The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of OCTOBER 21, 1946
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	TO EACH HIS OWN     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 7188 / Majestic 1070 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 23615 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1921 ]     [ Tony Martin–Mercury 3022 ]     [ Modernaires with Paula Kelly–Columbia 37063 ]		1	1	1	14
2	RUMORS ARE FLYING     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 37069 ]     [ Andrews Sisters with Les Paul–Decca 23656 ]     [ Betty Rhodes–RCA Victor 20-1944 ]		5	5	15	6
3	FIVE MINUTES MORE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37048 ]     [ Tex Beneke & Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1922 ]     [ Three Suns–Majestic 7197 ]		2	2	2	12
4	SOUTH AMERICA, TAKE IT AWAY     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23569 ]     [ Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra–Columbia 37051 ]		4	3	3	12
5	SURRENDER     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1877 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 36985 ]		3	4	4	20
6	THIS IS ALWAYS     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 37052 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 277 ]		6	6	7	8
7	CHOO CHOO CH’BOOGIE     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 23610 ]		8	8	16	7
8	PRETENDING     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 271 ]		9	13	12	10
9	BLUE SKIES     [ Count Basie & Orchestra–Columbia 37070 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Columbia 37053 ]		7	7	9	12
10	OLE BUTTERMILK SKY     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37073 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra with Matt Dennis–Capitol 285 ]		10	10	26	5
11	THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37089 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1972 ]		25	—	—	2
12	I GUESS I’LL GET THE PAPERS (And Go Home)     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 23638 ]     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 37066 ]		17	15	32	5
13	PASSE     [ Tex Beneke & Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1951 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 294 ]		11	24	—	3
14	DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATUR’LLY     [ Dinah Shore with Spade Cooley & Orchestra–Columbia 36976 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1878 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18872 ]		12	9	5	22
15	THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1857 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36975 ]		16	14	6	23
16	THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS     [ Freddie Slack & Orchestra–Capitol 251 ]     [ Andrews Sisters & Eddie Heywood & Orchestra–Decca 23641 ]		13	18	18	19
17	THERE’S NO ONE BUT YOU     [ Tommy Dorsey & Clambake Seven–RCA Victor 20-1866 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36960 ]		—	31	20	12
18	AND THEN IT’S HEAVEN     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 37060 ]		14	35	25	7
19	IF YOU WERE THE ONLY GIRL     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-1857 ]		—	21	22	6
20	YOU KEEP COMING BACK LIKE A SONG     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37072 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23647 ]		—	—	33	2
21	I DON’T KNOW WHY (I Just Do)     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1901 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18899 ]		15	19	17	15
22	I GOT THE SUN IN THE MORNING     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36977 ]		20	16	10	13
23	THE GYPSY     [ Ink Spots–Decca 18817 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 36964 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1844 ]		33	11	11	28
24	THE COFFEE SONG (They’ve Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37089 ]		—	—	—	1
25	UGLY CHILE (You’re Some Pretty Doll)     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 268 ]		22	—	—	3
26	I DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 18834 ]     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 236 ]		—	17	13	20
27	TWO SILHOUETTES     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37050 ]		28	27	14	10
28	SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37054 ]		24	33	—	9
29	THE WOODCHUCK SONG     [ Tex Beneke & Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1951 ]		—	—	—	1
30	THE OLD LAMP-LIGHTER     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1963 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37095 ]     [ Hal Derwin–Capitol 288 ]		—	—	—	1
31	WITHOUT YOU (Tres Palabras)     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 37069 ]		—	—	—	1
32	THE RICKETY RICKSHAW MAN     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 7192 / Majestic 1078 ]		—	—	—	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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