The CASH BOX Top 10 Hillbilly, Folk & Western Juke Box Tunes
Week ending MAY 20, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist (Label)		LW	WKS
1	I LOVE YOU BECAUSE     Ernest Tubb (Decca 46213)		1	8
2	CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY     Red Foley (Decca 46205)		2	16
3	LETTERS HAVE NO ARMS     Ernest Tubb (Decca 46207)		3	10
4	TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND HOLD ME     Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 21-0146 / 48-0150)		4	16
5	LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES     Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 10645)		5	3
6	BIRMINGHAM BOUNCE     Red Foley (Decca 46234)		6	3
7	I’LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE     Moon Mullican (King 830)		7	5
8	SUGARFOOT RAG     Red Foley (Decca 46205)		8	5
9	PETER COTTONTAIL     Gene Autry (Columbia 38750)     Mervin Shiner (Decca 46221)		9	7   5
10	RAG MOP     Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys (Bullet 696)		10	16

NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the Top 5 records, followed by 5 more records under the heading “Additional Tunes Listed In Order Of Popularity.” Those additional records are numbered 6 to 10 above.

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