The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MAY 27, 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 ]		1	3	5	7
2	PRISONER OF LOVE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1814 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 18864 ]		2	1	2	10
3	LAUGHING ON THE OUTSIDE (Crying On The Inside)     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 252 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36964 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1856 ]		3	7	7	6
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 ]		4	2	1	18
5	ALL THROUGH THE DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36962 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1814 ]		10	8	10	10
6	I’M A BIG GIRL NOW     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1812 ]		5	4	3	11
7	SHOO FLY PIE (And Apple Pan Dowdy)     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 235 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36943 ]		6	9	6	13
8	CEMENT MIXER (Put-ti Put-ti)     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 248 ]		8	10	16	6
9	SIOUX CITY SUE     [ Bing Crosby & Jesters–Decca 23508 ]		9	11	14	9
10	HEY! BA-BA-RE-BOP     [ Tex Beneke with Glenn Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1859 ]     [ Lionel Hampton & Orchestra–Decca 18754 ]		13	5	13	13
11	BUMBLE BOOGIE     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1829 ]		18	14	15	7
12	DAY BY DAY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36905 ]		19	13	12	16
13	IT COULDN’T BE TRUE! (Or Could It?)     [ Tex Beneke with Glenn Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1835 ]		29	21	21	4
14	THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1857 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36975 ]		22	—	—	2
15	SOMEDAY (You’ll Want Me To Want You)     [ Hoosier Hot Shots & Sally Foster–Decca 18738 ]		40	29	17	4
16	ONE-ZY, TWO-ZY (I Love You-zy)     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1826 ]     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–ARA 136 ]		7	6	4	11
17	DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATUR’LLY     [ Dinah Shore with Spade Cooley & Orchestra–Columbia 36976 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18872 ]		—	—	—	1
18	SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1811 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18737 ]		11	18	9	12
19	DON’T BE A BABY, BABY     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18753 ]		17	16	25	13
20	FULL MOON AND EMPTY ARMS     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 36893 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36947 ]		27	15	23	7
21	ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36971 ]		28	24	34	4
22	IN THE MOON MIST     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 243 ]		20	25	26	10
23	JOSEPHINE PLEASE NO LEAN ON THE BELL     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1847 ]     [ Jerry Colonna–Capitol 249 ]		14	19	19	6
24	CYNTHIA’S IN LOVE     [ Tex Beneke with Glenn Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1858 ]		—	—	—	1
25	YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED (Until You Break My Heart)     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36884 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1788 ]		12	17	8	19
26	I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18834 ]     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 236 ]		—	—	—	1
27	PERSONALITY     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 230 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18790 ]		21	12	11	19
28	COAX ME A LITTLE BIT     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36944 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18833 ]		16	34	36	9
29	HER BATHING SUIT NEVER GOT WET     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18840 ]		25	—	—	2
30	ATLANTA, GA.     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1795 ]		26	22	20	13
31	ONE MORE TOMORROW     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36978 ]		23	35	42	7
32	PANACEA     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36968 ]		31	—	—	2
33	THE GIRL THAT I MARRY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36975 ]		—	—	—	1
34	PAINTED RHYTHM     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 250 ]		15	36	—	3
35	COME RAIN OR COME SHINE     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 247 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1819 ]		30	32	38	7
36	WHO’S SORRY NOW?     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36973 ]		35	37	—	3
37	WE’LL GATHER LILACS     [ Bing Crosby & Camarata & Orchestra–Decca 23510 ]     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 248 ]		38	30	31	4
38	(Ah Yes) THERE’S GOOD BLUES TONIGHT     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36972 ]     [ Lucky Millinder & Orchestra–Decca 18835 ]		24	23	27	4
39	I DIDN’T MEAN A WORD I SAID     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36973 ]		39	31	24	12
40	BEWARE     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 18818 ]		33	—	—	2
41	IN LOVE IN VAIN     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 240 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest–Decca 23528 ]		32	26	39	4

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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