The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week ending MAY 13, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE THIRD MAN THEME     [ Anton Karas–London 536 / 30005 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24839 ]		1	1	1	11
2	IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN’ (I’d’ve Baked A Cake)     [ Eileen Barton–National 9103 ]     [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60169 ]		2	2	3	10
3	IT ISN’T FAIR     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]		3	5	7	14
4	DEARIE     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 24873 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]		6	6	5	10
5	MY FOOLISH HEART     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]		7	7	12	11
6	MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!     [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]		4	3	2	14
7	DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]     [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]		5	4	4	16
8	BEWITCHED     [ Bill Snyder & Orchestra–Tower 1473 ]     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24983 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38698 ]     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3726 ]     [ Jan August & Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats–Mercury 5399 ]		8	13	18	6
9	THE OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES     [ Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook–Abbey 15003 ]     [ Hoagy Carmichael & Cass Daley–Decca 24977 ]		10	11	37	4
10	SENTIMENTAL ME     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60173 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24904 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]		9	15	13	7
11	CHOO’N GUM     [ Teresa Brewer with Jimmy Lytell & Dixieland All Stars–         London 678 / 30100 ]		18	29	29	4
12	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 10613 ]		16	18	16	7
13	HOOP-DEE-DOO     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3747 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 980 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38771 ]		37	—	—	2
14	GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP     [ Mary Martin & Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38744 ]		17	12	11	8
15	CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY     [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]		11	10	6	16
16	RAIN     [ Frank Petty Trio–M-G-M 10669 ]		28	23	25	5
17	WANDERIN’     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ]		15	26	22	7
18	THERE’S NO TOMORROW     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]		12	16	14	26
19	CANDY AND CAKE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38721 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]		19	14	8	10
20	LET’S GO TO CHURCH (Next Sunday Morning)     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 960 ]		20	22	32	4
21	ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]		13	8	19	14
22	SPAGHETTI RAG     [ Jack Fina & Orchestra–M-G-M 10610 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3719 ]		25	17	17	7
23	SILVER DOLLAR     [ Honeydreamers–RCA Victor 47-3720 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra–King 15035 ]		29	25	33	4
24	COUNT EVERY STAR     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3697 / 47-3221 ]		27	30	—	3
25	SUNSHINE CAKE     [ Frank Sinatra & Paula Kelly–Columbia 38705 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Carol Richards–Decca 24875 ]		33	24	26	6
26	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 ]		24	19	10	16
27	PETER COTTONTAIL     [ Gene Autry–Columbia 38750 ]     [ Mervin Shiner–Decca 46221 ]		23	31	23	8
28	THE BICYCLE SONG     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ]		34	—	—	2
29	I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)     [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]		14	9	9	14
30	CHINESE MULE TRAIN     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–RCA Victor 47-3741 ]		21	36	—	3
31	THE HORSE TOLD ME     [ Dennis Day–RCA Victor 20-3707 / 47-3240 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24875 ]		36	39	—	3
32	WILHELMINA     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3693 / 47-3217 ]		22	28	30	6
33	ASK ME NO QUESTIONS     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24942 ]     [ Dinah Shore & Dusty Walker–Columbia 38760 ]		—	—	—	1
34	VALENCIA     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3755 ]		—	—	—	1
35	SWAMP GIRL     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5390 ]		31	27	15	6
36	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10628 ]		39	32	28	4
37	QUICKSILVER     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]		26	21	20	15
38	PUT ON AN OLD PAIR OF SHOES     [ Bradford & Romano–RCA Victor 47-3740 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Mercury 5401 ]		32	34	—	3
39	JOSHUA     [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3724 ]		35	37	—	3
40	I WANNA BE LOVED     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 27007 ]		—	—	—	1

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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