The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending APRIL 2, 1949
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24568 ]     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10346 ]     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15372 ]		1	2	5	8
2	I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 38324 ]     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24550 ]		4	5	4	15
3	FAR AWAY PLACES     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24532 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3316 ]     [ Margaret Whiting & Crew Chiefs–Capitol 15278 ]		2	1	1	16
4	POWDER YOUR FACE WITH SUNSHINE (Smile! Smile! Smile!)     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24530 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3321 ]		3	3	2	13
5	GALWAY BAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24295 ]		6	4	8	15
6	RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3319 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24549 ]		11	8	9	10
7	I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24550 ]		12	13	14	13
8	SUNFLOWER     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24568 ]     [ Jack Fulton–Tower 1454 ]		13	11	12	6
9	LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38299 ]		7	6	6	21
10	SO TIRED     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24521 ]		9	12	10	14
11	DOWN BY THE STATION     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3317 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24555 ]		8	9	7	11
12	SO IN LOVE     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15357 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38399 ]		10	10	11	9
13	FOREVER AND EVER     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24569 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3347 ]		17	31	—	3
14	A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24514 ]		5	7	3	18
15	YOU, YOU, YOU ARE THE ONE     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60015 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24569 ]     [ Three Suns–RCA Victor 20-3322 ]		14	15	17	6
16	CARELESS HANDS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3321 ]     [ Mel Torme–Capitol 15379 ]		15	16	18	6
17	LADY OF SPAIN     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3302 ]		16	23	34	5
18	ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38391 ]		20	17	15	9
19	CLANCY LOWERED THE BOOM     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 20-2810 ]		25	27	29	8
20	“A” YOU’RE ADORABLE (The Alphabet Song)     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15393 ]     [ Perry Como with Fontane Sisters–RCA Victor 20-3381 ]		36	—	—	2
21	THE PUSSY CAT SONG (Nyow! Nyot Nyow!)     [ Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby–Decca 24533 ]     [ Perry Como with Fontane Sisters–RCA Victor 20-3288 ]		26	14	13	13
22	BLUE SKIRT WALTZ     [ Frankie Yankovic & Yanks with Marlin Sisters–Columbia 12394 ]		24	30	22	4
23	YA WANNA BUY A BUNNY?     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-3359 ]		—	—	—	1
24	TARRA TA-LARRA TA-LAR     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24532 ]		28	25	16	10
25	MORE BEER!     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24548 ]		29	24	24	9
26	HERE I’LL STAY     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15319 ]		22	18	19	11
27	BLUE ROOM     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3329 ]		23	—	—	2
28	A ROSEWOOD SPINET     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15357 ]		30	—	—	2
29	BEAUTIFUL EYES     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10357 ]		27	32	37	4
30	BEWILDERED     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10340 ]		19	29	31	6
31	ALL RIGHT, LOUIE, DROP THE GUN     [ Cass Daley–Decca 24600 ]     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3410 ]		—	—	—	1
32	I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE     [ Stardusters with Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24576 ]		—	—	—	1
33	DREAMER WITH A PENNY     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15386 ]		—	—	—	1
34	LOVESICK BLUES     [ Hank Williams With Drifting Cowboys–M-G-M 10352 ]		—	—	—	1
35	CANDY KISSES     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5272 ]		—	—	—	1
36	NEED YOU     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15393 ]		—	—	—	1
37	COMME CI – COMME CA     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3367 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24565 ]		—	—	—	1
38	BY THE WAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3099 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 15218 ]		37	28	26	17
39	LOVE ME! LOVE ME! LOVE ME!     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5238 ]		—	36	39	3
40	WHILE THE ANGELUS WAS RINGING (Les Trois Cloches)     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3331 ]		—	37	—	2

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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