The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 6, 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	11
2	HALF AS MUCH     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]		2	2	3	17
3	YOU BELONG TO ME     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]		15	10	25	5
4	WISH YOU WERE HERE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		6	13	11	7
5	BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]		3	5	7	11
6	HERE IN MY HEART     [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]		5	3	2	16
7	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		4	4	4	19
8	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]		10	7	6	13
9	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		8	9	16	8
10	VANESSA     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]		9	19	12	13
11	I’M YOURS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]		7	8	8	18
12	MAYBE     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		12	12	9	12
13	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]		16	11	17	16
14	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		11	14	10	34
15	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]		14	6	5	19
16	SUGARBUSH     [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]		13	15	15	12
17	LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)     [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]		22	23	41	6
18	ALL OF ME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		46	20	31	6
19	JAMBALAYA     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838 ]		—	—	—	1
20	HAVE A GOOD TIME     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]		26	33	36	5
21	INDIAN LOVE CALL     [ Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156 ]		31	—	—	2
22	JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28313 ]		—	34	26	4
23	KAY’S LAMENT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		32	17	24	4
24	LOVER     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]		17	18	14	13
25	ROCK OF GIBRALTAR     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		24	28	19	8
26	SHOULD I     [ Four Aces–Decca 28323 ]		27	16	23	4
27	TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD     [ Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39812 ]		20	—	—	2
28	STRANGE SENSATION     [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4759 ]		19	25	20	4
29	FOOL, FOOL, FOOL     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		37	22	28	5
30	DOODLETOWN FIFERS     [ Sauter-Finegan Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4866 ]		—	—	—	1
31	JAMAICAN RHUMBA     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39790 ]		23	35	—	3
32	SO MADLY IN LOVE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]		40	24	34	7
33	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]		—	—	—	1
34	THE HAND OF FATE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		30	30	—	3
35	HESITATION     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4851 ]		—	—	—	1
36	FEET UP (Pat Him On The Po-Po)     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39822 ]		29	—	—	2
37	ROSES OF YESTERDAY     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39815 ]		41	—	—	2
38	MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2193 ]     [ Harry Grove Trio–London 1248 ]		48	—	—	2
39	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		25	32	21	22
40	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		21	27	13	24
41	LONELY WINE     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]		42	41	32	12
42	ONCE IN AWHILE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]		36	31	42	10
43	BLOW OUT THE CANDLE     [ Toni & Jan Arden–Columbia 39766 ]		47	37	38	5
44	TAKE MY HEART     [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]		18	26	18	10
45	THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]		50	36	33	9
46	BEYOND THE NEXT HILL     [ Acquaviva–M-G-M 30614 ]		—	40	—	2
47	STRING ALONG     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60804 ]		34	—	—	2
48	TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]		35	48	40	5
49	ZING A LITTLE ZONG     [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 28255 ]		38	—	—	2
50	I LAUGHED AT LOVE     [ Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789 ]		—	42	—	2

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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