The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1948
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	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	2	19
2	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		1	1	1	14
3	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		3	3	4	17
4	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		8	7	11	15
5	MY HAPPINESS     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15094 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 24446 ]     [ Jon & Sondra Steele–Damon 11133 ]		5	5	3	22
6	YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN’     [ Al Trace & Revelers–Sterling 3023 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15156 ]     [ Anne Vincent–Mercury 5155 ]		4	4	5	17
7	HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE     [ Gordon MacRae & Starlighters–Capitol 15178 ]     [ Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats–Universal 121 ]		6	9	7	11
8	UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES     [ Primo Scala’s Banjo And Accordian Orchestra with Keynotes–         London 238 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		11	8	6	11
9	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		13	14	10	14
10	BUTTONS AND BOWS     [ Dinah Shore & Happy Valley Boys–Columbia 38284 ]		12	13	19	5
11	COOL WATER     [ Vaughn Monroe & Sons Of The Pioneers–RCA Victor 20-2923 ]		7	6	9	14
12	UNTIL     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3061 ]		10	10	13	6
13	LOVE SOMEBODY     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]		9	11	8	23
14	EVERY DAY I LOVE YOU (Just A Little Bit More)     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24457 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2957 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15139 ]		16	17	15	11
15	SAY SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR SWEETHEART     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15207 ]		22	—	—	2
16	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		17	18	14	10
17	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		18	15	22	8
18	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15207 ]		15	16	21	18
19	AH BUT IT HAPPENS     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5158 ]		33	—	—	2
20	JUST FOR NOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38225 ]		—	34	29	10
21	ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA     [ Kay Kyser Orchestra–Columbia 38301 ]		28	—	—	2
22	LILLETTE     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5170 ]     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 15224 ]		14	21	—	3
23	CUANTO LA GUSTA     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]		32	—	—	2
24	RENDEZVOUS WITH A ROSE     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38314 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15216 ]		23	20	—	3
25	THAT CERTAIN PARTY     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1271 ]		19	23	—	3
26	THIS IS THE MOMENT     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15139 ]     [ Tony Martin & Lyttle Sisters–RCA Victor 20-2958 ]		29	36	38	5
27	CONFESS     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5129 ]		25	22	31	21
28	YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING (While I Was Falling In Love)     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10185 ]		27	35	36	6
29	WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-2861 ]		21	26	18	19
30	YOU CAN’T BE TRUE, DEAR     [ Ken Griffin–Rondo 128 ]		20	12	12	23
31	LITTLE WHITE LIES     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24280 ]		38	28	16	33
32	SERUTAN YOB (A Song For Backward Boys And Girls Under 40)     [ Unnatural Seven–Capitol 15210 ]		—	—	—	1
33	THE MATADOR     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]     [ Dinah Shore with Brazilians–Columbia 38293 ]		—	—	—	1
34	IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW     [ Orioles–It’s A Natural 5000 / Jubilee 5000 ]		—	—	—	1
35	IT’S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 38206 ]     [ Vera Lynn–London 229 ]		24	—	—	2
36	AT THE FLYING “W”     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24481 ]		26	19	37	5
37	IT’S YOU OR NO ONE     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]		—	37	30	7
38	BLUE SHADOWS ON THE TRAIL     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24433 ]     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38170 ]		30	25	28	18
39	KISS ME AGAIN     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38287 ]		36	27	—	3
40	THE MAHARAJAH OF MAGADOR     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2851 ]		31	31	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.

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