The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MAY 20, 1946
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE GYPSY     [ Ink Spots–Decca 18817 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36964 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1844 ]		3	5	15	6
2	PRISONER OF LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1814 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 18864 ]		1	2	4	9
3	LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (Crying On The Inside)     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36964 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 252 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1856 ]		7	7	7	5
4	OH! WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36892 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36905 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1806 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23481 ]		2	1	1	17
5	I’M A BIG GIRL NOW     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1812 ]		4	3	8	10
6	SHOO FLY PIE (And Apple Pan Dowdy)     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 235 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36943 ]		9	6	6	12
7	ONE-ZY, TWO-ZY (I Love You-zy)     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1826 ]     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–ARA 136 ]		6	4	2	10
8	CEMENT MIXER (Put-ti Put-ti)     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 248 ]		10	16	16	5
9	SIOUX CITY SUE     [ Bing Crosby & Jesters–Decca 23508 ]		11	14	22	8
10	ALL THROUGH THE DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36962 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1814 ]		8	10	17	9
11	SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1811 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18737 ]		18	9	14	11
12	YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED (Until You Break My Heart)     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1788 ]		17	8	3	18
13	HEY! BA-BA-RE-BOP     [ Tex Beneke with Glenn Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1859 ]     [ Lionel Hampton & Orchestra–Decca 18754 ]		5	13	11	12
14	JOSEPHINE PLEASE NO LEAN ON THE BELL     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1847 ]     [ Jerry Colonna–Capitol 249 ]		19	19	23	5
15	PAINTED RHYTHM     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 250 ]		36	—	—	2
16	COAX ME A LITTLE BIT     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36944 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18833 ]		34	36	39	8
17	DON’T BE A BABY, BABY     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18753 ]		16	25	20	12
18	BUMBLE BOOGIE     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1829 ]		14	15	12	6
19	DAY BY DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36905 ]		13	12	9	15
20	IN THE MOON MIST     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 243 ]		25	26	32	9
21	PERSONALITY     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 230 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18790 ]		12	11	5	18
22	THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1857 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36975 ]		—	—	—	1
23	ONE MORE TOMORROW     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36978 ]		35	42	33	6
24	(Ah Yes) THERE’S GOOD BLUES TONIGHT     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36972 ]     [ Lucky Millinder & Orchestra–Decca 18835 ]		23	27	—	3
25	HER BATHING SUIT NEVER GOT WET     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18840 ]		—	—	—	1
26	ATLANTA, GA.     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1795 ]		22	20	13	12
27	FULL MOON AND EMPTY ARMS     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 36893 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36947 ]		15	23	24	6
28	ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36971 ]		24	34	—	3
29	IT COULDN’T BE TRUE! (Or Could It?)     [ Tex Beneke with Glenn Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1835 ]		21	21	—	3
30	COME RAIN OR COME SHINE     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 247 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1819 ]		32	38	31	6
31	PANACEA     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36968 ]		—	—	—	1
32	IN LOVE IN VAIN     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 240 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23528 ]		26	39	—	3
33	BEWARE     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 18818 ]		—	—	—	1
34	DOCTOR, LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 220 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36945 ]		20	18	10	24
35	WHO’S SORRY NOW?     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36973 ]		37	—	—	2
36	SLOWLY     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36900 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 18747 ]		27	22	18	16
37	GIVE ME A LITTLE KISS, WILL YOU HUH?     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23481 ]		33	30	28	12
38	WE’LL GATHER LILACS     [ Bing Crosby & Camarata & Orchestra–Decca 23510 ]     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 248 ]		30	31	—	3
39	I DIDN’T MEAN A WORD I SAID     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36973 ]		31	24	36	11
40	SOMEDAY (You’ll Want Me To Want You)     [ Hoosier Hot Shots & Sally Foster–Decca 18738 ]		29	17	—	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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