The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JUNE 9, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		4	4	7	8
2	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		2	2	3	9
3	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		1	3	1	9
4	MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]		3	1	2	15
5	SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]		5	10	14	6
6	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		9	12	16	5
7	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		7	9	10	16
8	THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]		6	5	11	9
9	UNLESS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4120 ]     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39331 ]		8	16	17	6
10	ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		10	20	28	4
11	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		11	6	5	30
12	MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]		26	—	—	2
13	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		12	7	4	21
14	OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4146 ]		15	17	29	4
15	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		14	19	20	8
16	PRETTY EYED BABY     [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39388 ]     [ Al Trace & Orchestra with Lola Ameche–Mercury 5609 ]		21	—	—	3
17	SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]		20	14	12	13
18	I LIKE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES     [ Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders–Columbia 39404 ]		19	24	—	3
19	NEVER BEEN KISSED     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4099 ]		23	23	21	8
20	HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 1491 ]		25	30	27	4
21	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		16	8	6	17
22	BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]		13	15	8	14
23	I’M YOURS TO COMMAND     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10944 ]     [ Herb Jeffries–Coral 60425 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 1471 ]		32	—	—	2
24	WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE BLUES     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		17	13	19	6
25	THE HOT CANARY     [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]		18	11	13	9
26	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		28	21	30	22
27	DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN’ HEARTS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		24	25	15	5
28	METRO POLKA     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5581 ]		30	32	23	8
29	SEPTEMBER SONG     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1480 ]		22	22	18	6
30	WE KISSED IN A SHADOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39294 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]		31	27	26	7
31	I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE     [ Lyn Murray–Coral 60435 ]     [ Fred Waring & Pennsylvanians–Decca 27600 ]		—	—	—	1
32	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		—	—	—	1
33	ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]		29	26	22	14
34	BECAUSE OF RAIN     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]		27	—	—	2
35	TILL WE MEET AGAIN     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39451 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 1500 ]		—	—	—	1
36	THE STRANGE LITTLE GIRL     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5630 ]		37	33	—	3
37	MOONLIGHT BAY     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		33	39	38	5
38	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		36	—	—	2
39	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]		—	—	—	1
40	EVER TRUE EVER MORE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		35	29	32	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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