The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending OCTOBER 22, 1949
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THAT LUCKY OLD SUN     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5316 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3531 / 47-3018 ]		2	4	4	7
2	YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5271 ]     [ Buddy Clark–Columbia 38546 ]     [ Ink Spots–Decca 24693 ]		1	1	1	16
3	JEALOUS HEART     [ Al Morgan–London 500 ]		4	5	6	8
4	SOMEDAY (You’ll Want Me To Want You)     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3510 / 47-2986 ]     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24694 ]		3	3	3	9
5	ROOM FULL OF ROSES     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3441 / 47-2908 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5296 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24632 ]		5	6	5	19
6	MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24650 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5314 ]		7	8	7	14
7	SOME ENCHANTED EVENING     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3402 / 47-2896 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24609 ]		6	2	2	26
8	HOP-SCOTCH POLKA (Scotch Hot)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24704 ]     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10500 ]		10	12	23	8
9	I NEVER SEE MAGGIE ALONE     [ Kenny Roberts–Coral 64012 ]		14	11	22	5
10	WHISPERING HOPE     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 57-690 ]		9	10	24	5
11	I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24705 ]		12	28	36	4
12	DON’T CRY, JOE (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24720 ]		20	35	—	3
13	THE HUCKLE-BUCK     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3427 / 47-3028 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38486 ]		8	7	8	19
14	(Where Are You) NOW THAT I NEED YOU     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38507 ]     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5311 ]		15	16	19	9
15	DANCE OF THE HOURS     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 20-3516 / 47-2992 ]		17	15	10	8
16	GIVE ME YOUR HAND     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3521 / 47-2997 ]		11	13	17	8
17	DIME A DOZEN     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3532 / 47-3010 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 57-709 ]		16	25	26	5
18	CIRCUS     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3488 / 47-2947 ]		23	19	15	7
19	LET’S TAKE AN OLD-FASHIONED WALK     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3469 / 47-2931 ]		13	9	9	13
20	SLIPPING AROUND     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 40224 ]		30	—	—	2
21	TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF SUNSHINE     [ Art Mooney & Orchestra–M-G-M 10446 ]		21	17	16	13
22	AGAIN     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24602 ]     [ Doris Day & Mellomen–Columbia 38467 ]		24	18	14	28
23	A DREAMER’S HOLIDAY     [ Perry Como & Fontane Sisters–RCA Victor 20-3543 / 47-3036 ]		31	—	—	2
24	MY BOLERO     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5313 ]		19	14	18	8
25	YOU’RE SO UNDERSTANDING     [ Evelyn Knight–Decca 24636 ]		22	21	13	17
26	THROUGH A LONG AND SLEEPLESS NIGHT     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5313 ]     [ Bill Farrell–M-G-M 10488 ]		26	22	37	4
27	AIN’T SHE SWEET     [ Mr. Ford & Mr. Goon-Bones–Crystalette 601 ]		28	34	29	8
28	YES, YES, IN YOUR EYES     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5296 ]     [ Carmen Cavallaro & Orchestra–Decca 24678 ]		18	24	27	15
29	(Just One Way To Say) I LOVE YOU     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3469 / 47-2931 ]		29	20	11	14
30	I WANT YOU TO WANT ME (To Want You)     [ Gordon MacRae–Capitol 57-723 ]		34	—	—	2
31	WHO DO YOU KNOW IN HEAVEN (That Made You The Angel You Are?)     [ Ink Spots–Decca 24693 ]		33	29	33	7
32	THE FOUR WINDS AND THE SEVEN SEAS     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3459 / 47-2923 ]		39	26	25	18
33	FIDDLE DEE DEE     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24697 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3483 / 47-2942 ]		37	37	34	8
34	WEDDIN’ DAY     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24635 ]     [ Starlighters–Capitol 57-617 ]		27	32	30	14
35	TELL ME WHY     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5314 ]		—	—	—	1
36	THE LAST MILE HOME     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 57-710 ]		—	—	—	1
37	BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE     [ Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark–Columbia 38463 ]     [ Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer–Capitol 57-567 / 54-582 ]     [ Don Cornell & Laura Leslie–RCA Victor 20-3448 / 47-2914 ]		25	27	12	23
38	DRY BONES     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3523 / 47-3002 ]		32	38	38	4
39	A WONDERFUL GUY     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 57-542 ]		36	36	28	25
40	BALI HA’I     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3402 / 47-2896 ]		40	30	32	26

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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