The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 4, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY     [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]		1	4	8	6
2	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 ]		2	5	7	6
3	THERE’S NO TOMORROW     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]		3	6	5	16
4	MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!     [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]		8	10	29	4
5	DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24798 ]     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38605 ]		4	1	2	15
6	JOHNSON RAG     [ Jimmy Dorsey & Original “Dorseyland” Jazz Band–Columbia 38649 ]     [ Jack Teter Trio–London 501 / 30004 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24819 ]		5	3	4	18
7	I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24705 ]		7	2	1	23
8	I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)     [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]		10	9	22	4
9	THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]		9	23	—	3
10	DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL     [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]		16	14	14	6
11	IT ISN’T FAIR     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         [ RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]		15	19	39	4
12	THE OLD MASTER PAINTER     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24801 ]     [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5342 ]     [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3608 / 47-3114 ]		6	7	3	13
13	THE WEDDING SAMBA     [ Edmundo Ros & Orchestra–London 499 / 30017 ]     [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24841 ]		11	12	9	7
14	ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]		20	28	37	4
15	QUICKSILVER     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]		17	16	17	5
16	BAMBOO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3627 / 47-3143 ]		12	11	18	5
17	WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I’M DREAMING     [ Patti Page Quartet–Mercury 5344 ]		24	21	25	7
18	BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO (The Magic Song)     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]		13	13	10	10
19	A DREAMER’S HOLIDAY     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3543 / 47-3036 ]     [ Buddy Clark with Girl Friends–Columbia 38599 ]		14	8	6	21
20	SITTING BY THE WINDOW     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10602 ]		19	18	16	5
21	I’VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3554 / 47-3047 ]		18	15	11	18
22	MARTA (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3598 / 47-3104 ]		29	26	24	11
23	THE YODEL BLUES     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]     [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]		39	—	—	2
24	BIG MOVIE SHOW IN THE SKY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]     [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]		37	—	—	2
25	THE THIRD MAN THEME     [ Anton Karas–London 536 / 30005 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24839 ]		—	—	—	1
26	ECHOES     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]		23	25	15	11
27	A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]		27	33	35	4
28	HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]		30	—	—	2
29	BROKEN DOWN MERRY-GO-ROUND     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 800 ]		32	37	—	3
30	MY FOOLISH HEART     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]		—	—	—	1
31	OPEN DOOR—OPEN ARMS     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24822 ]     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 824 ]		—	—	—	1
32	GOD’S COUNTRY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38708 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5374 ]		—	—	—	1
33	FAIRY TALES     [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Capitol 826 ]		33	36	33	5
34	THE KID’S A DREAMER     [ Rosemary Clooney–Columbia 38678 ]		—	—	—	1
35	SORRY     [ Frank Sinatra & Modernaires–Columbia 38662 ]     [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 776 ]		28	27	26	9
36	HALF 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
37	SLIPPING AROUND     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 40224 ]		25	17	13	21
38	BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME     [ Owen Bradley & Quintet–Coral 60107 ]		26	20	30	6
39	CHARLEY MY BOY     [ Andrews Sisters/Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24812 ]		22	29	19	13
40	SO THIS IS LOVE     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3606 / 47-3112 ]		—	40	27	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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