The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of SEPTEMBER 3, 1945
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE
    [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 195 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1682 ]		  1
 
 		  1
 
 		  4
 
 		  8
 
 
  2CHOPIN’S POLONAISE
    [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		  2  2  311
  3BELL 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
 
 
 
 		  4
 
 
 
 		  1
 
 
 
 		17
 
 
 
 
  4TILL THE END OF TIME
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36828 ]
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18699 ]		  7
 
 		13
 
 		23
 
 		  4
 
 
  5SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]
    [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]
    [ Merry Macs–Decca 18684 ]		  4
 
 		  3
 
 		  2
 
 		25
 
 
  6GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT
    [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36813 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		  6
 		  9
 		  8
 		11
 
  7THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18670 ]		  5
 		  5
 		  6
 		23
 
  8IF I LOVED YOU
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36825 ]		10
 
 		  7
 
 		10
 
 		11
 
 
  9YOU BELONG TO MY HEART
    [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]
    [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]		  8
 		  6
 		  5
 		15
 
10THE MORE I SEE YOU
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36794 ]		  9
 		  8
 		  7
 		16
 
11I WISH I KNEW
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]		12121315
12DREAM
    [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		11
 
 		10
 
 		  9
 
 		27
 
 
13TAMPICO
    [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 202 ]		191112  6
14I’M GONNA LOVE THAT GAL (Like She’s Never Been Loved Before)
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]		141424  9
15THERE’S NO YOU
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]		21231815
16A KISS GOODNIGHT
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36815 ]
    [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 203 ]		15
 		17
 		17
 		  8
 
17THERE MUST BE A WAY
    [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]
    [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		28
 		24
 		22
 		15
 
18GOOD, GOOD, GOOD (That’s You – That’s You)
    [ Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra–Columbia 36793 ]
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		18
 		16
 		15
 		15
 
19A FRIEND OF YOURS
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1657 ]		33252113
20STARS IN YOUR EYES
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18696 ]		24——  2
21JUNE IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER
    [ Hildegarde with Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23428 ]		271816  6
22NEVADA
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1710 ]		163034  4
23CALDONIA
    [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8670 ]
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]
    [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		13
 
 		15
 
 		14
 
 		19
 
 
24I WISH
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18663 ]		31211111
25LAURA
    [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36785 ]
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1655 ]
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18666 ]		17
 
 
 		20
 
 
 		20
 
 
 		23
 
 
 
26PLEASE NO SQUEEZA DA BANANA
    [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1693 ]		2019—  4
27I’D RATHER BE ME
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]		25—38  5
28CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK
    [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]		26
 		31
 		34
 		19
 
29IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON
    [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36843 ]
    [ Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23425 ]		22
 		—
 		—
 		  2
 
30(Did You Ever Get) THAT FEELING IN THE MOONLIGHT
    [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]		32——  2
31I’LL BUY THAT DREAM
    [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23434 ]
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36833 ]		35
 		37
 		32
 		  6
 
32SOME SUNDAY MORNING
    [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23434 ]		———  1
33A STORY OF TWO CIGARETTES
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1687 ]		—2925  3
34CAN’T YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES
    [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18676 ]		—
 		35
 		28
 		12
 
35THAT’S IT
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1710 ]		———  1
36HONG KONG BLUES
    [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1722 ]		———  1
37LILY BELLE
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1712 ]
    [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 207 ]		—
 		—
 		—
 		  1
38I’M A SHY GUY
    [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 208 ]		———  1
39DAYBREAK SERENDADE
    [ Jess Stacy & Orchestra–Victor 20-1708 ]		———  1
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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