The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JUNE 30, 1951
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1TOO YOUNG
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]
  3  2  111
  2HOW HIGH THE MOON
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]
  1  1  212
  3ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY
    [ Weavers & Terry Gilkyson–Decca 27515 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4114 ]
  2
 
  3
 
  3
 
12
 
  4JEZEBEL
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]
  4  6  6  8
  5SOUND OFF (The Duckworth Chant)
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4113 ]
  5  5  5  9
  6MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]
  9
 
20
 
32
 
  4
 
  7MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1373 ]
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5595 ]
  7
 
  4
 
  4
 
18
 
  8MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5645 ]
    [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4140 ]
  6
 
  8
 
12
 
  5
 
  9ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]
  8  910  7
10THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]
13161511
11I APOLOGIZE
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10903 ]
11  7  719
12UNLESS
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4120 ]
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39331 ]
10
 
10
 
  9
 
  9
 
13THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 40201 ]
1212  812
14PRETTY EYED BABY
    [ Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39388 ]
    [ Al Trace & Orchestra with Lola Ameche–Mercury 5609 ]
15
 
14
 
16
 
  6
 
15HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]
    [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 1491 ]
29
 
23
 
20
 
  7
 
16OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4146 ]
161114  7
17I’M IN LOVE AGAIN
    [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–
        RCA Victor 47-4148 ]
3338  3
18THESE THINGS I OFFER YOU (For A Lifetime)
    [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39370 ]
3634  3
19BE MY LOVE
    [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 10-1561 / 49-1353 ]
14131133
20BECAUSE OF YOU
    [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]
26
 

 
38
 
  4
 
21EVER TRUE EVER MORE
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]
222840  8
22THE STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5630 ]
323036  6
23TOM’S TUNE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5644 ]
30  2
24I GET IDEAS
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]
193139  4
25WHAT IS A BOY
    [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 49-3425 ]
  1
26WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE BLUES
    [ Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 27577 ]
232224  9
27GONE FISHIN’
    [ Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong–Decca 27623 ]
40  2
28WE KISSED IN A SHADOW
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39294 ]
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4112 ]
18
 
33
 
30
 
10
 
29BECAUSE OF RAIN
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]
372434  5
30MY LIFE’S DESIRE
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
31DOWN THE TRAIL OF ACHIN’ HEARTS
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5579 ]
252927  8
32I LIKE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES
    [ Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders–Columbia 39404 ]
211818  6
33IF
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3997 ]
17151324
34I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE
    [ Lyn Murray–Coral 60435 ]
    [ Fred Waring & Pennsylvanians–Decca 27600 ]
27
 
39
 
31
 
  4
 
35SEPTEMBER SONG
    [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 1480 ]
201929  9
36THE HOT CANARY
    [ Florian Zabach–Decca 27509 ]
24262512
37LONELY LITTLE ROBIN
    [ Pinetoppers–Coral 60508 ]
  1
38THERE’S A BIG BLUE CLOUD (Next To Heaven)
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4158 ]
  1
39WOULD I LOVE YOU (Love You, Love You)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5571 ]
31252120
40I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 39425 ]
  1
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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