The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending SEPTEMBER 4, 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 ]		1	1	2	15
2	YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN’     [ Al Trace & Revelers–Sterling 3023 ]     [ Anne Vincent–Mercury 5155 ]     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15156 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		2	4	6	10
3	IT’S MAGIC     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38188 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-2862 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15072 ]		5	7	8	12
4	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		8	6	11	7
5	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		6	5	4	10
6	LOVE SOMEBODY     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]		7	8	7	16
7	YOU CAN’T BE TRUE, DEAR     [ Ken Griffin–Rondo 128 ]     [ Dick Haymes with Song Spinners–Decca 24439 ]     [ Sportsmen–Capitol 15077 ]		4	3	3	16
8	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		13	14	20	8
9	UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES     [ Primo Scala’s Banjo And Accordian Orchestra with Keynotes–         London 238 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		21	26	32	4
10	COOL WATER     [ Vaughn Monroe & Sons Of The Pioneers–RCA Victor 20-2923 ]		14	10	13	7
11	HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE     [ Gordon MacRae & Starlighters–Capitol 15178 ]     [ Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats–Universal 121 ]     [ Jack Emerson–Metrotone 2018 ]		22	24	31	4
12	THE MAHARAJAH OF MAGADOR     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2851 ]		11	13	15	11
13	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		12	15	22	7
14	LITTLE WHITE LIES     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24280 ]		10	12	9	26
15	WOODY WOOD-PECKER     [ Sportsmen & Mel Blanc–Capitol 15145 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 38197 ]		3	2	1	13
16	WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-2861 ]		9	11	5	12
17	CONFESS     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5129 ]		15	9	12	14
18	BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2888 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15084 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38191 ]		27	30	17	12
19	TEA LEAVES     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15102 ]     [ Emile Cote Serenaders–Columbia 38230 ]		29	31	19	11
20	EVERY DAY I LOVE YOU (Just A Little Bit More)     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24457 ]		24	25	21	4
21	A FELLA WITH AN UMBRELLA     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24433 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38192 ]		23	—	29	13
22	MEADOWLANDS (Russian Patrol)     [ Tex Beneke & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2898 ]		16	28	39	8
23	JUST BECAUSE     [ Frankie Yankovic & Yanks–Columbia 12359 ]		28	23	25	20
24	HOW HIGH THE MOON     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 15117 ]		38	27	28	8
25	BLUE SHADOWS ON THE TRAIL     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24433 ]     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38170 ]		34	22	23	11
26	TURKISH DELIGHT     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38246 ]		36	32	24	4
27	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]		35	20	30	11
28	IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2888 ]		26	16	33	11
29	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		20	18	—	3
30	ST. LOUIS BLUES MARCH     [ Tex Beneke & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2722 ]		31	17	16	24
31	MISSISSIPPI MUD     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2852 ]		18	33	—	5
32	WHERE FLAMINGOS FLY     [ Ink Spots–Decca 24461 ]		—	—	—	1
33	JUST A SHADE ON THE BLUE SIDE     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 15159 ]		—	—	—	1
34	RUN JOE     [ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five–Decca 24448 ]		—	—	—	3
35	HANKERIN’     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24457 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15128 ]		—	35	35	3
36	IT’S YOU OR NO ONE     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]		—	—	—	1
37	NATURE BOY     [ King Cole–Capitol 15054 ]		25	19	10	20
38	JUST FOR NOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38225 ]		40	38	38	4
39	FRIENDLY MOUNTAINS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2922 ]		—	39	40	4
40	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		—	—	—	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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