The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 5, 1952
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	KISS OF FIRE     [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4671 ]		1	1	1	10
2	I’M YOURS     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]		2	2	2	9
3	HERE IN MY HEART     [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]		4	4	5	7
4	BLUE TANGO     [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4518 ]		3	3	3	25
5	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		7	6	4	15
6	DELICADO     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]		5	5	7	10
7	A GUY IS A GUY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]		9	7	6	15
8	BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]		6	10	11	13
9	AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART     [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]		18	—	—	2
10	WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]		8	12	17	4
11	LOVER     [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]		12	17	31	4
12	THE BLACKSMITH BLUES     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]		10	9	10	21
13	MAYBE     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		16	25	—	3
14	WHEEL OF FORTUNE     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]		11	8	8	20
15	FORGIVE ME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		20	11	9	15
16	PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]		19	14	13	17
17	SUGARBUSH     [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]		17	20	—	3
18	CARIOCA     [ Les Paul–Capitol 2080 ]		14	16	12	7
19	HALF AS MUCH     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]		13	15	24	8
20	YOU     [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]		27	18	14	7
21	ONCE IN AWHILE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]		—	—	—	1
22	VANESSA     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]		37	44	40	4
23	SMOKE RINGS     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]		35	—	—	2
24	WATERMELON WEATHER     [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]		21	—	—	2
25	BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]		33	—	—	2
26	RUTZA, RUTZA     [ Bell Sisters–RCA Victor 47-4665 ]		32	39	38	5
27	BUSYBODY     [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4655 ]		—	—	—	1
28	I’M CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2080 ]		23	19	20	6
29	SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]		15	13	27	7
30	I’M SORRY     [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5847 / Mercury 5857 ]		28	40	41	4
31	I UNDERSTAND     [ Four Aces–Decca 28162 ]		44	—	32	6
32	TAKE MY HEART     [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]		—	—	—	1
33	LADY LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4611 ]		41	29	34	11
34	WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-4687 ]		36	30	30	6
35	I WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2062 ]		22	24	22	5
36	PERFIDIA     [ Four Aces–Decca 27987 ]		30	21	15	19
37	JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ (Will Go A Long Way)     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]		47	43	28	8
38	LONELY WINE     [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]		45	49	—	3
39	OAKIE BOOGIE     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 2072 ]		29	—	37	4
40	RAMINAY (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep)     [ Jo Stafford–Columbia 39725 ]		26	37	16	5
41	WHAT’S THE USE?     [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39698 ]		46	23	33	12
42	ANY TIME     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]		31	27	18	29
43	WHISPERING WINDS     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5816 ]		40	35	43	13
44	THAT’S HOW IT GOES     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39716 ]		42	38	26	5
45	THE DAY OF JUBILO     [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]		25	31	—	3
46	WITH A SONG IN MY HEART     [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]		39	33	29	7
47	CRY     [ Johnnie Ray & Four Lads–Okeh 6840 ]		—	46	21	30
48	THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]		34	42	35	14
49	WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE     [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39665 ]		49	48	—	3
50	TELL ME WHY     [ Four Aces–Decca 27860 ]     [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4444 ]		38	—	42	29

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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