The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of DECEMBER 4, 1944
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	DANCE WITH A DOLLY (With A Hole In Her Stockin’)     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18625 ]     [ Evelyn Knight with Camarata & Orchestra–Decca 18614 ]     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Bluebird 30-0827 ]		2	2	3	6
2	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1586 ]     [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 157 ]     [ Mary Martin–Decca 23340 ]		1	1	1	6
3	THE TROLLEY SONG     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 168 ]		4	7	12	6
4	TOGETHER     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23349 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18617 ]		5	5	6	6
5	YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18599 ]		3	3	4	6
6	I’M MAKING BELIEVE     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		9	11	19	5
7	IT HAD TO BE YOU     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23349 ]     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 155 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1593 ]		7	4	2	6
8	TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (That’s An Irish Lullaby)     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18621 ]		6	8	8	6
9	INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		14	16	20	5
10	IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T (Ma’ Baby)     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23350 ]     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8659 ]		8	6	5	6
11	AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]		10	12	13	6
12	TICO-TICO     [ Charles Wolcott & Orchestra–Decca 23318 ]     [ Ethel Smith & Bando Carioca–Decca 23353 ]		15	14	21	6
13	WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MADE     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 167 ]		16	17	28	6
14	TILL THEN     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18599 ]		12	10	9	6
15	SWINGING ON A STAR     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18597 ]		13	9	7	6
16	HOW MANY HEARTS HAVE YOU BROKEN     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		11	13	11	6
17	AN HOUR NEVER PASSES     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18616 ]		21	31	32	6
18	LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT (No Te Importe Saber)     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18619 ]		20	26	36	6
19	WHO DAT UP DERE?     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18619 ]		22	27	35	6
20	THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 36546 ]		28	36	—	3
21	GEE, BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 169 ]		24	34	—	4
22	TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE     [ Helen Forrest–Decca 18600 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra–Decca 4439 ]		18	18	10	6
23	(There’ll Be A) HOT TIME IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN (When The Yanks Go Marching In)     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23350 ]		17	15	16	6
24	HAMP’S BOOGIE WOOGIE     [ Lionel Hampton & Orchestra–Decca 18613 ]		25	22	22	6
25	DON’T FENCE ME IN     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23364 ]		—	—	—	1
26	HIS ROCKING HORSE RAN AWAY     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 155 ]		19	19	15	6
27	NIGHT AND DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Victor 20-1589 ]		27	23	18	6
28	IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18580 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 158 ]		26	21	26	6
29	BOOGIE WOOGIE     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 26054 ]		32	29	23	6
30	HAWAIIAN SUNSET     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1591 ]		33	32	39	6
31	WHISPERING     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1597 ]     [ Benny Goodman Quartet–Victor 25481 ]		45	—	—	2
32	DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME     [ Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orchestra–Decca 18615 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1593 ]		—	42	38	5
33	LILI MARLENE     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1592 ]     [ Hildegarde–Decca 23348 ]		29	20	24	6
34	G.I. JIVE     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8659 ]		23	24	14	6
35	CUBAN SUGAR MILL     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 172 ]		43	45	—	3
36	I’LL BE SEEING YOU     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18595 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1574 ]		30	25	25	6
37	ESTRELLITA (My Little Star)     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36729 ]		34	28	17	6
38	THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18625 ]		44	—	—	2
39	HUMORESQUE     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18602 ]		31	35	41	5
40	EAGER BEAVER     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 159 ]		35	30	27	6
41	SOMEONE TO LOVE     [ Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & Orchestra–Capitol 158 ]		37	39	34	6
42	I’LL GET BY (As Long As I Have You)     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36698 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 18579 ]		41	37	29	6
43	THE DAY AFTER FOREVER     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18580 ]		39	—	30	5
44	DURATION BLUES     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 164 ]		42	41	43	6
45	PRETTY KITTY BLUE EYES     [ Merry Macs–Decca 18610 ]		40	33	31	6
46	IT’S FUNNY TO EVERYONE BUT ME     [ Frank Sinatra with Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36738 ]		—	38	—	3

NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with no indication of which version(s) were the biggest sellers. Artists listed above had the biggest hit version(s) of each song, determined primarily by the rankings on the concurrent Billboard Best Sellers chart.

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