The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MARCH 26, 1945
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1RUM AND COCA-COLA
    [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]
    [ Abe Lyman & Orchestra–Columbia 36775 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]		  1
 
 		  1
 
 		  1
 
 		11
 
 
  2MY DREAMS ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36779 ]
    [ Phil Moore Four–Victor 20-1641 ]		  6
 		12
 		10
 		  5
 
  3AC-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
 
 		  2
 
 		14
 
 
  4CANDY
    [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]		  7
 		  8
 		13
 		  5
 
  5I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]
    [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1618 ]		  5
 		  6
 		  9
 		  9
 
  6SATURDAY NIGHT (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		  4
 		  4
 		  4
 		  8
 
  7A LITTLE ON THE LONELY SIDE
    [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18642 ]		11
 		10
 		  6
 		  9
 
  8MORE AND MORE
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1614 ]
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1630 ]		  8
 		  9
 		12
 		10
 
  9DON’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 ]		  3
 
 
 		  3
 
 
 		  3
 
 
 		17
 
 
 
10DREAM
    [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		13
 		16
 		37
 		  4
 
11COCKTAILS FOR TWO
    [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		  9  7  8  9
12CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)
    [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		12
 		11
 		11
 		14
 
13I 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 ]		10
 
 
 		  5
 
 
 		  5
 
 
 		16
 
 
 
14SLEIGH RIDE IN JULY
    [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1617 ]
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1622 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18640 ]		15
 
 		14
 
 		  7
 
 		11
 
 
15(All Of A Sudden) MY HEART SINGS
    [ Martha Stewart–Bluebird 30-0832 ]
    [ Johnnie Johnson–Capitol 186 ]		14
 		15
 		18
 		10
 
16I WANNA GET MARRIED
    [ Gertrude Niesen–Decca 23382 ]		181717  5
17POOR LITTLE RHODE ISLAND
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18651 ]		252931  5
18JUST A PRAYER AWAY
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		29
 		38
 		—
 		  3
 
19I’M MAKING BELIEVE
    [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		16131421
20SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]
    [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		23
 		22
 		20
 		12
 
21STRANGE MUSIC
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1615 ]
    [ Fred Waring & Concert Vochestra–Decca 23377 ]		21
 		20
 		23
 		  8
 
22EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE
    [ Benny Goodman Quintet–Columbia 36767 ]		171815  7
23LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		262716  8
24THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN
    [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18625 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1606 ]
    [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36757 ]		20
 
 		24
 
 		19
 
 		18
 
 
25I PROMISE YOU
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		37282513
26TICO-TICO
    [ Charles Wolcott & Orchestra–Decca 23318 ]
    [ Ethel Smith & Bando Carioca–Decca 23353 ]		35
 		31
 		33
 		22
 
27TWILIGHT TIME
    [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		19192413
28I WONDER
    [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Hit 7123 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong & Orchestra–Decca 18652 ]		36
 		33
 		30
 		  5
 
29I BEGGED HER
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36774 ]		———  1
30I SHOULD CARE
    [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 184 ]
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1625 ]
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18656 ]		24
 
 		—
 
 		—
 
 		  2
 
 
31HE’S HOME FOR A LITTLE WHILE
    [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]		—40—  2
32EVELINA
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18635 ]		22212713
33SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]
    [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]		27
 		—
 		—
 		  2
 
34I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU
    [ Count Basie & Orchestra–Columbia 36766 ]
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18641 ]		33
 		23
 		28
 		  8
 
35THE LOVE I LONG FOR
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]
    [ Three Suns–Hit 7114 ]		—
 		39
 		39
 		  9
 
36ROBIN HOOD
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36763 ]
    [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1607 ]		28
 		26
 		22
 		  9
 
37I DON’T WANT TO LOVE YOU (Like I Do)
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]
    [ Phil Brito–Musicraft 15018 ]		34
 		25
 		29
 		10
 
38ONE MEAT BALL
    [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		—412111
39IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36756 ]		38353513
40ALWAYS
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Capitol 125 ]
    [ Jack Smith–Hit 7115 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1610 ]		—
 
 		36
 
 		32
 
 		15
 
 
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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