The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending OCTOBER 16, 1948
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		1	1	3	13
2	IT’S MAGIC     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38188 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-2862 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15072 ]		2	2	1	18
3	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		3	4	5	16
4	YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN’     [ Al Trace & Revelers–Sterling 3023 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15156 ]     [ Anne Vincent–Mercury 5155 ]		4	5	4	16
5	MY HAPPINESS     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15094 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 24446 ]     [ Jon & Sondra Steele–Damon 11133 ]		5	3	2	21
6	HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE     [ Gordon MacRae & Starlighters–Capitol 15178 ]     [ Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats–Universal 121 ]     [ Jack Emerson–Metrotone 2018 ]		9	7	10	10
7	COOL WATER     [ Vaughn Monroe & Sons Of The Pioneers–RCA Victor 20-2923 ]		6	9	8	13
8	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		7	11	11	14
9	LOVE SOMEBODY     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]		11	8	7	22
10	UNTIL     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3061 ]		10	13	20	5
11	UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES     [ Primo Scala’s Banjo And Accordian Orchestra with Keynotes–         London 238 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		8	6	6	10
12	BUTTONS AND BOWS     [ Dinah Shore & Happy Valley Boys–Columbia 38284 ]		13	19	35	4
13	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		14	10	9	13
14	LILLETTE     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5170 ]     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 15224 ]		21	—	—	2
15	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15207 ]		16	21	30	17
16	EVERY DAY I LOVE YOU (Just A Little Bit More)     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24457 ]		17	15	13	10
17	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		18	14	14	9
18	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		15	22	23	7
19	THAT CERTAIN PARTY     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1271 ]		23	—	—	2
20	YOU CAN’T BE TRUE, DEAR     [ Ken Griffin–Rondo 128 ]		12	12	12	22
21	WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-2861 ]		26	18	15	18
22	SAY SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR SWEETHEART     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15207 ]		—	—	—	1
23	RENDEZVOUS WITH A ROSE     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38314 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15216 ]		20	—	—	2
24	IT’S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 38206 ]     [ Vera Lynn–London 229 ]		—	—	—	1
25	CONFESS     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5129 ]		22	31	19	20
26	AT THE FLYING “W”     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24481 ]		19	37	36	4
27	YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING (While I Was Falling In Love)     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10185 ]		35	36	37	5
28	ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA     [ Kay Kyser Orchestra–Columbia 38301 ]		—	—	—	1
29	THIS IS THE MOMENT     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15139 ]     [ Tony Martin & Lyttle Sisters–RCA Victor 20-2958 ]		36	38	40	4
30	BLUE SHADOWS ON THE TRAIL     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24433 ]     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38170 ]		25	28	22	17
31	THE MAHARAJAH OF MAGADOR     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2851 ]		31	20	16	17
32	CUANTO LA GUSTA     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]		—	—	—	1
33	AH BUT IT HAPPENS     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5158 ]		—	—	—	1
34	IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2888 ]		24	27	32	17
35	MEADOWLANDS (Russian Patrol)     [ Tex Beneke & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2898 ]		33	35	27	14
36	KISS ME AGAIN     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38287 ]		27	—	—	2
37	HANKERIN’     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24457 ]     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15128 ]		30	23	31	9
38	LITTLE WHITE LIES     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24280 ]		28	16	18	32
39	MISSISSIPPI MUD     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2852 ]		32	25	25	11
40	TURKISH DELIGHT     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38246 ]		—	34	28	9

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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