The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of JANUARY 29, 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 ]     [ Kate Smith–Columbia 36759 ]     [ Horace Heidt & Musical Knights–Columbia 36761 ]		1	1	1	9
2	I DREAM OF YOU (More Than You Dream I Do)     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1608 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 175 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		3	3	4	8
3	RUM AND COCA-COLA     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		6	—	30	3
4	AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 180 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1612 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23379 ]		7	5	13	6
5	I’M MAKING BELIEVE     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		2	2	3	13
6	ONE MEAT BALL     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		16	20	41	4
7	THE TROLLEY SONG     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1605 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 168 ]     [ Judy Garland–Decca 23361 ]		5	4	2	14
8	THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18625 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1606 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36757 ]		4	6	6	10
9	AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]		12	9	19	14
10	CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		11	21	25	6
11	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 ]		9	7	5	14
12	ROBIN HOOD     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36763 ]     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1607 ]		—	—	—	1
13	COCKTAILS FOR TWO     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		—	—	—	1
14	I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]     [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1618 ]		—	—	—	1
15	TICO-TICO     [ Charles Wolcott & Orchestra–Decca 23318 ]     [ Ethel Smith & Bando Carioca–Decca 23353 ]		13	10	18	14
16	LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT (No Te Importe Saber)     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18619 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1603 ]		20	19	7	14
17	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		18	18	35	5
18	ALWAYS     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Capitol 125 ]     [ Jack Smith–Hit 7115 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1610 ]		14	12	8	8
19	INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		17	11	9	13
20	TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (That’s An Irish Lullaby)     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18621 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1603 ]		8	8	15	14
21	A LITTLE ON THE LONELY SIDE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]		—	—	—	1
22	YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18599 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1606 ]		19	15	12	14
23	TOGETHER     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23349 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18617 ]		22	14	14	14
24	THE LOVE I LONG FOR     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]     [ Three Suns–Hit 7114 ]		24	—	—	2
25	SLEIGH RIDE IN JULY     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1617 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1622 ]		37	32	—	3
26	THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 36546 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1605 ]		26	23	16	11
27	IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36756 ]		23	38	32	6
28	I PROMISE YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		15	13	21	5
29	TEN DAYS WITH BABY     [ Merry Macs–Decca 18630 ]		29	35	17	8
30	BOOGIE WOOGIE ETUDE     [ Jose Iturbi–Victor Red Seal 10-1127 ]		41	27	—	3
31	WHISPERING     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1597 ]     [ Benny Goodman Quartet–Victor 25481 ]		30	22	10	10
32	I’LL WALK ALONE     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1586 ]     [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 157 ]     [ Mary Martin–Decca 23340 ]		25	16	11	14
33	WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MADE     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 167 ]		38	24	37	14
34	COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE     [ Charlie Barnet & Orchestra–Decca 18620 ]     [ Bob Strong & Orchestra–Hit 7097 ]		—	—	—	2
35	TILL THEN     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18599 ]		—	43	33	13
36	EVELINA     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18635 ]		10	17	24	5
37	I DON’T WANT TO LOVE YOU (Like I Do)     [ Phil Brito–Musicraft 15018 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		—	42	—	2
38	HELPLESS     [ Glenn Miller & Orchestra–Victor 20-1600 ]		31	28	22	8
39	CUBAN SUGAR MILL     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 172 ]		33	29	31	11
40	MOON ON MY PILLOW     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]		32	30	20	8
41	HOW MANY HEARTS HAVE YOU BROKEN     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		—	34	34	13
42	(There’ll Be A) HOT TIME IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN (When The Yanks Go Marching In)     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23350 ]		—	37	29	13
43	SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		36	—	23	4
44	SWEET AND LOVELY     [ Bing Crosby–Brunswick 80057 ]		39	40	38	6
45	I’M IN A JAM (With Baby)     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18628 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Bluebird 30-0831 ]		40	41	42	6

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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