The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 12, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]     [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]		1	1	2	8
2	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]		2	2	5	13
3	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		8	14	18	9
4	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		3	3	1	19
5	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		4	5	3	18
6	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		5	4	4	17
7	A GUY IS A GUY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]		13	24	—	3
8	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		6	7	7	11
9	HAMBONE     [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]		9	10	20	5
10	PERFIDIA     [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]		10	17	19	7
11	THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]		22	28	38	4
12	PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]		15	20	26	5
13	FORGIVE ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		19	39	—	3
14	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		7	6	8	19
15	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		14	12	10	11
16	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		12	9	9	12
17	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]		18	15	14	14
18	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]		25	46	—	3
19	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		11	8	6	23
20	TULIPS AND HEATHER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]		20	21	17	10
21	AT LAST     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]		30	31	40	5
22	AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]		24	27	35	5
23	COME WHAT MAY     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		23	22	31	10
24	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		16	11	13	12
25	WIMOWEH     [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]		17	13	15	9
26	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		21	18	11	22
27	STOLEN LOVE     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]		27	35	29	8
28	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		28	23	28	20
29	DANCE ME LOOSE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]		26	19	16	15
30	SHRIMP BOATS     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]		29	16	12	22
31	I HEAR A RHAPSODY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]		39	42	44	4
32	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		—	—	—	1
33	AT LAST, AT LAST     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]		31	29	21	8
34	TENDERLY     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]		41	26	24	7
35	HONEST AND TRULY     [ Ink Spots–Decca 27996 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27995 ]		33	—	—	2
36	NOODLIN’ RAG     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]		36	30	36	5
37	JUMP THROUGH THE RING     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5785 ]		40	43	42	4
38	THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		32	—	—	2
39	WHISPERING WINDS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]		—	—	—	1
40	RETREAT (Cries My Heart)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		35	32	30	11
41	FESTIVAL     [ Johnny Desmond–Coral 60670 ]     [ DeMarco Sisters–M-G-M 11204 ]     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		—	—	—	1
42	DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]		38	41	39	4
43	I WANNA LOVE YOU     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]		37	40	43	11
44	SILLY DREAMER     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		45	47	23	10
45	A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]		34	25	22	25
46	SILVER AND GOLD     [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4458 ]		43	33	33	6
47	SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		47	38	46	10
48	SIN     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]     [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]		44	48	25	29
49	A GARDEN IN THE RAIN     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]		46	34	27	14
50	UNFORGETTABLE     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]		42	49	50	23

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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