Effervescence Retro - February 16th, 1952

Effervescence recognizes the chart positions of Billboard Magazine's (USA) Weekly Single Charts for this week in history.

The original chart was presented as a Top 20, but it has been modified here using the prior week's Weekly Single Charts to expand the positions to a Top 40 for Effervescence continuity purposes.

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Number
1

Cry
Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2

Tell Me Why
The Four Aces
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
3 Up by 1

Any Time
Eddie Fisher
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
4 Down by 1

The Little White Cloud That Cried
Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
5 Up by 2

Blue Tango
Leroy Anderson
Peak
5
Weeks
4
Number
6 Up by 10

Wheel of Fortune
Kay Starr
From the album: The Fabulous Favorites!
Peak
6
Weeks
2
Number
7 Up by 1

Please Mr. Sun
Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8 Down by 3

Slow Poke
Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
9 Down by 3

Tiger Rag
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
10 Up by 1

Bermuda
The Bell Sisters
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
11 Down by 2

Tell Me Why
Eddie Fisher
Peak
7
Weeks
7
Number
12 Up by 1

Dance Me Loose
Arthur Godfrey & The Chordettes
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13 Down by 3

Shrimp Boats
Jo Stafford
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
14 Down by 2

(Here Am I) Broken Hearted
Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
Peak
11
Weeks
4
Number
15 Debut

Blacksmith Blues
Ella Mae Morse
Peak
15
Weeks
1
Number
16 Debut

Come What May
Patti Page
Peak
16
Weeks
1
Number
17 Up by 2

Slow Poke
Arthur Godfrey
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
18 Down by 4

Wheel Of Fortune
Sunny Gale & Eddie Wilcox Orchestra
Peak
14
Weeks
2
Number
19 Debut

The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Song)
Les Compagnons De La Chanson
Peak
19
Weeks
1
Number
20 Down by 5

Charmaine
Mantovani
Peak
10
Weeks
13
Number
21 Down by 4

(It's No) Sin
Eddy Howard
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
22 Down by 4

Be My Life's Companion
Rosemary Clooney
Peak
18
Weeks
2
Number
23 Down by 3

Slow Poke
Helen O'Connell
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
24 Down by 3

Down Yonder
Del Wood
Peak
6
Weeks
26
Number
25 Down by 3

(It's No) Sin
The Four Aces
Peak
4
Weeks
24
Number
26 Down by 3

Undecided
The Ames Brothers featuring Les Brown
Peak
6
Weeks
21
Number
27 Down by 3

Jealousy (Jalousie)
Frankie Laine
From the album: Command Performance
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
28 Down by 3

A Kiss To Build A Dream On
Louis Armstrong
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
29 Down by 3

Cold Cold Heart
Tony Bennett
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
30 Down by 3

Down Yonder
Joe 'Fingers' Carr
Peak
14
Weeks
18
Number
31 Down by 3

Mother At Your Feet Is Kneeling
Bobby Wayne
Peak
19
Weeks
9
Number
32 Down by 3

Garden In The Rain
The Four Aces
Peak
14
Weeks
6
Number
33 Down by 3

Because Of You
Tony Bennet
From the album: Because Of You
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
35
Number
34 Down by 3

Domino
Tony Martin
Peak
10
Weeks
17
Number
35 Down by 3

(It's No) Sin
Savannah Churchill
Peak
9
Weeks
20
Number
36 Down by 3

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
From the album: Christmas Fun With Gene Autry, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and other Christmas Classics
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
32
Number
37 Down by 3

White Christmas
Bing Crosby
From the album: White Christmas, Song Hits from Holiday Inn
Peak
7
Weeks
23
Number
38 Down by 3

Unforgettable
Nat King Cole
From the album: Unforgettable
Peak
14
Weeks
14
Number
39 Down by 3

Bring Back The Thrill
Eddie Fisher
Peak
14
Weeks
29
Number
40 Down by 3

I Apologize
Billy Eckstine
Peak
8
Weeks
37

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout

Tennessee Waltz
Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner Trio
Peak
6
Weeks
29
Number
39 Dropout

My Heart Cries For You
Dinah Shore
Peak
12
Weeks
26
Number
40 Dropout

Jet
Nat King Cole
Peak
20
Weeks
17

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February 16, 1952

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1 1 Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads – “Cry” 1(×7) 13

2 2 The Four Aces – “Tell Me Why” 2 11

4 3 Eddie Fisher – “Any Time” 3 11

3 4 Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads – “The Little White Cloud That Cried” 2 14

7 5 Leroy Anderson – “Blue Tango” 5 4

16 6 Kay Starr – “Wheel of Fortune” 6 2

8 7 Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads – “Please Mr. Sun” 7 4

5 8 Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart – “Slow Poke” 3 14

6 9 Les Paul & Mary Ford – “Tiger Rag” 6 6

11 10 The Bell Sisters – “Bermuda” 8 6

9 11 Eddie Fisher – “Tell Me Why” 7 7

13 12 Arthur Godfrey & The Chordettes – “Dance Me Loose” 12 9

10 13 Jo Stafford – “Shrimp Boats” 4 13

12 14 Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads – “(Here Am I) Broken Hearted” 11 4

NE 15 Ella Mae Morse – “Blacksmith Blues” 15 1

NE 16 Patti Page – “Come What May” 16 1

19 17 Arthur Godfrey – “Slow Poke” 12 5

14 18 Sunny Gale & Eddie Wilcox Orchestra – “Wheel Of Fortune” 14 2

NE 19 Les Compagnons De La Chanson – “The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Song)” 19 1

15 20 Mantovani – “Charmaine” 10 13

17 21 Eddy Howard – “(It's No) Sin” 1(×1) 22

18 22 Rosemary Clooney – “Be My Life's Companion” 18 2

20 23 Helen O'Connell – “Slow Poke” 18 8

21 24 Del Wood – “Down Yonder” 6 26

22 25 The Four Aces – “(It's No) Sin” 4 24

23 26 The Ames Brothers ft. Les Brown – “Undecided” 6 21

24 27 Frankie Laine – “Jealousy (Jalousie)” 3 16

25 28 Louis Armstrong – “A Kiss To Build A Dream On” 18 4

26 29 Tony Bennett – “Cold Cold Heart” 1(×6) 29

27 30 Joe 'Fingers' Carr – “Down Yonder” 14 18

28 31 Bobby Wayne – “Mother At Your Feet Is Kneeling” 19 9

29 32 The Four Aces – “Garden In The Rain” 14 6

30 33 Tony Bennet – “Because Of You” 1(×8) 35

31 34 Tony Martin – “Domino” 10 17

32 35 Savannah Churchill – “(It's No) Sin” 9 20

33 36 Gene Autry – “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” 1(×1) 32

34 37 Bing Crosby – “White Christmas” 7 23

35 38 Nat King Cole – “Unforgettable” 14 14

36 39 Eddie Fisher – “Bring Back The Thrill” 14 29

37 40 Billy Eckstine – “I Apologize” 8 37

DROPOUTS:

38 -- Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner Trio – “Tennessee Waltz” 6 29

39 -- Dinah Shore – “My Heart Cries For You” 12 26

40 -- Nat King Cole – “Jet” 20 17

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