The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 22, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		1	2	2	16
2	COME ON-A MY HOUSE     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1710 ]		2	1	3	11
3	SWEET VIOLETS     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]		3	3	1	12
4	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		4	4	4	23
5	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		5	5	5	23
6	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]		6	8	8	16
7	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		9	14	12	7
8	THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1748 ]		10	16	—	3
9	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		8	7	7	20
10	BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY BELLE     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		12	9	11	5
11	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		7	6	6	16
12	CASTLE ROCK     [ Frank Sinatra & Harry James–Columbia 39527 ]		33	—	—	2
13	WHISPERING     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]		16	15	28	4
14	(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) SHANGHAI     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]     [ Billy Williams Quartet–M-G-M 10998 ]		11	10	10	12
15	DETOUR     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]		19	18	22	7
16	LONGING FOR YOU     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]		13	19	19	7
17	VANITY     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]		14	12	17	11
18	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–         RCA Victor 47-4148 ]		20	11	9	15
19	I WON’T CRY ANYMORE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]		15	22	25	10
20	JOSEPHINE     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1592 ]		22	24	15	11
21	THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 10989 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 39424 ]		29	17	13	9
22	MARY ROSE     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4214 ]		37	—	—	2
23	DOWN YONDER     [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]		—	—	—	1
24	WONDER WHY     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5669 ]		28	—	—	2
25	WHILE YOU DANCED, DANCED, DANCED     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5681 ]		17	30	21	4
26	MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]		—	31	16	16
27	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		21	13	14	24
28	KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		24	26	20	6
29	WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		26	21	33	7
30	DIMPLES AND CHERRY CHEEKS     [ Andrews Sisters & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–         Decca 27652 ]		36	—	—	2
31	WONDERFUL, WASN’T IT?     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]		40	40	—	3
32	I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1747 ]		—	—	—	1
33	IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING     [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 27678 ]		23	33	29	7
34	THE MUSICIANS     [ Dinah Shore, Betty Hutton, Tony Martin & Phil Harris–         RCA Victor 47-4225 ]		—	—	—	1
35	BLACK STRAP MOLASSES     [ Danny Kaye, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman &         Groucho Marx–Decca 27748 ]		—	—	—	1
36	THE GIRL IN THE WOOD     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]		18	25	23	4
37	SWEETHEART OF YESTERDAY     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		39	—	—	2
38	GOOD MORNING MISTER ECHO     [ Jane Turzy Trio–Decca 27622 ]		30	32	27	12
39	I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART (’Til I Can Hold You In My Arms)     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4191 ]		32	—	34	7
40	SURPRISING     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4203 ]		—	—	—	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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