The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MAY 7, 1945
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1MY DREAMS ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36779 ]
    [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18661 ]
    [ Phil Moore Four–Victor 20-1641 ]		  1
 
 		  1
 
 		  1
 
 		11
 
 
  2CANDY
    [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]		  2
 		  2
 		  2
 		11
 
  3I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]
    [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1618 ]
    [ Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots–Decca 23399 ]		  3
 
 		  3
 
 		  3
 
 		15
 
 
  4A LITTLE ON THE LONELY SIDE
    [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18642 ]		  5
 		  5
 		  5
 		15
 
  5DREAM
    [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]		  4
 
 		  4
 
 		  6
 
 		10
 
 
  6JUST A PRAYER AWAY
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		  6
 		  6
 		  9
 		  9
 
  7LAURA
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]		  8
 		  9
 		21
 		  6
 
  8SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]
    [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]		  9
 		  7
 		10
 		  8
 
  9THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]		141629  6
10CALDONIA
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]
    [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		32
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 		—
 		  2
 
11RUM AND COCA-COLA
    [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]
    [ Abe Lyman & Orchestra–Columbia 36775 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]		10
 
 		  8
 
 		  4
 
 		17
 
 
12ALL OF MY LIFE
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18658 ]		11
 		10
 		17
 		  5
 
13MORE AND MORE
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1614 ]
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1630 ]		  7
 		11
 		  8
 		16
 
14SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]
    [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		15
 		12
 		12
 		18
 
15CHLOE
    [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1654 ]		22——  2
16STUFF LIKE THAT THERE
    [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 188 ]		121415  6
17TWILIGHT TIME
    [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		19211819
18I SHOULD CARE
    [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 184 ]
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1625 ]
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18656 ]		13
 
 		13
 
 		13
 
 		  8
 
 
19(I Love You, I Love You, I Love You) SWEETHEART OF ALL MY DREAMS
    [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1646 ]		161832  4
20COCKTAILS FOR TWO
    [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		20191415
21AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE
    [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 180 ]
    [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23379 ]
    [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1612 ]		17
 
 		17
 
 		  7
 
 		20
 
 
22SATURDAY NIGHT (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		18
 		15
 		11
 		14
 
23ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1648 ]		3034—  3
24CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK
    [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]		—38—  2
25THE SAD SACK
    [ Artie Shaw & Gramercy Five–Victor 20-1647 ]		2928—  3
26I 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 ]		23
 
 
 		35
 
 
 		20
 
 
 		22
 
 
 
27CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)
    [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		24
 		20
 		16
 		20
 
28POOR LITTLE RHODE ISLAND
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18651 ]		25232211
29I WONDER
    [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Hit 7123 ]
    [ Louis Armstrong & Orchestra–Decca 18652 ]		38
 		22
 		19
 		11
 
30RODGER YOUNG
    [ Texas “Jim” Robertson–Bluebird 30-0525 ]
    [ Burl Ives–Decca 23405 ]		—
 		—
 		—
 		  1
 
31ROBIN HOOD
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36763 ]
    [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1607 ]		37
 		33
 		—
 		14
 
32I HOPE TO DIE IF I TOLD A LIE
    [ Ink Spots–Decca 18657 ]
    [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		—
 		40
 		—
 		  2
 
33EVELINA
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18635 ]		39413419
34I PROMISE YOU
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		31——17
35EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE
    [ Benny Goodman Quintet–Columbia 36767 ]		21242313
36BRING ANOTHER DRINK
    [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 192 ]		3539—  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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