The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MARCH 11, 1946
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	DOCTOR, LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 220 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36945 ]		2	4	4	14
2	LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1759 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36909 ]		4	2	2	12
3	SYMPHONY     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1747 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18735 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 227 ]		1	1	1	15
4	PERSONALITY     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 230 ]		3	5	5	8
5	OH! WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36892 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36905 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23481 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1806 ]		7	7	16	7
6	YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED (Until You Break My Heart)     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1788 ]		8	10	10	8
7	I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1788 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23472 ]		6	8	6	8
8	I CAN’T BEGIN TO TELL YOU     [ Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro–Decca 23457 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 221 ]		5	3	3	16
9	SHOO FLY PIE (And Apple Pan Dowdy)     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 235 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36943 ]		27	—	—	2
10	DIG YOU LATER (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba)     [ Perry Como & Satisfyers–Victor 20-1750 ]		11	9	8	14
11	AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU?     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18720 ]		16	15	15	18
12	SLOWLY     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36900 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18747 ]		12	13	25	6
13	DAY BY DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36905 ]		9	11	9	5
14	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 ]		10	6	7	21
15	McNAMARA’S BAND     [ Bing Crosby & Jesters–Decca 23495 ]		38	—	—	2
16	SOME SUNDAY MORNING     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23434 ]		13	12	21	28
17	I DIDN’T MEAN A WORD I SAID     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36973 ]		—	—	—	1
18	LET’S HAVE FUN TONIGHT     [ Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra–Victor 20-1777 ]		—	—	—	1
19	HEY! BA-BA-RE-BOP     [ Lionel Hampton & Orchestra–Decca 18754 ]		30	—	—	2
20	YOU CAN CRY ON SOMEBODY ELSE’S SHOULDER     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–Victor 20-1791 ]		45	21	30	4
21	IF I HAD A WISHING RING     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 234 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1809 ]		—	—	—	1
22	ATLANTA, GA.     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1795 ]		18	—	—	2
23	THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18721 ]		23	34	23	9
24	I’M GLAD I WAITED FOR YOU     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 218 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1749 ]		32	35	40	11
25	JUST A-SITTIN’ AND A-ROCKIN’     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 229 ]     [ Delta Rhythm Boys–Decca 18739 ]		28	32	—	5
26	MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL (Take It Away, Take It Away, Take It Away)     [ Andrews Sisters & Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23474 ]		20	26	27	6
27	COME TO BABY, DO!     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]     [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1748 ]		15	17	19	15
28	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 ]		40	16	12	23
29	ONE MORE DREAM (And She’s Mine)     [ Johnnie Johnston–Capitol 228 ]		24	—	36	4
30	TAKE CARE (When You Say “Te Quiero”)     [ Tommy Tucker Time–Columbia 36916 ]		—	—	—	1
31	WARSAW CONCERTO     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 18742 ]		33	33	42	6
32	GIVE ME A LITTLE KISS, WILL YOU HUH?     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23481 ]		36	—	—	2
33	YOU’RE NOBODY ’TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18724 ]		31	25	28	6
34	SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1811 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18737 ]		—	—	—	1
35	CHICKERY CHICK     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1726 ]     [ Evelyn Knight & Jesters–Decca 18725 ]		22	18	14	21
36	EVERYONE KNEW BUT ME     [ Helen Forrest with Les Paul & Trio–Decca 18778 ]     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Majestic 7163 ]		17	20	—	4
37	MY GUY’S COME BACK     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1731 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36874 ]		26	24	32	17
38	GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 36908 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 23469 ]		35	—	—	2
39	IT’S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18740 ]		25	22	17	9
40	BUZZ ME     [ Ella Mae Morse–Capitol 226 ]		21	27	20	13
41	ARTISTRY JUMPS     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 229 ]		19	31	29	9
42	WAITIN’ FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 218 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36867 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra & Dick Robertson–Decca 18718 ]		14	14	11	20
43	DON’T YOU REMEMBER ME     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36888 ]     [ Johnny Desmond–Victor 20-1796 ]		42	—	—	2
44	DON’T BE A BABY, BABY     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18753 ]		37	—	—	2
45	NANCY (With The Laughing Face)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36868 ]		29	23	18	16
46	I WISH I COULD TELL YOU     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18747 ]		44	—	33	3
47	AS LONG AS I LIVE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36892 ]     [ Johnnie Johnston with Satisfiers–Capitol 228 ]		34	28	13	9
48	THE MOMENT I MET YOU     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1761 ]		41	—	34	8
49	ALL I OWE IOWAY     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18740 ]		47	—	—	4
50	JUST A LITTLE FOND AFFECTION     [ Gene Krupa & Orchestra–Columbia 36877 ]		50	39	22	16

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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