The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending JANUARY 1, 1949
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	BUTTONS AND BOWS     [ Dinah Shore & Happy Valley Boys–Columbia 38284 ]     [ Dinning Sisters–Capitol 15184 ]     [ Betty Rhodes–RCA Victor 20-3078 ]		1	1	1	15
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	2	2	12
3	MY DARLING, MY DARLING     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15270 ]     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38353 ]		3	4	4	8
4	ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (Is My Two Front Teeth)     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-3177 ]		6	6	16	4
5	UNTIL     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3061 ]		5	10	5	16
6	YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING (While I Was Falling In Love)     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10185 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 24507 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 15226 ]		7	7	6	16
7	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		9	5	8	27
8	CUANTO LA GUSTA     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]		8	8	7	12
9	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		4	3	3	25
10	A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]     [ Paula Watson–Supreme 1507 ]     [ Blue Lu Barker–Capitol 15308 ]		12	9	15	5
11	LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38299 ]		13	18	14	8
12	FAR AWAY PLACES     [ Margaret Whiting & Crew Chiefs–Capitol 15278 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24532 ]		20	13	—	3
13	THAT CERTAIN PARTY     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1271 ]		14	12	11	13
14	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		15	11	9	24
15	DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]		11	16	33	7
16	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		10	14	19	18
17	WHAT DID I DO     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38293 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15209 ]		34	30	21	9
18	GALWAY BAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24295 ]		26	—	—	2
19	FOR YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3099 ]		36	34	24	4
20	PRETTY BABY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38302 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24515 ]		37	40	32	5
21	BELLA BELLA MARIE     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3072 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24499 ]		17	20	26	10
22	IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW     [ Orioles–It’s A Natural 5000 / Jubilee 5000 ]		—	—	39	9
23	IN MY DREAMS     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3133 ]		—	39	30	3
24	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 ]		30	21	12	21
25	BY THE WAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3099 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15218 ]		38	36	—	4
26	MY HAPPINESS     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15094 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 24446 ]     [ Jon & Sondra Steele–Damon 11133 ]		32	26	13	32
27	SAY SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR SWEETHEART     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15207 ]		24	15	18	12
28	SWEET GEORGIA BROWN     [ Brother Bones & His Shadows–Tempo 652 ]		18	33	34	4
29	CORN BELT SYMPHONY     [ Nev Simons & Ambassadors Of Note–M-G-M 10257 ]     [ Jack Emerson with Chet Howard Trio–Metrotone 3014 ]		22	38	29	9
30	GLORIA     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24509 ]		19	23	20	8
31	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15207 ]		27	17	23	28
32	SO TIRED     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24521 ]		—	—	—	1
33	I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 38324 ]		39	—	—	2
34	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		28	29	27	24
35	BOUQUET OF ROSES     [ Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 20-2806 ]		21	19	28	9
36	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		29	27	25	20
37	BRUSH THOSE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]		23	22	36	6
38	IT’S MAGIC     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38188 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 23826 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-2862 ]		31	24	10	29
39	HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE     [ Gordon MacRae & Starlighters–Capitol 15178 ]		35	31	17	21
40	DAINTY BRENDA LEE     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5208 ]		33	35	—	3

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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