The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 9, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		1	2	2	10
2	SLOW POKE     [ Pee Wee King & Golden West Cowboys–RCA Victor 48-0489 ]     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]     [ Helen O’Connell–Capitol 1837 ]		2	1	1	14
3	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		3	4	9	9
4	THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		5	8	7	10
5	SIN     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5711 ]     [ Four Aces–Victoria 101 ]		4	3	3	20
6	CHARMAINE     [ Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1020 ]		6	11	8	13
7	DOWN YONDER     [ Del Wood–Tennessee 775 ]     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr–Capitol 1777 ]     [ Champ Butler–Columbia 39533 ]		9	6	4	21
8	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		8	12	12	8
9	SHRIMP BOATS     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39581 ]		7	5	6	13
10	UNDECIDED     [ Ames Brothers & Les Brown & Band Of Renown–Coral 60566 ]		10	10	5	18
11	DANCE ME LOOSE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 39632 ]		13	14	21	6
12	TIGER RAG     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1920 ]		14	23	—	3
13	JEALOUSY (Jalousie)     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39585 ]		12	7	11	13
14	BE MY LIFE’S COMPANION     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27889 ]     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39631 ]		22	43	34	5
15	BERMUDA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4422 ]		17	20	—	3
16	A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4455 ]		19	15	24	16
17	PLEASE, MR. SUN     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		21	—	—	2
18	UNFORGETTABLE     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1808 ]		27	19	16	14
19	COLD, COLD HEART     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39449 ]		11	9	10	27
20	BECAUSE OF YOU     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39362 ]     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 1493 ]		15	13	13	36
21	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]		23	24	29	4
22	A GARDEN IN THE RAIN     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]		26	17	17	5
23	DOMINO     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4343 ]		16	18	14	14
24	I WANNA LOVE YOU     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60617 ]		25	—	—	2
25	TULIPS AND HEATHER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4453 ]		—	—	—	1
26	SILLY DREAMER     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		—	—	—	1
27	NEVER     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 47-4285 ]		18	22	28	10
28	A WEAVER OF DREAMS     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1925 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 11125 ]		29	—	—	2
29	I WANNA SAY HELLO!     [ Ellen Sutton–Kem 2710 ]		31	42	30	4
30	HERE AM I—BROKEN HEARTED     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39636 ]		35	—	—	2
31	GREENSLEEVES     [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 39617 ]		28	16	25	8
32	TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4257 ]		36	30	15	19
33	COME WHAT MAY     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		—	—	—	1
34	TRUST IN ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		41	40	33	4
35	THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) (The Jimmy Brown Song)     [ Les Compagnons De La Chanson–Columbia 39657 ]		20	25	26	11
36	RETREAT (Cries My Heart)     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5772 ]		42	—	—	2
37	WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH     [ Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 27899 ]		—	—	—	1
38	WIMMIN’     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39639 ]		—	—	—	1
39	MANHATTAN     [ Tony Martin & Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-4345 ]		45	45	49	6
40	SNOWFLAKES     [ Evelyn Knight & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–         Decca 27892 ]		30	32	20	6
41	CRAZY HEART     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27888 ]		40	35	—	3
42	SINCE MY LOVE HAS GONE     [ Tony Bennett–Columbia 39635 ]		—	—	—	1
43	IT’S ALL IN THE GAME     [ Tommy Edwards–M-G-M 11035 ]		43	31	32	20
44	MOTHER AT YOUR FEET IS KNEELING     [ Bobby Wayne–London 968 ]		34	26	—	3
45	ONCE     [ Jan Peerce–RCA Victor 47-4318 ]		32	36	27	13
46	JUST ONE MORE CHANCE     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 1825 ]		24	28	39	15
47	ALABAMA JUBILEE     [ Red Foley–Decca 27810 ]		33	—	—	2
48	I GET IDEAS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4141 ]     [ Louis Armstrong–Decca 27720 ]		37	21	18	36
49	I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME     [ Buddy Greco–Coral 60573 ]     [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 39576 ]		38	27	35	15
50	I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You)     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39595 ]		46	38	22	12

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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