TORONTO CANADA RADIO STATION CHUM’S TOP SINGLES OF 1952*
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1-CRY-JOHNNIE RAY-JANUARY 1204
2-WALKIN' MY BABY BACK HOME-JOHNNIE RAY-July 676
3-WHEEL OF FORTUNE-KAY STARR-April 1072
4-I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING-PATTI PAGE-October 1056
5-WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME-JONI JAMES-December 1008
6-YOU BELONG TO ME-JO STAFFORD-September 972
7-BLUE TANGO-LEROY ANDERSON-May 968
8-AUF WIEDERSEHN-Vera Lynn-August 964
9-GLOW WORM-Mills Brothers-November 964
10-HALF AS MUCH-Rosemary Clooney-August 922
11-Kiss Of Fire-Georgia Gibbs-June 886
12-Slow Poke-Pee Wee King-January 864
13-Wish You Were Here-Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter-September 862
14-Here In My Heart-Al Martino-June 856
15-Anytime-Eddie Fisher-February 830
16-Tell Me Why-Four Aces-February 808
17-Delicado-Percy Faith-July 780
18-Trying-Hilltoppers-October 740
19-The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray-February 730
20-I'm Yours-Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter-July 714
21-I'm Yours-Don Cornell-June 714
22-Jambalaya-Jo Stafford-October 670
23-A Guy Is A Guy-Doris Day-May 582
24-I'll Walk Alone-Don Cornell-May 566
25-High Noon-Frankie Laine-September 524
26-Blacksmith Blues-Ella Mae Morse-April 516
27-It Takes Two To Tango-Pearl Bailey-November 516
28-Botch A Me-Rosemary Clooney-August 504
29-Lady Of Spain-Eddie Fisher-January 474
30-Please Mr.Sun-Johnnie Ray-March 436
31-Be Anything (But Be Mine)-Eddy Howard-March 406
32-Meet Mr. Callaghan-Les Paul-October 402
33-Tiger Rag-Les Paul-February 390
34-Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford-December 376
35-Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford-January 374
36-Maybe-Perry Como & Eddie Fisher-August 364
37-Yours-Vera Lynn-November 362
38-Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania-Guy Mitchell-May 274
39-Forgive Me-Eddie Fisher-May 262
40-Perfidia-Four Aces-April 228
41-Bermuda-Bell Sisters-November 226
42-Somewhere Along The Way-Nat "King" Cole-August 220
43-Dance Me Loose-Arthur Godfrey-February 168
44-Wheel Of Fortune-Eddie Wilcox & Sunny Gale-February 150
45-How Am-Broken Hearted-Johnnie Ray-March 130
46-Hambone-Jo Stafford& Frankie Laine-March 126
47-Outside Of Heaven-Eddie Fisher-November 42
48-You Belong To Me-Dean Martin-October 42
49-I-Don Cornell-November 42
50-It's In The Book-Johnny Standley-November
51-Tell Me Why-Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter-February
52-Because You're Mine-Mario Lanza-November
53-You Belong To Me-Patti Page-October
54-Kiss Of Fire-Tony Martin-June
55-Blue Tango-Hugo Winterhalter-May
56-Carmaine-Montavoni-January
57-Lover-Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins-July
58-Indian Love Call-Slim Whitman-November
59-Sugarbush-Frankie Laine & Doris Day-August
60-Why Don't You Believe Me-Patti Page-December
61-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Spike Jones-December
62-Meet Mr.Callaghan-Henry Grove Trio-September
63-Vanessa-Hugo Winterhalter-August
64-Wheel Of Fortune-Bobby Wayne-March
65-I'll Walk Alone-Jane Froman-June
66-Walkin' My Baby Back Home Again-Nat "King" Cole-August
67-Come What May-Patti Page-March
68-Slow Poke-Arthur Godfrey-February
69-High Noon-Tex Ritter-October
70-What's The Use-Johnnie Ray-May
71-Wimoweh-Gordon Jenkins & Weavers-March
72-The Three Bells-Les Compagnons de la Chanson-February
73-A Garden In The Rain-Four Aces-February
74-Kiss Of Fire-Billy Eckstine-May
75-Take My Heart-Al Martino-July
76-Blue Tango-Guy Lombardo-May
77-Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart-Eddy Howard-August
78-Heart And Soul-Four Aces-November
79-Tulips & Heather-Perry Como-March
80-Walkin' To Missouri-Sammy Kaye-October
81-Carioca-Les Paul-June
82-Lady Of Spain-Les Paul-November
83-Mother At Your Feet Is Kneeling-Bobby Wayne-January
84-Because You're Mine-Nat "King" Cole-October
85-Whispering Sands-Patti Page-April
86-Here In My Heart-Tony Bennett-June
87-Smoke Rings-Les Paul & Mary Ford-July
88-You'll Never Get Away-Teresa Brewer & Don Cornell-October
89-A Kiss To Build A Dream On-Hugo Winterhalter-March
90-Be My Life's Companion-Mills Brothers-March
91-Be My Life's Companion-Rosemary Clooney-February
92-Should-Four Aces-August
93-Blue Tango-Les Baxter-April
94-I'm Confessin'-Les Paul & Mary Ford-May
95-The Gandy Dancer's Ball-Frankie Laine-April
96-The Rock Of Gibralter-Frankie Laine-July
97-Fool,Fool,Fool-Kay Starr-August
98-At Last-Ray Anthony-April
99-Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me-Les Paul & Mary Ford-September
100-A Round The Corner-Jo Stafford-April
TOP 14-60
* This list is not an actual survey. I have no Canadian singles charts
in my possession prior to 1957.This year-end chart here is primarily
compiled from US charts with some references made to songs from that
year from the "CHUM CHART BOOK" by "Ron Hall".