The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 12, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1KISS OF FIRE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4671 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
11
 
  2HERE IN MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]
  3  4  4  8
  3I’M YOURS
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  2
 
10
 
  4DELICADO
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
  6  5  511
  5BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
  4  3  326
  6AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART
    [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]
  918  3
  7I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
  5
 
  7
 
  6
 
16
 
  8WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]
10  812  5
  9BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]
  8  61014
10LOVER
    [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]
111217  5
11MAYBE
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
131625  4
12HALF AS MUCH
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]
191315  9
13A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
  7  9  716
14SUGARBUSH
    [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]
171720  4
15WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
1411  821
16SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]
291513  8
17BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]
2533  3
18YOU
    [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]
202718  8
19WATERMELON WEATHER
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
2421  3
20SMOKE RINGS
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
2335  3
21ONCE IN AWHILE
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]
21  2
22CARIOCA
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 2080 ]
181416  8
23TAKE MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]
32  2
24FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
15201116
25THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
1210  922
26LONELY WINE
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]
384549  4
27I’M CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2080 ]
282319  7
28VANESSA
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]
223744  5
29YOU’LL NEVER BE MINE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]
2426  3
30I WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2062 ]
352224  6
31I REMEMBER WHEN
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4618 ]
  1
32IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
  1
33I’M SORRY
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5847 / Mercury 5857 ]
302840  5
34BUSYBODY
    [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4655 ]
27  2
35PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
16191418
36THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]
  1
37PERFIDIA
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]
36302120
38ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
42312730
39RAMINAY (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep)
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39725 ]
402637  6
40THE DAY OF JUBILO
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]
452531  4
41OAKIE BOOGIE
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 2072 ]
3929  5
42JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ (Will Go A Long Way)
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
374743  9
43LADY LOVE
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4611 ]
33412912
44I UNDERSTAND
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28162 ]
3144  7
45WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
463933  8
46RUTZA, RUTZA
    [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4665 ]
263239  6
47CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
474631
48THAT’S HOW IT GOES
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39716 ]
444238  6
49WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4687 ]
343630  7
50WHISPERING WINDS
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]
43403514
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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