The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 25, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		5	8	7	12
2	COME ON-A MY HOUSE     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1710 ]		1	1	3	7
3	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		2	2	1	19
4	SWEET VIOLETS     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]		4	4	6	8
5	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		3	3	2	16
6	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		6	6	5	19
7	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		7	5	4	12
8	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]		8	13	16	12
9	(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) SHANGHAI     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]     [ Billy Williams Quartet–M-G-M 10998 ]		10	15	18	8
10	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–         RCA Victor 47-4148 ]		11	11	13	11
11	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		25	39	—	3
12	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		13	7	8	20
13	MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]		12	10	11	13
14	VANITY     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]		16	19	20	7
15	DETOUR     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]		23	37	—	3
16	JOSEPHINE     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1592 ]		17	18	15	7
17	GOOD MORNING MISTER ECHO     [ Jane Turzy Trio–Decca 27622 ]		20	16	19	8
18	I WON’T CRY ANYMORE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]		31	30	37	6
19	LONGING FOR YOU     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]		30	40	—	3
20	THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 10989 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 39424 ]		14	12	14	5
21	ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		15	14	10	15
22	BECAUSE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3207 ]		28	23	27	7
23	I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART (’Til I Can Hold You In My Arms)     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4191 ]		29	21	32	4
24	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		9	9	9	20
25	LAURA     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1704 ]		18	35	—	3
26	IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING     [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 27678 ]		22	22	—	3
27	KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		34	—	—	2
28	BECAUSE OF RAIN     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]		40	26	28	13
29	WHAT IS A BOY     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3425 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39487 ]		37	28	29	9
30	BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY BELLE     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		—	—	—	1
31	DREAM     [ Voices Of Walter Schumann–Capitol 1505 ]		—	36	—	2
32	THESE THINGS I OFFER YOU (For A Lifetime)     [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39370 ]		27	27	23	11
33	I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN     [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 1711 ]		32	—	—	2
34	SURPRISING     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4203 ]		—	—	—	1
35	WANG WANG BLUES     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60489 ]		36	31	22	8
36	LONELY LITTLE ROBIN     [ Pinetoppers–Coral 60508 ]		26	32	21	9
37	FOR ALL WE KNOW     [ Bill Hayes–M-G-M 11112 ]		—	—	—	1
38	SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]		19	17	12	17
39	WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		24	38	—	3
40	CARA CARA, BELLA BELLA     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4203 ]		33	—	—	2

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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