The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 10, 1951
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]
    [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]
  2
 
 
 
  2
 
 
 
  3
 
 
 
  9
 
 
 
  2THE TENNESSEE WALTZ
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]
  1
 
 
 
  1
 
 
 
  1
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
  3BE MY LOVE
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]
  5121413
  4IF
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]
  91430  4
  5THE THING
    [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-3968 ]
  3  3  211
  6HARBOR LIGHTS
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 38963 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]
  4
 
 
 
  5
 
 
 
  4
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
  7YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]
10101310
  8NEVERTHELESS (I’m In Love With You)
    [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 38982 ]
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27253 ]
    [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3904 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]
  7
 
 
 
  7
 
 
 
  6
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
  9A BUSHEL AND A PECK
    [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]
    [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]
  6
 
  4
 
  5
 
16
 
10SO LONG (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27376 ]
151536  5
11THE ROVING KIND
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]
    [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]
13
 
11
 
12
 
  7
 
12THINKING OF YOU
    [ Don Cherry–Decca 27128 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-3901 ]
  8
 
  6
 
  7
 
19
 
13TO THINK YOU’VE CHOSEN ME
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5517 ]
14131012
14OH, BABE!
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1278 ]
    [ Louis Prima & Keely Smith–Robin Hood 101 ]
11
 
  8
 
  9
 
12
 
15ZING ZING—ZOOM ZOOM
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]
2727  3
16IT IS NO SECRET
    [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]
172831  5
17ALL MY LOVE (Bolero)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5455 ]
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38918 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27118 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27117 ]
12
 
 
 
  9
 
 
 
  8
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
18A PENNY A KISS
    [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]
293435  4
19GET OUT THOSE OLD RECORDS
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]
2233  3
20NOBODY’S CHASING ME
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]
161715  6
21I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT
    [ Mel Blanc–Capitol 1360 ]
33  2
22HOT ROD RACE
    [ Tiny Hill & Orchestra–Mercury 5547 ]
    [ Red Foley–Decca 46286 ]
30
 
37
 

 
  3
 
23LITTLE ROCK GETAWAY
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1316 ]
  1
24ONE FINGER MELODY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39014 ]
  1
25I STILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT YOU
    [ Georgia Gibbs with Owen Bradley Sextet–Coral 60353 ]
31  2
26LIFE IS SO PECULIAR
    [ Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan–Decca 27212 ]
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38960 ]
34
 

 

 
  2
 
27TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5572 ]
  1
28MARRYING FOR LOVE
    [ Guy Mitchell & Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39052 ]
24  2
29MUSIC BY THE ANGELS
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]
262219  6
30BRING BACK THE THRILL
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]
  1
31SO LONG, SALLY
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3931 ]
    [ Jan Garber & Orchestra–Capitol 1246 ]
20
 
29
 
29
 
  5
 
32I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
    [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1028 ]
39303225
33MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]
    [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]

 
 

 
 

 
 
  1
 
 
34THE NIGHT IS YOUNG AND YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1310 ]
  1
35I’LL NEVER BE FREE
    [ Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1124 ]
19182124
36WAIT FOR ME
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4015 ]
  1
37THE CHICKEN SONG (I Ain’t Gonna Take It Settin’ Down)
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27393 ]
  1
38ABA DABA HONEYMOON
    [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]
  1
39THE BEST THING FOR YOU
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3922 ]
372526  9
40USE YOUR IMAGINATION
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27351 ]
233634  5
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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