The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 12, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  2
 
  8
 
  2BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  5
 
13
 
  3THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
  81418  9
  4CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  3  3  119
  5TELL ME WHY
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
  4
 
  5
 
  3
 
18
 
  6ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
  5  4  417
  7A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
1324  3
  8PLEASE, MR. SUN
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
  6  7  711
  9HAMBONE
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]
  91020  5
10PERFIDIA
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]
101719  7
11THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]
222838  4
12PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
152026  5
13FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
1939  3
14THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  7  6  819
15HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
14121011
16BERMUDA
    [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]
12  9  912
17BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]
18151414
18I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
2546  3
19SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
    [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]
11
 
 
  8
 
 
  6
 
 
23
 
 
20TULIPS AND HEATHER
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]
20211710
21AT LAST
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]
303140  5
22AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]
242735  5
23COME WHAT MAY
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
23223110
24TIGER RAG
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]
16111312
25WIMOWEH
    [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]
171315  9
26CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
21181122
27STOLEN LOVE
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]
273529  8
28THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
28232820
29DANCE ME LOOSE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
26191615
30SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
29161222
31I HEAR A RHAPSODY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]
394244  4
32BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]
  1
33AT LAST, AT LAST
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]
31
 
29
 
21
 
  8
 
34TENDERLY
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]
412624  7
35HONEST AND TRULY
    [ Ink Spots–Decca 27996 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27995 ]
33
 

 

 
  2
 
36NOODLIN’ RAG
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]
363036  5
37JUMP THROUGH THE RING
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5785 ]
404342  4
38THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
32  2
39WHISPERING WINDS
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]
  1
40RETREAT (Cries My Heart)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
35323011
41FESTIVAL
    [ Johnny Desmond–Coral 60670 ]
    [ DeMarco Sisters–M-G-M 11204 ]
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]

 
 

 
 

 
 
  1
 
 
42DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]
384139  4
43I WANNA LOVE YOU
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]
37404311
44SILLY DREAMER
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
45472310
45A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
34
 
25
 
22
 
25
 
46SILVER AND GOLD
    [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4458 ]
433333  6
47SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
47384610
48SIN
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]
    [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]
44
 
48
 
25
 
29
 
49A GARDEN IN THE RAIN
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
46342714
50UNFORGETTABLE
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]
42495023
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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