The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 13, 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	12
2	YOU BELONG TO ME     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]		3	15	10	6
3	BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]		5	3	5	12
4	WISH YOU WERE HERE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		4	6	13	8
5	HALF AS MUCH     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]		2	2	2	18
6	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		9	8	9	9
7	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		7	4	4	20
8	HERE IN MY HEART     [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]		6	5	3	17
9	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]		13	16	11	17
10	JAMBALAYA     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838 ]		19	—	—	2
11	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]		8	10	7	14
12	MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2193 ]     [ Harry Grove Trio–London 1248 ]		38	48	—	3
13	SUGARBUSH     [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]		16	13	15	13
14	I’M YOURS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]		11	7	8	19
15	VANESSA     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]		10	9	19	14
16	LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)     [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]		17	22	23	7
17	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		14	11	14	35
18	MAYBE     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		12	12	12	13
19	TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD     [ Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39812 ]		27	20	—	3
20	SHOULD I     [ Four Aces–Decca 28323 ]		26	27	16	5
21	ROCK OF GIBRALTAR     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		25	24	28	9
22	TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]		48	35	48	6
23	INDIAN LOVE CALL     [ Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156 ]		21	31	—	3
24	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]		15	14	6	20
25	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]		33	—	—	2
26	STRANGE SENSATION     [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4759 ]		28	19	25	5
27	I LAUGHED AT LOVE     [ Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789 ]		50	—	42	3
28	LOVER     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]		24	17	18	14
29	STRING ALONG     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60804 ]		47	34	—	3
30	MY LOVE AND DEVOTION     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4877 ]		—	—	—	1
31	HAVE A GOOD TIME     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]		20	26	33	6
32	SMOKE RINGS     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		—	28	21	11
33	ONCE IN AWHILE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]		42	36	31	11
34	HESITATION     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4851 ]		35	—	—	2
35	SO MADLY IN LOVE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]		32	40	24	8
36	JAMAICAN RHUMBA     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39790 ]		31	23	35	4
37	ALL OF ME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		18	46	20	7
38	TAKE MY HEART     [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]		44	18	26	11
39	FEET UP (Pat Him On The Po-Po)     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39822 ]		36	29	—	3
40	IT’S A BLUE WORLD     [ Four Freshmen–Capitol 2152 ]		—	—	—	1
41	ADIOS     [ Gisele MacKenzie–Capitol 2156 ]		—	—	—	1
42	SWEETHEART’S HOLIDAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4877 ]		—	—	—	1
43	KAY’S LAMENT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		23	32	17	5
44	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		40	21	27	25
45	ONE MINT JULEP     [ Buddy Morrow & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4868 ]		—	—	—	1
46	THE HAND OF FATE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		34	30	30	4
47	FOOL, FOOL, FOOL     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		29	37	22	6
48	A SINNER AM I     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		—	33	39	6
49	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		39	25	32	23
50	LONELY WINE     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]		41	42	41	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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