The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of FEBRUARY 19, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	RUM AND COCA-COLA     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		3	3	3	6
2	AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 180 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23379 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1612 ]		2	2	4	9
3	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	12
4	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 ]		6	6	2	11
5	I’M MAKING BELIEVE     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		5	4	5	16
6	SLEIGH RIDE IN JULY     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1617 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1622 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18640 ]		11	12	25	6
7	COCKTAILS FOR TWO     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		19	19	13	4
8	SATURDAY NIGHT (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		7	7	—	3
9	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	5	8	13
10	CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		8	9	10	9
11	I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]     [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1618 ]		10	10	14	4
12	AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]		12	11	9	17
13	EVELINA     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18635 ]		9	15	36	8
14	STRANGE MUSIC     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1615 ]     [ Fred Waring & Concert Vochestra–Decca 23377 ]		25	25	—	3
15	ONE MEAT BALL     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		18	22	6	7
16	ROBIN HOOD     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36763 ]     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1607 ]		22	33	12	4
17	A LITTLE ON THE LONELY SIDE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]		13	20	21	4
18	LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		30	29	—	3
19	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 ]		17	16	11	17
20	INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		14	13	19	16
21	MORE AND MORE     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1614 ]		29	28	—	5
22	TICO-TICO     [ Charles Wolcott & Orchestra–Decca 23318 ]     [ Ethel Smith & Bando Carioca–Decca 23353 ]		23	17	15	17
23	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		36	30	17	8
24	THE TROLLEY SONG     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1605 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 168 ]     [ Judy Garland–Decca 23361 ]		16	8	7	17
25	TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (That’s An Irish Lullaby)     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18621 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1603 ]		21	21	20	17
26	THE LOVE I LONG FOR     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]     [ Three Suns–Hit 7114 ]		31	31	24	5
27	YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18599 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1606 ]		32	34	22	17
28	SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		26	24	43	7
29	I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU     [ Count Basie & Orchestra–Columbia 36766 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18641 ]		24	18	—	3
30	I PROMISE YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		33	27	28	8
31	I DON’T WANT TO LOVE YOU (Like I Do)     [ Phil Brito–Musicraft 15018 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		20	26	37	5
32	(All Of A Sudden) MY HEART SINGS     [ Martha Stewart–Bluebird 30-0832 ]		38	40	—	5
33	ALWAYS     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Capitol 125 ]     [ Jack Smith–Hit 7115 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1610 ]		15	14	18	11
34	CORNS FOR MY COUNTRY     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18628 ]		34	32	—	7
35	IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36756 ]		37	37	27	9
36	LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT (No Te Importe Saber)     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18619 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1603 ]		27	23	16	17
37	EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE     [ Benny Goodman Quintet–Columbia 36767 ]		28	—	—	2
38	BOOGIE WOOGIE ETUDE     [ Jose Iturbi–Victor Red Seal 10-1127 ]		—	35	30	5
39	RIGHT AS THE RAIN     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1609 ]     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36764 ]		39	41	—	4
40	I HAD A LITTLE TALK WITH THE LORD     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]		41	44	—	4
41	MAGIC IS THE MOONLIGHT     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 175 ]		42	38	—	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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