The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JUNE 30, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		3	2	1	11
2	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		1	1	2	12
3	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		2	3	3	12
4	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		4	6	6	8
5	SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]		5	5	5	9
6	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		9	20	32	4
7	MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]		7	4	4	18
8	MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]		6	8	12	5
9	ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		8	9	10	7
10	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		13	16	15	11
11	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		11	7	7	19
12	UNLESS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4120 ]     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39331 ]		10	10	9	9
13	THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]		12	12	8	12
14	PRETTY EYED BABY     [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39388 ]     [ Al Trace & Orchestra with Lola Ameche–Mercury 5609 ]		15	14	16	6
15	HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 1491 ]		29	23	20	7
16	OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4146 ]		16	11	14	7
17	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–         RCA Victor 47-4148 ]		33	38	—	3
18	THESE THINGS I OFFER YOU (For A Lifetime)     [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39370 ]		36	34	—	3
19	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		14	13	11	33
20	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		26	—	38	4
21	EVER TRUE EVER MORE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		22	28	40	8
22	THE STRANGE LITTLE GIRL     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5630 ]		32	30	36	6
23	TOM’S TUNE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5644 ]		30	—	—	2
24	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]		19	31	39	4
25	WHAT IS A BOY     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3425 ]		—	—	—	1
26	WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE BLUES     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		23	22	24	9
27	GONE FISHIN’     [ Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong–Decca 27623 ]		40	—	—	2
28	WE KISSED IN A SHADOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39294 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]		18	33	30	10
29	BECAUSE OF RAIN     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]		37	24	34	5
30	MY LIFE’S DESIRE     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]		—	—	—	1
31	DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN’ HEARTS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		25	29	27	8
32	I LIKE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES     [ Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders–Columbia 39404 ]		21	18	18	6
33	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		17	15	13	24
34	I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE     [ Lyn Murray–Coral 60435 ]     [ Fred Waring & Pennsylvanians–Decca 27600 ]		27	39	31	4
35	SEPTEMBER SONG     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1480 ]		20	19	29	9
36	THE HOT CANARY     [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]		24	26	25	12
37	LONELY LITTLE ROBIN     [ Pinetoppers–Coral 60508 ]		—	—	—	1
38	THERE’S A BIG BLUE CLOUD (Next To Heaven)     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4158 ]		—	—	—	1
39	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		31	25	21	20
40	I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39425 ]		—	—	—	1

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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