The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending JANUARY 22, 1949
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	18
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	15
3	MY DARLING, MY DARLING     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15270 ]     [ Doris Day & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38353 ]		4	4	3	11
4	A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]     [ Blue Lu Barker–Capitol 15308 ]     [ Paula Watson–Supreme 1507 ]		3	5	10	8
5	UNTIL     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3061 ]		6	8	5	19
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 ]		10	10	6	19
7	CUANTO LA GUSTA     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24479 ]		12	12	8	15
8	LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38299 ]		7	9	11	11
9	FAR AWAY PLACES     [ Margaret Whiting & Crew Chiefs–Capitol 15278 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24532 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3316 ]		9	11	12	6
10	MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24403 ]		5	6	9	28
11	TWELFTH STREET RAG     [ Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra–Capitol 15105 ]		8	7	7	30
12	GALWAY BAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24295 ]		14	17	18	5
13	SWEET GEORGIA BROWN     [ Brother Bones & His Shadows–Tempo 652 ]		31	24	28	7
14	LIFE GITS TEE-JUS DON’T IT     [ Carson Robison with Pleasant Valley Boys–M-G-M 10224 ]		17	15	16	21
15	POWDER YOUR FACE WITH SUNSHINE (Smile! Smile! Smile!)     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24530 ]		22	28	—	3
16	THAT CERTAIN PARTY     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1271 ]		15	16	13	16
17	DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]		16	18	15	10
18	BOUQUET OF ROSES     [ Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 20-2806 ]		29	35	35	12
19	WHAT DID I DO     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38293 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15209 ]		18	21	17	12
20	THE PUSSY CAT SONG (Nyow! Nyot Nyow!)     [ Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby–Decca 24533 ]     [ Perry Como with Fontane Sisters–RCA Victor 20-3288 ]		24	22	—	3
21	SO TIRED     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24521 ]		21	19	32	4
22	BRUSH THOSE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]		37	37	37	9
23	FOR YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3099 ]		19	20	19	7
24	I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24550 ]		27	32	—	3
25	RAMBLING ROSE     [ Perry Como & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-2947 ]		39	39	34	27
26	I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 38324 ]		23	31	33	5
27	IN MY DREAMS     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3133 ]		26	33	23	6
28	BELLA BELLA MARIE     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3072 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24499 ]		25	29	21	13
29	IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW     [ Orioles–It’s A Natural 5000 / Jubilee 5000 ]		36	30	22	12
30	ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (Is My Two Front Teeth)     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-3177 ]		13	3	4	7
31	A TREE IN THE MEADOW     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15122 ]		20	14	14	27
32	GLORIA     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24509 ]		—	—	30	9
33	PRETTY BABY     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38302 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24515 ]		33	34	20	8
34	BY THE WAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3099 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15218 ]		11	13	25	7
35	DOWN BY THE STATION     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3317 ]		—	—	—	1
36	HERE I’LL STAY     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15319 ]		—	—	—	1
37	DAINTY BRENDA LEE     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5208 ]		28	23	40	6
38	SAY SOMETHING SWEET TO YOUR SWEETHEART     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Starlighters–Capitol 15207 ]		34	27	27	15
39	YOU CAME A LONG WAY (From St. Louis)     [ Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys–RCA Victor 20-2913 ]		38	38	36	23
40	CORN BELT SYMPHONY     [ Nev Simons & Ambassadors Of Note–M-G-M 10257 ]     [ Jack Emerson with Chet Howard Trio–Metrotone 3014 ]		32	26	29	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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