The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MAY 12, 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	1	11
2	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		4	5	11	5
3	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		5	13	13	5
4	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		3	2	2	26
5	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		2	3	3	17
6	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		6	6	6	13
7	BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]		9	7	5	10
8	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		14	21	—	4
9	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		8	18	12	12
10	THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]		7	16	19	5
11	ABA DABA HONEYMOON     [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]		10	4	4	14
12	SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]		12	10	8	9
13	SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]		21	—	—	2
14	WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE BLUES     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		31	—	—	2
15	BRING BACK THE THRILL     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]		13	11	9	14
16	ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]		27	20	23	10
17	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		17	15	15	18
18	THE HOT CANARY     [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]		11	22	21	5
19	MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]		20	8	7	22
20	WE KISSED IN A SHADOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39294 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]		29	31	—	3
21	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		16	17	27	4
22	NEVER BEEN KISSED     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4099 ]		39	39	32	4
23	SHENANDOAH WALTZ     [ Baron Elliot Octet–Decca 27488 ]     [ Tommy Tucker & Orchestra–M-G-M 10897 ]		25	28	25	7
24	METRO POLKA     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5581 ]		26	23	37	4
25	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		15	9	10	23
26	SEPTEMBER SONG     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1480 ]		38	—	—	2
27	UNLESS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4120 ]     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39331 ]		30	—	—	2
28	ALWAYS YOU     [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1401 ]		37	27	24	5
29	EVER TRUE EVER MORE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		—	—	—	1
30	MOONLIGHT BAY     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		—	—	—	1
31	KENTUCKY WALTZ     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39333 ]		33	—	—	2
32	THE SHOT GUN BOOGIE     [ Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1295 ]		35	26	20	6
33	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		23	12	16	25
34	DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN’ HEARTS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		—	—	—	1
35	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		—	—	—	1
36	LET ME IN     [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]		19	25	33	6
37	ONCE UPON A NICKEL     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 27506 ]     [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60406 ]		34	34	22	5
38	A PENNY A KISS     [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]		18	14	18	17
39	THE ROVING KIND     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]		24	19	17	20
40	MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]		32	29	29	14

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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