The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of JANUARY 20, 1947
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THE OLD LAMP-LIGHTER
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1963 ]
    [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37095 ]
    [ Hal Derwin–Capitol 288 ]		  1
 
 		  1
 
 		  1
 
 		14
 
 
  2OLE BUTTERMILK SKY
    [ Hoagy Carmichael–ARA 155 ]
    [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37073 ]
    [ Paul Weston & Orchestra with Matt Dennis–Capitol 285 ]
    [ Helen Carroll & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-1982 ]		  2
 
 
 		  2
 
 
 		  2
 
 
 		18
 
 
 
  3(I Love You) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS
    [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 304 ]
    [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 7204 / Majestic 1071 ]
    [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1981 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37188 ]		  3
 
 
 		  4
 
 
 		  4
 
 
 		13
 
 
 
  4HUGGIN’ AND CHALKIN’
    [ Hoagy Carmichael–Decca 23675 ]
    [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 334 ]
    [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37095 ]		12
 
 		  6
 
 		  7
 
 		  7
 
 
  5A GAL IN CALICO
    [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1991 ]
    [ Bing Crosby with Calico Kids–Decca 23739 ]
    [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 316 ]		  7
 
 		  8
 
 		  5
 
 		  8
 
 
  6RUMORS ARE FLYING
    [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 37069 ]
    [ Andrews Sisters with Les Paul–Decca 23656 ]
    [ Betty Rhodes–RCA Victor 20-1944 ]
    [ Tony Martin–Mercury 3032 ]		  4
 
 
 		  3
 
 
 		  3
 
 
 		19
 
 
 
  7ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1976 ]
    [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 323 ]		  6
 		10
 		10
 		10
 
  8THE WHOLE WORLD IS SINGING MY SONG
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 37066 ]		  5  5  813
  9SONATA
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2033 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 337 ]		10
 		  7
 		15
 		  6
 
10THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37089 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1972 ]		  8
 		  9
 		  6
 		15
 
11UNCLE REMUS SAID
    [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2017 ]
    [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 37162 ]		26
 		—
 		—
 		  2
 
12YEARS AND YEARS AGO
    [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 37153 ]
    [ Dinning Sisters–Capitol 353 ]		—
 		—
 		—
 		  2
 
13OH, BUT I DO
    [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 324 ]
    [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1991 ]
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 37156 ]		19
 
 		14
 
 		24
 
 		  6
 
 
14PASSE
    [ Tex Beneke & Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1951 ]
    [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 294 ]		17
 		21
 		  9
 		16
 
15YOU KEEP COMING BACK LIKE A SONG
    [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37072 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23647 ]		  9
 		25
 		14
 		15
 
16THIS IS ALWAYS
    [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 37052 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 277 ]		13
 		11
 		13
 		21
 
17THAT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2033 ]
    [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 328 ]		23
 		17
 		32
 		  4
 
18THE RICKETY RICKSHAW MAN
    [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 7192 / Majestic 1078 ]		291622  9
19THE COFFEE SONG (They’ve Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37089 ]		25201114
20FIVE MINUTES MORE
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37048 ]
    [ Tex Beneke & Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1922 ]
    [ Three Suns–Majestic 7197 ]		18
 
 		26
 
 		19
 
 		25
 
 
21SEPTEMBER SONG
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37161 ]
    [ Dardanelle Trio–RCA Victor 20-1993 ]		11
 		—
 		21
 		  6
 
22GUILTY
    [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 324 ]		———  1
23SOONER OR LATER (You’re Gonna Be Comin’ Around)
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1976 ]		24322610
24AND SO TO BED
    [ Skitch Henderson & Orchestra–Capitol 331 ]
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2023 ]		16
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 		—
 		  2
 
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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