The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of JULY 2, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]     [ Merry Macs–Decca 18684 ]		1	1	1	16
2	BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1661 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18683 ]     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Majestic 7134 ]		3	3	5	8
3	LAURA     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18666 ]		4	4	2	14
4	THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18670 ]		2	2	6	14
5	CALDONIA     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8670 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]     [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		6	6	8	10
6	DREAM     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		7	5	3	18
7	YOU BELONG TO MY HEART     [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]		5	8	9	6
8	THE MORE I SEE YOU     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36794 ]		8	10	10	7
9	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 ]		9	7	7	19
10	CANDY     [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18661 ]		10	9	4	19
11	CAN’T YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18676 ]		13	27	33	4
12	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		20	—	—	2
13	I WISH I KNEW     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]		18	11	22	6
14	TEMPTATION     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1658 ]		21	20	26	8
15	IN ACAPULCO     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18671 ]		30	29	37	5
16	COUNTING THE DAYS     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36805 ]		35	—	—	2
17	A FRIEND OF YOURS     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1657 ]		43	30	32	4
18	CHLOE     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1654 ]		26	26	27	10
19	THERE’S NO YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]		19	22	15	6
20	YOU WAS RIGHT, BABY     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 197 ]		11	19	19	4
21	GOOD, GOOD, GOOD (That’s You – That’s You)     [ Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra–Columbia 36793 ]		12	14	13	6
22	APPLE HONEY     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36803 ]		32	21	25	4
23	ALL AT ONCE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1674 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18672 ]		37	—	—	2
24	GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36813 ]		38	—	—	2
25	TIPPIN’ IN     [ Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra–Victor 20-1639 ]		41	31	35	7
26	I SHOULD CARE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36791 ]     [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 184 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1625 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18656 ]		16	17	18	16
27	JUST A PRAYER AWAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		17	12	16	17
28	MISSOURI WALTZ     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36805 ]		42	—	—	2
29	LITTLE JAZZ     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1668 ]		44	32	24	4
30	THERE MUST BE A WAY     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		15	24	20	6
31	IF I LOVED YOU     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]		28	—	—	2
32	(I Love You, I Love You, I Love You) SWEETHEART OF ALL MY DREAMS     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1646 ]		29	25	23	12
33	I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]     [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1618 ]     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23399 ]		31	15	11	23
34	CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]		24	35	38	10
35	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		27	28	21	27
36	BAIA     [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]		23	13	14	5
37	ALL OF MY LIFE     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18658 ]		14	16	12	13
38	YAH-TA-TA YAH-TA-TA (Talk, Talk, Talk)     [ Bing Crosby & Judy Garland–Decca 23410 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36788 ]		22	18	17	8
39	STUFF LIKE THAT THERE     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 188 ]		34	23	28	14
40	I WISH     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18663 ]		25	—	—	2
41	PUT ANOTHER CHAIR AT THE TABLE     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18663 ]		36	—	—	2
42	COCKTAILS FOR TWO     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		33	39	30	23
43	I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1649 ]		39	—	36	3
44	BRING ANOTHER DRINK     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 192 ]		40	33	42	11
45	OH, BROTHER!     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36806 ]		45	—	—	2

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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