The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 4, 1950
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY
    [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]
  1
 
  4
 
  8
 
  6
 
  2RAG 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
 
 
 
  5
 
 
 
  7
 
 
 
  6
 
 
 
  3THERE’S NO TOMORROW
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]
  3  6  516
  4MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!
    [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]
  81029  4
  5DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24798 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38605 ]
  4
 
  1
 
  2
 
15
 
  6JOHNSON RAG
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Original “Dorseyland” Jazz Band–Columbia 38649 ]
    [ Jack Teter Trio–London 501 / 30004 ]
    [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24819 ]
  5
 
 
  3
 
 
  4
 
 
18
 
 
  7I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?
    [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24705 ]
  7  2  123
  8I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)
    [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]
10  922  4
  9THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]
  923  3
10DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL
    [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]
16
 
14
 
14
 
  6
 
11IT ISN’T FAIR
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–
        [ RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]
151939  4
12THE OLD MASTER PAINTER
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24801 ]
    [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5342 ]
    [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3608 / 47-3114 ]
  6
 
  7
 
  3
 
13
 
13THE WEDDING SAMBA
    [ Edmundo Ros & Orchestra–London 499 / 30017 ]
    [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24841 ]
11
 
12
 
  9
 
  7
 
14ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]
202837  4
15QUICKSILVER
    [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]
171617  5
16BAMBOO
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3627 / 47-3143 ]
121118  5
17WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I’M DREAMING
    [ Patti Page Quartet–Mercury 5344 ]
242125  7
18BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO (The Magic Song)
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]
13
 
13
 
10
 
10
 
19A DREAMER’S HOLIDAY
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3543 / 47-3036 ]
    [ Buddy Clark with Girl Friends–Columbia 38599 ]
14
 
  8
 
  6
 
21
 
20SITTING BY THE WINDOW
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10602 ]
191816  5
21I’VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3554 / 47-3047 ]
18151118
22MARTA (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3598 / 47-3104 ]
29262411
23THE YODEL BLUES
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]
    [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]
39
 

 

 
  2
 
24BIG MOVIE SHOW IN THE SKY
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]
    [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]
37
 

 

 
  2
 
25THE THIRD MAN THEME
    [ Anton Karas–London 536 / 30005 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24839 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
26ECHOES
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]
23251511
27A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]
273335  4
28HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?
    [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]
30  2
29BROKEN DOWN MERRY-GO-ROUND
    [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 800 ]
3237  3
30MY FOOLISH HEART
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
31OPEN DOOR—OPEN ARMS
    [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24822 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 824 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
32GOD’S COUNTRY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38708 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5374 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
33FAIRY TALES
    [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Capitol 826 ]
333633  5
34THE KID’S A DREAMER
    [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 38678 ]
  1
35SORRY
    [ Frank Sinatra & Modernaires–Columbia 38662 ]
    [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 776 ]
28
 
27
 
26
 
  9
 
36HALF A HEART IS ALL YOU LEFT ME (When You Broke My Heart In Two)
    [ Al Morgan–London 571 / 30025 ]
    [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5349 ]
36
 
30
 
38
 
  4
 
37SLIPPING AROUND
    [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 40224 ]
25171321
38BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
    [ Owen Bradley & Quintet–Coral 60107 ]
262030  6
39CHARLEY MY BOY
    [ Andrews Sisters/Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24812 ]
22291913
40SO THIS IS LOVE
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3606 / 47-3112 ]
4027  6
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 hit version(s) of each song, determined primarily by the rankings on the concurrent Billboard Best Sellers chart.
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