The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 23, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		1	1	1	12
2	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		3	3	3	11
3	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		2	2	2	16
4	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		4	4	5	12
5	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		7	8	8	10
6	SHRIMP BOATS     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]		6	9	7	15
7	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		9	6	6	15
8	DANCE ME LOOSE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]		12	11	13	8
9	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		14	17	21	4
10	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		10	12	14	5
11	SIN     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]     [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]		5	5	4	22
12	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		13	15	17	5
13	DOWN YONDER     [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]		11	7	9	23
14	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		16	21	23	6
15	UNDECIDED     [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]		8	10	10	20
16	JEALOUSY (Jalousie)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]		15	13	12	15
17	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		17	14	22	7
18	A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]		18	16	19	18
19	TULIPS AND HEATHER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]		39	25	—	3
20	A GARDEN IN THE RAIN     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]		19	22	26	7
21	I WANNA SAY HELLO!     [ Ellen Sutton–Kem 2710 ]		42	29	31	6
22	UNFORGETTABLE     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]		32	18	27	16
23	I WANNA LOVE YOU     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]		23	24	25	4
24	SILLY DREAMER     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		34	26	—	3
25	COME WHAT MAY     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		46	33	—	3
26	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]     [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]     [ Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale–Derby 787 ]		—	—	—	1
27	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		21	30	35	4
28	STOLEN LOVE     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 ]		—	—	—	1
29	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		20	19	11	29
30	A WEAVER OF DREAMS     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1925 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11125 ]		31	28	29	4
31	RETREAT (Cries My Heart)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		22	36	42	4
32	AT LAST, AT LAST     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]		—	—	—	1
33	GREENSLEEVES     [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 39617 ]		26	31	28	10
34	WIMMIN’     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39639 ]		27	38	—	3
35	DOMINO     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4343 ]		33	23	16	16
36	TRUST IN ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		25	34	41	6
37	MOTHER AT YOUR FEET IS KNEELING     [ Bobby Wayne–London 968 ]		43	44	34	5
38	TEMPTATION     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3738 ]		—	—	—	1
39	WIMOWEH     [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]		30	—	—	2
40	BABY DOLL     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39637 ]		38	—	—	2
41	SNOWFLAKES     [ Evelyn Knight & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–         Decca 27892 ]		28	40	30	8
42	I’LL BUILD A STAIRWAY TO PARADISE     [ Georges Guetary–M-G-M 30400 ]		35	—	—	2
43	WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		47	—	—	2
44	CRAZY HEART     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27888 ]		29	41	40	5
45	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		44	—	—	2
46	NEVER     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4285 ]		24	27	18	12
47	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		36	35	20	13
48	WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH     [ Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 27899 ]		40	37	—	3
49	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		41	20	15	38
50	SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		37	42	—	3

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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