The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending DECEMBER 20, 1947
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BALLERINA     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2433 ]     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38040 ]		3	4	6	8
2	CIVILIZATION (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)     [ Danny Kaye & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23940 ]     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2400 ]     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 465 ]     [ Ray McKinley & Orchestra–Majestic 7274 ]		5	5	4	10
3	YOU DO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2361 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro–Decca 24101 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 438 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37587 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5056 ]		2	2	3	17
4	NEAR YOU     [ Francis Craig & Orchestra–Bullet 1001 ]     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2421 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24171 ]     [ Alvino Rey & Orchestra–Capitol 452 ]     [ Elliot Lawrence & Orchestra–Columbia 37838 ]		1	1	1	14
5	TOO FAT POLKA (I Don’t Want Her) (You Can Have Her) (She’s Too Fat For Me)     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 37921 ]		11	10	9	7
6	I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2294 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37506 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 23977 ]     [ Betty Hutton–Capitol 409 ]		6	3	2	19
7	SERENADE OF THE BELLS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2372 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15007 ]		12	12	26	11
8	HOW SOON (Will I Be Seeing You)     [ Jack Owens–Tower 1258 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2523 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro–Decca 24101 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37952 ]		4	6	7	10
9	WHIFFENPOOF SONG     [ Bing Crosby with Fred Waring & Glee Club–Decca 23990 ]		10	13	15	17
10	—AND MIMI     [ Art Lund–M-G-M 10082 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24172 ]		8	9	12	11
11	GOLDEN EARRINGS     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 15009 ]		20	17	32	4
12	I’LL DANCE AT YOUR WEDDING     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra with Buddy Clark–Columbia 37967 ]     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 15009 ]		18	24	—	3
13	SO FAR     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37883 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2402 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 461 ]		7	8	16	10
14	I HAVE BUT ONE HEART (O Marinariello)     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5053 ]		9	11	5	18
15	WHITE CHRISTMAS     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23778 ]		—	—	—	1*
16	A FELLOW NEEDS A GIRL     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37883 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2402 ]		15	18	11	8
17	PASS THAT PEACE PIPE     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15010 ]     [ Beryl Davis–RCA Victor 20-2483 ]		22	20	—	3
18	FEUDIN’ AND FIGHTIN’     [ Dorothy Shay–Columbia 37189 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 443 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Jesters–Decca 23975 ]		14	7	8	20
19	PAPA, WON’T YOU DANCE WITH ME?     [ Doris Day–Columbia 37931 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24226 ]		34	31	33	5
20	THE DUM DOT SONG (I Put The Penny In The Gum Slot)     [ Frank Sinatra with Pied Pipers–Columbia 37966 ]		—	—	—	1
21	TWO LOVES HAVE I (J’ai Deux Amours)     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra with Buddy Clark–Columbia 38026 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2545 ]     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5064 ]		—	—	—	1
22	I STILL GET JEALOUS     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24226 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 37929 ]		—	—	—	1
23	KATE (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1160 ]		19	16	13	17
24	SUGAR BLUES     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 448 ]		27	37	23	14
25	AN APPLE BLOSSOM WEDDING     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2330 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 1156 ]		26	23	17	17
26	THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15007 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37932 ]		—	35	—	2
27	WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2259 ]		13	14	10	23
28	(I Don’t Care) THAT’S ALL I WANT TO KNOW     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24225 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37884 ]		—	—	—	2
29	THE CHRISTMAS SONG (Merry Christmas To You)     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 311 ]		24	30	34	12
30	CHRISTMAS DREAMING (A Little Early This Year)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37809 ]		32	26	27	9
31	THE WHISTLER     [ Sam Donahue & Orchestra–Capitol 472 ]		16	19	—	3
32	I WONDER WHO’S KISSING HER NOW     [ Ted Weems & Orchestra with Perry Como–Decca 25078 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2315 ]		25	15	19	19
33	LOVE FOR LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2514 ]		28	32	38	5
34	CURIOSITY     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 15005 ]		31	—	—	2
35	THE LITTLE OLD MILL (Went ’Round And ’Round)     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 37920 ]		21	38	—	4
36	KOKOMO, INDIANA     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2361 ]		30	39	31	14
37	HE’S A REAL GONE GUY     [ Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm–Capitol Americana 40017 ]		29	—	—	4
38	LAZY COUNTRYSIDE     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 461 ]		23	27	25	7
39	THAT’S MY DESIRE     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2251 ]     [ Frankie Laine & Mannie Klein’s All Stars–Mercury 5007 ]		33	28	30	32
40	THE LADY FROM 29 PALMS     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2347 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 23976 ]		17	21	20	18

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. *Previous chart appearances of Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” were for the original 1942 recording; this week marked the debut of the 1947 rerecording, which was reissued each year thereafter—thus the resetting of the Weeks on Chart total to “1.”

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