The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JANUARY 5, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1SIN
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]
    [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  2
 
15
 
  2DOWN YONDER
    [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]
    [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]
    [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]
  3
 
 
  2
 
 
  1
 
 
16
 
 
  3SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
    [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]
  9
 
 
  7
 
 
  7
 
 
  9
 
 
  4COLD, COLD HEART
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]
  2  3  422
  5SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
  7  913  8
  6BECAUSE OF YOU
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]
  5
 
  5
 
  3
 
31
 
  7JEALOUSY (Jalousie)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]
  8  6  9  8
  8CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
101022  5
  9CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
  6  8  8  8
10UNDECIDED
    [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]
  4  4  513
11THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
111423  5
12I GET IDEAS
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
12
 
17
 
  6
 
31
 
13ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
1720  3
14DOMINO
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4343 ]
131112  9
15AND SO TO SLEEP AGAIN
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5706 ]
15121014
16TELL ME WHY
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
34
 
41
 
39
 
  4
 
17UNFORGETTABLE
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]
292916  9
18TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4257 ]
14131114
19THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
202230  6
20BLUE VELVET
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]
18181413
21JUST ONE MORE CHANCE
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1825 ]
16151710
22NEVER
    [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4285 ]
353334  5
23ONCE
    [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 47-4318 ]
212127  8
24SOLITAIRE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]
23192011
25SNOWFLAKES
    [ Evelyn Knight & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–
        Decca 27892 ]
  1
26JINGLE BELLS
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1881 ]
302831  4
27MANHATTAN
    [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4345 ]
  1
28A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
24262111
29I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You)
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]
333932  7
30WALKIN’
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1863 ]
  1
31OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN
    [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5724 ]
262437  9
32THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA
    [ Voices Of Walter Schumann–Capitol 1812 ]
    [ Mariners–Columbia 39568 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4271 ]
27
 
 
27
 
 
25
 
 
  9
 
 
33THE OLD SOFT SHOE
    [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4268 ]
    [ Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5700 ]
39
 
35
 
36
 
11
 
34THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]
37361938
35DANCE ME LOOSE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
  1
36THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM AT OUR HOUSE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]
434433  8
37I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME
    [ Buddy Greco–Coral 60573 ]
    [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39576 ]
28
 
30
 
29
 
10
 
38GREENSLEEVES
    [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 39617 ]
4038  3
39GAMBELLA (The Gamblin’ Lady)
    [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39570 ]
44432412
40IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
    [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]
22232615
41JAZZ ME BLUES
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1825 ]
424241  9
42ROLLIN’ STONE
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4269 ]
38373512
43FLAMENCO
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]
363428  7
44THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1748 ]
19161518
45HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39570 ]
25251811
46IF WISHES WERE KISSES
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4344 ]
3132  3
47WHISPERING
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]
32314019
48BELA BIMBA
    [ Patrice Munsel–RCA Victor 47-4255 ]
41404212
49MY CONCERTO
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1835 ]
    [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11077 ]
45
 
45
 
38
 
  4
 
50MEANDERIN’
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4271 ]
505043  9
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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