The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of AUGUST 25, 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	18
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	2	2	16
3	CHI-BABA CHI-BABA (My Bambino Go To Sleep)     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2259 ]		5	3	3	13
4	I WONDER, I WONDER, I WONDER     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1124 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23865 ]		3	4	4	15
5	SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! (That Cigarette)     [ Tex Williams & Western Caravan–Capitol Americana 40001 ]     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2370 ]		6	9	8	6
6	TEMPTATION (Tim-Tayshun)     [ Red Ingle & Natural Seven–Capitol 412 ]		4	5	6	10
7	ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THE ALAMO     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 23863 ]		8	6	5	17
8	IVY     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 388 ]     [ Woody Herman with Four Chips–Columbia 37329 ]		7	7	7	13
9	TALLAHASSEE     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23885 ]		10	8	9	9
10	FEUDIN’ AND FIGHTIN’     [ Dorothy Shay–Columbia 37189 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 443 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Jesters–Decca 23975 ]		9	26	20	4
11	WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2259 ]		18	22	14	7
12	NAUGHTY ANGELINE     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37561 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 23977 ]     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 437 ]		28	33	—	3
13	BLOOP-BLEEP     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 428 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 37553 ]		11	10	—	3
14	RED SILK STOCKINGS AND GREEN PERFUME     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2251 ]		12	15	17	13
15	I WONDER WHO’S KISSING HER NOW     [ Ted Weems & Orchestra with Perry Como–Decca 25078 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2315 ]		15	24	—	3
16	THE LADY FROM 29 PALMS     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2347 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 23976 ]		35	—	—	2
17	COME TO THE MARDI GRAS (Nao Tenho Lagrimas)     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2288 ]		20	21	—	3
18	JE VOUS AIME     [ Eddy Duchin & Buddy Clark–Columbia 37389 ]     [ Ray Dorey–Majestic 7239 ]		19	19	19	7
19	I HAVE BUT ONE HEART (O Marinariello)     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5053 ]		21	—	—	2
20	OH! MY ACHIN’ HEART     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 23979 ]		—	—	—	1
21	WHIFFENPOOF SONG     [ Bing Crosby with Fred Waring & Glee Club–Decca 23990 ]		—	—	—	1
22	I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2294 ]     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 409 ]		30	28	—	3
23	LAZY RIVER     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 25046 ]		—	—	—	1
24	A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 388 ]     [ Claude Thornhill & Orchestra–Columbia 37219 ]     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5018 ]		13	12	18	17
25	ASK ANYONE WHO KNOWS     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1124 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 23900 ]		16	14	12	9
26	ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 432 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37543 ]		17	18	—	3
27	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 ]		29	13	11	19
28	KATE (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1160 ]		—	—	—	1
29	MY ADOBE HACIENDA     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1117 ]		24	11	15	20
30	WITHOUT MUSIC     [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2341 ]		—	—	—	1
31	I WANT TO BE LOVED (But Only By You)     [ Beryl Davis–RCA Victor 20-2268 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Capitol 416 ]		14	27	25	7
32	WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 427 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37543 ]		23	16	—	3
33	BLUE TAIL FLY     [ Andrews Sisters & Burl Ives–Decca 24463 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1156 ]		—	—	—	1
34	I BELIEVE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37300 ]		26	20	13	17
35	THE ECHO SAID “NO”     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2330 ]		—	38	—	2
36	MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER (Is It Good Or Is It Bad)     [ Beryl Davis–RCA Victor 20-2354 ]		—	—	—	1
37	PASSING BY     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 423 ]		22	25	10	6
38	CUMANA     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2347 ]     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 428 ]		31	—	—	2
39	ALL MY LOVE     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37555 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23989 ]		—	—	—	1
40	AN APPLE BLOSSOM WEDDING     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2330 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1156 ]		—	—	—	1

NOTE: On the original chart, 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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