The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending MARCH 11, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY     [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]		1	1	4	7
2	MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!     [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]		4	8	10	5
3	RAG MOP     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60140 ]     [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3688 / 47-3212 ]     [ Lionel Hampton & Orchestra–Decca 24855 ]     [ Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys–Bullet 696 ]		2	2	5	7
4	I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)     [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]		8	10	9	5
5	DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24798 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38605 ]		5	4	1	16
6	THERE’S NO TOMORROW     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]		3	3	6	17
7	THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]		9	9	23	4
8	DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL     [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]		10	16	14	7
9	JOHNSON RAG     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Original “Dorseyland” Jazz Band–Columbia 38649 ]     [ Jack Teter Trio–London 501 / 30004 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24819 ]		6	5	3	19
10	BAMBOO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3627 / 47-3143 ]		16	12	11	6
11	I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24705 ]		7	7	2	24
12	BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO (The Magic Song)     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]		18	13	13	11
13	IT ISN’T FAIR     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]		11	15	19	5
14	ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]		14	20	28	5
15	THE THIRD MAN THEME     [ Anton Karas–London 536 / 30005 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24839 ]		25	—	—	2
16	WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I’M DREAMING     [ Patti Page Quartet–Mercury 5344 ]		17	24	21	8
17	THE OLD MASTER PAINTER     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24801 ]     [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5342 ]     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3608 / 47-3114 ]		12	6	7	14
18	QUICKSILVER     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]		15	17	16	6
19	SITTING BY THE WINDOW     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10602 ]		20	19	18	6
20	THE WEDDING SAMBA     [ Edmundo Ros & Orchestra–London 499 / 30017 ]     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24841 ]		13	11	12	8
21	A DREAMER’S HOLIDAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3543 / 47-3036 ]     [ Buddy Clark with Girl Friends–Columbia 38599 ]		19	14	8	22
22	BROKEN DOWN MERRY-GO-ROUND     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 800 ]		29	32	37	4
23	MARTA (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3598 / 47-3104 ]		22	29	26	12
24	THE YODEL BLUES     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]     [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]		23	39	—	3
25	BIG MOVIE SHOW IN THE SKY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]     [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]		24	37	—	3
26	FAIRY TALES     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Capitol 826 ]		33	33	36	6
27	BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME     [ Owen Bradley & Quintet–Coral 60107 ]		38	26	20	7
28	IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN’ (I’d’ve Baked A Cake)     [ Eileen Barton–National 9103 ]		—	—	—	1
29	IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE A MAN AROUND THE HOUSE     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38689 ]		—	—	—	1
30	MY FOOLISH HEART     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]		30	—	—	2
31	DEARIE     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 24873 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]		—	—	—	1
32	I’VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3554 / 47-3047 ]		21	18	15	19
33	OPEN DOOR—OPEN ARMS     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24822 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 824 ]		31	—	—	2
34	GOD’S COUNTRY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38708 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5374 ]		32	—	—	2
35	THE GODS WERE ANGRY WITH ME     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 800 ]		—	—	—	1
36	SORRY     [ Frank Sinatra & Modernaires–Columbia 38662 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 776 ]		35	28	27	10
37	CANDY AND CAKE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38721 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]		—	—	—	1
38	ECHOES     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]		26	23	25	12
39	MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY (I Love You)     [ Bill Lawrence–RCA Victor 20-3683 / 47-3206 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]		—	—	—	1
40	HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]		28	30	—	3

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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