The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 9, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART     [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5871 ]		1	1	4	7
2	HERE IN MY HEART     [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]		2	2	2	12
3	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		3	4	5	15
4	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]		4	3	1	15
5	I’M YOURS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]		5	5	3	14
6	BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]		7	9	14	7
7	HALF AS MUCH     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]		6	10	12	13
8	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]		8	7	10	9
9	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		9	6	6	30
10	MAYBE     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		13	12	9	8
11	WISH YOU WERE HERE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		19	27	—	3
12	LOVER     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]		10	13	11	9
13	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		11	8	7	20
14	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		15	11	8	18
15	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]		12	17	18	12
16	VANESSA     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]		18	14	22	9
17	TAKE MY HEART     [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]		17	18	23	6
18	SMOKE RINGS     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		20	15	15	7
19	SUGARBUSH     [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]		14	20	17	8
20	ROCK OF GIBRALTAR     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		32	29	32	4
21	A SINNER AM I     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		26	—	—	2
22	WATERMELON WEATHER     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		24	24	16	7
23	JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28313 ]		—	—	—	1
24	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		34	19	28	4
25	THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]		29	31	42	5
26	FOOL, FOOL, FOOL     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		—	—	—	1
27	TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]		—	—	—	1
28	ALL OF ME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		21	—	—	2
29	LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)     [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]		36	—	—	2
30	SOME DAY     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4836 ]		27	—	—	2
31	YOU BELONG TO ME     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]		—	—	—	1
32	ONCE IN AWHILE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]		16	26	34	6
33	BLOW OUT THE CANDLE     [ Toni & Jan Arden–Columbia 39766 ]		—	—	—	1
34	IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		28	23	30	5
35	HAVE A GOOD TIME     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]		—	—	—	1
36	WHEN I FALL IN LOVE     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39786 ]		—	—	—	1
37	SO MADLY IN LOVE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]		25	22	—	3
38	A GUY IS A GUY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]		30	16	13	20
39	BUSYBODY     [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4655 ]		43	40	41	6
40	LONELY WINE     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]		23	33	35	8
41	I’M SORRY     [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5847 / Mercury 5857 ]		44	—	33	8
42	YOU     [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]		22	38	24	12
43	I’M CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2080 ]		31	39	29	11
44	WITH A SONG IN MY HEART     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		46	36	45	12
45	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]		39	21	20	25
46	JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ (Will Go A Long Way)     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]		45	47	39	13
47	PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]		47	25	27	22
48	CARIOCA     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2080 ]		33	35	19	12
49	FORGIVE ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		35	30	26	20
50	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		40	28	21	26

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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