The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MAY 14, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MY 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	12
2	CANDY     [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18661 ]		2	2	2	12
3	I’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	16
4	DREAM     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		5	4	4	11
5	LAURA     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		7	8	9	7
6	JUST A PRAYER AWAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		6	6	6	10
7	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]		8	9	7	9
8	ALL OF MY LIFE     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18658 ]		12	11	10	6
9	THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]		9	14	16	7
10	CALDONIA     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]     [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		10	32	—	3
11	A LITTLE ON THE LONELY SIDE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18642 ]		4	5	5	16
12	CHLOE     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1654 ]		15	22	—	3
13	STUFF LIKE THAT THERE     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 188 ]		16	12	14	7
14	I SHOULD CARE     [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 184 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1625 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18656 ]		18	13	13	9
15	RUM AND COCA-COLA     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]     [ Abe Lyman & Orchestra–Columbia 36775 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]		11	10	8	18
16	MORE AND MORE     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1614 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1630 ]		13	7	11	17
17	SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		14	15	12	19
18	YAH-TA-TA YAH-TA-TA (Talk, Talk, Talk)     [ Bing Crosby & Judy Garland–Decca 23410 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36788 ]		—	—	—	1
19	(I Love You, I Love You, I Love You) SWEETHEART OF ALL MY DREAMS     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1646 ]		19	16	18	5
20	COCKTAILS FOR TWO     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		20	20	19	16
21	ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1648 ]		23	30	34	4
22	AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 180 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23379 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1612 ]		21	17	17	21
23	THE SAD SACK     [ Artie Shaw & Gramercy Five–Victor 20-1647 ]		25	29	28	4
24	SATURDAY NIGHT (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		22	18	15	15
25	RODGER YOUNG     [ Texas “Jim” Robertson–Bluebird 30-0525 ]     [ Burl Ives–Decca 23405 ]		30	—	—	2
26	POOR LITTLE RHODE ISLAND     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18651 ]		28	25	23	12
27	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		17	19	21	20
28	BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1661 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Majestic 7134 ]		—	—	—	1
29	CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]		24	—	38	3
30	ROBIN HOOD     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36763 ]     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1607 ]		31	37	33	15
31	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 ]		26	23	35	23
32	CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		27	24	20	21
33	I HOPE TO DIE IF I TOLD A LIE     [ Ink Spots–Decca 18657 ]     [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		32	—	40	3
34	EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE     [ Benny Goodman Quintet–Columbia 36767 ]		35	21	24	14
35	STORMY WEATHER     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 55037 ]		—	34	—	2
36	BRING ANOTHER DRINK     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 192 ]		36	35	39	4
37	I PROMISE YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		34	31	—	18
38	EVELINA     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18635 ]		33	39	41	20
39	TEMPTATION     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1658 ]		—	—	—	1
40	I WONDER     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Hit 7123 ]     [ Louis Armstrong & Orchestra–Decca 18652 ]		29	38	22	12
41	LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		—	36	32	14
42	CARLE BOOGIE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36777 ]		—	33	29	6
43	TICO-TICO     [ Charles Wolcott & Orchestra–Decca 23318 ]     [ Ethel Smith & Bando Carioca–Decca 23353 ]		—	28	31	28
44	OL’ MAN RIVER     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 55037 ]		—	—	37	2
45	I WANNA GET MARRIED     [ Gertrude Niesen–Decca 23382 ]		—	—	30	10

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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