The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score | ||||||
Week of MAY 19, 1947 | ||||||
TW | TITLE | ArtistLabel | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | MAMSELLE [ Art LundM-G-M 10011 ] [ Dick HaymesDecca 23861 ] [ Dennis DayRCA Victor 20-2211 ] [ Pied PipersCapitol 396 ] [ Frank SinatraColumbia 37343 ] | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
2 | LINDA [ Ray Noble & Orchestra with Buddy ClarkColumbia 37215 ] [ Charlie Spivak & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2047 ] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
3 | HEARTACHES [ Ted Weems & OrchestraDecca 25017 / RCA Victor 20-2175 ] [ Harry James & OrchestraColumbia 37305 ] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
4 | MY ADOBE HACIENDA [ Eddy Howard & OrchestraMajestic 1117 ] | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
5 | ANNIVERSARY SONG [ Al JolsonDecca 23714 ] [ Dinah ShoreColumbia 37234 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 23799 ] [ Tex Beneke with Miller OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2126 ] [ Andy RussellCapitol 368 ] | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
6 | GUILTY [ Margaret WhitingCapitol 324 ] [ Johnny DesmondRCA Victor 20-2109 ] | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
7 | ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THE ALAMO [ Mills BrothersDecca 23863 ] | 8 | 11 | | 3 | |
8 | HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA [ Dick HaymesDecca 23830 ] [ Tommy Dorsey & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2121 ] [ Buddy ClarkColumbia 37223 ] [ Martha TiltonCapitol 345 ] | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
9 | MANAGUA, NICARAGUA [ Freddy Martin & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2026 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 23782 ] [ Kay Kyser & OrchestraColumbia 37214 ] | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
10 | PEG O MY HEART [ HarmonicatsVitacoustic 1 ] [ Clark DennisCapitol 346 ] | 14 | 16 | 22 | 4 | |
11 | ILL CLOSE MY EYES [ Andy RussellCapitol 342 ] [ Johnny DesmondRCA Victor 20-2109 ] | 10 | 10 | 8 | 16 | |
12 | THATS MY DESIRE [ Sammy Kaye & Swing And Sway OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2251 ] [ Frankie Laine & Mannie Kleins All StarsMercury 5007 ] | 16 | | | 2 | |
13 | I WANT TO THANK YOUR FOLKS [ Perry ComoRCA Victor 20-2117 ] [ Frank SinatraColumbia 37251 ] | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
14 | CU-TU-GU-RU (Jack, Jack, Jack) [ Jack Smith with Clark SistersCapitol 403 ] [ Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria OrchestraColumbia 37319 ] | | | | 1 | |
15 | ALEXANDERS RAGTIME BAND [ Bing Crosby & Al JolsonDecca 40038 ] | | | | 1 | |
16 | I WONDER, I WONDER, I WONDER [ Eddy Howard & OrchestraMajestic 1124 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 23865 ] | | | | 1 | |
17 | THATS WHERE I CAME IN [ Ink SpotsDecca 23809 ] [ Jo StaffordCapitol 355 ] [ Perry ComoRCA Victor 20-2117 ] | 24 | 25 | 14 | 8 | |
18 | I BELIEVE [ Frank SinatraColumbia 37300 ] | 20 | 18 | | 3 | |
19 | A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE [ Jo StaffordCapitol 388 ] [ Claude Thornhill & OrchestraColumbia 37219 ] [ Frankie LaineMercury 5018 ] | 13 | | 15 | 3 | |
20 | STELLA BY STARLIGHT [ Frank SinatraColumbia 37343 ] [ Dick HaymesDecca 23861 ] | 23 | | | 2 | |
21 | MOON-FACED, STARRY-EYED [ Freddy Martin & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2176 ] | 19 | 22 | 12 | 8 | |
22 | TIME AFTER TIME [ Frank SinatraColumbia 37300 ] [ Margaret WhitingCapitol 383 ] [ Tommy Dorsey & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2210 ] | 17 | 15 | | 3 | |
23 | SANTA CATALINA (Island Of Romance) [ Freddy Martin & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2136 ] [ Eddy Howard & OrchestraMajestic 1114 ] | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | |
24 | THE EGG AND I [ Dinah ShoreColumbia 37278 ] [ Sammy Kaye & Swing And Sway OrchestraRCA Victor 20-2209 ] | 22 | 13 | | 3 | |
25 | ROSES IN THE RAIN [ Frankie Carle & OrchestraColumbia 37252 ] | 18 | | | 4 | |
26 | APRIL SHOWERS [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 23845 ] | | | | 1 | |
27 | DREAM, DREAM, DREAM [ Mills BrothersDecca 23863 ] | | | | 1 | |
28 | JALOUSIE (Jealousy) [ Harry James & OrchestraColumbia 37218 ] [ Billy Butterfield & OrchestraCapitol 335 ] [ Herbie Fields & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-1961 ] | 15 | 9 | 13 | 18 |
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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