The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of AUGUST 6, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	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 ]		1	3	3	13
2	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]     [ Merry Macs–Decca 18684 ]		2	1	1	21
3	ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 195 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1682 ]		6	7	21	4
4	THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18670 ]		4	2	2	19
5	YOU BELONG TO MY HEART     [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]		3	4	4	11
6	GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36813 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		9	13	19	7
7	DREAM     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		8	9	7	23
8	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		7	6	9	7
9	CALDONIA     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8670 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]     [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		5	5	5	15
10	THE MORE I SEE YOU     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36794 ]		11	10	6	12
11	IF I LOVED YOU     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36825 ]		13	11	22	7
12	I WISH I KNEW     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]		12	24	13	11
13	THERE MUST BE A WAY     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		34	18	23	11
14	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 ]		15	15	10	11
15	LAURA     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18666 ]		10	8	8	19
16	JUNE IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER     [ Hildegarde with Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23428 ]		20	—	—	2
17	CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]		30	20	37	15
18	A KISS GOODNIGHT     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36815 ]     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 203 ]		17	29	26	4
19	I WISH     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18663 ]		14	17	12	7
20	THERE’S NO YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]		23	14	30	11
21	A FRIEND OF YOURS     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1657 ]		22	12	27	9
22	YOU WAS RIGHT, BABY     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 197 ]		16	16	16	9
23	I’M GONNA LOVE THAT GAL (Like She’s Never Been Loved Before)     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]		18	19	11	5
24	GOOSEY GANDER     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36815 ]		29	39	—	3
25	CAN’T YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18676 ]		33	21	39	9
26	ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1648 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 199 ]		35	36	25	14
27	IN ACAPULCO     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18671 ]		32	31	17	10
28	COUNTING THE DAYS     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36805 ]		37	33	18	7
29	TAMPICO     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 202 ]		19	—	—	2
30	I’LL BUY THAT DREAM     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23434 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36833 ]		21	—	—	2
31	TEMPTATION     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1658 ]		25	27	31	13
32	THE MINOR GOES MUGGIN’     [ Duke Ellington with Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 45-0002 ]		39	26	28	4
33	JUNE COMES AROUND EVERY YEAR     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1669 ]		40	32	36	5
34	I’D RATHER BE ME     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]		27	—	—	2
35	JUST A PRAYER AWAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		24	25	24	22
36	I GOT RHYTHM     [ Ethel Smith–Decca 23426 ]		26	—	—	2
37	FUZZY WUZZY     [ Milt Herth Trio & Jesters–Decca 18688 ]		28	—	—	2
38	TIPPIN’ IN     [ Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra–Victor 20-1639 ]		36	22	35	12
39	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		41	40	40	32
40	CANDY     [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18661 ]		38	23	20	24
41	OH, BROTHER!     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36806 ]		42	43	41	7

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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