The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 22, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING     Patti Page–Mercury 5899		1	1	1	12
2	YOU BELONG TO ME     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]		2	2	2	16
3	THE GLOW-WORM     Mills Brothers–Decca 28384		6	6	8	8
4	IT’S IN THE BOOK (pts. 1 & 2)     Johnny Standley–Capitol 2249		7	8	21	6
5	TRYING     Hill Toppers–Dot 15018		5	9	9	10
6	JAMBALAYA     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838		3	4	5	12
7	WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME     Joni James–M-G-M 11333		15	17	19	5
8	WISH YOU WERE HERE     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830		4	3	3	18
9	TAKES TWO TO TANGO     Pearl Bailey–Coral 60817		10	15	13	7
10	MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN     Les Paul–Capitol 2193		8	5	4	13
11	YOURS     Vera Lynn–London 1261		18	16	—	3
12	LADY OF SPAIN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2265 ]		11	11	11	7
13	BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE     Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914		9	12	10	10
14	HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)     Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770		14	7	6	19
15	MY FAVORITE SONG     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5912     Ames Brothers–Coral 60846		12	14	17	5   2
16	OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953		16	24	15	6
17	HALF AS MUCH     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710		13	10	7	28
18	BLUES IN ADVANCE     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4926		22	21	23	6
19	BLUE VIOLINS     Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4997		36	—	—	2
20	COMES A-LONG A-LOVE     Kay Starr–Capitol 2213		23	20	22	7
21	THE RUBY AND THE PEARL     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2230		28	26	29	6
22	I     Don Cornell–Coral 60860		26	—	—	2
23	SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39867		43	27	25	5
24	HEART AND SOUL     Four Aces–Decca 28390		31	25	—	3
25	NOW     Al Martino–Capitol 2260		37	—	—	2
26	APRIL IN PARIS     Sauter-Finegan Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4927		42	—	—	2
27	STRING ALONG     Ames Brothers–Coral 60804		32	29	18	13
28	THREE LETTERS     Kay Starr–Capitol 2213		44	37	43	5
29	DANCE OF DESTINY     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5008		24	34	—	3
30	FOOL, FOOL, FOOL     Kay Starr–Capitol 2151		—	46	41	15
31	MY LOVE AND DEVOTION     Doris Day–Columbia 39817		33	—	49	2*
32	YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY     Don Cornell & Teresa Brewer–Coral 60829		21	22	27	8
33	INDIAN LOVE CALL     Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156		25	18	16	13
34	BE FAIR     Don Cornell–Coral 60860		29	—	—	2
35	FEET UP (Pat Him On The Po-Po)     Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39822		34	32	42	13
36	WHO KISSED ME LAST NIGHT?     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39813		45	41	—	3
37	GEE, BUT I’M LONESOME     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39814		—	—	—	1
38	PIECE A-PUDDIN’     Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39867		49	40	—	3
39	THE CHERRIES     Doris Day–Columbia 39881		—	—	—	1
40	KEEP IT A SECRET     Jo Stafford–Columbia 39891     June Hutton–Capitol 2268		—	—	—	1
41	I’M NEVER SATISFIED     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2212		41	31	—	3
42	SINNER OR SAINT     Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5912		48	39	38	5
43	MY TORMENTED HEART     Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39839		35	—	45	7
44	WALKIN’ TO MISSOURI     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39769		17	33	20	8
45	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069		19	19	14	27
46	BLUES IN THE NIGHT     Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39813		27	28	26	7
47	FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS     Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39837		30	23	34	10
48	DON’T TEMPT ME     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4944		—	49	35	3
49	TO KNOW YOU (Is To Love You)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4959		39	38	28	4
50	AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART     Vera Lynn–London 1227		20	13	12	22

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 second week that the Doris Day version of “My Love And Devotion” was designated as the hit version; prior to that, it was Perry Como’s version.

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