BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (USA) (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1952
1-BLUE TANGO-LEROY ANDERSON-MAY 1632
2-CRY-JOHNNIE RAY & THE FOUR LADS-January 1338
3-WHEEL OF FORTUNE-KAY STARR-April 1132
4-YOU BELONG TO ME-JO STAFFORD-September 1108
5-ANY TIME-EDDIE FISHER-February 1068
6-AUF WIEDERSEH?N-VERA LYNN-August 1058
7-WHY DON’T YOU BELIEVE ME-JONI JAMES-December 1054
8-I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING-Patti Page-October 1012
9-HALF AS MUCH-Rosemary Clooney-August 994
10-GLOW WORM-Mills Brothers-November 990
11-Wish You Were Here-Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter-September 962
12-Delicado-Percy Faith-July 940
13-Tell Me Why-Four Aces-February 938
14-It’s In The Book-Johnny Standley & Horace Heidt-November 908
15-Kiss Of Fire-Georgia Gibbs-June 894
16-Here In My Heart-Al Martino-June 886
17-The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads-January 870
18-Jambalaya-Jo Stafford-October 834
19-Blacksmith Blues-Ella Mae Morse-April 786
20-Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart-January 750
21-A Guy Is A Guy-Doris Day-May 746
22-Walkin? My Baby Back Home-Johnnie Ray-July 666
23-Botch A Me-Rosemary Clooney-August 642
24-Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford-December 630
25-High Noon-Frankie Laine-September 618
26-Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford-January 608
27-I?m Yours-Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter-July 606
28-Trying-Hilltoppers-October 592
29-Please Mr.Sun-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads-March 560
30-Tell Me Why-Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter-February 550
31-I?ll Walk Alone-Don Cornell-May 514
32-Because You?re Mine-Mario Lanza-November 502
33-Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania-Guy Mitchell-May 500
34-Forgive Me-Eddie Fisher-May 496
35-I?m Yours-Don Cornell-June 490
36-Meet Mr. Callaghan-Les Paul-October 468
37-Maybe-Perry Como & Eddie Fisher-August 464
38-You Belong To Me-Patti Page-October 436
39-Somewhere Along The Way-Nat ?King? Cole-August 432
40-Bermuda-Bell Sisters-February 432
41-Lady Of Spain-Eddie Fisher-December 416
42-It Takes Two To Tango-Pearl Bailey-November 374
43-Kiss Of Fire-Tony Martin-June 372
44-Blue Tango-Hugo Winterhalter-May 334
45-Tiger Rag-Les Paul & Mary Ford-February 320
46-Carmaine-Montavoni-January 316
47-Perfidia-Four Aces-April 298
48-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Jimmy Boyd-December 284
49-How Am I (Broken Hearted)-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads-March 232
50-Lover-Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins-July 228
51-Outside Of Heaven-Eddie Fisher-November 222
52-Yours-Vera Lynn-November 196
53-Indian Love Call-Slim Whitman-November 186
54-Dance Me Loose-Arthur Godfrey & The Chordettes-February 180
55-Sugarbush-Frankie Laine & Doris Day-August 178
56-Why Don?t You Believe Me-Patti Page-December 152
57-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Spike Jones & George Rock-December 118
58-Meet Mr.Callaghan-Henry Grove Trio-September 112
59-Vanessa-Hugo Winterhalter-August 108
60-Be Anything (But Be Mine)-Eddy Howard-March 104
61-Wheel Of Fortune-Bobby Wayne-March 104
62-I?ll Walk Alone-Jane Froman-June 102
63-Walkin? My Baby Back Home Again-Nat ?King? Cole-August 72
64-Come What May-Patti Page-March 40
65-You Belong To Me-Dean Martin-October 38
66-Slow Poke-Arthur Godfrey-February 38
67-High Noon-Tex Ritter-October 38
68-What?s The Use-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads-May 36
69-Wimoweh-Gordon Jenkins & Weavers-March 34
70-The Three Bells-Les Compagnons de la Chanson-February 34
71-A Garden In The Rain-Four Aces-February 34
72-Wheel Of Fortune-Sunny Gale & The Eddie Wilcox Orchestra-February 34
73-Kiss Of Fire-Billy Eckstine-May
74-A Kiss To Build A Dream On-Louis Armstrong-February
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-Hambone-Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine-March
80-Tulips & Heather-Perry Como-March
81-Walkin? To Missouri-Sammy Kaye & Tony Russo-October
82-Carioca-Les Paul & Mary Ford-June
83-I-Don Cornell-November
84-Lady Of Spain-Les Paul-November
85-Mother At Your Feet Is Kneeling-Bobby Wayne-January
86-Because You?re Mine-Nat ?King? Cole-October
87-Whispering Sands-Patti Page-April
88-Here In My Heart-Tony Bennett-June
89-Smoke Rings-Les Paul & Mary Ford-July
90-You?ll Never Get Away-Teresa Brewer & Don Cornell-October
91-A Kiss To Build A Dream On-Hugo Winterhalter & Johnny Parker-March
92-Be My Life?s Companion-Rosemary Clooney-February
93-Should I-Four Aces-August
94-I?m Confessin?-Les Paul & Mary Ford-May
95-The Rock Of Gibralter-Frankie Laine-July
96-Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me-Les Paul & Mary Ford-September
97-Try-Stan Freberg-April
98-Blue Violins-Hugo Winterhalter-November
99-Be My Life?s Companion-Mills Brothers-March
100-Blue Tango-Les Baxter-April
101-The Gandy Dancer?s Ball-Frankie Laine-April
102-Fool,Fool,Fool-Kay Starr-August
103-At Last-Ray Anthony-April
104-A Round The Corner-Jo Stafford-April