTLE ROCK
    [ Frank Sinatra & Harry James–Columbia 39527 ]
25194212
49SWEET VIOLETS
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]
32362022
50OVER A BOTTLE OF WINE
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4220 ]
352925  9
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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