These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 50 Best Sellers chart in 1952 as published by Cash Box magazine. Until October 25, 1952, artists were not specified in the charts of this period so songs may represent more than one version. The artist who most popularized each song is listed. Beginning October 25, Cash Box began tracking specific versions of songs and thus began listing the artists.
Issue date Song ArtistJanuary 5"(It's No) Sin"Eddy HowardJanuary 12"Slow Poke"(several different versions)January 19January 26February 2"Cry"Johnnie RayFebruary 9February 16February 23March 1March 8March 15March 22March 29"Wheel of Fortune"Kay StarrApril 5April 12April 19"Blue Tango"Leroy AndersonApril 26May 3May 10"Wheel of Fortune"Kay StarrMay 17"Blue Tango"Leroy AndersonMay 24May 31"Kiss of Fire"Georgia GibbsJune 7June 14June 21June 28July 5July 12July 19July 26"Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart"Vera LynnAugust 2August 9August 16August 23August 30September 6September 13September 20September 27"You Belong to Me"Jo StaffordOctober 4October 11October 18October 25"I Went to Your Wedding"Patti PageNovember 1November 8November 15November 22November 29December 6"The Glow-Worm"The Mills BrothersDecember 13"Why Don't You Believe Me"Joni JamesDecember 20December 27
See also 1952 in music List of Billboard number-one singles of 1952
References https://web.archive.org/web/20110519073035/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/50s_files/1952.html