The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending OCTOBER 13, 1951
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		1	1	1	19
2	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]		3	5	6	19
3	THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1748 ]		4	9	8	6
4	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		6	7	7	10
5	COME ON-A MY HOUSE     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39467 ]		2	2	2	14
6	THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR     [ Mario Lanza–RCA Victor 49-3300 ]		5	4	5	26
7	TOO YOUNG     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1449 ]		8	6	4	26
8	SIN     [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]		13	30	—	3
9	SWEET VIOLETS     [ Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4174 ]		7	3	3	15
10	BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY BELLE     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		11	11	10	8
11	DOWN YONDER     [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]		9	20	23	4
12	WHISPERING     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1748 ]		12	8	13	7
13	VANITY     [ Don Cherry–Decca 27618 ]		16	14	17	14
14	AND SO TO SLEEP AGAIN     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5706 ]		17	—	—	2
15	DETOUR     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5682 ]		20	18	15	10
16	(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) SHANGHAI     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39423 ]     [ Billy Williams Quartet–M-G-M 10998 ]		15	12	14	15
17	CASTLE ROCK     [ Frank Sinatra & Harry James–Columbia 39527 ]		18	15	12	5
18	LONGING FOR YOU     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 39499 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5655 ]		19	19	16	10
19	MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39415 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5646 ]		10	10	11	19
20	WHILE YOU DANCED, DANCED, DANCED     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5681 ]		21	21	25	7
21	I WON’T CRY ANYMORE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]		22	17	19	13
22	TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4257 ]		24	—	—	2
23	KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE     [ Weavers–Decca 27670 ]		35	25	28	9
24	JEZEBEL     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39367 ]		14	13	9	23
25	WONDER WHY     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5669 ]		27	22	24	5
26	IT’S ALL IN THE GAME     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]		26	32	—	3
27	OVER A BOTTLE OF WINE     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4220 ]		34	—	—	2
28	UNDECIDED     [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]		—	—	—	1
29	THE MUSICIANS     [ Dinah Shore, Betty Hutton, Tony Martin & Phil Harris–         RCA Victor 47-4225 ]		36	—	34	3
30	IF TEARDROPS WERE PENNIES     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39535 ]		43	28	—	3
31	I WISH I WUZ     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39536 ]		—	—	—	1
32	ENCHANTED LAND     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11028 ]		28	—	—	2
33	CALLA CALLA     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5698 ]		—	—	—	1
34	KISSIN’ BUG BOOGIE     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39529 ]		33	—	—	2
35	THE MORNINGSIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 10989 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 39424 ]		23	16	21	12
36	MARY ROSE     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4214 ]		40	35	22	5
37	HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60510 ]		29	24	—	3
38	BECAUSE OF RAIN     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1501 ]		44	37	—	17
39	I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1747 ]		—	—	32	2
40	WHERE’S-A YOUR HOUSE?     [ Robert Q. Lewis–M-G-M 11056 ]		25	33	—	3
41	BLUE VELVET     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39555 ]		—	—	—	1
42	IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING     [ Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman–Decca 27678 ]		32	36	33	10
43	SWEETHEART OF YESTERDAY     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39512 ]		38	31	37	5
44	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY     [ Les Brown & Band Of Renown & Ames Brothers–Coral 60566 ]		—	—	—	1
45	JOSEPHINE     [ Les Paul–Capitol 1592 ]		31	27	20	14
46	I’M IN LOVE AGAIN     [ Henri Rene & Orchestra featuring April Stevens–         RCA Victor 47-4148 ]		30	26	18	18
47	SURPRISING     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4203 ]		46	—	40	4
48	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1451 ]		42	23	27	27
49	I WANT TO BE NEAR YOU     [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 11027 ]     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39528 ]		41	34	—	3
50	I’M WAITING JUST FOR YOU     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39535 ]     [ Lucky Millinder & Orchestra–King 4453 ]		37	—	—	2

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. This week, Cash Box expanded its best-selling singles chart to 50 positions and began displaying it under a banner with the title “The Nation’s Top 50 Best Selling Records.”

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