| The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score | ||||||
| Week of AUGUST 11, 1947 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist–Label | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PEG O’ MY HEART [ Harmonicats–Vitacoustic 1 ] [ Three Suns–RCA Victor 20-2272 ] [ Art Lund–M-G-M 10037 ] [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 37392 ] [ Clark Dennis–Capitol 346 ] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | THAT’S MY DESIRE [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2251 ] [ Frankie Laine & Mannie Klein’s All Stars–Mercury 5007 ] | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | CHI-BABA CHI-BABA (My Bambino Go To Sleep) [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2259 ] | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | I WONDER, I WONDER, I WONDER [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1124 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23865 ] | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | TEMPTATION (Tim-Tayshun) [ Red Ingle & Natural Seven–Capitol 412 ] | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| 6 | ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THE ALAMO [ Mills Brothers–Decca 23863 ] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 7 | IVY [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 388 ] [ Woody Herman with Four Chips–Columbia 37329 ] | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | TALLAHASSEE [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23885 ] | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| 9 | SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! (That Cigarette) [ Tex Williams & Western Caravan–Capitol Americana 40001 ] [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2370 ] | 8 | 9 | 20 | 4 | |
| 10 | BLOOP-BLEEP [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 428 ] [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 37553 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 11 | MY ADOBE HACIENDA [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1117 ] | 15 | 12 | 9 | 18 | |
| 12 | A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 388 ] [ Claude Thornhill & Orchestra–Columbia 37219 ] [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5018 ] | 18 | 20 | 11 | 15 | |
| 13 | MAM’SELLE [ Art Lund–M-G-M 10011 ] [ Dick Haymes–Decca 23861 ] [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37343 ] [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 20-2211 ] [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 396 ] | 11 | 10 | 8 | 17 | |
| 14 | ASK ANYONE WHO KNOWS [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1124 ] [ Ink Spots–Decca 23900 ] | 12 | 19 | — | 7 | |
| 15 | RED SILK STOCKINGS AND GREEN PERFUME [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2251 ] | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
| 16 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 427 ] [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37543 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 17 | CECILIA [ Dick Jurgens & Orchestra–Columbia 37342 ] [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 422 ] [ Three Suns–RCA Victor 20-2307 ] | 16 | 21 | 17 | 6 | |
| 18 | ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL [ Andy Russell–Capitol 432 ] [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37543 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 19 | JE VOUS AIME [ Eddy Duchin & Buddy Clark–Columbia 37389 ] [ Ray Dorey–Majestic 7239 ] | 19 | 11 | 15 | 5 | |
| 20 | I BELIEVE [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37300 ] | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | |
| 21 | COME TO THE MARDI GRAS (Nao Tenho Lagrimas) [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2288 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 22 | WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2259 ] | 14 | — | 22 | 5 | |
| 23 | (I’ve Been So Wrong, For So Long—But) I’M SO RIGHT TONIGHT [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37506 ] [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 423 ] [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2301 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24 | I WONDER WHO’S KISSING HER NOW [ Ted Weems & Orchestra with Perry Como–Decca 25078 ] [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2315 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 25 | PASSING BY [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 423 ] | 10 | 16 | — | 4 | |
| 26 | FEUDIN’ AND FIGHTIN’ [ Dorothy Shay–Columbia 37189 ] [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 443 ] [ Bing Crosby & Jesters–Decca 23975 ] | 20 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | I WANT TO BE LOVED (But Only By You) [ Beryl Davis–RCA Victor 20-2268 ] [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Capitol 416 ] | 25 | 23 | 21 | 5 | |
| 28 | I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2294 ] [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 409 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 29 | TIME AFTER TIME [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37300 ] [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 383 ] [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2210 ] | 22 | — | 24 | 14 | |
| 30 | OH, LADY BE GOOD! [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23956 ] | 21 | — | — | 2 | |
| 31 | LINDA [ Ray Noble & Orchestra with Buddy Clark–Columbia 37215 ] [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2047 ] | 23 | 14 | 12 | 25 | |
| 32 | OLD DEVIL MOON [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 410 ] [ Gene Krupa & Orchestra–Columbia 37270 ] | — | 22 | — | 2 | |
| 33 | NAUGHTY ANGELINE [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37561 ] [ Dick Haymes–Decca 23977 ] [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 437 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | AFTER GRADUATION DAY [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2209 ] [ Eddy Duchin & Buddy Clark–Columbia 37389 ] | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 35 | STELLA BY STARLIGHT [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37343 ] [ Dick Haymes–Decca 23861 ] | — | 17 | 23 | 11 | |
| 36 | CU-TU-GU-RU (Jack, Jack, Jack) [ Jack Smith with Clark Sisters–Capitol 403 ] [ Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra–Columbia 37319 ] | — | — | 16 | 11 | |
| 37 | ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37382 ] | — | 24 | 19 | 4 | |
| 38 | THE ECHO SAID “NO” [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2330 ] | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | ANNIVERSARY SONG [ Al Jolson–Decca 23714 ] [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37234 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23799 ] [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2126 ] [ Andy Russell–Capitol 368 ] | — | — | — | 22 | |
| 40 | HEARTACHES [ Ted Weems & Orchestra–Decca 25017 / RCA Victor 20-2175 ] [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 37305 ] | 24 | 18 | 13 | 26 | |
| NOTE: Beginning with this issue, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title in the Top 20, with no indication of which version(s) were the biggest sellers, and titles only for the records in positions below the Top 20. 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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