The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score | ||||||
Week ending MAY 20, 1950 | ||||||
TW | TITLE | ArtistLabel | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | THE THIRD MAN THEME [ Anton KarasLondon 536 / 30005 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 24839 ] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
2 | IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN (Idve Baked A Cake) [ Eileen BartonNational 9103 ] [ Georgia GibbsCoral 60169 ] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
3 | MY FOOLISH HEART [ Gordon Jenkins & OrchestraDecca 24830 ] [ Billy EckstineM-G-M 10623 ] [ Mindy CarsonRCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ] | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
4 | IT ISNT FAIR [ Sammy Kaye & Swing And Sway Orchestra RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ] | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
5 | BEWITCHED [ Bill Snyder & OrchestraTower 1473 ] [ Gordon Jenkins & OrchestraDecca 24983 ] [ Doris DayColumbia 38698 ] [ Larry Green & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-3726 ] [ Jan August & Jerry Murads HarmonicatsMercury 5399 ] | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
6 | SENTIMENTAL ME [ Ames BrothersCoral 60173 ] [ Russ Morgan & OrchestraDecca 24904 ] [ Ray Anthony & OrchestraCapitol 923 ] | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | |
7 | DEARIE [ Ray Bolger & Ethel MermanDecca 24873 ] [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRaeCapitol 858 ] [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 24899 ] | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
8 | DADDYS LITTLE GIRL [ Mills BrothersDecca 24872 ] [ Dick ToddRainbow 80088 ] | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
9 | MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All StarsLondon 604 / 30023 ] | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
10 | HOOP-DEE-DOO [ Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-3747 ] [ Kay StarrCapitol 980 ] [ Doris DayColumbia 38771 ] | 13 | 37 | | 3 | |
11 | THE OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES [ Hoagy Carmichael & Cass DaleyDecca 24977 ] [ Lawrence (Piano Roll) CookAbbey 15003 ] | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | |
12 | CHOON GUM [ Teresa Brewer with Jimmy Lytell & Dixieland All Stars London 678 / 30100 ] | 11 | 18 | 29 | 5 | |
13 | WANDERIN [ Sammy Kaye & Swing And Sway Orchestra RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ] | 17 | 15 | 26 | 8 | |
14 | RAIN [ Frank Petty TrioM-G-M 10669 ] | 16 | 28 | 23 | 6 | |
15 | LETS GO TO CHURCH (Next Sunday Morning) [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy WakelyCapitol 960 ] | 20 | 20 | 22 | 5 | |
16 | COUNT EVERY STAR [ Hugo Winterhalter & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-3697 / 47-3221 ] | 24 | 27 | 30 | 4 | |
17 | CEST SI BON (Its So Good) [ Johnny DesmondM-G-M 10613 ] | 12 | 16 | 18 | 8 | |
18 | SPAGHETTI RAG [ Jack Fina & OrchestraM-G-M 10610 ] [ Ray Anthony & OrchestraCapitol 923 ] [ Frankie Carle & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-3719 ] | 22 | 25 | 17 | 8 | |
19 | CHINESE MULE TRAIN [ Spike Jones & City SlickersRCA Victor 47-3741 ] | 30 | 21 | 36 | 4 | |
20 | ENJOY YOURSELF (Its Later Than You Think) [ Guy Lombardo & Royal CanadiansDecca 24825 ] | 21 | 13 | 8 | 15 | |
21 | VALENCIA [ Tony MartinRCA Victor 47-3755 ] | 34 | | | 2 | |
22 | I WANNA BE LOVED [ Andrews SistersDecca 27007 ] | 40 | | | 2 | |
23 | THERES NO TOMORROW [ Tony MartinRCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ] | 18 | 12 | 16 | 27 | |
24 | QUICKSILVER [ Bing Crosby & Andrews SistersDecca 24827 ] | 37 | 26 | 21 | 16 | |
25 | SILVER DOLLAR [ HoneydreamersRCA Victor 47-3720 ] [ Johnny Long & OrchestraKing 15035 ] | 23 | 29 | 25 | 5 | |
26 | SUNSHINE CAKE [ Frank Sinatra & Paula KellyColumbia 38705 ] [ Bing Crosby & Carol RichardsDecca 24875 ] | 25 | 33 | 24 | 7 | |
27 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT [ Blue Barron & OrchestraM-G-M 10628 ] | 36 | 39 | 32 | 5 | |
28 | GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP [ Mary Martin & Arthur GodfreyColumbia 38744 ] | 14 | 17 | 12 | 9 | |
29 | CANDY AND CAKE [ Arthur GodfreyColumbia 38721 ] [ Mindy CarsonRCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ] | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | |
30 | THE BICYCLE SONG [ Sammy Kaye & Swing And Sway Orchestra RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ] | 28 | 34 | | 3 | |
31 | WILHELMINA [ Freddy Martin & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-3693 / 47-3217 ] | 32 | 22 | 28 | 7 | |
32 | ROSES [ Sammy Kaye & Swing And Sway OrchestraRCA Victor 47-3754 ] | | | | 1 | |
33 | CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY [ Red FoleyDecca 46205 ] [ Bing CrosbyDecca 24863 ] | 15 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |
34 | ON THE OUTGOING TIDE [ Perry ComoRCA Victor 47-3747 ] | | | | 1 | |
35 | PUT ON AN OLD PAIR OF SHOES [ Bradford & RomanoRCA Victor 47-3740 ] [ Eddy Howard & OrchestraMercury 5401 ] | 38 | 32 | 34 | 4 | |
36 | RAG MOP [ Ames BrothersCoral 60140 ] [ Ralph Flanagan & OrchestraRCA Victor 20-3688 / 47-3212 ] [ Lionel Hampton & OrchestraDecca 24855 ] [ Johnnie Lee Wills & His BoysBullet 696 ] | 26 | 24 | 19 | 17 | |
37 | JOSHUA [ Ralph Flanagan & OrchestraRCA Victor 47-3724 ] | 39 | 35 | 37 | 4 | |
38 | THE HORSE TOLD ME [ Dennis DayRCA Victor 20-3707 / 47-3240 ] [ Bing CrosbyDecca 24875 ] | 31 | 36 | 39 | 4 | |
39 | MUSKRAT RAMBLE [ Andrews SistersDecca 24991 ] [ Dean MartinCapitol 948 ] | | | | 1 | |
40 | ASK ME NO QUESTIONS [ Bing Crosby & Andrews SistersDecca 24942 ] [ Dinah Shore & Dusty WalkerColumbia 38760 ] | 33 | | | 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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