The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JANUARY 19, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
    [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]
  1
 
 
  3
 
 
  9
 
 
11
 
 
  2CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  6  810  7
  3SIN
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]
    [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]
  3
 
  1
 
  1
 
17
 
  4DOWN YONDER
    [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]
    [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]
    [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]
  2
 
 
  2
 
 
  3
 
 
18
 
 
  5UNDECIDED
    [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]
1010  415
  6SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
  9  5  710
  7THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  71111  7
  8CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
  5  9  610
  9TELL ME WHY
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
12
 
16
 
34
 
  6
 
10COLD, COLD HEART
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]
  4  4  224
11JEALOUSY (Jalousie)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]
  8  7  810
12ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
131317  5
13BECAUSE OF YOU
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]
11
 
  6
 
  5
 
33
 
14DOMINO
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4343 ]
14141311
15TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4257 ]
20181416
16UNFORGETTABLE
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]
16172911
17A GARDEN IN THE RAIN
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
26  2
18I GET IDEAS
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
18
 
12
 
12
 
33
 
19AND SO TO SLEEP AGAIN
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5706 ]
23151516
20SNOWFLAKES
    [ Evelyn Knight & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–
        Decca 27892 ]
3525  3
21DANCE ME LOOSE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
2435  3
22I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You)
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]
372933  9
23BLUE VELVET
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]
21201815
24A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
17282413
25GREENSLEEVES
    [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 39617 ]
393840  5
26THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
271920  8
27ONCE
    [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 47-4318 ]
30232110
28NEVER
    [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4285 ]
152235  7
29BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
  1
30I WANNA SAY HELLO!
    [ Ellen Sutton–Kem 2710 ]
  1
31OUT IN THE COLD AGAIN
    [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5724 ]
29312611
32IT’S ALL IN THE GAME
    [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]
25402217
33TRUST IN ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
  1
34BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]
31
 

 

 
  2
 
35I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME
    [ Buddy Greco–Coral 60573 ]
    [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39576 ]
34
 
37
 
28
 
12
 
36FLAMENCO
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]
484336  9
37THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA
    [ Voices Of Walter Schumann–Capitol 1812 ]
    [ Mariners–Columbia 39568 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4271 ]
38
 
 
32
 
 
27
 
 
11
 
 
38SOLITAIRE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]
19242313
39JUST ONE MORE CHANCE
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1825 ]
22211612
40HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39570 ]
32452513
41THE OLD SOFT SHOE
    [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4268 ]
    [ Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5700 ]
46
 
33
 
39
 
13
 
42THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM AT OUR HOUSE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]
47364310
43ROLLIN’ STONE
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4269 ]
49423814
44WALKIN’
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1863 ]
5030  3
45IF WISHES WERE KISSES
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4344 ]
434631  5
46GAMBELLA (The Gamblin’ Lady)
    [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39570 ]
44394414
47TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE
    [ Billy Eckstine & George Shearing–M-G-M 11101 ]
28  2
48THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]
42343740
49MANHATTAN
    [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4345 ]
3627  3
50WHISPERING
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]
33473221
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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