The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 17, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		1	1	2	18
2	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		2	2	3	9
3	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		3	4	5	15
4	MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]		4	3	1	14
5	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		5	5	4	17
6	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		8	13	18	5
7	THE ROVING KIND     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]		6	6	8	12
8	SO LONG (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27376 ]		7	7	7	10
9	A PENNY A KISS     [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		9	8	13	9
10	MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]		10	21	—	3
11	ABA DABA HONEYMOON     [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]		16	12	14	6
12	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 ]		15	10	6	26
13	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		19	18	19	10
14	BRING BACK THE THRILL     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]		11	16	16	6
15	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 ]		18	17	11	22
16	THE CHICKEN SONG (I Ain’t Gonna Take It Settin’ Down)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27393 ]		25	25	—	5
17	SENTIMENTAL MUSIC     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27483 ]		27	22	31	4
18	I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT     [ Mel Blanc–Capitol 1360 ]		12	20	23	7
19	ZING ZING—ZOOM ZOOM     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		14	11	10	8
20	I STILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT YOU     [ Georgia Gibbs with Owen Bradley Sextet–Coral 60353 ]		17	28	22	7
21	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		28	34	30	4
22	JET     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1365 ]		31	30	26	5
23	SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]		—	—	—	1
24	A BUSHEL AND A PECK     [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]		13	9	9	21
25	MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]		21	19	17	6
26	TELL ME YOU LOVE ME     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5572 ]		22	26	33	6
27	BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]		30	—	—	2
28	THE THING     [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-3968 ]		20	15	12	16
29	NOBODY’S CHASING ME     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]		34	32	24	11
30	TO THINK YOU’VE CHOSEN ME     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5517 ]		24	27	15	17
31	JOHN AND MARSHA     [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 1356 ]		23	23	37	5
32	HOT ROD RACE     [ Tiny Hill & Orchestra–Mercury 5547 ]     [ Red Foley–Decca 46286 ]		26	14	21	8
33	TONDA WONDA HOY     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39156 ]     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1358 ]		—	—	—	1
34	VELVET LIPS     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27393 ]		40	39	—	3
35	WAIT FOR ME     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4015 ]		29	29	—	5
36	IN YOUR ARMS     [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		32	24	27	5
37	ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]		33	—	—	2
38	PETER COTTONTAIL     [ Gene Autry–Columbia 38750 ]		36	—	—	9
39	WHEN YOU RETURN     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10896 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-4018 ]		38	—	—	2
40	USE YOUR IMAGINATION     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27351 ]		35	35	32	10

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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