The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of DECEMBER 17, 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	1	11
2	CHICKERY CHICK     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1726 ]     [ Evelyn Knight & Jesters–Decca 18725 ]		2	4	4	9
3	IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra with Margaret Whiting–Capitol 214 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18706 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1738 ]		3	6	11	9
4	I CAN’T BEGIN TO TELL YOU     [ Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro–Decca 23457 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 221 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]		7	8	8	4
5	I’LL BUY THAT DREAM     [ Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes–Decca 23434 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36833 ]     [ Hal McIntyre & Orchestra–Victor 20-1679 ]		4	2	2	21
6	THAT’S FOR ME     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18706 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 213 ]		6	5	5	12
7	TILL THE END OF TIME     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18699 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36828 ]		5	3	3	19
8	WAITIN’ FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 218 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18718 ]		8	12	13	8
9	SYMPHONY     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1747 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18735 ]		9	15	—	3
10	IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36843 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23425 ]		10	21	10	17
11	THE BLOND SAILOR     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18700 ]		22	17	14	13
12	TAMPICO     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 202 ]		12	11	12	21
13	NANCY (With The Laughing Face)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36868 ]		18	14	25	4
14	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		16	13	16	26
15	COME TO BABY, DO!     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]		27	32	—	3
16	DIG YOU LATER (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba)     [ Perry Como & Satisfyers–Victor 20-1750 ]		21	—	—	2
17	IF I LOVED YOU     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1676 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18686 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36825 ]		17	7	6	26
18	FISHIN’ FOR THE MOON     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1736 ]		31	18	17	4
19	A DOOR WILL OPEN     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1728 ]		14	25	38	6
20	DOCTOR, LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 220 ]		23	—	—	2
21	AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU?     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18720 ]		38	39	30	6
22	NO CAN DO     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18712 ]		32	20	26	13
23	HONG KONG BLUES     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1722 ]		13	16	9	14
24	ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23437 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1666 ]		19	9	15	13
25	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 ]		11	10	7	23
26	JUST A BLUE SERGE SUIT     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1725 ]		30	36	31	9
27	THE HONEYDRIPPER     [ Jimmie Lunceford & Orchestra & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23451 ]     [ Roosevelt Sykes–Bluebird 34-0737 ]		24	27	35	7
28	(Did You Ever Get) THAT FEELING IN THE MOONLIGHT     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1709 ]		25	28	18	17
29	LILY BELLE     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1712 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 207 ]		40	23	20	16
30	IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1747 ]		—	—	—	1
31	HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1733 ]		39	35	28	6
32	WHITE CHRISTMAS     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18429 ]		20	26	—	3
33	SOME SUNDAY MORNING     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23434 ]		15	22	22	16
34	AUTUMN SERENADE     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36838 ]		—	31	27	13
35	AT THE FAT MAN’S     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1737 ]		—	—	—	1
36	JUST A LITTLE FOND AFFECTION     [ Gene Krupa & Orchestra–Columbia 36877 ]		29	30	19	4
37	BUZZ ME     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 226 ]		—	—	—	1
38	SOMETHING SENTIMENTAL     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1714 ]		36	19	45	10
39	I’LL BE WALKIN’ WITH MY HONEY (Soon, Soon, Soon)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1713 ]		34	—	—	10
40	HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN (How High Is The Sky)     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18781 ]		—	—	33	3
41	HONEY     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1731 ]		26	29	44	6
42	DRIP, DRIP, DRIP (Sloppy Lagoon)     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1733 ]		—	—	39	2
43	BOOGIE WOOGIE     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1715 ]		—	38	29	23
44	PROMISES     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1713 ]		35	—	42	10
45	MY GUY’S COME BACK     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1731 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]		41	34	49	6
46	I’M GLAD I WAITED FOR YOU     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 218 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1749 ]		—	—	—	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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