The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending AUGUST 21, 1948
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	MY HAPPINESS     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15094 ]     [ Jon & Sondra Steele–Damon 11133 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 24446 ]		2	3	2	13
2	WOODY WOOD-PECKER     [ Sportsmen & Mel Blanc–Capitol 15145 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 38197 ]     [ Danny Kaye & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24462 ]		1	1	1	11
3	YOU CAN’T BE TRUE, DEAR     [ Ken Griffin–Rondo 128 ]     [ Dick Haymes with Song Spinners–Decca 24439 ]     [ Sportsmen–Capitol 15077 ]		3	2	3	14
4	YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN’     [ Al Trace & Revelers–Sterling 3023 ]     [ Anne Vincent–Mercury 5155 ]     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15156 ]		6	9	12	8
5	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		4	10	8	8
6	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		11	22	16	5
7	IT’S MAGIC     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38188 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-2862 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15072 ]		8	8	14	10
8	LOVE SOMEBODY     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]		7	5	6	14
9	CONFESS     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5129 ]		12	13	9	12
10	COOL WATER     [ Vaughn Monroe & Sons Of The Pioneers–RCA Victor 20-2923 ]		13	20	17	5
11	WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-2861 ]		5	7	4	10
12	LITTLE WHITE LIES     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24280 ]		9	4	5	24
13	THE MAHARAJAH OF MAGADOR     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2851 ]		15	14	10	9
14	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		20	17	20	6
15	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		22	15	40	5
16	IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2888 ]		33	37	25	9
17	ST. LOUIS BLUES MARCH     [ Tex Beneke & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2722 ]		16	19	11	22
18	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		—	—	—	1
19	NATURE BOY     [ King Cole–Capitol 15054 ]		10	6	7	18
20	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]		30	27	31	9
21	BECAUSE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2653 ]		26	21	24	26
22	BLUE SHADOWS ON THE TRAIL     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24433 ]     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38170 ]		23	31	37	9
23	JUST BECAUSE     [ Frankie Yankovic & Yanks–Columbia 12359 ]		25	26	22	18
24	HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE     [ Gordon MacRae & Starlighters–Capitol 15178 ]     [ Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats–Universal 121 ]     [ Jack Emerson–Metrotone 2018 ]		31	—	—	2
25	EVERY DAY I LOVE YOU (Just A Little Bit More)     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24457 ]		21	—	—	2
26	UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES     [ Primo Scala’s Banjo And Accordian Orchestra with Keynotes–         London 238 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		32	—	—	2
27	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 15117 ]		28	34	26	6
28	MEADOWLANDS (Russian Patrol)     [ Tex Beneke & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2898 ]		39	38	35	6
29	HAUNTED HEART     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2713 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15023 ]		27	12	18	23
30	BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2888 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15084 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38191 ]		17	29	23	10
31	TEA LEAVES     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15102 ]     [ Emile Cote Serenaders–Columbia 38230 ]		19	23	15	9
32	TURKISH DELIGHT     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38246 ]		24	—	—	2
33	MISSISSIPPI MUD     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2852 ]		—	32	39	3
34	TOOLIE OOLIE DOOLIE (The Yodel Polka)     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24380 ]     [ Sportsmen–Capitol 15077 ]		14	11	13	20
35	HANKERIN’     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24457 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15128 ]		35	—	—	2
36	PUT ’EM IN A BOX, TIE ’EM WITH A RIBBON (And Throw ’Em In The Deep Blue Sea)     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 15080 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38188 ]		18	16	28	13
37	CARAMBA! IT’S THE SAMBA     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 15090 ]		—	33	29	8
38	JUST FOR NOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38225 ]		38	—	—	2
39	FRIENDLY MOUNTAINS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2922 ]		40	35	—	3
40	DON’T BLAME ME     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 15110 ]		—	—	—	4

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.

<< GO TO PREVIOUS WEEK                GO TO FOLLOWING WEEK >>                RETURN TO 1948