The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 23, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART
    [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5871 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
  9
 
  2HALF AS MUCH
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]
  3  7  615
  3HERE IN MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]
  2  2  214
  4DELICADO
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
  4  3  317
  5BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]
  7  6  7  9
  6KISS OF FIRE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]
  5  4  417
  7WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]
  6
 
  8
 
  8
 
11
 
  8I’M YOURS
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]
  8
 
  5
 
  5
 
16
 
  9HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
162434  6
10YOU BELONG TO ME
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]
2531  3
11SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]
17151214
12MAYBE
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
  9101310
13WISH YOU WERE HERE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]
111119  5
14BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
10  9  932
15SUGARBUSH
    [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]
15191410
16SHOULD I
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28323 ]
23  2
17KAY’S LAMENT
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]
24  2
18LOVER
    [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]
14121011
19VANESSA
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]
12161811
20ALL OF ME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]
312821  4
21SMOKE RINGS
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
221820  9
22FOOL, FOOL, FOOL
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]
2826  3
23LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)
    [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]
412936  4
24SO MADLY IN LOVE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]
343725  5
25STRANGE SENSATION
    [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4759 ]
20  2
26TAKE MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]
181717  8
27I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
13
 
13
 
11
 
22
 
28ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
192032  6
29SOME DAY
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4836 ]
353027  4
30THE HAND OF FATE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]
  1
31ONCE IN AWHILE
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]
423216  8
32BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]
21141520
33HAVE A GOOD TIME
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]
3635  3
34JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
    [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28313 ]
2623  3
35JAMAICAN RHUMBA
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39790 ]
  1
36THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]
332529  7
37BLOW OUT THE CANDLE
    [ Toni & Jan Arden–Columbia 39766 ]
3833  3
38WATERMELON WEATHER
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
292224  9
39A SINNER AM I
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]
302126  4
40BEYOND THE NEXT HILL
    [ Acquaviva–M-G-M 30614 ]
  1
41LONELY WINE
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]
32402310
42I LAUGHED AT LOVE
    [ Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789 ]
  1
43WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE
    [ Fran Warren–M-G-M 11270 ]
  1
44YOU
    [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]
39422214
45PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
46474724
46A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
47383022
47IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
273428  7
48TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]
4027  3
49WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39786 ]
4336  3
50FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
49493522
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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