The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending AUGUST 2, 1952
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1AUF WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART
    [ Vera Lynn–London 1227 ]
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5871 ]
  1
 
  4
 
  6
 
  6
 
  2HERE IN MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–BBS 101 ]
  2  2  211
  3DELICADO
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 39708 ]
  4  5  414
  4KISS OF FIRE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5823 ]
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4671 ]
  3
 
  1
 
  1
 
14
 
  5I’M YOURS
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60690 ]
  5
 
  3
 
  3
 
13
 
  6HALF AS MUCH
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39710 ]
10121212
  7BOTCH-A-ME (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 39767 ]
  91417  6
  8WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39750 ]
    [ Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra–Capitol 2130 ]
  7
 
10
 
  8
 
  8
 
  9BLUE TANGO
    [ Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra–Decca 27875 ]
  6  6  529
10LOVER
    [ Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 28215 ]
131110  8
11I’LL WALK ALONE
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60659 ]
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
  8
 
  7
 
  7
 
19
 
12SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2069 ]
17181611
13MAYBE
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
12  911  7
14SUGARBUSH
    [ Doris Day & Frankie Laine–Columbia 39693 ]
201714  7
15BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine)
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5815 ]
11  8  917
16ONCE IN AWHILE
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5867 ]
263421  5
17TAKE MY HEART
    [ Al Martino–Capitol 2122 ]
182323  5
18VANESSA
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-4691 ]
142228  8
19WISH YOU WERE HERE
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4830 ]
27  2
20SMOKE RINGS
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
151520  6
21ALL OF ME
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]
  1
22YOU
    [ Sammy Kaye with Swing & Sway Strings–Columbia 39724 ]
38241811
23LONELY WINE
    [ Les Baxter & Orchestra–Capitol 2106 ]
333526  7
24WATERMELON WEATHER
    [ Perry Como & Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4744 ]
241619  6
25SO MADLY IN LOVE
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Mercury 5874 ]
22  2
26A SINNER AM I
    [ Johnnie Ray–Columbia 39788 ]
  1
27SOME DAY
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-4836 ]
  1
28IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2123 ]
233032  4
29THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END
    [ Don Cornell–Coral 60748 ]
314236  4
30A GUY IS A GUY
    [ Doris Day–Columbia 39673 ]
16131319
31I’M CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)
    [ Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2080 ]
39292710
32ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
2932  3
33CARIOCA
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 2080 ]
35192211
34HIGH NOON (Do Not Forsake Me)
    [ Frankie Laine–Columbia 39770 ]
1928  3
35FORGIVE ME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4574 ]
30262419
36LUNA ROSSA (Blushing Moon)
    [ Alan Dean–M-G-M 11269 ]
  1
37I REMEMBER WHEN
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4618 ]
433731  4
38I UNDERSTAND
    [ Four Aces–Decca 28162 ]
45464410
39WHEEL OF FORTUNE
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 1964 ]
21201524
40THE BLACKSMITH BLUES
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 1922 ]
28212525
41YOU’LL NEVER BE MINE
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]
322529  6
42I WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2062 ]
414930  9
43BUSYBODY
    [ Pee Wee King & Band–RCA Victor 47-4655 ]
404134  5
44I’M SORRY
    [ Bobby Wayne–Mercury 5847 / Mercury 5857 ]
3333  7
45JUST A LITTLE LOVIN’ (Will Go A Long Way)
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4680 ]
47394212
46WITH A SONG IN MY HEART
    [ Jane Froman–Capitol 2044 ]
36454511
47PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39663 ]
25273521
48ANY TIME
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-4359 ]
42433833
49OAKIE BOOGIE
    [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 2072 ]
344041  8
50THE DAY OF JUBILO
    [ Guy Mitchell–Columbia 39753 ]
373140  7
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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