The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending DECEMBER 4, 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	1	1	11
2	ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA     [ Kay Kyser Orchestra–Columbia 38301 ]     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3123 ]     [ Benny Goodman & Orchestra–Capitol 15208 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5210 ]     [ Art Lund–M-G-M 10269 ]		2	7	10	8
3	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		3	2	4	21
4	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		4	3	5	23
5	UNTIL     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3061 ]		6	6	9	12
6	MY DARLING, MY DARLING     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15270 ]     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38353 ]		10	19	36	4
7	CUANTO LA GUSTA     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]		15	16	22	8
8	IT’S MAGIC     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38188 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-2862 ]		9	5	3	25
9	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		5	4	2	20
10	YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING (While I Was Falling In Love)     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10185 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 24507 ]		12	18	14	12
11	UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES     [ Primo Scala’s Banjo And Accordian Orchestra with Keynotes–         London 238 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		7	9	11	17
12	LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38299 ]		16	24	23	4
13	YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN’     [ Al Trace & Revelers–Sterling 3023 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24490 ]		11	11	7	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 ]		24	12	13	17
15	HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE     [ Gordon MacRae & Starlighters–Capitol 15178 ]		18	13	8	17
16	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		17	28	16	16
17	MY HAPPINESS     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15094 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 24446 ]     [ Jon & Sondra Steele–Damon 11133 ]		19	8	6	28
18	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15207 ]		14	14	12	24
19	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		20	30	21	14
20	LOVE SOMEBODY     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38174 ]		25	20	18	29
21	THAT CERTAIN PARTY     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1271 ]		23	17	27	9
22	BOUQUET OF ROSES     [ Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 20-2806 ]		26	23	31	5
23	DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]		21	38	—	3
24	SAY SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR SWEETHEART     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15207 ]		8	15	17	8
25	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		13	10	15	20
26	IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW     [ Orioles–It’s A Natural 5000 / Jubilee 5000 ]		36	26	20	7
27	THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5170 ]		34	37	38	5
28	ONE HAS MY NAME (The Other Has My Heart)     [ Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 15162 ]		39	32	33	6
29	COOL WATER     [ Vaughn Monroe & Sons Of The Pioneers–RCA Victor 20-2923 ]		29	22	19	20
30	BELLA BELLA MARIE     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3072 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24499 ]		38	33	28	6
31	CORN BELT SYMPHONY     [ Nev Simons & Ambassadors Of Note–M-G-M 10257 ]     [ Jack Emerson with Chet Howard Trio–Metrotone 3014 ]		30	27	30	5
32	THIS IS THE MOMENT     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15139 ]     [ Tony Martin & Lyttle Sisters–RCA Victor 20-2958 ]		35	36	37	11
33	PRETTY BABY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38302 ]		—	—	—	1
34	BRUSH THOSE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]		32	—	—	2
35	WHAT DID I DO     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38293 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15209 ]		22	35	34	5
36	THE MATADOR     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]     [ Dinah Shore with Brazilians–Columbia 38293 ]		33	21	29	7
37	THE MONEY SONG     [ Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis–Capitol 15249 ]		—	—	—	1
38	A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]     [ Paula Watson–Supreme 1507 ]		—	—	—	1
39	GLORIA     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24509 ]		31	34	26	4
40	LILLETTE     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5170 ]     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 15224 ]		37	25	24	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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