The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending DECEMBER 6, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE GLOW-WORM
    Mills Brothers–Decca 28384
  3  3  610
  2I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING
    Patti Page–Mercury 5899
  1  1  114
  3IT’S IN THE BOOK (pts. 1 & 2)
    Johnny Standley–Capitol 2249
  5  4  7  8
  4YOU BELONG TO ME
    Jo Stafford–Columbia 39811
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5899 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  2
 
18
 
  5WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME
    Joni James–M-G-M 11333
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 70025 ]
  8
 
  7
 
15
 
  7
 
  6TRYING
    Hill Toppers–Dot 15018
  7  5  512
  7JAMBALAYA
    Jo Stafford–Columbia 39838
  4  6  314
  8BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE
    Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3914
1813  912
  9LADY OF SPAIN
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 2265 ]
  9
 
12
 
11
 
  9
 
10I
    Don Cornell–Coral 60860
262226  4
11YOURS
    Vera Lynn–London 1261
161118  5
12TAKES TWO TO TANGO
    Pearl Bailey–Coral 60817
11  910  9
13WISH YOU WERE HERE
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830
  6  8  420
14OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN
    Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4953
131616  8
15KEEP IT A SECRET
    Jo Stafford–Columbia 39891
2240  3
16MEET MISTER CALLAGHAN
    Les Paul–Capitol 2193
1010  815
17MY FAVORITE SONG
    Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5912
    Ames Brothers–Coral 60846
14
 
15
 
12
 
  7
  4
18HEART AND SOUL
    Four Aces–Decca 28390
312431  5
19HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)
    Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770
12141421
20BE FAIR
    Don Cornell–Coral 60860
203429  4
21BLUE VIOLINS
    Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4997
501936  4
22HALF AS MUCH
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710
17171330
23APRIL IN PARIS
    Sauter-Finegan Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4927
272642  4
24DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5064
  1
25COMES A-LONG A-LOVE
    Kay Starr–Capitol 2213
242023  9
26BLUES IN ADVANCE
    Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4926
151822  8
27DANCE OF DESTINY
    Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5008
342924  5
28FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
    Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39837
41473012
29WHO KISSED ME LAST NIGHT?
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39813
433645  5
30STRING ALONG
    Ames Brothers–Coral 60804
32273215
31HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME
    Karen Chandler–Coral 60831
  1
32THE RUBY AND THE PEARL
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2230
212128  8
33LAZY RIVER
    Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 11347
  1
34CONQUEST
    Patti Page–Mercury 70025
  1
35SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
    Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069
19451929
36SHOULD I
    Four Aces–Decca 28323
5015
37NOW
    Al Martino–Capitol 2260
332537  4
38TO KNOW YOU (Is To Love You)
    Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4959
364939  6
39WALKIN’ TO MISSOURI
    Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39769
30441710
40MY LOVE AND DEVOTION
    Doris Day–Columbia 39817
403133  4
41INDIAN LOVE CALL
    Slim Whitman–Imperial 8156
23332515
42AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART
    Vera Lynn–London 1227
44502024
43YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY
    Don Cornell & Teresa Brewer–Coral 60829
35322110
44(’Cause I Love You) THAT’S A-WHY
    Guy Mitchell & Mindy Carson–Columbia 39879
25  2
45SLEEPY TIME GAL
    Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5008
29  2
46PIECE A-PUDDIN’
    Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39867
383849  5
47BLUES IN THE NIGHT
    Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39813
394627  9
48SETTIN’ THE WOODS ON FIRE
    Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39867
482343  7
49THE CHERRIES
    Doris Day–Columbia 39881
4539  3
50YOU WIN AGAIN
    Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11326
42  2
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.
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