The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 2, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		2	2	6	9
2	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		1	1	1	13
3	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		4	9	12	8
4	SIN     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]     [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]		3	3	3	19
5	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		8	7	7	9
6	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		11	8	5	12
7	SHRIMP BOATS     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]		5	6	9	12
8	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		12	12	13	7
9	DOWN YONDER     [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]		6	4	2	20
10	UNDECIDED     [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]		10	5	10	17
11	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		9	10	4	26
12	JEALOUSY (Jalousie)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]		7	11	8	12
13	DANCE ME LOOSE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]		14	21	24	5
14	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		23	—	—	2
15	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		13	13	11	35
16	DOMINO     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4343 ]		18	14	14	13
17	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		20	—	—	2
18	NEVER     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4285 ]		22	28	15	9
19	A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]		15	24	17	15
20	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		25	26	27	10
21	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		—	—	—	1
22	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		43	34	31	4
23	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		24	29	—	3
24	JUST ONE MORE CHANCE     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1825 ]		28	39	22	14
25	I WANNA LOVE YOU     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]		—	—	—	1
26	A GARDEN IN THE RAIN     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]		17	17	26	4
27	UNFORGETTABLE     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]		19	16	16	13
28	GREENSLEEVES     [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 39617 ]		16	25	39	7
29	A WEAVER OF DREAMS     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1925 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11125 ]		—	—	—	1
30	SNOWFLAKES     [ Evelyn Knight & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–         Decca 27892 ]		32	20	35	5
31	I WANNA SAY HELLO!     [ Ellen Sutton–Kem 2710 ]		42	30	—	3
32	ONCE     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 47-4318 ]		36	27	30	12
33	ALABAMA JUBILEE     [ Red Foley–Decca 27810 ]		—	—	—	1
34	MOTHER AT YOUR FEET IS KNEELING     [ Bobby Wayne–London 968 ]		26	—	—	2
35	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		—	—	—	1
36	TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4257 ]		30	15	20	18
37	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]		21	18	18	35
38	I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME     [ Buddy Greco–Coral 60573 ]     [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39576 ]		27	35	34	14
39	BLUE VELVET     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]		29	23	21	17
40	CRAZY HEART     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27888 ]		35	—	—	2
41	TRUST IN ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		40	33	—	3
42	RETREAT (Cries My Heart)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		—	—	—	1
43	IT’S ALL IN THE GAME     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]		31	32	25	19
44	FLAMENCO     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]		50	36	48	11
45	MANHATTAN     [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4345 ]		45	49	36	5
46	I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You)     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]		38	22	37	11
47	SOLITAIRE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]		34	38	19	15
48	HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’     [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39570 ]		39	40	32	15
49	AND SO TO SLEEP AGAIN     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5706 ]		33	19	23	18
50	THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM AT OUR HOUSE     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]		37	42	47	12

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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