The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MAY 5, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]		1	1	3	10
2	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		3	3	1	16
3	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		2	2	2	25
4	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		5	11	24	4
5	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		13	13	31	4
6	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		6	6	6	12
7	THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]		16	19	28	4
8	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		18	12	15	11
9	BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]		7	5	8	9
10	ABA DABA HONEYMOON     [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]		4	4	5	13
11	THE HOT CANARY     [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]		22	21	32	4
12	SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]		10	8	10	8
13	BRING BACK THE THRILL     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]		11	9	9	13
14	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		21	—	37	3
15	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		9	10	4	22
16	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		17	27	—	3
17	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		15	15	12	17
18	A PENNY A KISS     [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		14	18	11	16
19	LET ME IN     [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]		25	33	20	5
20	MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]		8	7	7	21
21	SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]		—	—	—	1
22	LULLABY OF BROADWAY     [ Harry James & Orchestra with Doris Day–Columbia 39159 ]		24	36	29	5
23	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		12	16	14	24
24	THE ROVING KIND     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]		19	17	13	19
25	SHENANDOAH WALTZ     [ Baron Elliot Octet–Decca 27488 ]     [ Tommy Tucker & Orchestra–M-G-M 10897 ]		28	25	25	6
26	METRO POLKA     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5581 ]		23	37	—	3
27	ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]		20	23	16	9
28	VESTI LA GIUBBA (On With The Play)     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3228 ]		36	30	22	7
29	WE KISSED IN A SHADOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39294 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]		31	—	—	2
30	UNLESS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4120 ]     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39331 ]		—	—	—	1
31	WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE BLUES     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		—	—	—	1
32	MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]		29	29	18	13
33	KENTUCKY WALTZ     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39333 ]		—	—	—	1
34	ONCE UPON A NICKEL     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 27506 ]     [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60406 ]		34	22	23	4
35	THE SHOT GUN BOOGIE     [ Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1295 ]		26	20	35	5
36	I LOVE THE WAY YOU SAY GOODNIGHT     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1342 ]		37	—	—	2
37	ALWAYS YOU     [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1401 ]		27	24	—	4
38	SEPTEMBER SONG     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1480 ]		—	—	—	1
39	NEVER BEEN KISSED     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4099 ]		39	32	—	3
40	IN YOUR ARMS     [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		38	31	38	12

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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