The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending SEPTEMBER 27, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1YOU BELONG TO ME
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811 ]
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]
    [ Dean Martin–Capitol 2165 ]
  2
 
 
  2
 
 
  3
 
 
  8
 
 
  2AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART
    [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]
  1  1  114
  3WISH YOU WERE HERE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]
  3  4  410
  4HALF AS MUCH
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]
  5  5  220
  5I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]
112533  4
  6MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 2193 ]
    [ Harry Grove Trio–London 1248 ]
  8
 
12
 
38
 
  5
 
  7HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
    [ Tex Ritter–Capitol 2120 ]
  4
 
  6
 
  9
 
11
 
  8JAMBALAYA
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838 ]
  91019  4
  9BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]
  6  3  514
10WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]
12
 
11
 
  8
 
16
 
11INDIAN LOVE CALL
    [ Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156 ]
242321  5
12SUGARBUSH
    [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]
21131615
13SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]
13  91319
14DELICADO
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
  7  7  722
15VANESSA
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]
14151016
16STRING ALONG
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60804 ]
262947  5
17BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2212 ]
17
 

 

 
  2
 
18MY LOVE AND DEVOTION
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4877 ]
3230  3
19HERE IN MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]
10  8  619
20TRYING
    [ Hill Toppers–Dot 15018 ]
44  2
21I LAUGHED AT LOVE
    [ Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789 ]
302750  5
22MAYBE
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
23181215
23BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
18171437
24LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)
    [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]
161617  9
25I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
47
 
44
 
40
 
27
 
26FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2230 ]
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39837 ]
35
 

 

 
  2
 
27SAY YOU’LL WAIT FOR ME
    [ Al Martino–Capitol 2185 ]
  1
28ONE MINT JULEP
    [ Buddy Morrow & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4868 ]
45  2
29FEET UP (PAT HIM ON THE PO-PO)
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39822 ]
193936  5
30SHOULD I
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28323 ]
222026  7
31HESITATION
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4851 ]
373435  4
32ZING A LITTLE ZONG
    [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 28255 ]
49  3
33KISS OF FIRE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]
42241522
34TOO OLD TO CUT THE MUSTARD
    [ Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39812 ]
201927  5
35ONCE IN AWHILE
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]
31334213
36FOOL, FOOL, FOOL
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]
434729  8
37KAY’S LAMENT
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2151 ]
404323  7
38SO MADLY IN LOVE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]
27353210
39SMOKE RINGS
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
343213
40LOVE ME (Baby Can’t You Love Me)
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39837 ]
  1
41YOU LIKE?
    [ Eileen Barton–Coral 60805 ]
  1
42I’M YOURS
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]
15
 
14
 
11
 
21
 
43IT’S A BLUE WORLD
    [ Four Freshmen–Capitol 2152 ]
4540  3
44STRANGE SENSATION
    [ June Valli–RCA Victor 47-4759 ]
252628  7
45TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2193 ]
362248  8
46HAVE A GOOD TIME
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764 ]
293120  8
47LONELY WINE
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]
48504115
48A SINNER AM I
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]
3848  8
49ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
33212511
50LOVER
    [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]
50282416
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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