The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 19, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4671 ]		1	1	1	12
2	HERE IN MY HEART     [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]		2	3	4	9
3	I’M YOURS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]		3	2	2	11
4	AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART     [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5871 ]		6	9	18	4
5	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		4	6	5	12
6	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		5	4	3	27
7	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		7	5	7	17
8	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		9	8	6	15
9	MAYBE     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		11	13	16	5
10	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]		8	10	8	6
11	LOVER     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]		10	11	12	6
12	HALF AS MUCH     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]		12	19	13	10
13	A GUY IS A GUY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]		13	7	9	17
14	BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]		17	25	33	4
15	SMOKE RINGS     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		20	23	35	4
16	WATERMELON WEATHER     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		19	24	21	4
17	SUGARBUSH     [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]		14	17	17	5
18	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]		16	29	15	9
19	CARIOCA     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2080 ]		22	18	14	9
20	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]		15	14	11	22
21	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		25	12	10	23
22	VANESSA     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]		28	22	37	6
23	TAKE MY HEART     [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]		23	32	—	3
24	YOU     [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]		18	20	27	9
25	YOU’LL NEVER BE MINE     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]		29	—	24	4
26	FORGIVE ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		24	15	20	17
27	PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]		35	16	19	19
28	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		—	—	—	1
29	I’M CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2080 ]		27	28	23	8
30	IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		32	—	—	2
31	THE DAY OF JUBILO     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]		40	45	25	5
32	ROCK OF GIBRALTAR     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		—	—	—	1
33	I’M SORRY     [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5847 / Mercury 5857 ]		33	30	28	6
34	ONCE IN AWHILE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]		21	21	—	3
35	LONELY WINE     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]		26	38	45	5
36	LADY LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4611 ]		43	33	41	13
37	I REMEMBER WHEN     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4618 ]		31	—	—	2
38	PERFIDIA     [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]		37	36	30	21
39	JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ (Will Go A Long Way)     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]		42	37	47	10
40	OAKIE BOOGIE     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 2072 ]		41	39	29	6
41	BUSYBODY     [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4655 ]		34	27	—	3
42	THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]		36	—	—	2
43	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		38	42	31	31
44	RAMINAY (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep)     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39725 ]		39	40	26	7
45	WITH A SONG IN MY HEART     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		45	46	39	9
46	I UNDERSTAND     [ Four Aces–Decca 28162 ]		44	31	44	8
47	WHISPERING WINDS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]		50	43	40	15
48	RUTZA, RUTZA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4665 ]		46	26	32	7
49	I WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2062 ]		30	35	22	7
50	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		47	47	—	32

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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