The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 15, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     Patti Page–Mercury 5899		1	1	1	11
2	YOU BELONG TO ME     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]		2	2	2	15
3	JAMBALAYA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838		4	5	7	11
4	WISH YOU WERE HERE     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830		3	3	3	17
5	TRYING     Hill Toppers–Dot 15018		9	9	9	9
6	THE GLOW-WORM     Mills Brothers–Decca 28384		6	8	10	7
7	IT’S IN THE BOOK (pts. 1 & 2)     Johnny Standley–Capitol 2249		8	21	18	5
8	MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN     Les Paul–Capitol 2193		5	4	4	12
9	BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914		12	10	13	9
10	TAKES TWO TO TANGO     Pearl Bailey–Coral 60817		15	13	12	6
11	LADY OF SPAIN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2265 ]		11	11	15	6
12	MY FAVORITE SONG     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5912     Ames Brothers–Coral 60846		14	17	21	4   1
13	HALF AS MUCH     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710		10	7	5	27
14	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770		7	6	6	18
15	WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME     Joni James–M-G-M 11333		17	19	19	4
16	OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953		24	15	14	5
17	WALKIN’ TO MISSOURI     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39769		33	20	24	7
18	YOURS     Vera Lynn–London 1261		16	—	—	2
19	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069		19	14	16	26
20	AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART     Vera Lynn–London 1227		13	12	8	21
21	YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY     Don Cornell & Teresa Brewer–Coral 60829		22	27	17	7
22	BLUES IN ADVANCE     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4926		21	23	33	5
23	COMES A-LONG A-LOVE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2213		20	22	44	6
24	DANCE OF DESTINY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5008		34	—	—	2
25	INDIAN LOVE CALL     Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156		18	16	11	12
26	I     Don Cornell–Coral 60860		—	—	—	1
27	BLUES IN THE NIGHT     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39813		28	26	50	6
28	THE RUBY AND THE PEARL     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2230		26	29	26	5
29	BE FAIR     Don Cornell–Coral 60860		—	—	—	1
30	FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39837		23	34	20	9
31	HEART AND SOUL     Four Aces–Decca 28390		25	—	—	2
32	STRING ALONG     Ames Brothers–Coral 60804		29	18	31	12
33	MY LOVE AND DEVOTION     Doris Day–Columbia 39817		—	49	23	1*
34	FEET UP (Pat Him On The Po-Po)     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39822		32	42	28	12
35	MY TORMENTED HEART     Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39839		—	45	48	6
36	BLUE VIOLINS     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4997		—	—	—	1
37	NOW     Al Martino–Capitol 2260		—	—	—	1
38	HAVE A GOOD TIME     Tony Bennett–Columbia 39764		35	36	37	15
39	TO KNOW YOU (Is To Love You)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4959		38	28	—	3
40	I LAUGHED AT LOVE     Sunny Gale–RCA Victor 47-4789		44	50	36	12
41	I’M NEVER SATISFIED     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2212		31	—	—	2
42	APRIL IN PARIS     Sauter-Finegan Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4927		—	—	—	1
43	SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39867		27	25	32	4
44	THREE LETTERS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2213		37	43	30	4
45	WHO KISSED ME LAST NIGHT?     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39813		41	—	—	2
46	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750     Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130		45	39	27	23
47	I SHOULD CARE     Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4885		48	33	—	3
48	SINNER OR SAINT     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5912		39	38	40	4
49	PIECE A-PUDDIN’     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39867		40	—	—	2
50	SHOULD I     Four Aces–Decca 28323		47	32	47	14

NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the hit version(s). Just those designated artists are listed above. Additional artists listed below a title in brackets also had hit versions on the concurrent Billboard Best Sellers chart. *This was the first week that the Doris Day version of “My Love And Devotion” was designated as the hit version; in previous weeks, it was Perry Como’s version.

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