The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JUNE 16, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		2	2	2	10
2	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		1	4	4	9
3	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		3	1	3	10
4	MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]		4	3	1	16
5	SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]		5	5	10	7
6	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		6	9	12	6
7	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		7	7	9	17
8	MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]		12	26	—	3
9	ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		10	10	20	5
10	UNLESS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4120 ]     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39331 ]		9	8	16	7
11	OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4146 ]		14	15	17	5
12	THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]		8	6	5	10
13	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		11	11	6	31
14	PRETTY EYED BABY     [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39388 ]     [ Al Trace & Orchestra with Lola Ameche–Mercury 5609 ]		16	21	—	4
15	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		13	12	7	22
16	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		15	14	19	9
17	BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]		22	13	15	15
18	I LIKE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES     [ Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders–Columbia 39404 ]		18	19	24	4
19	SEPTEMBER SONG     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1480 ]		29	22	22	7
20	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		32	—	—	2
21	SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]		17	20	14	14
22	WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE BLUES     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		24	17	13	7
23	HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 1491 ]		20	25	30	5
24	BECAUSE OF RAIN     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]		34	27	—	3
25	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		21	16	8	18
26	THE HOT CANARY     [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]		25	18	11	10
27	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		26	28	21	23
28	EVER TRUE EVER MORE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		40	35	29	6
29	DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN’ HEARTS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		27	24	25	6
30	THE STRANGE LITTLE GIRL     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5630 ]		36	37	33	4
31	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]		39	—	—	2
32	MY RESISTANCE IS LOW     [ Hoagy Carmichael–Decca 27540 ]		—	—	—	1
33	WE KISSED IN A SHADOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39294 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]		30	31	27	8
34	THESE THINGS I OFFER YOU (For A Lifetime)     [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39370 ]		—	—	—	1
35	METRO POLKA     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5581 ]		28	30	32	9
36	NEVER BEEN KISSED     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4099 ]		19	23	23	9
37	I’M YOURS TO COMMAND     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10944 ]     [ Herb Jeffries–Coral 60425 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 1471 ]		23	32	—	3
38	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–         RCA Victor 47-4148 ]		—	—	—	1
39	I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE     [ Lyn Murray–Coral 60435 ]     [ Fred Waring & Pennsylvanians–Decca 27600 ]		31	—	—	2
40	ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]		33	29	26	15

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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