The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending MAY 14, 1949
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	FOREVER AND EVER     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24569 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3347 ]		1	2	3	9
2	“A”–YOU’RE ADORABLE (The Alphabet Song)     [ Perry Como with Fontane Sisters–RCA Victor 20-3381 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15393 ]		6	4	10	8
3	CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24568 ]     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10346 ]     [ Jack Smith & Clark Sisters–Capitol 15372 ]		2	1	1	14
4	AGAIN     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24602 ]     [ Mel Torme–Capitol 15428 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5261 ]		5	16	17	5
5	SO TIRED     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24521 ]		11	9	11	20
6	RIDERS IN THE SKY (A Cowboy Legend)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3411 ]     [ Burl Ives–Columbia 38445 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24618 ]		28	36	—	3
7	SUNFLOWER     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24568 ]     [ Jack Fulton–Tower 1454 ]		4	5	4	12
8	ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY     [ Ray Bolger–Decca 40065 ]		16	28	13	15
9	FAR AWAY PLACES     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24532 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3316 ]		3	3	2	22
10	CARELESS HANDS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3321 ]     [ Mel Torme–Capitol 15379 ]		9	8	12	12
11	RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3319 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24549 ]		8	6	8	16
12	BALI HA’I     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3402 ]     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 57-543 ]		22	23	—	3
13	SO IN LOVE     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15357 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38399 ]		7	10	5	15
14	NEED YOU     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 15393 ]		13	17	18	6
15	SOME ENCHANTED EVENING     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3402 ]		14	22	—	3
16	I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE     [ Stardusters with Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24576 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3347 ]		19	20	24	7
17	ALL RIGHT, LOUIE, DROP THE GUN     [ Cass Daley–Decca 24600 ]     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3410 ]		12	14	19	7
18	YOU, YOU, YOU ARE THE ONE     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24569 ]     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60015 ]     [ Three Suns–RCA Victor 20-3322 ]		17	12	15	12
19	GALWAY BAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24295 ]		10	7	6	21
20	DREAMER WITH A PENNY     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 15386 ]		33	24	16	7
21	BLUE MOON     [ Mel Torme–Capitol 15428 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10311 ]		38	26	20	6
22	BLUE SKIRT WALTZ     [ Frankie Yankovic & Yanks with Marlin Sisters–Columbia 12394 ]		31	25	23	10
23	POWDER YOUR FACE WITH SUNSHINE (Smile! Smile! Smile!)     [ Evelyn Knight & Stardusters–Decca 24530 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3321 ]		18	11	7	19
24	HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES!     [ Connie Haines–Coral 60044 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 15419 ]		—	—	—	1
25	BLUE ROOM     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3329 ]		20	27	21	8
26	DOWN BY THE STATION     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3317 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24555 ]		24	21	9	17
27	EVERYWHERE YOU GO     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24549 ]		36	—	—	9
28	CANDY KISSES     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5272 ]		21	30	32	7
29	LOVE ME! LOVE ME! LOVE ME!     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5238 ]		23	34	29	9
30	COMME CI – COMME CA     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3367 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24565 ]		29	15	26	7
31	A WONDERFUL GUY     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 57-542 ]		35	—	—	2
32	FIVE FOOT TWO, EYES OF BLUE     [ Benny Strong & Orchestra–Tower 1456 ]		—	—	—	1
33	IF YOU STUB YOUR TOE ON THE MOON     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24524 ]     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3383 ]		—	40	35	3
34	SIMILAU (See-Me-Lo)     [ Peggy Lee–Capitol 15416 ]		—	37	—	2
35	I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24550 ]		27	18	22	19
36	HURRY! HURRY! HURRY!     [ Don Reid & Peak-A-Boos–Peak 800 ]     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24613 ]		39	—	—	2
37	I DIDN’T KNOW THE GUN WAS LOADED     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24613 ]		—	—	—	1
38	LADY OF SPAIN     [ Ray Noble & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3302 ]		25	29	31	11
39	BEWILDERED     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10340 ]		26	33	28	12
40	LAVENDER BLUE (Dilly Dilly)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3100 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38299 ]		30	19	25	27

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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