The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles | ||||||
Week ending MARCH 31, 1951 | ||||||
TW | TITLE | ArtistLabel | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | BE MY LOVE [ Mario LanzaRCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
2 | IF [ Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-3997 ] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
3 | MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU [ Guy MitchellColumbia 39067 ] [ Dinah ShoreRCA Victor 47-3978 ] [ Vic DamoneMercury 5563 ] [ Jimmy WakelyCapitol 1328 ] | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
4 | YOURE JUST IN LOVE [ Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-3945 ] | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
5 | THE TENNESSEE WALTZ [ Patti PageMercury 5534 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 27336 ] [ Les Paul & Mary FordCapitol 1316 ] [ Jo StaffordColumbia 39065 ] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
6 | ABA DABA HONEYMOON [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton CarpenterM-G-M 30282 ] | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |
7 | MOCKIN BIRD HILL [ Les Paul & Mary FordCapitol 1373 ] [ Patti PageMercury 5595 ] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
8 | A PENNY A KISS [ Tony Martin & Dinah ShoreRCA Victor 47-4019 ] | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
9 | WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You) [ Patti PageMercury 5571 ] | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
10 | THE ROVING KIND [ Guy MitchellColumbia 39067 ] [ WeaversDecca 27332 ] | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
11 | BRING BACK THE THRILL [ Eddie FisherRCA Victor 47-4016 ] | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | |
12 | BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES [ Rosemary ClooneyColumbia 39212 ] | 16 | 27 | 30 | 4 | |
13 | SO LONG (Its Been Good To Know Yuh) [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & WeaversDecca 27376 ] | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |
14 | SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP [ Guy MitchellColumbia 39190 ] [ Bing Crosby & Andrews SistersDecca 27477 ] | 14 | 23 | | 3 | |
15 | ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI [ Hugo Winterhalter & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-4017 ] | 18 | 37 | 33 | 4 | |
16 | IT IS NO SECRET [ Bill Kenny & Song SpinnersDecca 27326 ] | 13 | 13 | 19 | 12 | |
17 | ZING ZINGZOOM ZOOM [ Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-3997 ] | 24 | 19 | 14 | 10 | |
18 | I APOLOGIZE [ Billy EckstineM-G-M 10903 ] | 20 | 21 | 28 | 6 | |
19 | THE CHICKEN SONG (I Aint Gonna Take It Settin Down) [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 27393 ] | 17 | 16 | 25 | 7 | |
20 | JET [ Nat King ColeCapitol 1365 ] | 22 | 22 | 31 | 7 | |
21 | MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU [ Frankie LaineMercury 5580 ] [ Bing CrosbyDecca 27404 ] [ Jan PeerceRCA Victor 49-3274 ] | 29 | 25 | 21 | 8 | |
22 | I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT [ Mel BlancCapitol 1360 ] | 19 | 18 | 12 | 9 | |
23 | IN YOUR ARMS [ Dinah Shore & Tony MartinRCA Victor 47-4019 ] | 28 | 36 | 32 | 7 | |
24 | SENTIMENTAL MUSIC [ Patti PageMercury 5571 ] [ Bing CrosbyDecca 27483 ] | 21 | 17 | 27 | 6 | |
25 | LONESOME GAL [ Dinah ShoreRCA Victor 47-4060 ] | | | | 1 | |
26 | A BUSHEL AND A PECK [ Perry Como & Betty HuttonRCA Victor 47-3930 ] [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy WakelyCapitol 1234 ] | 23 | 24 | 13 | 23 | |
27 | OH, WHAT A FACE! [ Phil HarrisRCA Victor 47-4070 ] | 33 | | | 2 | |
28 | HARBOR LIGHTS [ Sammy Kaye & Swing And Sway OrchestraColumbia 38963 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 27208 ] [ Ray Anthony & OrchestraCapitol 1190 ] [ Bing CrosbyDecca 27219 ] | 15 | 12 | 15 | 28 | |
29 | I STILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT YOU [ Georgia Gibbs with Owen Bradley SextetCoral 60353 ] | 25 | 20 | 17 | 9 | |
30 | ALWAYS YOU [ Bobby WayneLondon 45973 ] [ Nat King ColeCapitol 1401 ] | | | | 1 | |
31 | SHENANDOAH WALTZ [ Baron Elliot OctetDecca 27488 ] [ Tommy Tucker & OrchestraM-G-M 10897 ] | | | | 1 | |
32 | WAIT FOR ME [ Dinah ShoreRCA Victor 47-4015 ] | 30 | 35 | 29 | 7 | |
33 | HOT ROD RACE [ Tiny Hill & OrchestraMercury 5547 ] [ Red FoleyDecca 46286 ] | 26 | 32 | 26 | 10 | |
34 | VESTI LA GIUBBA (On With The Play) [ Mario LanzaRCA Victor 49-3228 ] | 38 | | | 2 | |
35 | NEVERTHELESS (Im In Love With You) [ Paul Weston & OrchestraColumbia 38982 ] [ Mills BrothersDecca 27253 ] [ Ralph Flanagan & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-3904 ] [ Ray Anthony & OrchestraCapitol 1190 ] | 34 | 15 | 18 | 24 | |
36 | JOHN AND MARSHA [ Stan FrebergCapitol 1356 ] | 27 | 31 | 23 | 7 | |
37 | TELL ME YOU LOVE ME [ Vic DamoneMercury 5572 ] | 40 | 26 | 22 | 8 | |
38 | PETER COTTONTAIL [ Gene AutryColumbia 38750 ] | 36 | 38 | 36 | 11 | |
39 | WHEN YOU RETURN [ Billy EckstineM-G-M 10896 ] [ Mindy CarsonRCA Victor 47-4018 ] | 35 | 39 | 38 | 4 | |
40 | YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES [ Dean MartinCapitol 1358 ] | 32 | | | 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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