The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 3, 1951
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BE MY LOVE
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]
  2  3  316
  2IF
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]
  3  2  4  7
  3MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]
    [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]
  1
 
 
 
  1
 
 
 
  1
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
  4YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]
  5  5  713
  5THE TENNESSEE WALTZ
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]
  4
 
 
 
  4
 
 
 
  2
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
  6THE ROVING KIND
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]
    [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]
  8
 
  6
 
11
 
10
 
  7SO LONG (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27376 ]
  71410  8
  8A PENNY A KISS
    [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]
131218  7
  9A BUSHEL AND A PECK
    [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]
    [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]
  9
 
15
 
  9
 
19
 
10HARBOR LIGHTS
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 38963 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]
  6
 
 
 
  8
 
 
 
  6
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
11ZING ZING—ZOOM ZOOM
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]
101615  6
12ABA DABA HONEYMOON
    [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]
142738  4
13WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]
1831  3
14HOT ROD RACE
    [ Tiny Hill & Orchestra–Mercury 5547 ]
    [ Red Foley–Decca 46286 ]
21
 
38
 
22
 
  6
 
15THE THING
    [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-3968 ]
12  7  514
16BRING BACK THE THRILL
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]
162030  4
17NEVERTHELESS (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 ]
11
 
 
 
  9
 
 
 
  8
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
18IT IS NO SECRET
    [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]
191116  8
19MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]
    [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]
17
 
 
17
 
 
33
 
 
  4
 
 
20I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT
    [ Mel Blanc–Capitol 1360 ]
232421  5
21MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
22SENTIMENTAL MUSIC
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27483 ]
31
 

 

 
  2
 
23JOHN AND MARSHA
    [ Stan Freberg–Capitol 1356 ]
3725  3
24IN YOUR ARMS
    [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]
2732  3
25THE CHICKEN SONG (I Ain’t Gonna Take It Settin’ Down)
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27393 ]
2637  3
26TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5572 ]
332927  4
27TO THINK YOU’VE CHOSEN ME
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5517 ]
15181315
28I STILL FEEL THE SAME ABOUT YOU
    [ Georgia Gibbs with Owen Bradley Sextet–Coral 60353 ]
221325  5
29WAIT FOR ME
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4015 ]
4036  3
30JET
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1365 ]
2623  3
31ONE FINGER MELODY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39014 ]
382124  4
32NOBODY’S CHASING ME
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]
243420  9
33BOUTONNIERE
    [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-4018 ]
34  2
34I APOLOGIZE
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]
30  2
35USE YOUR IMAGINATION
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27351 ]
322240  8
36GET OUT THOSE OLD RECORDS
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]
283319  6
37THE SEA OF THE MOON
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3987 ]
2930  7
38DOWN IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4015 ]
35  2
39VELVET LIPS
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27393 ]
  1
40THE BEST THING FOR YOU
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3922 ]
39363912
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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