The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 20, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART
    [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5871 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
13
 
  2YOU BELONG TO ME
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]
  2
 
  3
 
15
 
  7
 
  3WISH YOU WERE HERE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]
  4  4  6  9
  4HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
    [ Tex Ritter–Capitol 2120 ]
  6
 
  9
 
  8
 
10
 
  5HALF AS MUCH
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]
  5  2  219
  6BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]
  3  5  313
  7DELICADO
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
  7  7  421
  8MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 2193 ]
    [ Harry Grove Trio–London 1248 ]
12
 
38
 
48
 
  4
 
  9JAMBALAYA
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838 ]
1019  3
10HERE IN MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]
  8  6  518
11I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]
2533  3
12WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]
11
 
  8
 
10
 
15
 
13SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]
  9131618
14VANESSA
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]
1510  915
15I’M YOURS
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]
14
 
11
 
  7
 
20
 
16LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)
    [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]
161722  8
17BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2212 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
18BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
17141136
19FEET UP (Pat Him On The Po-Po)
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39822 ]
393629  4
20TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD
    [ Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39812 ]
192720  4
21SUGARBUSH
    [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]
13161314
22SHOULD I
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28323 ]
202627  6
23MAYBE
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
18121214
24INDIAN LOVE CALL
    [ Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156 ]
232131  4
25STRANGE SENSATION
    [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4759 ]
262819  6
26STRING ALONG
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60804 ]
294734  4
27SO MADLY IN LOVE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]
353240  9
28TAKE MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]
38441812
29HAVE A GOOD TIME
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]
312026  7
30I LAUGHED AT LOVE
    [ Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789 ]
2750  4
31ONCE IN AWHILE
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]
33423612
32MY LOVE AND DEVOTION
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4877 ]
30  2
33ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
21252410
34SMOKE RINGS
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
322812
35FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2230 ]
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39837 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
36TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]
224835  7
37HESITATION
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4851 ]
3435  3
38A SINNER AM I
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]
4833  7
39JAMAICAN RHUMBA
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39790 ]
363123  5
40KAY’S LAMENT
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]
432332  6
41WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39786 ]
49  5
42KISS OF FIRE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]
24151421
43FOOL, FOOL, FOOL
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]
472937  7
44TRYING
    [ Hill Toppers–Dot 15018 ]
  1
45IT’S A BLUE WORLD
    [ Four Freshmen–Capitol 2152 ]
40  2
46SWEETHEART’S HOLIDAY
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4877 ]
42  2
47I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
44
 
40
 
21
 
26
 
48LONELY WINE
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]
50414214
49ADIOS
    [ Gisele MacKenzie–Capitol 2156 ]
41  2
50LOVER
    [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]
28241715
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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