The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of SEPTEMBER 17, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		2	2	2	13
2	ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 195 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18690 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1682 ]     [ Judy Garland & Merry Macs–Decca 23436 ]		1	1	1	10
3	TILL THE END OF TIME     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18699 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36828 ]		3	4	7	6
4	GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36813 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		4	6	6	13
5	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 ]		7	3	3	19
6	IF I LOVED YOU     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36825 ]		5	8	10	13
7	SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36769 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1643 ]     [ Merry Macs–Decca 18684 ]		6	5	4	27
8	TAMPICO     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 202 ]		8	13	19	8
9	THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18670 ]		9	7	5	25
10	YOU BELONG TO MY HEART     [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]		10	9	8	17
11	THE MORE I SEE YOU     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36794 ]		12	10	9	18
12	I WISH I KNEW     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18662 ]		11	11	12	17
13	I’M GONNA LOVE THAT GAL (Like She’s Never Been Loved Before)     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]		15	14	14	11
14	I’LL BUY THAT DREAM     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23434 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36833 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1679 ]		13	31	35	8
15	A KISS GOODNIGHT     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36815 ]     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 203 ]		22	16	15	10
16	LILY BELLE     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1712 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 207 ]		25	37	—	3
17	A STORY OF TWO CIGARETTES     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1687 ]		37	33	—	4
18	IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36843 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23425 ]		17	29	22	4
19	NORTHWEST PASSAGE     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36835 ]		—	—	—	1
20	DREAM     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36797 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1645 ]		26	12	11	29
21	NEVADA     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1710 ]		14	22	16	6
22	CALDONIA     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 8670 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36789 ]     [ Erskine Hawkins & Ochestra–Victor 20-1659 ]		23	23	13	21
23	SOME SUNDAY MORNING     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23434 ]		31	32	—	3
24	(Did You Ever Get) THAT FEELING IN THE MOONLIGHT     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]		28	30	32	4
25	I WISH     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18663 ]		21	24	31	13
26	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	18	18	17
27	STARS IN YOUR EYES     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18696 ]		18	20	24	4
28	THERE MUST BE A WAY     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1663 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 196 ]		19	17	28	17
29	CAN’T YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36801 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18676 ]		29	34	—	14
30	THERE’S NO YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 191 ]		32	15	21	17
31	BAIA     [ Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & Orchestra–Decca 23413 ]		24	—	—	9
32	JUNE IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER     [ Hildegarde with Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23428 ]		27	21	27	8
33	PLEASE NO SQUEEZA DA BANANA     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1693 ]		30	26	20	6
34	A FRIEND OF YOURS     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1657 ]		20	19	33	15
35	I’M A SHY GUY     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 208 ]		35	38	—	3
36	DAYBREAK SERENDADE     [ Jess Stacy & Orchestra–Victor 20-1708 ]		33	39	—	3
37	HOMESICK – THAT’S ALL     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36820 ]		36	—	—	2
38	CLOSE AS PAGES IN A BOOK     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36787 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]		38	28	26	21
39	ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23437 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1666 ]		—	—	—	1
40	LOVE LETTERS     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18699 ]		—	—	—	1
41	11:60 P.M.     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36827 ]		—	—	—	1
42	STUFFY     [ Coleman Hawkins & Orchestra–Capitol 205 ]		—	—	—	1
43	DOIN’ IT THE HARD WAY     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 211 ]		—	—	—	1
44	AUTUMN SERENADE     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36838 ]		—	—	—	1
45	THERE YOU GO     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1715 ]		—	—	—	1
46	SO-O-O-O-O IN LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1674 ]     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 36834 ]		—	—	—	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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