The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of JANUARY 8, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	DON’T FENCE ME IN     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23364 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1610 ]		1	4	4	6
2	THE TROLLEY SONG     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 168 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1605 ]     [ Judy Garland–Decca 23361 ]		2	2	1	11
3	I’M MAKING BELIEVE     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		3	1	2	10
4	I DREAM OF YOU (More Than You Dream I Do)     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1608 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 175 ]		5	10	13	5
5	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 ]		4	3	3	11
6	THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18625 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1606 ]		6	11	18	7
7	LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT (No Te Importe Saber)     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18619 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1603 ]		19	7	14	11
8	ALWAYS     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Capitol 125 ]     [ Jack Smith–Hit 7115 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1610 ]		16	15	20	5
9	INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		14	12	9	10
10	WHISPERING     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1597 ]     [ Benny Goodman Quartet–Victor 25481 ]		33	17	17	7
11	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1586 ]     [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 157 ]     [ Mary Martin–Decca 23340 ]		8	8	7	11
12	YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18599 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1606 ]		11	9	6	11
13	AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 180 ]		12	22	—	3
14	TOGETHER     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23349 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18617 ]		9	6	5	11
15	TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (That’s An Irish Lullaby)     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18621 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1603 ]		7	5	8	11
16	THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 36546 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1605 ]		10	14	22	8
17	TEN DAYS WITH BABY     [ Merry Macs–Decca 18630 ]		15	25	23	5
18	TICO-TICO     [ Charles Wolcott & Orchestra–Decca 23318 ]     [ Ethel Smith & Bando Carioca–Decca 23353 ]		17	13	10	11
19	AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]		18	16	11	11
20	MOON ON MY PILLOW     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]		35	30	32	5
21	I PROMISE YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		22	—	—	2
22	HELPLESS     [ Glenn Miller & Orchestra–Victor 20-1600 ]		29	36	25	5
23	SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		45	—	—	2
24	EVELINA     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18635 ]		21	—	—	2
25	CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]		13	21	—	3
26	BOOGIE WOOGIE     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 26054 ]		38	40	37	11
27	MAGIC IS THE MOONLIGHT     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 175 ]		32	31	—	4
28	GEE, BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 169 ]		41	18	30	9
29	(There’ll Be A) HOT TIME IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN (When The Yanks Go Marching In)     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23350 ]		37	37	27	11
30	RUM AND COCA-COLA     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		—	—	—	1
31	CUBAN SUGAR MILL     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 172 ]		20	28	19	8
32	IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36756 ]		24	34	—	3
33	TILL THEN     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18599 ]		25	29	26	11
34	HOW MANY HEARTS HAVE YOU BROKEN     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		36	23	15	11
35	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		31	—	—	2
36	CORNS FOR MY COUNTRY     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18628 ]		23	—	—	2
37	WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MADE     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 167 ]		27	20	21	11
38	SWEET AND LOVELY     [ Bing Crosby–Brunswick 80057 ]		34	42	—	3
39	IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T (Ma’ Baby)     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23350 ]     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8659 ]		28	24	16	11
40	IT HAD TO BE YOU     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23349 ]     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 155 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1593 ]		26	19	12	11
41	ONE MEAT BALL     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		—	—	—	1
42	I’M IN A JAM (With Baby)     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18628 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Bluebird 30-0831 ]		44	33	—	3
43	NIGHT AND DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Victor 20-1589 ]		—	—	31	9
44	AN HOUR NEVER PASSES     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18616 ]		42	35	24	11
45	DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME     [ Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orchestra–Decca 18615 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1593 ]		43	26	—	9

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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