The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 8, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		1	1	1	14
2	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		2	2	3	13
3	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		3	3	2	18
4	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		5	4	4	14
5	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		4	5	7	12
6	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		11	12	13	7
7	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]     [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]     [ Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale–Derby 787 ]		12	26	—	3
8	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		10	10	10	7
9	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		6	9	14	6
10	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		13	14	16	8
11	SIN     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]     [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]		14	11	5	24
12	SHRIMP BOATS     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]		9	6	6	17
13	DANCE ME LOOSE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]		7	8	12	10
14	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		8	7	9	17
15	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		16	27	21	6
16	DOWN YONDER     [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]		18	13	11	25
17	UNDECIDED     [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]		17	15	8	22
18	I WANNA LOVE YOU     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]		23	23	23	6
19	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		19	17	17	9
20	COME WHAT MAY     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		30	25	46	5
21	TULIPS AND HEATHER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]		28	19	39	5
22	SILLY DREAMER     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		33	24	34	5
23	AT LAST, AT LAST     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]		20	32	—	3
24	WIMOWEH     [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]		26	39	30	4
25	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		22	47	36	15
26	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		31	45	44	4
27	STOLEN LOVE     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]		25	28	—	3
28	RETREAT (Cries My Heart)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		24	31	22	6
29	PERFIDIA     [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]		41	—	—	2
30	CHINATOWN MY CHINATOWN     [ Bobby Maxwell & Swinging Harps–Mercury 5773 ]		40	—	—	2
31	TENDERLY     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]		29	—	—	2
32	A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]		15	18	18	20
33	SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		27	50	37	5
34	WIMMIN’     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39639 ]		43	34	27	5
35	YOU WEREN’T THERE     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1968 ]		—	—	—	1
36	NEVER     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4285 ]		44	46	24	14
37	TRUST IN ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		45	36	25	8
38	A GARDEN IN THE RAIN     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]		32	20	19	9
39	CRAZY HEART     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27888 ]		35	44	29	7
40	UNFORGETTABLE     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]		21	22	32	18
41	JEALOUSY (Jalousie)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]		36	16	15	17
42	SILVER AND GOLD     [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4458 ]		—	—	—	1
43	A WEAVER OF DREAMS     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1925 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11125 ]		38	30	31	6
44	YOU BROUGHT ME LOVE     [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]		—	—	—	1
45	I WANNA SAY HELLO!     [ Ellen Sutton–Kem 2710 ]		37	21	42	8
46	SNOWFLAKES     [ Evelyn Knight & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–         Decca 27892 ]		47	41	28	10
47	WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		48	43	47	4
48	BABY DOLL     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39637 ]		34	40	38	4
49	BABALU     [ Xavier Cugat & Orchestra & Richard Hayes–Mercury 5780 ]		46	—	—	2
50	TEMPTATION     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3738 ]		42	38	—	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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