The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of DECEMBER 3, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	IT’S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36838 ]     [ Bing Crosby with Les Paul & Trio–Decca 18708 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1721 ]     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 219 ]		1	1	3	9
2	I’LL BUY THAT DREAM     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23434 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36833 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1679 ]		2	2	2	19
3	TILL THE END OF TIME     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18699 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36828 ]		3	3	1	17
4	CHICKERY CHICK     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1726 ]		4	4	7	7
5	THAT’S FOR ME     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18706 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 213 ]		5	5	10	10
6	IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra with Margaret Whiting–Capitol 214 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18706 ]		11	11	17	7
7	IF I LOVED YOU     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36825 ]		6	7	5	24
8	I CAN’T BEGIN TO TELL YOU     [ Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro–Decca 23457 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 221 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]		8	—	—	2
9	ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23437 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1666 ]		15	9	8	11
10	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 ]		7	8	4	21
11	TAMPICO     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 202 ]		12	12	12	19
12	WAITIN’ FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 218 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18718 ]		13	18	39	6
13	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		16	10	6	24
14	NANCY (With The Laughing Face)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36868 ]		25	—	—	2
15	SYMPHONY     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1747 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]		—	—	—	1
16	HONG KONG BLUES     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1722 ]		9	13	11	12
17	THE BLOND SAILOR     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18700 ]		14	15	14	11
18	FISHIN’ FOR THE MOON     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1736 ]		17	—	—	2
19	SOMETHING SENTIMENTAL     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1714 ]		45	27	33	8
20	NO CAN DO     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18712 ]		26	26	27	11
21	IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36843 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23425 ]		10	6	9	15
22	SOME SUNDAY MORNING     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23434 ]		22	20	34	14
23	LILY BELLE     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1712 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 207 ]		20	25	19	14
24	BUELAH’S BOOGIE     [ Lionel Hampton & Orchestra–Decca 18719 ]		21	—	—	2
25	A DOOR WILL OPEN     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1728 ]		38	17	16	4
26	WHITE CHRISTMAS     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18429 ]		—	—	—	1
27	THE HONEYDRIPPER     [ Jimmie Lunceford & Orchestra & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23451 ]     [ Roosevelt Sykes–Bluebird 34-0737 ]		35	33	36	5
28	(Did You Ever Get) THAT FEELING IN THE MOONLIGHT     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]		18	14	25	15
29	HONEY     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1731 ]		44	34	21	4
30	JUST A LITTLE FOND AFFECTION     [ Gene Krupa & Orchestra–Columbia 36877 ]		19	—	—	2
31	AUTUMN SERENADE     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36838 ]		27	35	24	12
32	COME TO BABY, DO!     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]		—	—	—	1
33	WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 211 ]		46	—	—	4
34	MY GUY’S COME BACK     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1731 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]		49	29	30	4
35	HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1733 ]		28	24	41	4
36	JUST A BLUE SERGE SUIT     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1725 ]		31	19	18	7
37	SURPRISE PARTY     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 217 ]		23	—	—	4
38	BOOGIE WOOGIE     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1715 ]		29	28	37	22
39	AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU?     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18720 ]		30	36	44	4
40	BUT I DID     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1732 ]		—	—	—	1
41	GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36813 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1684 ]		32	16	13	24

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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