The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of AUGUST 27, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 195 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1682 ]		1	4	3	7
2	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		2	3	8	10
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 ]		4	1	1	16
4	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]     [ Merry Macs–Decca 18684 ]		3	2	2	24
5	THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18670 ]		5	6	4	22
6	GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36813 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		9	8	6	10
7	TILL THE END OF TIME     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36828 ]		13	23	—	3
8	YOU BELONG TO MY HEART     [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]		6	5	5	14
9	THE MORE I SEE YOU     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36794 ]		8	7	10	15
10	IF I LOVED YOU     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36825 ]		7	10	11	10
11	DREAM     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		10	9	7	26
12	I WISH I KNEW     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]		12	13	12	14
13	CALDONIA     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8670 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]     [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		15	14	9	18
14	I’M GONNA LOVE THAT GAL (Like She’s Never Been Loved Before)     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]		14	24	23	8
15	A KISS GOODNIGHT     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36815 ]     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 203 ]		17	17	18	7
16	NEVADA     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1710 ]		30	34	—	3
17	LAURA     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18666 ]		20	20	15	22
18	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 ]		16	15	14	14
19	TAMPICO     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 202 ]		11	12	29	5
20	PLEASE NO SQUEEZA DA BANANA     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1693 ]		19	—	—	3
21	THERE’S NO YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]		23	18	20	14
22	IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36843 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23425 ]		—	—	—	1
23	RHAPSODY IN BLUE (Part 1)     [ Oscar Levant with Philadelphia Orchestra (Eugene Ormandy)–     Columbia Masterworks 251 ]		—	—	—	1
24	STARS IN YOUR EYES     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18696 ]		—	—	—	1
25	I’D RATHER BE ME     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]		—	38	34	4
26	CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]		31	35	17	18
27	JUNE IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER     [ Hildegarde with Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23428 ]		18	16	16	5
28	THERE MUST BE A WAY     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		24	22	13	14
29	ENLLORO (Voodoo Moon)     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		—	—	—	1
30	FIVE SALTED PEANUTS     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1661 ]		—	—	—	1
31	I WISH     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18663 ]		21	11	19	10
32	(Did You Ever Get) THAT FEELING IN THE MOONLIGHT     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]		—	—	—	1
33	A FRIEND OF YOURS     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1657 ]		25	21	21	12
34	TEMPTATION     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1658 ]		27	29	31	16
35	I’LL BUY THAT DREAM     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23434 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36833 ]		37	32	30	5
36	YOU WAS RIGHT, BABY     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 197 ]		—	26	22	11
37	TABU     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1696 ]		26	19	—	3
38	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		—	41	39	34
39	JUNE COMES AROUND EVERY YEAR     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1669 ]		—	36	33	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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