The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 19, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  2
 
14
 
  2WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
  9
 
  3THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
  3  81410
  4CRY
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
  4  3  320
  5ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
  6  5  418
  6TELL ME WHY
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]
  5
 
  4
 
  5
 
19
 
  7A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
  71324  4
  8PLEASE, MR. SUN
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
  8  6  712
  9PERFIDIA
    [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]
101017  8
10I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
182546  4
11BERMUDA
    [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]
1612  913
12AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]
222427  6
13WIMOWEH
    [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]
25171310
14PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
121520  6
15HAMBONE
    [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]
  9  910  6
16HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]
15141212
17FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
131939  4
18THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]
112228  5
19TULIPS AND HEATHER
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]
20202111
20TIGER RAG
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]
24161113
21BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]
17181515
22THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED
    [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]
14  7  620
23SLOW POKE
    [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
    [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]
19
 
 
11
 
 
  8
 
 
24
 
 
24AT LAST
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]
213031  6
25COME WHAT MAY
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]
23232211
26THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)
    [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]
28282321
27DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]
423841  5
28BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]
32  2
29CHARMAINE
    [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]
26211823
30NOODLIN’ RAG
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]
363630  6
31TRY
    [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 2029 ]
  1
32STOLEN LOVE
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]
272735  9
33I HEAR A RHAPSODY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]
313942  5
34THERE ARE SUCH THINGS
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2002 ]
  1
35TENDERLY
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]
344126  8
36THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
3832  3
37HONEST AND TRULY
    [ Ink Spots–Decca 27996 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27995 ]
35
 
33
 

 
  3
 
38SLEEPLESS
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39695 ]
  1
39MY HERO
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28073 ]
  1
40WHAT’S THE USE?
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39698 ]
  1
41SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
47473811
42WHISPERING WINDS
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]
39  2
43FESTIVAL
    [ Johnny Desmond–Coral 60670 ]
    [ DeMarco Sisters–M-G-M 11204 ]
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
41
 
 

 
 

 
 
  2
 
 
44AT LAST, AT LAST
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]
33
 
31
 
29
 
  9
 
45DANCE ME LOOSE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]
29261916
46JUMP THROUGH THE RING
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5785 ]
374043  5
47SILVER AND GOLD
    [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4458 ]
464333  7
48SHRIMP BOATS
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]
30291623
49SILLY DREAMER
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]
44454711
50I WANNA LOVE YOU
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]
43374012
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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