The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]		1	2	2	10
2	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		4	9	14	5
3	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		3	5	12	14
4	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		2	1	1	13
5	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		7	10	10	11
6	THE ROVING KIND     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]		11	13	11	8
7	THE THING     [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-3968 ]		5	3	3	12
8	HARBOR LIGHTS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 38963 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]		6	4	5	22
9	NEVERTHELESS (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 ]		8	7	7	18
10	THINKING OF YOU     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27128 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-3901 ]		12	8	6	20
11	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		16	17	28	6
12	A PENNY A KISS     [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		18	29	34	5
13	I STILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT YOU     [ Georgia Gibbs with Owen Bradley Sextet–Coral 60353 ]		25	31	—	3
14	SO LONG (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27376 ]		10	15	15	6
15	A BUSHEL AND A PECK     [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]		9	6	4	17
16	ZING ZING—ZOOM ZOOM     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		15	27	27	4
17	MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]		33	—	—	2
18	TO THINK YOU’VE CHOSEN ME     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5517 ]		13	14	13	13
19	ALL MY LOVE (Bolero)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5455 ]     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38918 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27118 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27117 ]		17	12	9	26
20	BRING BACK THE THRILL     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]		30	—	—	2
21	ONE FINGER MELODY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39014 ]		24	—	—	2
22	USE YOUR IMAGINATION     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27351 ]		40	23	36	6
23	JET     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1365 ]		—	—	—	1
24	I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT     [ Mel Blanc–Capitol 1360 ]		21	33	—	3
25	JOHN AND MARSHA     [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 1356 ]		—	—	—	1
26	THE CHICKEN SONG (I Ain’t Gonna Take It Settin’ Down)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27393 ]		37	—	—	2
27	ABA DABA HONEYMOON     [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]		38	—	—	2
28	OH, BABE!     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1278 ]     [ Louis Prima & Keely Smith–Robin Hood 101 ]		14	11	8	13
29	TELL ME YOU LOVE ME     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5572 ]		27	—	—	2
30	THE SEA OF THE MOON     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3987 ]		—	36	38	5
31	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		—	—	—	1
32	IN YOUR ARMS     [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		—	—	—	1
33	GET OUT THOSE OLD RECORDS     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]		19	22	33	4
34	NOBODY’S CHASING ME     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]		20	16	17	7
35	MUSIC BY THE ANGELS     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]		29	26	22	7
36	THE BEST THING FOR YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3922 ]		39	37	25	10
37	LIFE IS SO PECULIAR     [ Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan–Decca 27212 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38960 ]		26	34	—	3
38	HOT ROD RACE     [ Tiny Hill & Orchestra–Mercury 5547 ]     [ Red Foley–Decca 46286 ]		22	30	37	4
39	I’LL NEVER BE FREE     [ Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1124 ]		35	19	18	25
40	WAIT FOR ME     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4015 ]		36	—	—	2

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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