The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending JANUARY 8, 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	16
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	13
3	ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (Is My Two Front Teeth)     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-3177 ]		4	6	6	5
4	MY DARLING, MY DARLING     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15270 ]     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38353 ]		3	3	4	9
5	A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]     [ Paula Watson–Supreme 1507 ]     [ Blue Lu Barker–Capitol 15308 ]		10	12	9	6
6	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		9	4	3	26
7	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		7	9	5	28
8	UNTIL     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3061 ]		5	5	10	17
9	LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38299 ]		11	13	18	9
10	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 ]		6	7	7	17
11	FAR AWAY PLACES     [ Margaret Whiting & Crew Chiefs–Capitol 15278 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24532 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3316 ]		12	20	13	4
12	CUANTO LA GUSTA     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]		8	8	8	13
13	BY THE WAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3099 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15218 ]		25	38	36	5
14	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		14	15	11	25
15	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		16	10	14	19
16	THAT CERTAIN PARTY     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1271 ]		13	14	12	14
17	GALWAY BAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24295 ]		18	26	—	3
18	DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]		15	11	16	8
19	SO TIRED     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24521 ]		32	—	—	2
20	FOR YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3099 ]		19	36	34	5
21	WHAT DID I DO     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38293 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15209 ]		17	34	30	10
22	THE PUSSY CAT SONG (Nyow! Nyot Nyow!)     [ Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby–Decca 24533 ]     [ Perry Como with Fontane Sisters–RCA Victor 20-3288 ]		—	—	—	1
23	DAINTY BRENDA LEE     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5208 ]		40	33	35	4
24	SWEET GEORGIA BROWN     [ Brother Bones & His Shadows–Tempo 652 ]		28	18	33	5
25	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	30	21	22
26	CORN BELT SYMPHONY     [ Nev Simons & Ambassadors Of Note–M-G-M 10257 ]     [ Jack Emerson with Chet Howard Trio–Metrotone 3014 ]		29	22	38	10
27	SAY SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR SWEETHEART     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15207 ]		27	24	15	13
28	POWDER YOUR FACE WITH SUNSHINE (Smile! Smile! Smile!)     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24530 ]		—	—	—	1
29	BELLA BELLA MARIE     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3072 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24499 ]		21	17	20	11
30	IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW     [ Orioles–It’s A Natural 5000 / Jubilee 5000 ]		22	—	—	10
31	I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 38324 ]		33	39	—	3
32	I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24550 ]		—	—	—	1
33	IN MY DREAMS     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3133 ]		23	—	39	4
34	PRETTY BABY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38302 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24515 ]		20	37	40	6
35	BOUQUET OF ROSES     [ Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 20-2806 ]		35	21	19	10
36	BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10207 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15207 ]		31	27	17	29
37	BRUSH THOSE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]		37	23	22	7
38	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		36	29	27	21
39	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		34	28	29	25
40	MY HAPPINESS     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 15094 ]     [ Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 24446 ]     [ Jon & Sondra Steele–Damon 11133 ]		26	32	26	33

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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