The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 20, 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	13
2	YOU BELONG TO ME     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]		2	3	15	7
3	WISH YOU WERE HERE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]		4	4	6	9
4	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]     [ Tex Ritter–Capitol 2120 ]		6	9	8	10
5	HALF AS MUCH     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]		5	2	2	19
6	BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]		3	5	3	13
7	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		7	7	4	21
8	MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2193 ]     [ Harry Grove Trio–London 1248 ]		12	38	48	4
9	JAMBALAYA     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838 ]		10	19	—	3
10	HERE IN MY HEART     [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]		8	6	5	18
11	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]		25	33	—	3
12	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]		11	8	10	15
13	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]		9	13	16	18
14	VANESSA     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]		15	10	9	15
15	I’M YOURS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]		14	11	7	20
16	LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)     [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]		16	17	22	8
17	BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914 ]     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2212 ]		—	—	—	1
18	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		17	14	11	36
19	FEET UP (Pat Him On The Po-Po)     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39822 ]		39	36	29	4
20	TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD     [ Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39812 ]		19	27	20	4
21	SUGARBUSH     [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]		13	16	13	14
22	SHOULD I     [ Four Aces–Decca 28323 ]		20	26	27	6
23	MAYBE     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		18	12	12	14
24	INDIAN LOVE CALL     [ Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156 ]		23	21	31	4
25	STRANGE SENSATION     [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4759 ]		26	28	19	6
26	STRING ALONG     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60804 ]		29	47	34	4
27	SO MADLY IN LOVE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]		35	32	40	9
28	TAKE MY HEART     [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]		38	44	18	12
29	HAVE A GOOD TIME     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]		31	20	26	7
30	I LAUGHED AT LOVE     [ Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789 ]		27	50	—	4
31	ONCE IN AWHILE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]		33	42	36	12
32	MY LOVE AND DEVOTION     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4877 ]		30	—	—	2
33	ROCK OF GIBRALTAR     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]		21	25	24	10
34	SMOKE RINGS     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		32	—	28	12
35	FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2230 ]     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39837 ]		—	—	—	1
36	TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]		22	48	35	7
37	HESITATION     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4851 ]		34	35	—	3
38	A SINNER AM I     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]		48	—	33	7
39	JAMAICAN RHUMBA     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39790 ]		36	31	23	5
40	KAY’S LAMENT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		43	23	32	6
41	WHEN I FALL IN LOVE     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39786 ]		—	—	49	5
42	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]		24	15	14	21
43	FOOL, FOOL, FOOL     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]		47	29	37	7
44	TRYING     [ Hill Toppers–Dot 15018 ]		—	—	—	1
45	IT’S A BLUE WORLD     [ Four Freshmen–Capitol 2152 ]		40	—	—	2
46	SWEETHEART’S HOLIDAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4877 ]		42	—	—	2
47	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		44	40	21	26
48	LONELY WINE     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]		50	41	42	14
49	ADIOS     [ Gisele MacKenzie–Capitol 2156 ]		41	—	—	2
50	LOVER     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]		28	24	17	15

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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