The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 15, 1950
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!
    [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]
  1  1  110
  2THE THIRD MAN THEME
    [ Anton Karas–London 536 / 30005 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24839 ]
  8
 
11
 
15
 
  7
 
  3IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN’ (I’d’ve Baked A Cake)
    [ Eileen Barton–National 9103 ]
    [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60169 ]
  4
 
  4
 
10
 
  6
 
  4CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY
    [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  2
 
12
 
  5I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)
    [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]
  3  3  510
  6DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]
    [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]
  6
 
  7
 
  7
 
12
 
  7IT ISN’T FAIR
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–
        RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]
  9  8  810
  8DEARIE
    [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 24873 ]
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]
  7
 
 
10
 
 
  9
 
 
  6
 
 
  9THERE’S NO TOMORROW
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]
  5  6  622
10RAG 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 ]
12
 
 
 
  5
 
 
 
  3
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
11PETER COTTONTAIL
    [ Gene Autry–Columbia 38750 ]
    [ Mervin Shiner–Decca 46221 ]
14
 
14
 
28
 
  4
 
12SENTIMENTAL ME
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60140 / 60173 ]
    [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24904 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]
18
 
20
 

 
  3
 
13C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)
    [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 10613 ]
1322  3
14GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP
    [ Mary Martin & Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38744 ]
102140  4
15THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]
11  9  4  9
16MY FOOLISH HEART
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]
    [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]
21
 
 
19
 
 
14
 
 
  7
 
 
17CANDY AND CAKE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38721 ]
    [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]
16
 
12
 
11
 
  6
 
18QUICKSILVER
    [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]
17161911
19ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]
15131610
20WANDERIN’
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–
        RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ]
3340  3
21SPAGHETTI RAG
    [ Jack Fina & Orchestra–M-G-M 10610 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]
    [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3719 ]
26
 
 
36
 
 

 
 
  3
 
 
22SWAMP GIRL
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5390 ]
34  2
23IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE A MAN AROUND THE HOUSE
    [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38689 ]
192923  6
24BEYOND THE SUNSET
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 868 ]
252835  5
25BEWITCHED
    [ Bill Snyder & Orchestra–Tower 1473 ]
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24983 ]
29
 

 

 
  2
 
26BAMBOO
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3627 / 47-3143 ]
24181311
27GOD’S COUNTRY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38708 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5374 ]
27
 
24
 
20
 
  7
 
28WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I’M DREAMING
    [ Patti Page Quartet–Mercury 5344 ]
37232213
29DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24798 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38605 ]
20
 
15
 
12
 
21
 
30SUNSHINE CAKE
    [ Frank Sinatra & Paula Kelly–Columbia 38705 ]
    [ Bing Crosby & Carol Richards–Decca 24875 ]
39
 

 

 
  2
 
31ROULETTE
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3695 / 47-3219 ]
32  2
32JOHNSON RAG
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Original “Dorseyland” Jazz Band–Columbia 38649 ]
    [ Jack Teter Trio–London 501 / 30004 ]
    [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24819 ]
22
 
 
17
 
 
18
 
 
24
 
 
33BLACK LACE
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]
  1
34RAIN
    [ Frank Petty Trio–M-G-M 10669 ]
  1
35SITTING BY THE WINDOW
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10602 ]
35312511
36BIG MOVIE SHOW IN THE SKY
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]
    [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]
23
 
27
 
29
 
  8
 
37WILHELMINA
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3693 / 47-3217 ]
31  2
38DID ANYONE EVER TELL YOU, MRS. MURPHY?
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3684 / 47-3211 ]
303727  5
39DARN IT BABY, THAT’S LOVE
    [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3710 / 47-3243 ]
  1
40YOU’RE ALWAYS THERE
    [ Evelyn Knight–Decca 24843 ]
  1
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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