The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 23, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART     [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5871 ]		1	1	1	9
2	HALF AS MUCH     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]		3	7	6	15
3	HERE IN MY HEART     [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]		2	2	2	14
4	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		4	3	3	17
5	BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]		7	6	7	9
6	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]		5	4	4	17
7	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]		6	8	8	11
8	I’M YOURS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]		8	5	5	16
9	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		16	24	34	6
10	YOU BELONG TO ME     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]		25	31	—	3
11	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]		17	15	12	14
12	MAYBE     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		9	10	13	10
13	WISH YOU WERE HERE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		11	11	19	5
14	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		10	9	9	32
15	SUGARBUSH     [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]		15	19	14	10
16	SHOULD I     [ Four Aces–Decca 28323 ]		23	—	—	2
17	KAY’S LAMENT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		24	—	—	2
18	LOVER     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]		14	12	10	11
19	VANESSA     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]		12	16	18	11
20	ALL OF ME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		31	28	21	4
21	SMOKE RINGS     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		22	18	20	9
22	FOOL, FOOL, FOOL     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		28	26	—	3
23	LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)     [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]		41	29	36	4
24	SO MADLY IN LOVE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]		34	37	25	5
25	STRANGE SENSATION     [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4759 ]		20	—	—	2
26	TAKE MY HEART     [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]		18	17	17	8
27	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		13	13	11	22
28	ROCK OF GIBRALTAR     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		19	20	32	6
29	SOME DAY     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4836 ]		35	30	27	4
30	THE HAND OF FATE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		—	—	—	1
31	ONCE IN AWHILE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]		42	32	16	8
32	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		21	14	15	20
33	HAVE A GOOD TIME     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]		36	35	—	3
34	JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28313 ]		26	23	—	3
35	JAMAICAN RHUMBA     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39790 ]		—	—	—	1
36	THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]		33	25	29	7
37	BLOW OUT THE CANDLE     [ Toni & Jan Arden–Columbia 39766 ]		38	33	—	3
38	WATERMELON WEATHER     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		29	22	24	9
39	A SINNER AM I     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		30	21	26	4
40	BEYOND THE NEXT HILL     [ Acquaviva–M-G-M 30614 ]		—	—	—	1
41	LONELY WINE     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]		32	40	23	10
42	I LAUGHED AT LOVE     [ Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789 ]		—	—	—	1
43	WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE     [ Fran Warren–M-G-M 11270 ]		—	—	—	1
44	YOU     [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]		39	42	22	14
45	PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]		46	47	47	24
46	A GUY IS A GUY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]		47	38	30	22
47	IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		27	34	28	7
48	TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]		40	27	—	3
49	WHEN I FALL IN LOVE     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39786 ]		43	36	—	3
50	FORGIVE ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		49	49	35	22

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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