The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 26, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]
  1
 
  2
 
  2
 
15
 
  2WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]
  2
 
  1
 
  1
 
10
 
  3THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
  3  3  811
  4ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
  5  6  519
  5CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  4  4  321
  6A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
  7  713  5
  7TELL ME WHY
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
  6
 
  5
 
  4
 
20
 
  8PERFIDIA
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]
  91010  9
  9PLEASE, MR. SUN
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
  8  8  613
10FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
171319  5
11I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
101825  5
12BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]
21171816
13PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
141215  7
14HAMBONE
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]
15  9  9  7
15WHAT’S THE USE?
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39698 ]
40  2
16BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]
2832  3
17BERMUDA
    [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]
11161214
18AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]
122224  7
19WIMOWEH
    [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]
13251711
20AT LAST
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]
242130  7
21TRY
    [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 2029 ]
31  2
22THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]
181122  6
23THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
2214  721
24LADY LOVE
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4611 ]
  1
25TULIPS AND HEATHER
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]
19202012
26THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
363832  4
27COME WHAT MAY
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
25232312
28DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]
274238  6
29HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
16151413
30CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
29262124
31SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
    [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]
23
 
 
19
 
 
11
 
 
25
 
 
32I HEAR A RHAPSODY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]
333139  6
33INDIAN LOVE CALL
    [ Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28076 ]
  1
34NOODLIN’ RAG
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]
303636  7
35AT LAST, AT LAST
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]
44
 
33
 
31
 
10
 
36SHEIK OF ARABY
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60680 ]
  1
37WHISPERING WINDS
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]
4239  3
38TIGER RAG
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]
20241614
39THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
26282822
40STOLEN LOVE
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]
32272710
41HONEST AND TRULY
    [ Ink Spots–Decca 27996 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27995 ]
37
 
35
 
33
 
  4
 
42SLEEPLESS
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39695 ]
38  2
43THERE ARE SUCH THINGS
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2002 ]
34  2
44MY HERO
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28073 ]
39  2
45FESTIVAL
    [ Johnny Desmond–Coral 60670 ]
    [ DeMarco Sisters–M-G-M 11204 ]
    [ [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
43
 
 
41
 
 

 
 
  3
 
 
46TENDERLY
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]
353441  9
47SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
48302924
48SILLY DREAMER
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
49444512
49DANCE ME LOOSE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
45292617
50JUMP THROUGH THE RING
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5785 ]
463740  6
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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