The CASH BOX Disc-Hits Box Score
Week of FEBRUARY 3, 1947*
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE OLD LAMP-LIGHTER     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1963 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37095 ]     [ Hal Derwin–Capitol 288 ]		1	1	1	16
2	(I Love You) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 304 ]     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 7204 / Majestic 1071 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 37188 ]     [ Charlie Spivak & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1981 ]		3	3	3	15
3	OLE BUTTERMILK SKY     [ Hoagy Carmichael–ARA 155 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37073 ]     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra with Matt Dennis–Capitol 285 ]     [ Helen Carroll & Satisfiers–RCA Victor 20-1982 ]		2	2	2	20
4	HUGGIN’ AND CHALKIN’     [ Hoagy Carmichael–Decca 23675 ]     [ Johnny Mercer–Capitol 334 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37095 ]		4	4	12	9
5	A GAL IN CALICO     [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1991 ]     [ Bing Crosby with Calico Kids–Decca 23739 ]     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 316 ]		5	5	7	10
6	ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1976 ]     [ Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers–Capitol 323 ]		6	7	6	12
7	SONATA     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2033 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 337 ]		8	9	10	8
8	THE WHOLE WORLD IS SINGING MY SONG     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 37066 ]		7	8	5	15
9	OH, BUT I DO     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 324 ]     [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1991 ]     [ Harry James & Orchestra–Columbia 37156 ]		9	13	19	8
10	SEPTEMBER SONG     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37161 ]     [ Dardanelle Trio–RCA Victor 20-1993 ]		13	21	11	8
11	MANAGUA, NICARAGUA     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2026 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 23782 ]     [ Kay Kyser & Orchestra–Columbia 37214 ]		12	—	—	2
12	RUMORS ARE FLYING     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–Columbia 37069 ]     [ Andrews Sisters with Les Paul–Decca 23656 ]     [ Betty Rhodes–RCA Victor 20-1944 ]     [ Tony Martin–Mercury 3032 ]		11	6	4	21
13	THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 37089 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1972 ]		10	10	8	17
14	AND SO TO BED     [ Skitch Henderson & Orchestra–Capitol 331 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2023 ]		25	24	16	4
15	GUILTY     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 324 ]		14	22	—	3
16	I’LL CLOSE MY EYES     [ Andy Russell–Capitol 342 ]     [ Johnny Desmond–RCA Victor 20-2109 ]		—	—	—	1
17	YEARS AND YEARS AGO     [ Les Brown & Orchestra–Columbia 37153 ]     [ Dinning Sisters–Capitol 353 ]		17	12	—	4
18	SOONER OR LATER (You’re Gonna Be Comin’ Around)     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-1976 ]		15	23	24	12
19	THE RICKETY RICKSHAW MAN     [ Eddy Howard & Orchestra–Majestic 7192 / Majestic 1078 ]		19	18	29	11
20	THE DARK TOWN POKER CLUB     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2075 ]		20	—	—	2
21	UNCLE REMUS SAID     [ Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-2017 ]     [ Woody Herman & Orchestra–Columbia 37162 ]		16	11	26	4
22	IN A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra–Decca 23622 ]		24	—	15	8
23	THAT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-2033 ]     [ King Cole Trio–Capitol 328 ]		22	17	23	6
24	A RAINY NIGHT IN RIO     [ Sam Donahue & Orchestra–Capitol 325 ]		18	—	—	4

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. *Cash Box did not publish an issue this week (the previous week’s issue was a special two-week “Convention Issue”). However, the chart in the Feb. 10 issue included a column with the sales figures for this week, so the chart above was reconstructed using those figures.

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