The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 26, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]		1	2	2	15
2	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]     [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5779 ]		2	1	1	10
3	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		3	3	8	11
4	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		5	6	5	19
5	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		4	4	3	21
6	A GUY IS A GUY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]		7	7	13	5
7	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		6	5	4	20
8	PERFIDIA     [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]		9	10	10	9
9	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		8	8	6	13
10	FORGIVE ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		17	13	19	5
11	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]		10	18	25	5
12	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]		21	17	18	16
13	PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]		14	12	15	7
14	HAMBONE     [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]		15	9	9	7
15	WHAT’S THE USE?     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39698 ]		40	—	—	2
16	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		28	32	—	3
17	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		11	16	12	14
18	AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]		12	22	24	7
19	WIMOWEH     [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]		13	25	17	11
20	AT LAST     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]		24	21	30	7
21	TRY     [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 2029 ]		31	—	—	2
22	THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]		18	11	22	6
23	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		22	14	7	21
24	LADY LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4611 ]		—	—	—	1
25	TULIPS AND HEATHER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]		19	20	20	12
26	THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		36	38	32	4
27	COME WHAT MAY     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		25	23	23	12
28	DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]		27	42	38	6
29	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		16	15	14	13
30	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		29	26	21	24
31	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		23	19	11	25
32	I HEAR A RHAPSODY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]		33	31	39	6
33	INDIAN LOVE CALL     [ Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28076 ]		—	—	—	1
34	NOODLIN’ RAG     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]		30	36	36	7
35	AT LAST, AT LAST     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]		44	33	31	10
36	SHEIK OF ARABY     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60680 ]		—	—	—	1
37	WHISPERING WINDS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]		42	39	—	3
38	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		20	24	16	14
39	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		26	28	28	22
40	STOLEN LOVE     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]		32	27	27	10
41	HONEST AND TRULY     [ Ink Spots–Decca 27996 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27995 ]		37	35	33	4
42	SLEEPLESS     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39695 ]		38	—	—	2
43	THERE ARE SUCH THINGS     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2002 ]		34	—	—	2
44	MY HERO     [ Four Aces–Decca 28073 ]		39	—	—	2
45	FESTIVAL     [ Johnny Desmond–Coral 60670 ]     [ DeMarco Sisters–M-G-M 11204 ]     [ [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		43	41	—	3
46	TENDERLY     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]		35	34	41	9
47	SHRIMP BOATS     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]		48	30	29	24
48	SILLY DREAMER     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		49	44	45	12
49	DANCE ME LOOSE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]		45	29	26	17
50	JUMP THROUGH THE RING     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5785 ]		46	37	40	6

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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