The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending FEBRUARY 18, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24798 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38605 ]		2	2	2	13
2	I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24705 ]		1	1	1	21
3	JOHNSON RAG     [ Jack Teter Trio–London 501 / 30004 ]     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Original “Dorseyland” Jazz Band–Columbia 38649 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24819 ]		4	4	11	16
4	CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY     [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]		8	9	37	4
5	RAG 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 ]		7	13	33	4
6	THERE’S NO TOMORROW     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]		5	5	7	14
7	THE OLD MASTER PAINTER     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24801 ]     [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5342 ]     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3608 / 47-3114 ]		3	3	3	11
8	A DREAMER’S HOLIDAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3543 / 47-3036 ]     [ Buddy Clark with Girl Friends–Columbia 38599 ]		6	6	4	19
9	I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)     [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]		22	—	—	2
10	MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!     [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]		29	—	—	2
11	BAMBOO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3627 / 47-3143 ]		18	30	—	3
12	THE WEDDING SAMBA     [ Edmundo Ros & Orchestra–London 499 / 30017 ]     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24841 ]		9	12	19	5
13	BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO (The Magic Song)     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]		10	7	10	8
14	DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]		14	11	39	4
15	I’VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3554 / 47-3047 ]		11	14	8	16
16	QUICKSILVER     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]		17	29	—	3
17	SLIPPING AROUND     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 40224 ]		13	10	6	19
18	SITTING BY THE WINDOW     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10602 ]		16	26	—	3
19	IT ISN’T FAIR     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]		39	—	—	2
20	BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME     [ Owen Bradley & Quintet–Coral 60107 ]		30	24	35	4
21	WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I’M DREAMING     [ Patti Page Quartet–Mercury 5344 ]		25	38	28	5
22	MULE TRAIN     [ Frankie Laine & Muleskinners–Mercury 5345 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24798 ]     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3600 / 47-3106 ]     [ Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 40258 ]		12	8	5	14
23	THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]		—	—	—	1
24	DON’T CRY, JOE (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24720 ]		20	17	9	20
25	ECHOES     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]		15	15	13	9
26	MARTA (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3598 / 47-3104 ]		24	18	14	9
27	SORRY     [ Frank Sinatra & Modernaires–Columbia 38662 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 776 ]		26	19	16	7
28	ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]		37	—	—	2
29	CHARLEY MY BOY     [ Andrews Sisters/Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24812 ]		19	16	12	11
30	HALF A HEART IS ALL YOU LEFT ME (When You Broke My Heart In Two)     [ Al Morgan–London 571 / 30025 ]     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5349 ]		38	—	—	2
31	I WANNA GO HOME (With You)     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3586 / 47-3082 ]		23	28	23	12
32	A GAME OF BROKEN HEARTS     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 792 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38637 ]		40	32	36	9
33	A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]		35	—	—	2
34	JEALOUS HEART     [ Al Morgan–London 500 / 30001 ]		21	21	15	25
35	WUNDERBAR     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24927 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 768 ]		32	23	29	9
36	FAIRY TALES     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Capitol 826 ]		33	34	—	3
37	BROKEN DOWN MERRY-GO-ROUND     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 800 ]		—	—	—	1
38	SCARLET RIBBONS (For Her Hair)     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 785 ]		34	25	32	6
39	ENVY     [ Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3551 / 47-3044 ]		31	33	30	15
40	SO THIS IS LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3606 / 47-3112 ]		27	20	31	5

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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