The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of JULY 23, 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	19
2	THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18670 ]		2	3	4	17
3	BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1661 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18683 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Majestic 7134 ]     [ Jerry Colonna–Capitol 204 ]		3	2	2	11
4	YOU BELONG TO MY HEART     [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]		4	5	7	9
5	CALDONIA     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8670 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]     [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		5	4	5	13
6	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		9	13	12	5
7	ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 195 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1682 ]		21	—	—	2
8	LAURA     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18666 ]		8	7	3	17
9	DREAM     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		7	6	6	21
10	THE MORE I SEE YOU     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36794 ]		6	8	8	10
11	IF I LOVED YOU     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36825 ]		22	20	31	5
12	A FRIEND OF YOURS     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1657 ]		27	26	17	7
13	GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36813 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		19	18	24	5
14	THERE’S NO YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]		30	21	19	9
15	GOOD, GOOD, GOOD (That’s You – That’s You)     [ Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra–Columbia 36793 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		10	15	21	9
16	YOU WAS RIGHT, BABY     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 197 ]		16	17	20	7
17	I WISH     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18663 ]		12	22	40	5
18	THERE MUST BE A WAY     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		23	12	30	9
19	I’M GONNA LOVE THAT GAL (Like She’s Never Been Loved Before)     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]		11	37	—	3
20	CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]		37	10	34	13
21	CAN’T YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18676 ]		39	27	11	7
22	TIPPIN’ IN     [ Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra–Victor 20-1639 ]		35	32	25	10
23	CANDY     [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18661 ]		20	9	10	22
24	I WISH I KNEW     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]		13	19	13	9
25	JUST A PRAYER AWAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		24	16	27	20
26	THE MINOR GOES MUGGIN’     [ Duke Ellington with Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 45-0002 ]		28	—	—	2
27	TEMPTATION     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1658 ]		31	25	14	11
28	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 ]		14	11	9	22
29	A KISS GOODNIGHT     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36815 ]     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 203 ]		26	—	—	2
30	ALL OF MY LIFE     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18658 ]		46	23	37	16
31	IN ACAPULCO     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18671 ]		17	30	15	8
32	JUNE COMES AROUND EVERY YEAR     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1669 ]		36	38	—	3
33	COUNTING THE DAYS     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36805 ]		18	24	16	5
34	PLEASE NO SQUEEZA DA BANANA     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1693 ]		—	—	—	1
35	OUT OF THIS WORLD     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1669 ]		—	—	—	1
36	ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1648 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 199 ]		25	39	—	12
37	(Yip Yip De Hootie) MY BABY SAID YES     [ Bing Crosby & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 23417 ]		—	—	—	1
38	I SHOULD CARE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36791 ]     [ Martha Tilton–Capitol 184 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1625 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18656 ]		15	41	26	19
39	GOOSEY GANDER     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36815 ]		—	—	—	1
40	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		40	42	35	30
41	YAH-TA-TA YAH-TA-TA (Talk, Talk, Talk)     [ Bing Crosby & Judy Garland–Decca 23410 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36788 ]		34	28	38	11
42	PUT YOUR DREAMS AWAY (For Another Day)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36814 ]		—	—	—	1
43	OH, BROTHER!     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36806 ]		41	40	45	5
44	YOUR SOCKS DON’T MATCH     [ Bing Crosby & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 23417 ]		43	36	—	3
45	SLIPPED DISC     [ Benny Goodman Sextet–Columbia 36817 ]		33	—	—	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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