The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 29, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]
    [ Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale–Derby 787 ]
  2
 
 
  7
 
 
  7
 
 
  6
 
 
  2BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]
  5
 
  4
 
10
 
11
 
  3CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  1  1  117
  4ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
  4  3  515
  5TELL ME WHY
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
  3
 
  2
 
  2
 
16
 
  6THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  8  6  417
  7PLEASE, MR. SUN
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
  7  8  9  9
  8SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
    [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]
  6
 
 
  5
 
 
  3
 
 
21
 
 
  9BERMUDA
    [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]
  9  9  610
10HAMBONE
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]
2038  3
11TIGER RAG
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]
1310  810
12HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
101515  9
13WIMOWEH
    [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]
151924  7
14THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
181826  7
15BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]
14
 
17
 
19
 
12
 
16SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
12121220
17PERFIDIA
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]
192229  5
18CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
11131420
19DANCE ME LOOSE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
16111313
20PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
2645  3
21TULIPS AND HEATHER
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]
171421  8
22COME WHAT MAY
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
312620  8
23THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
28162518
24A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
  1
25A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
22
 
31
 
32
 
23
 
26TENDERLY
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]
242331  5
27AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]
3546  3
28THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]
38  2
29AT LAST, AT LAST
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]
21
 
28
 
23
 
  6
 
30NOODLIN’ RAG
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]
3648  3
31AT LAST
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]
4030  3
32RETREAT (Cries My Heart)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
302928  9
33SILVER AND GOLD
    [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4458 ]
333642  4
34A GARDEN IN THE RAIN
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
27253812
35STOLEN LOVE
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]
292127  6
36CHINATOWN MY CHINATOWN
    [ Bobby Maxwell & Swinging Harps–Mercury 5773 ]
323530  5
37UNDECIDED
    [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]
45241725
38SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
464733  8
39FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
  1
40I WANNA LOVE YOU
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]
432018  9
41DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]
39  2
42I HEAR A RHAPSODY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]
44  2
43JUMP THROUGH THE RING
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5785 ]
42  2
44BABY DOLL
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39637 ]
343748  7
45WIMMIN’
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39639 ]
493934  8
46I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
  1
47SILLY DREAMER
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
234122  8
48SIN
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]
    [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]
25
 
27
 
11
 
27
 
49UNFORGETTABLE
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]
50334021
50JEALOUSY (Jalousie)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]
37424120
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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