The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 21, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]		3	3	7	8
2	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		2	2	1	23
3	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		1	1	2	14
4	ABA DABA HONEYMOON     [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]		5	6	6	11
5	BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]		8	8	12	7
6	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		6	5	9	10
7	MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]		7	4	3	19
8	SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]		10	11	14	6
9	BRING BACK THE THRILL     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]		9	9	11	11
10	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		4	7	4	20
11	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		24	—	—	2
12	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		15	17	18	9
13	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		31	—	—	2
14	SO LONG (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27376 ]		17	14	13	15
15	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		12	16	16	15
16	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		14	10	5	22
17	THE ROVING KIND     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]		13	13	10	17
18	A PENNY A KISS     [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		11	12	8	14
19	THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]		28	—	—	2
20	THE SHOT GUN BOOGIE     [ Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1295 ]		35	34	—	3
21	THE HOT CANARY     [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]		32	—	—	2
22	ONCE UPON A NICKEL     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 27506 ]     [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60406 ]		23	—	—	2
23	ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]		16	15	15	7
24	ALWAYS YOU     [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1401 ]		—	—	30	2
25	SHENANDOAH WALTZ     [ Baron Elliot Octet–Decca 27488 ]     [ Tommy Tucker & Orchestra–M-G-M 10897 ]		25	20	31	4
26	OH, WHAT A FACE!     [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-4070 ]		19	29	27	5
27	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		—	—	—	1
28	WHEN YOU RETURN     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10896 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-4018 ]		30	36	39	7
29	MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]		18	18	21	11
30	VESTI LA GIUBBA (On With The Play)     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3228 ]		22	30	34	5
31	IN YOUR ARMS     [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		38	28	23	10
32	NEVER BEEN KISSED     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4099 ]		—	—	—	1
33	LET ME IN     [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]		20	31	—	3
34	PRETTY EYED BABY     [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39388 ]     [ Al Trace & Orchestra with Lola Ameche–Mercury 5609 ]		—	—	—	1
35	WAIT FOR ME     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4015 ]		40	23	32	10
36	LULLABY OF BROADWAY     [ Harry James & Orchestra with Doris Day–Columbia 39159 ]		29	32	—	3
37	METRO POLKA     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5581 ]		—	—	—	1
38	I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT     [ Mel Blanc–Capitol 1360 ]		27	27	22	12
39	MAMA     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5444 ]     [ Phil Brito–M-G-M 10591 ]		33	—	—	2
40	YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1358 ]		26	21	40	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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