The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of MARCH 12, 1945
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	RUM AND COCA-COLA     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]     [ Abe Lyman & Orchestra–Columbia 36775 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1637 ]		1	1	1	9
2	AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 180 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23379 ]     [ Artie Shaw & Orchestra–Victor 20-1612 ]		2	2	2	12
3	DON’T FENCE ME IN     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 23364 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1610 ]     [ Kate Smith–Columbia 36759 ]     [ Horace Heidt & Musical Knights–Columbia 36761 ]		3	3	3	15
4	SATURDAY NIGHT (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]		4	4	8	6
5	I DREAM OF YOU (More Than You Dream I Do)     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1608 ]     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36762 ]     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 175 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		5	5	4	14
6	I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]     [ Duke Ellington & Famous Orchestra–Victor 20-1618 ]		9	11	11	7
7	COCKTAILS FOR TWO     [ Spike Jones & City Slickers–Victor 20-1628 ]		8	9	7	7
8	CANDY     [ Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers–Capitol 183 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]		13	25	—	3
9	MORE AND MORE     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1614 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1630 ]		12	22	21	8
10	A LITTLE ON THE LONELY SIDE     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 36760 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18642 ]		6	23	17	7
11	CONFESSIN’ (That I Love You)     [Ella Fitzgerald with Song Spinners–Decca 18633 ]     [ Perry Como–Victor 20-1629 ]		11	6	10	12
12	MY DREAMS ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36779 ]     [ Phil Moore Four–Victor 20-1641 ]		10	16	—	3
13	I’M MAKING BELIEVE     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		14	7	5	19
14	SLEIGH RIDE IN JULY     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1617 ]     [ Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra–Victor 20-1622 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18640 ]		7	12	6	9
15	(All Of A Sudden) MY HEART SINGS     [ Martha Stewart–Bluebird 30-0832 ]     [ Johnnie Johnson–Capitol 186 ]		18	20	32	8
16	DREAM     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 185 ]		37	—	—	2
17	I WANNA GET MARRIED     [ Gertrude Niesen–Decca 23382 ]		17	36	—	3
18	EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE     [ Benny Goodman Quintet–Columbia 36767 ]		15	18	37	5
19	TWILIGHT TIME     [ Three Suns–Hit 7092 ]		24	17	23	11
20	STRANGE MUSIC     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–Victor 20-1615 ]     [ Fred Waring & Concert Vochestra–Decca 23377 ]		23	24	14	6
21	EVELINA     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 18635 ]		27	15	13	11
22	SWEET DREAMS, SWEETHEART     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra–Decca 18627 ]     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 178 ]		20	28	28	10
23	I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU     [ Count Basie & Orchestra–Columbia 36766 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Decca 18641 ]		28	13	29	6
24	THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 18625 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1606 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 36757 ]		19	8	9	16
25	I DON’T WANT TO LOVE YOU (Like I Do)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1635 ]     [ Phil Brito–Musicraft 15018 ]		29	14	31	8
26	ROBIN HOOD     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 36763 ]     [ Tony Pastor & Orchestra–Victor 20-1607 ]		22	10	16	7
27	LET’S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		16	21	18	6
28	I PROMISE YOU     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 181 ]		25	19	30	11
29	POOR LITTLE RHODE ISLAND     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 18651 ]		31	35	—	3
30	GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36778 ]		26	27	—	3
31	TICO-TICO     [ Charles Wolcott & Orchestra–Decca 23318 ]     [ Ethel Smith & Bando Carioca–Decca 23353 ]		33	31	22	20
32	AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE     [ Stan Kenton & Orchestra–Capitol 166 ]		36	38	12	20
33	I WONDER     [ Louis Prima & Orchestra–Hit 7123 ]     [ Louis Armstrong & Orchestra–Decca 18652 ]		30	37	—	3
34	THE TROLLEY SONG     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–Victor 20-1605 ]     [ Pied Pipers–Capitol 168 ]     [ Judy Garland–Decca 23361 ]		34	32	24	20
35	IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 36756 ]		35	—	35	11
36	ALWAYS     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Capitol 125 ]     [ Jack Smith–Hit 7115 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1610 ]		32	30	33	14
37	INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL     [ Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald–Decca 23356 ]		—	34	20	18
38	JUST A PRAYER AWAY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 23392 ]     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Victor 20-1642 ]		—	—	—	1
39	THE LOVE I LONG FOR     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 36758 ]     [ Three Suns–Hit 7114 ]		39	33	26	8
40	HE’S HOME FOR A LITTLE WHILE     [ Dinah Shore–Victor 20-1632 ]		—	—	—	1
41	ONE MEAT BALL     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 18636 ]		21	29	15	10

NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with no indication of which version(s) were the biggest sellers. 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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