The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending NOVEMBER 20, 1948
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BUTTONS AND BOWS     [ Dinah Shore & Happy Valley Boys–Columbia 38284 ]     [ Dinning Sisters–Capitol 15184 ]		1	2	4	9
2	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		4	5	5	19
3	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		5	4	3	21
4	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		2	1	1	18
5	IT’S MAGIC     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38188 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-2862 ]		3	3	2	23
6	UNTIL     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3061 ]		9	8	10	10
7	ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA     [ Kay Kyser Orchestra–Columbia 38301 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3123 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Capitol 15208 ]     [ Art Lund–M-G-M 10269 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5210 ]		10	14	16	6
8	MY HAPPINESS     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15094 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 24446 ]     [ Jon & Sondra Steele–Damon 11133 ]		6	6	6	26
9	UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES     [ Primo Scala’s Banjo And Accordian Orchestra with Keynotes–         London 238 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		11	12	7	15
10	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		15	13	14	18
11	YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN’     [ Al Trace & Revelers–Sterling 3023 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		7	7	9	21
12	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 ]		13	17	15	15
13	HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE     [ Gordon MacRae & Starlighters–Capitol 15178 ]		8	11	12	15
14	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15207 ]		12	9	11	22
15	SAY SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR SWEETHEART     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15207 ]		17	15	13	6
16	CUANTO LA GUSTA     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]		22	24	21	6
17	THAT CERTAIN PARTY     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1271 ]		27	16	26	7
18	YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING (While I Was Falling In Love)     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10185 ]		14	21	22	10
19	MY DARLING, MY DARLING     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15270 ]     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38353 ]		36	—	—	2
20	LOVE SOMEBODY     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]		18	18	17	27
21	THE MATADOR     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]     [ Dinah Shore with Brazilians–Columbia 38293 ]		29	30	19	5
22	COOL WATER     [ Vaughn Monroe & Sons Of The Pioneers–RCA Victor 20-2923 ]		19	10	8	18
23	BOUQUET OF ROSES     [ Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 20-2806 ]		31	—	36	3
24	LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38299 ]		23	—	—	2
25	LILLETTE     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5170 ]     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 15224 ]		24	22	18	7
26	IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW     [ Orioles–It’s A Natural 5000 / Jubilee 5000 ]		20	27	20	5
27	CORN BELT SYMPHONY     [ Nev Simons & Ambassadors Of Note–M-G-M 10257 ]     [ Jack Emerson with Chet Howard Trio–Metrotone 3014 ]		30	23	—	3
28	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		16	19	24	14
29	IT’S YOU OR NO ONE     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]		—	37	37	10
30	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		21	20	25	12
31	RENDEZVOUS WITH A ROSE     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38314 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15216 ]		32	38	—	6
32	ONE HAS MY NAME (The Other Has My Heart)     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 15162 ]		33	39	35	4
33	BELLA BELLA MARIE     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3072 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24499 ]		28	40	31	4
34	GLORIA     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24509 ]		26	—	—	2
35	WHAT DID I DO     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38293 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15209 ]		34	25	—	3
36	THIS IS THE MOMENT     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15139 ]     [ Tony Martin & Lyttle Sisters–RCA Victor 20-2958 ]		37	32	33	9
37	THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5170 ]		38	26	—	3
38	DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]		—	—	—	1
39	IT’S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–Columbia 38206 ]     [ Vera Lynn–London 229 ]		40	34	32	6
40	JUST FOR NOW     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38225 ]		35	—	—	12

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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