The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 15, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		2	2	1	15
2	COME ON-A MY HOUSE     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1710 ]		1	3	2	10
3	SWEET VIOLETS     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]		3	1	4	11
4	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		4	4	3	22
5	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		5	5	6	22
6	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]		8	8	8	15
7	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		6	6	7	15
8	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		7	7	5	19
9	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		14	12	11	6
10	THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1748 ]		16	—	—	2
11	(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) SHANGHAI     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]     [ Billy Williams Quartet–M-G-M 10998 ]		10	10	9	11
12	BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY BELLE     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		9	11	30	4
13	LONGING FOR YOU     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]		19	19	19	6
14	VANITY     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]		12	17	14	10
15	I WON’T CRY ANYMORE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]		22	25	18	9
16	WHISPERING     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]		15	28	—	3
17	WHILE YOU DANCED, DANCED, DANCED     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5681 ]		30	21	—	3
18	THE GIRL IN THE WOOD     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]		25	23	—	3
19	DETOUR     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]		18	22	15	6
20	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–         RCA Victor 47-4148 ]		11	9	10	14
21	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		13	14	12	23
22	JOSEPHINE     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1592 ]		24	15	16	10
23	IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING     [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 27678 ]		33	29	26	6
24	KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		26	20	27	5
25	GIMME A LITTLE KISS, WILL YA HUH?     [ April Stevens with Henri Rene & Orchestra–         RCA Victor 47-4208 ]		23	37	—	3
26	WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		21	33	39	6
27	BECAUSE OF RAIN     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]		—	—	28	14
28	WONDER WHY     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5669 ]		—	—	—	1
29	THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 10989 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 39424 ]		17	13	20	8
30	GOOD MORNING MISTER ECHO     [ Jane Turzy Trio–Decca 27622 ]		32	27	17	11
31	I LOVE THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE     [ Four Knights–Capitol 1587 ]		—	39	—	2
32	I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART (’Til I Can Hold You In My Arms)     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4191 ]		—	34	23	6
33	CASTLE ROCK     [ Frank Sinatra & Harry James–Columbia 39527 ]		—	—	—	1
34	BECAUSE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3207 ]		35	30	22	10
35	LAURA     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1704 ]		28	24	25	6
36	DIMPLES AND CHERRY CHEEKS     [ Andrews Sisters & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–         Decca 27652 ]		—	—	—	1
37	MARY ROSE     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4214 ]		—	—	—	1
38	THEM THERE EYES     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39434 ]		29	31	—	3
39	SWEETHEART OF YESTERDAY     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		—	—	—	1
40	WONDERFUL, WASN’T IT?     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]		40	—	—	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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