The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 16, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		1	1	2	11
2	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		2	2	1	15
3	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		3	3	4	10
4	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		4	5	8	11
5	SIN     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]     [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]		5	4	3	21
6	SHRIMP BOATS     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]		9	7	5	14
7	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		8	8	12	9
8	UNDECIDED     [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]		10	10	10	19
9	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		6	6	11	14
10	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		12	14	23	4
11	DOWN YONDER     [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]		7	9	6	22
12	DANCE ME LOOSE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]		11	13	14	7
13	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		15	17	20	4
14	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		17	21	—	3
15	JEALOUSY (Jalousie)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]		13	12	7	14
16	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		21	23	24	5
17	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		14	22	43	6
18	A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]		16	19	15	17
19	A GARDEN IN THE RAIN     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]		22	26	17	6
20	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		19	11	9	28
21	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		30	35	—	3
22	RETREAT (Cries My Heart)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		36	42	—	3
23	I WANNA LOVE YOU     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]		24	25	—	3
24	NEVER     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4285 ]		27	18	22	11
25	TRUST IN ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		34	41	40	5
26	GREENSLEEVES     [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 39617 ]		31	28	16	9
27	WIMMIN’     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39639 ]		38	—	—	2
28	SNOWFLAKES     [ Evelyn Knight & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–         Decca 27892 ]		40	30	32	7
29	CRAZY HEART     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27888 ]		41	40	35	4
30	WIMOWEH     [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]		—	—	—	1
31	A WEAVER OF DREAMS     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1925 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11125 ]		28	29	—	3
32	UNFORGETTABLE     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]		18	27	19	15
33	DOMINO     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4343 ]		23	16	18	15
34	SILLY DREAMER     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		26	—	—	2
35	I’LL BUILD A STAIRWAY TO PARADISE     [ Georges Guetary–M-G-M 30400 ]		—	—	—	1
36	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		35	20	25	12
37	SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		42	—	—	2
38	BABY DOLL     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39637 ]		—	—	—	1
39	TULIPS AND HEATHER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]		25	—	—	2
40	WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH     [ Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 27899 ]		37	—	—	2
41	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		20	15	13	37
42	I WANNA SAY HELLO!     [ Ellen Sutton–Kem 2710 ]		29	31	42	5
43	MOTHER AT YOUR FEET IS KNEELING     [ Bobby Wayne–London 968 ]		44	34	26	4
44	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		—	—	—	1
45	IT’S ALL IN THE GAME     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]		43	43	31	21
46	COME WHAT MAY     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		33	—	—	2
47	WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		—	—	—	1
48	OOPS!     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39637 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong–Decca 27901 ]		—	—	—	1
49	TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4257 ]		32	36	30	20
50	ONCE     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 47-4318 ]		45	32	36	14

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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