The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of FEBRUARY 18, 1946
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SYMPHONY     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1747 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18735 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 227 ]		1	1	1	12
2	LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1759 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36909 ]		2	2	4	9
3	I CAN’T BEGIN TO TELL YOU     [ Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro–Decca 23457 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 221 ]		3	3	2	13
4	DOCTOR, LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 220 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36945 ]		5	5	8	11
5	PERSONALITY     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 230 ]		8	8	13	5
6	I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1788 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23472 ]		7	11	20	5
7	IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18706 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra with Margaret Whiting–Capitol 214 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1738 ]		4	4	3	18
8	DIG YOU LATER (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba)     [ Perry Como & Satisfyers–Victor 20-1750 ]		6	6	5	11
9	DAY BY DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36905 ]		13	—	—	2
10	YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED (Until You Break My Heart)     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1788 ]		14	13	—	5
11	WAITIN’ FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 218 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18718 ]		9	9	9	17
12	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 ]		10	10	7	20
13	AS LONG AS I LIVE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36892 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston with Satisfiers–Capitol 228 ]		21	28	12	6
14	CHICKERY CHICK     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1726 ]     [ Evelyn Knight & Jesters–Decca 18725 ]		11	7	6	18
15	AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU?     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18720 ]		15	22	11	15
16	OH! WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36892 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36905 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23481 ]		17	31	29	4
17	IT’S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18740 ]		18	16	14	6
18	NANCY (With The Laughing Face)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36868 ]		19	21	15	13
19	COME TO BABY, DO!     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]     [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1748 ]		16	19	16	12
20	BUZZ ME     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 226 ]		20	18	19	10
21	SOME SUNDAY MORNING     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23434 ]		25	15	27	25
22	JUST A LITTLE FOND AFFECTION     [ Gene Krupa & Orchestra–Columbia 36877 ]		34	27	33	13
23	THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18721 ]		28	24	43	6
24	THAT’S FOR ME     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18706 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 213 ]		30	12	10	21
25	SLOWLY     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36900 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18747 ]		12	14	—	3
26	TAMPICO     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 202 ]		26	26	24	30
27	MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL (Take It Away, Take It Away, Take It Away)     [ Andrews Sisters & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23474 ]		22	17	—	3
28	YOU’RE NOBODY ’TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18724 ]		33	—	25	3
29	ARTISTRY JUMPS     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 229 ]		23	25	22	6
30	YOU CAN CRY ON SOMEBODY ELSE’S SHOULDER     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1791 ]		—	—	—	1
31	A DOOR WILL OPEN     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1728 ]		32	35	31	15
32	MY GUY’S COME BACK     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1731 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]		24	23	36	14
33	I WISH I COULD TELL YOU     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18747 ]		—	—	—	1
34	THE MOMENT I MET YOU     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1761 ]		38	34	42	6
35	THE HONEYDRIPPER     [ Jimmie Lunceford & Orchestra & Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 23451 ]     [ Roosevelt Sykes–Bluebird 34-0737 ]		—	40	35	14
36	ONE MORE DREAM (And She’s Mine)     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 228 ]		—	32	—	2
37	COTTON TAIL     [ Bobby Sherwood & Orchestra–Capitol 231 ]		—	—	—	1
38	COFFEE TIME     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36882 ]     [ Shep Fields & New Music–Victor 20-1763 ]		36	20	21	8
39	FISHIN’ FOR THE MOON     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1736 ]		27	—	18	12
40	I’M GLAD I WAITED FOR YOU     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 218 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1749 ]		—	—	44	8
41	CHOPIN’S POLONAISE     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18677 ]		—	36	48	34
42	WARSAW CONCERTO     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18742 ]		40	42	—	3

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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