October 1952 - 'Cinco letras que choram' - Francisco Alves

7 October 1952 - Revista do Radio 161

1. Cinco letras que choram (Adeus) - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
2. Brasil de amanhã - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
3. A mulher que ficou na taça - Francisco Alves (RCA)
4. A voz do violão - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
5. India - Cascatinha & Inhana (Todamerica)

6. Boa noite, amor - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
7. Mambo caçula - Chiquinho (Continental)
8. Madreselva - Albertinho Fortuna (Continental)

14 October 1952 - RR 162

1. Brasil de amanhã - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
2. Cinco letras que choram (Adeus) - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
3. Singing in the rain - Gene Kelly (MGM)
4. A mulher que ficou na taça - Francisco Alves (RCA)
5. India - Cascatinha & Inhana (Todamerica)

6. Mambo caçula - Chiquinho & orquestra (Continental)
7. Ninguém me ama - Nora Ney (Continental)

21st October 1952 - RR 163

1. Mambo caçula - Chiquinho & Orquestra (Continental)
2. Ninguém me ama - Nora Ney (Continental)
3. Senhora (Señora) - Dircinha Baptista (Odeon)
4. Kalu - Dalva de Oliveira (Odeon)
5. A place in the sun - Roberto Inglez & orquestra (Odeon)

6. Madreselva - Albertinho Fortuna (Continental)

28 October 1952 - RR 164

1. Ninguém me ama - Nora Ney (Continental)
2. A place in the sun - Roberto Inglez (Odeon)
3. Senhora (Señora) - Gilberto Milfont (RCA)
4. Singing in the rain - Gene Kelly (MGM)
5. Kalu - Dalva de Oliveira (Odeon)

6. Mambo caçula - Chiquinho (Continental)

October 1952 - best selling singles according to columnist Daniel Taylor for 'Carioca'

1. Brasil de amanhã - Francisco Alves with Lucia Helena & Crianças da Casa de Lázaro (Odeon)
2. Aquarela do Brasil - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
3. Nanci - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
4. Cinco letras que choram - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
5. Caminhemos - Francisco Alves (Odeon)

6. Nervos de aço - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
7. Quem há de dizer? - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
8. Cadeira vazia - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
9. A voz do violão - Francisco Alves (Odeon)
10. Milagre impossível - Francisco Alves (Odeon)

Francisco Alves died in an automobile crash on 27 September 1952, a Saturday. As of next week to the accident his records started selling like hot cakes and made Mr. Alves top the charts for 2 weeks.

'Cinco letras que choram' (Adeus) 'Adeus' Five letters that cry... went straight to Number One following Mr. Alves' demise. It seemed like the song had been written for that special occasion.