The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 21, 1951
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]
  3
 
  3
 
  7
 
  8
 
  2BE MY LOVE
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]
  2  2  123
  3IF
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]
  1  1  214
  4ABA DABA HONEYMOON
    [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]
  5  6  611
  5BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]
  8  812  7
  6WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]
  6  5  910
  7MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-3978 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5563 ]
    [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1328 ]
  7
 
 
 
  4
 
 
 
  3
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
  8SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]
    [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]
10
 
11
 
14
 
  6
 
  9BRING BACK THE THRILL
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4016 ]
  9  91111
10YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3945 ]
  4  7  420
11ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY
    [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]
24
 

 

 
  2
 
12I APOLOGIZE
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]
151718  9
13HOW HIGH THE MOON
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]
31  2
14SO LONG (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27376 ]
17141315
15IT IS NO SECRET
    [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]
12161615
16THE TENNESSEE WALTZ
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5534 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27336 ]
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1316 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39065 ]
14
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
  5
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
17THE ROVING KIND
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39067 ]
    [ Weavers–Decca 27332 ]
13
 
13
 
10
 
17
 
18A PENNY A KISS
    [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]
1112  814
19THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]
28  2
20THE SHOT GUN BOOGIE
    [ Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1295 ]
3534  3
21THE HOT CANARY
    [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]
32  2
22ONCE UPON A NICKEL
    [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 27506 ]
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60406 ]
23
 

 

 
  2
 
23ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]
161515  7
24ALWAYS YOU
    [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1401 ]

 

 
30
 
  2
 
25SHENANDOAH WALTZ
    [ Baron Elliot Octet–Decca 27488 ]
    [ Tommy Tucker & Orchestra–M-G-M 10897 ]
25
 
20
 
31
 
  4
 
26OH, WHAT A FACE!
    [ Phil Harris–RCA Victor 47-4070 ]
192927  5
27THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]
  1
28WHEN YOU RETURN
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10896 ]
    [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-4018 ]
30
 
36
 
39
 
  7
 
29MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5580 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27404 ]
    [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3274 ]
18
 
 
18
 
 
21
 
 
11
 
 
30VESTI LA GIUBBA (On With The Play)
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3228 ]
223034  5
31IN YOUR ARMS
    [ Dinah Shore & Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4019 ]
38282310
32NEVER BEEN KISSED
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4099 ]
  1
33LET ME IN
    [ Bobby Wayne–London 45973 ]
2031  3
34PRETTY EYED BABY
    [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39388 ]
    [ Al Trace & Orchestra with Lola Ameche–Mercury 5609 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
35WAIT FOR ME
    [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4015 ]
40233210
36LULLABY OF BROADWAY
    [ Harry James & Orchestra with Doris Day–Columbia 39159 ]
2932  3
37METRO POLKA
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5581 ]
  1
38I TAUT I TAW A PUDDY TAT
    [ Mel Blanc–Capitol 1360 ]
27272212
39MAMA
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5444 ]
    [ Phil Brito–M-G-M 10591 ]
33
 

 

 
  2
 
40YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES
    [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1358 ]
262140  5
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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