The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 5, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]
  1
 
  2
 
  7
 
  7
 
  2BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]
  2
 
  5
 
  4
 
12
 
  3CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  3  1  118
  4TELL ME WHY
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
  5
 
  3
 
  2
 
17
 
  5ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
  4  4  316
  6PLEASE, MR. SUN
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
  7  7  810
  7THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  6  8  618
  8THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
141818  8
  9HAMBONE
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]
102038  4
10PERFIDIA
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]
171922  6
11SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
    [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]
  8
 
 
  6
 
 
  5
 
 
22
 
 
12BERMUDA
    [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]
  9  9  911
13A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
24  2
14HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
12101510
15PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
202645  4
16TIGER RAG
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]
11131011
17WIMOWEH
    [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]
131519  8
18BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]
15141713
19FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
39  2
20TULIPS AND HEATHER
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]
211714  9
21CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
18111321
22THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]
2838  3
23COME WHAT MAY
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
223126  9
24AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]
273546  4
25I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
46  2
26DANCE ME LOOSE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
19161114
27STOLEN LOVE
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]
352921  7
28THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
23281619
29SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
16121221
30AT LAST
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]
314030  4
31AT LAST, AT LAST
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]
29
 
21
 
28
 
  7
 
32THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
  1
33HONEST AND TRULY
    [ Ink Spots–Decca 27996 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27995 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
34A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]
25
 
22
 
31
 
24
 
35RETREAT (Cries My Heart)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
32302910
36NOODLIN’ RAG
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]
303648  4
37I WANNA LOVE YOU
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]
40432010
38DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]
4139  3
39I HEAR A RHAPSODY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]
4244  3
40JUMP THROUGH THE RING
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5785 ]
4342  3
41TENDERLY
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]
262423  6
42UNFORGETTABLE
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]
49503322
43SILVER AND GOLD
    [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4458 ]
333336  5
44SIN
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]
    [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]
48
 
25
 
27
 
28
 
45SILLY DREAMER
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
472341  9
46A GARDEN IN THE RAIN
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
34272513
47SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
384647  9
48UNDECIDED
    [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]
37452426
49CHINATOWN MY CHINATOWN
    [ Bobby Maxwell & Swinging Harps–Mercury 5773 ]
363235  6
50WIMMIN’
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39639 ]
454939  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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