The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of SEPTEMBER 1, 1947
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	SMOKE! SMOKE! SMOKE! (That Cigarette)     [ Tex Williams & Western Caravan–Capitol Americana 40001 ]     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2370 ]		5	6	9	7
2	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	19
3	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	17
4	TEMPTATION (Tim-Tayshun)     [ Red Ingle & Natural Seven–Capitol 412 ]		6	4	5	11
5	WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2259 ]		11	18	22	8
6	I WONDER, I WONDER, I WONDER     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1124 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23865 ]		4	3	4	16
7	FEUDIN’ AND FIGHTIN’     [ Dorothy Shay–Columbia 37189 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 443 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Jesters–Decca 23975 ]		10	9	26	5
8	TALLAHASSEE     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23885 ]		9	10	8	10
9	IVY     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 388 ]     [ Woody Herman with Four Chips–Columbia 37329 ]		8	7	7	14
10	I WONDER WHO’S KISSING HER NOW     [ Ted Weems & Orchestra with Perry Como–Decca 25078 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2315 ]		15	15	24	4
11	CHI-BABA CHI-BABA (My Bambino Go To Sleep)     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2259 ]		3	5	3	14
12	BLOOP-BLEEP     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 428 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 37553 ]		13	11	10	4
13	I HAVE BUT ONE HEART (O Marinariello)     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5053 ]		19	21	—	3
14	ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THE ALAMO     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 23863 ]		7	8	6	18
15	COME TO THE MARDI GRAS (Nao Tenho Lagrimas)     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2288 ]		17	20	21	4
16	NAUGHTY ANGELINE     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37561 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 23977 ]     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 437 ]		12	28	33	4
17	THE ECHO SAID “NO”     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2330 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24115 ]		35	—	38	3
18	YOU DO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2361 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 438 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro–Decca 24101 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37587 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5056 ]		—	40	—	2
19	ASK ANYONE WHO KNOWS     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1124 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 23900 ]		25	16	14	10
20	KATE (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1160 ]		28	—	—	2
21	THE LADY FROM 29 PALMS     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2347 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 23976 ]		16	35	—	3
22	I WANT TO BE LOVED (But Only By You)     [ Beryl Davis–RCA Victor 20-2268 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Capitol 416 ]		31	14	27	8
23	RED SILK STOCKINGS AND GREEN PERFUME     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2251 ]		14	12	15	14
24	I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2294 ]     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 409 ]		22	30	28	4
25	HURRY ON DOWN     [ Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm–Capitol Americana 40002 ]		—	—	—	1
26	PASSING BY     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 423 ]		37	22	25	7
27	CECILIA     [ Dick Jurgens & Orchestra–Columbia 37342 ]     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 422 ]     [ Three Suns–RCA Victor 20-2307 ]		—	25	17	8
28	JE VOUS AIME     [ Eddy Duchin & Buddy Clark–Columbia 37389 ]     [ Ray Dorey–Majestic 7239 ]		18	19	19	8
29	MY ADOBE HACIENDA     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1117 ]		29	24	11	21
30	AN APPLE BLOSSOM WEDDING     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2330 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1156 ]		40	—	—	2
31	OLD DEVIL MOON     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 410 ]     [ Gene Krupa & Orchestra–Columbia 37270 ]		—	—	32	3
32	WHIFFENPOOF SONG     [ Bing Crosby with Fred Waring & Glee Club–Decca 23990 ]		21	—	—	2
33	LAZY RIVER     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 25046 ]		23	—	—	2
34	ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 432 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37543 ]		26	17	18	4
35	OH! MY ACHIN’ HEART     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 23979 ]		20	—	—	2
36	A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 388 ]     [ Claude Thornhill & Orchestra–Columbia 37219 ]     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5018 ]		24	13	12	18
37	WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 427 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37543 ]		32	23	16	4
38	ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37382 ]		—	27	37	6
39	I BELIEVE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37300 ]		34	26	20	18
40	WITHOUT MUSIC     [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2341 ]		30	—	—	2

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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