The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 19, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1KISS OF FIRE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4671 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
12
 
  2HERE IN MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]
  2  3  4  9
  3I’M YOURS
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]
  3
 
  2
 
  2
 
11
 
  4AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART
    [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5871 ]
  6
 
  9
 
18
 
  4
 
  5DELICADO
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
  4  6  512
  6BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
  5  4  327
  7I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
  7
 
  5
 
  7
 
17
 
  8BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]
  9  8  615
  9MAYBE
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
111316  5
10WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]
  8
 
10
 
  8
 
  6
 
11LOVER
    [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]
101112  6
12HALF AS MUCH
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]
12191310
13A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
13  7  917
14BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]
172533  4
15SMOKE RINGS
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
202335  4
16WATERMELON WEATHER
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
192421  4
17SUGARBUSH
    [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]
141717  5
18SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]
162915  9
19CARIOCA
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 2080 ]
221814  9
20WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
15141122
21THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
25121023
22VANESSA
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]
282237  6
23TAKE MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]
2332  3
24YOU
    [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]
182027  9
25YOU’LL NEVER BE MINE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]
2924  4
26FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
24152017
27PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
35161919
28HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
  1
29I’M CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2080 ]
272823  8
30IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
32  2
31THE DAY OF JUBILO
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]
404525  5
32ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
  1
33I’M SORRY
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5847 / Mercury 5857 ]
333028  6
34ONCE IN AWHILE
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]
2121  3
35LONELY WINE
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]
263845  5
36LADY LOVE
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4611 ]
43334113
37I REMEMBER WHEN
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4618 ]
31  2
38PERFIDIA
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]
37363021
39JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ (Will Go A Long Way)
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
42374710
40OAKIE BOOGIE
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 2072 ]
413929  6
41BUSYBODY
    [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4655 ]
3427  3
42THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]
36  2
43ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
38423131
44RAMINAY (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep)
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39725 ]
394026  7
45WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
454639  9
46I UNDERSTAND
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28162 ]
443144  8
47WHISPERING WINDS
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]
50434015
48RUTZA, RUTZA
    [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4665 ]
462632  7
49I WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2062 ]
303522  7
50CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
474732
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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