The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 22, 1951
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BECAUSE OF YOU
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]
  1
 
  2
 
  2
 
16
 
  2COME ON-A MY HOUSE
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1710 ]
  2
 
  1
 
  3
 
11
 
  3SWEET VIOLETS
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]
  3  3  112
  4TOO YOUNG
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]
  4  4  423
  5THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]
  5  5  523
  6I GET IDEAS
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
  6
 
  8
 
  8
 
16
 
  7COLD, COLD HEART
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]
  91412  7
  8THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1748 ]
1016  3
  9JEZEBEL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]
  8  7  720
10BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY BELLE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]
12  911  5
11MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]
  7
 
  6
 
  6
 
16
 
12CASTLE ROCK
    [ Frank Sinatra & Harry James–Columbia 39527 ]
33  2
13WHISPERING
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]
161528  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
 
15DETOUR
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]
191822  7
16LONGING FOR YOU
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]
13
 
19
 
19
 
  7
 
17VANITY
    [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]
14121711
18I’M IN LOVE AGAIN
    [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–
        RCA Victor 47-4148 ]
2011  915
19I WON’T CRY ANYMORE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
15222510
20JOSEPHINE
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1592 ]
22241511
21THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
    [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 10989 ]
    [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 39424 ]
29
 
17
 
13
 
  9
 
22MARY ROSE
    [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4214 ]
37  2
23DOWN YONDER
    [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]
    [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
24WONDER WHY
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5669 ]
28  2
25WHILE YOU DANCED, DANCED, DANCED
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5681 ]
173021  4
26MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]
    [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]

 
31
 
16
 
16
 
27HOW HIGH THE MOON
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]
21131424
28KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE
    [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]
242620  6
29WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
    [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]
262133  7
30DIMPLES AND CHERRY CHEEKS
    [ Andrews Sisters & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–
        Decca 27652 ]
36  2
31WONDERFUL, WASN’T IT?
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]
4040  3
32I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1747 ]
  1
33IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING
    [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 27678 ]
233329  7
34THE MUSICIANS
    [ Dinah Shore, Betty Hutton, Tony Martin & Phil Harris–
        RCA Victor 47-4225 ]
  1
35BLACK STRAP MOLASSES
    [ Danny Kaye, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman &
        Groucho Marx–Decca 27748 ]
  1
36THE GIRL IN THE WOOD
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39489 ]
182523  4
37SWEETHEART OF YESTERDAY
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]
39  2
38GOOD MORNING MISTER ECHO
    [ Jane Turzy Trio–Decca 27622 ]
30322712
39I’LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART (’Til I Can Hold You In My Arms)
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4191 ]
3234  7
40SURPRISING
    [ 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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