The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JUNE 2, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY     [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]		3	1	2	8
2	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		2	3	3	8
3	MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]		1	2	1	14
4	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		4	7	8	7
5	SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]		10	14	13	5
6	THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]		5	11	10	8
7	I APOLOGIZE     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]		9	10	9	15
8	UNLESS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4120 ]     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39331 ]		16	17	27	5
9	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		12	16	35	4
10	ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		20	28	—	3
11	BE MY LOVE     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]		6	5	4	29
12	IF     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]		7	4	5	20
13	BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39212 ]		15	8	7	13
14	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		19	20	21	7
15	OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4146 ]		17	29	—	3
16	WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]		8	6	6	16
17	WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE BLUES     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		13	19	14	5
18	THE HOT CANARY     [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]		11	13	18	8
19	I LIKE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES     [ Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders–Columbia 39404 ]		24	—	—	2
20	SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39190 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 27477 ]		14	12	12	12
21	PRETTY EYED BABY     [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39388 ]     [ Al Trace & Orchestra with Lola Ameche–Mercury 5609 ]		—	—	—	2
22	SEPTEMBER SONG     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1480 ]		22	18	26	5
23	NEVER BEEN KISSED     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4099 ]		23	21	22	7
24	DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN’ HEARTS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		25	15	34	4
25	HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 1491 ]		30	27	—	3
26	MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]		—	—	—	1
27	BECAUSE OF RAIN     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]		—	—	—	1
28	IT IS NO SECRET     [ Bill Kenny & Song Spinners–Decca 27326 ]		21	30	17	21
29	ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4017 ]		26	22	16	13
30	METRO POLKA     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5581 ]		32	23	24	7
31	WE KISSED IN A SHADOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39294 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]		27	26	20	6
32	I’M YOURS TO COMMAND     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10944 ]     [ Herb Jeffries–Coral 60425 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 1471 ]		—	—	—	1
33	MOONLIGHT BAY     [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]		39	38	30	4
34	ABA DABA HONEYMOON     [ Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter–M-G-M 30282 ]		18	9	11	17
35	EVER TRUE EVER MORE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]		29	32	29	4
36	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		—	—	—	1
37	THE STRANGE LITTLE GIRL     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5630 ]		33	—	—	2
38	I’LL NEVER KNOW WHY     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4087 ]		34	—	—	2
39	KENTUCKY WALTZ     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39333 ]		38	24	31	5
40	I LOVE THE WAY YOU SAY GOODNIGHT     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1342 ]		31	—	—	4

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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