The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 1, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SWEET VIOLETS     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]		4	4	4	9
2	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		1	5	8	13
3	COME ON-A MY HOUSE     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1710 ]		2	1	1	8
4	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		3	2	2	20
5	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		6	6	6	20
6	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		7	7	5	13
7	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		5	3	3	17
8	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]		8	8	13	13
9	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–         RCA Victor 47-4148 ]		10	11	11	12
10	(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) SHANGHAI     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]     [ Billy Williams Quartet–M-G-M 10998 ]		9	10	15	9
11	BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY BELLE     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		30	—	—	2
12	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		11	25	39	4
13	THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 10989 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 39424 ]		20	14	12	6
14	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		12	13	7	21
15	JOSEPHINE     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1592 ]		16	17	18	8
16	MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]		13	12	10	14
17	VANITY     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]		14	16	19	8
18	ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		21	15	14	16
19	LONGING FOR YOU     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]		19	30	40	4
20	KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		27	34	—	3
21	WHILE YOU DANCED, DANCED, DANCED     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5681 ]		—	—	—	1
22	DETOUR     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]		15	23	37	4
23	THE GIRL IN THE WOOD     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]		—	—	—	1
24	LAURA     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1704 ]		25	18	35	4
25	I WON’T CRY ANYMORE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]		18	31	30	7
26	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		24	9	9	21
27	GOOD MORNING MISTER ECHO     [ Jane Turzy Trio–Decca 27622 ]		17	20	16	9
28	WHISPERING     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]		—	—	—	1
29	IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING     [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 27678 ]		26	22	22	4
30	BECAUSE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3207 ]		22	28	23	8
31	THEM THERE EYES     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39434 ]		—	—	—	1
32	LONELY LITTLE ROBIN     [ Pinetoppers–Coral 60508 ]		36	26	32	10
33	WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		39	24	38	4
34	I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART (’Til I Can Hold You In My Arms)     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4191 ]		23	29	21	5
35	GO GO GO GO     [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5671 ]		—	—	—	1
36	CARA CARA, BELLA BELLA     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4203 ]		40	33	—	3
37	GIMME A LITTLE KISS, WILL YA HUH?     [ April Stevens with Henri Rene & Orchestra–         RCA Victor 47-4208 ]		—	—	—	1
38	WHAT IS A BOY     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3425 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39487 ]		29	37	28	10
39	I LOVE THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE     [ Four Knights–Capitol 1587 ]		—	—	—	1
40	DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 1471 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4169 ]		—	—	—	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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