The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MAY 28, 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
 
 		14
 
 
  2CANDY
    [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]
    [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18661 ]		  3
 
 		  2
 
 		  2
 
 		14
 
 
  3THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18670 ]		  8
 		  9
 		  9
 		  9
 
  4LAURA
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]
    [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		  2
 
 		  5
 
 		  7
 
 		  9
 
 
  5DREAM
    [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		  5
 
 		  4
 
 		  5
 
 		13
 
 
  6SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]
    [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]		  4
 		  7
 		  8
 		11
 
  7I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]
    [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1618 ]
    [ Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots–Decca 23399 ]		  6
 
 		  3
 
 		  3
 
 		18
 
 
  8JUST A PRAYER AWAY
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		  9
 		  6
 		  6
 		12
 
  9CALDONIA
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]
    [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]
    [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8670 ]		  7
 
 		10
 
 		10
 
 		  5
 
 
10ALL OF MY LIFE
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18658 ]		10
 		  8
 		12
 		  8
 
11BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS
    [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1661 ]
    [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]
    [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Majestic 7134 ]		21
 
 		28
 
 		—
 
 		  3
 
 
12I SHOULD CARE
    [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 184 ]
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1625 ]
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18656 ]		11
 
 		14
 
 		18
 
 		11
 
 
13THE MORE I SEE YOU
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36794 ]		22
 		—
 		—
 		  2
 
14MORE AND MORE
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1614 ]
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1630 ]		20
 		16
 		13
 		19
 
15(I Love You, I Love You, I Love You) SWEETHEART OF ALL MY DREAMS
    [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1646 ]		121919  7
16A LITTLE ON THE LONELY SIDE
    [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18642 ]		13
 		11
 		  4
 		18
 
17YAH-TA-TA YAH-TA-TA (Talk, Talk, Talk)
    [ Bing Crosby & Judy Garland–Decca 23410 ]
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36788 ]		16
 		18
 		—
 		  3
 
18I WISH I KNEW
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]		———  1
19STUFF LIKE THAT THERE
    [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 188 ]		151316  9
20CHLOE
    [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1654 ]		141215  5
21SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]
    [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		19
 		17
 		14
 		21
 
22TWILIGHT TIME
    [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		28271722
23ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1648 ]		242123  6
24THERE MUST BE A WAY
    [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]
    [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		—
 		—
 		—
 		  1
 
25COCKTAILS FOR TWO
    [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		18202018
26TIPPIN’ IN
    [ Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra–Victor 20-1639 ]		36——  2
27RODGER YOUNG
    [ Texas “Jim” Robertson–Bluebird 30-0525 ]
    [ Burl Ives–Decca 23405 ]		25
 		25
 		30
 		  4
 
28RUM AND COCA-COLA
    [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]
    [ Abe Lyman & Orchestra–Columbia 36775 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]		17
 
 		15
 
 		11
 
 		20
 
 
29YOU BELONG TO MY HEART
    [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]
    [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]		—
 		—
 		—
 		  1
 
30CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK
    [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]		262924  5
31THERE’S NO YOU
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]		———  1
32GOOD, GOOD, GOOD (That’s You – That’s You)
    [ Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra–Columbia 36793 ]		———  1
33CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)
    [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		32
 		32
 		27
 		23
 
34I 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 ]		38
 
 
 		31
 
 
 		26
 
 
 		25
 
 
 
35AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE
    [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 180 ]
    [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23379 ]
    [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1612 ]		35
 
 		22
 
 		21
 
 		23
 
 
36TEMPTATION
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1658 ]		2339—  3
37SATURDAY NIGHT (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		34
 		24
 		22
 		17
 
38BRING ANOTHER DRINK
    [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 192 ]		313636  6
39THE SAD SACK
    [ Artie Shaw & Gramercy Five–Victor 20-1647 ]		292325  6
40I HOPE TO DIE IF I TOLD A LIE
    [ Ink Spots–Decca 18657 ]
    [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		33
 		33
 		32
 		  5
 
41POOR LITTLE RHODE ISLAND
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18651 ]		27262814
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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