The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MAY 3, 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	1	2	16
2	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]		2	2	1	11
3	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		3	3	3	12
4	A GUY IS A GUY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]		6	7	7	6
5	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		4	5	6	20
6	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		5	4	4	22
7	PERFIDIA     [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]		8	9	10	10
8	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]		11	10	18	6
9	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		16	28	32	4
10	PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]		13	14	12	8
11	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		7	6	5	21
12	FORGIVE ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		10	17	13	6
13	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		9	8	8	14
14	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4671 ]		—	—	—	1
15	HAMBONE     [ Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford–Columbia 39672 ]		14	15	9	8
16	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		29	16	15	14
17	AY-ROUND THE CORNER (Bee-hind The Bush)     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39653 ]		18	12	22	8
18	THE GANDY DANCERS’ BALL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]		22	18	11	7
19	WHISPERING WINDS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]		37	42	39	4
20	THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		26	36	38	5
21	WHAT’S THE USE?     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39698 ]		15	40	—	3
22	TULIPS AND HEATHER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]		25	19	20	13
23	WIMOWEH     [ Weavers & Gordon Jenkins–Decca 27928 ]		19	13	25	12
24	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		—	—	—	1
25	COME WHAT MAY     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		27	25	23	13
26	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		39	26	28	23
27	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]		12	21	17	17
28	LADY LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4611 ]		24	—	—	2
29	AT LAST     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1912 ]		20	24	21	8
30	I HEAR A RHAPSODY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39652 ]		32	33	31	7
31	DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1175 ]		28	27	42	7
32	HONEST AND TRULY     [ Ink Spots–Decca 27996 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27995 ]		41	37	35	5
33	SLEEPLESS     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39695 ]		42	38	—	3
34	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		23	22	14	22
35	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		17	11	16	15
36	TRY     [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 2029 ]		21	31	—	3
37	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		38	20	24	15
38	MY HERO     [ Four Aces–Decca 28073 ]		44	39	—	3
39	SHEIK OF ARABY     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60680 ]		36	—	—	2
40	FESTIVAL     [ Johnny Desmond–Coral 60670 ]     [ DeMarco Sisters–M-G-M 11204 ]     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		45	43	41	4
41	NOODLIN’ RAG     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4542 ]		34	30	36	8
42	MOUNTAINS IN THE MOONLIGHT     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39698 ]		—	—	—	1
43	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		31	23	19	26
44	STOLEN LOVE     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5771 / Mercury 5784 ]		40	32	27	11
45	TENDERLY     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39648 ]		46	35	34	10
46	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		30	29	26	25
47	AT LAST, AT LAST     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27934 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4477 ]		35	44	33	11
48	THERE ARE SUCH THINGS     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 2002 ]		43	34	—	3
49	INDIAN LOVE CALL     [ Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28076 ]		33	—	—	2
50	SILLY DREAMER     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		48	49	44	13

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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