The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JANUARY 6, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE TENNESSEE WALTZ     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]		1	3	3	7
2	THE THING     [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-3968 ]		3	2	1	6
3	HARBOR LIGHTS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 38963 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]		2	1	2	16
4	MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]		11	23	38	4
5	A BUSHEL AND A PECK     [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]		5	7	7	11
6	THINKING OF YOU     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27128 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-3901 ]		4	6	6	14
7	NEVERTHELESS (I’m In Love With You)     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 38982 ]     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27253 ]     [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3904 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]		7	4	4	12
8	ALL MY LOVE (Bolero)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5455 ]     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38918 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27118 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27117 ]		6	5	5	20
9	TO THINK YOU’VE CHOSEN ME     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5517 ]		26	11	14	7
10	OH, BABE!     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1278 ]     [ Louis Prima & Keely Smith–Robin Hood 101 ]		10	9	8	7
11	I’LL NEVER BE FREE     [ Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1124 ]		13	14	10	19
12	RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER     [ Gene Autry & Pinafores–Columbia 38610 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27159 ]     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-3934 ]		16	8	19	12
13	PATRICIA     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3905 ]		8	13	9	13
14	THE PETITE WALTZ (La Petite Valse)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]     [ Three Suns with Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3834 ]		14	20	18	13
15	FROSTY THE SNOW MAN     [ Gene Autry–Columbia 38907 ]		17	24	11	6
16	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		25	21	39	8
17	LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY ME     [ Evelyn Knight–Decca 27182 ]		20	28	—	3
18	A MARSHMALLOW WORLD     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27230 ]     [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 10827 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5496 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3942 ]		27	18	20	8
19	THE BEST THING FOR YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3922 ]		31	34	27	4
20	OUR LADY OF FATIMA     [ Richard Hayes & Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5466 ]     [ Red Foley–Decca 14526 ]		12	15	13	17
21	ORANGE COLORED SKY     [ Nat “King” Cole & Stan Kenton–Capitol 1184 ]		9	10	17	14
22	CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN? (No, No, No!)     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60253 ]		28	17	16	21
23	NOBODY’S CHASING ME     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]		—	—	—	1
24	SILVER BELLS     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1255 ]		34	—	—	2
25	I’M GONNA LIVE TILL I DIE     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5544 ]     [ Danny Scholl–National 9119 ]		—	—	—	1
26	I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1028 ]		23	16	22	20
27	GOODNIGHT IRENE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27077 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38892 ]		18	12	12	25
28	LET’S DO IT AGAIN     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3899 ]		39	38	—	3
29	BEYOND THE REEF     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]		37	26	26	10
30	THE ROVING KIND     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]     [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]		29	—	—	2
31	CHRISTMAS IN KILLARNEY     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-3970 ]		22	33	—	3
32	A CROSBY CHRISTMAS (pts. 1 & 2)     [ Gary, Phillip, Dennis, Lindsay & Bing Crosby–Decca 40181 ]		36	35	35	4
33	MOMMY, WON’T YOU BUY A BABY BROTHER?     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-3934 ]		21	27	23	6
34	MONA LISA     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1010 ]     [ Victor Young & Orchestra & Don Cherry–Decca 27048 ]		19	19	15	31
35	YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]		15	32	33	5
36	A RAINY DAY REFRAIN     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-3921 ]		38	31	30	10
37	MUSIC BY THE ANGELS     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]		—	—	—	1
38	I AM LOVED     [ Evelyn Knight–Decca 27281 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 1289 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39079 ]		—	—	—	1
39	IF I WERE A BELL     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5500 ]		30	25	40	6
40	SAM’S SONG (The Happy Tune)     [ Gary Crosby & Friend–Decca 27112 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr & Carr-Hops–Capitol 962 ]		33	30	28	27

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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