The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending APRIL 22, 1950
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	THE THIRD MAN THEME     [ Anton Karas-London 536 / 30005 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24839 ]		2	8	11	8
2	MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!     [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]		1	1	1	11
3	IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN’ (I’d’ve Baked A Cake)     [ Eileen Barton–National 9103 ]     [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60169 ]		3	4	4	7
4	DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]     [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]		6	6	7	13
5	DEARIE     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 24873 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]		8	7	10	7
6	CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY     [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]		4	2	2	13
7	IT ISN’T FAIR     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]		7	9	8	11
8	CANDY AND CAKE     [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38721 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]		17	16	12	7
9	I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)     [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]		5	3	3	11
10	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 ]		10	12	5	13
11	GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP     [ Mary Martin & Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38744 ]		14	10	21	5
12	MY FOOLISH HEART     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]     [ Mindy Carson-RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]		16	21	19	8
13	SENTIMENTAL ME     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60173 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24904 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]		12	18	20	4
14	THERE’S NO TOMORROW     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]		9	5	6	23
15	SWAMP GIRL     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5390 ]		22	34	—	3
16	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 10613 ]		13	13	22	4
17	SPAGHETTI RAG     [ Jack Fina & Orchestra–M-G-M 10610 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]     [ Frankie Carle & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3719 ]		21	26	36	4
18	BEWITCHED     [ Bill Snyder & Orchestra–Tower 1473 ]     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24983 ]		25	29	—	3
19	ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]		19	15	13	11
20	QUICKSILVER     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]		18	17	16	12
21	THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]		15	11	9	10
22	WANDERIN’     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ]		20	33	40	4
23	PETER COTTONTAIL     [ Gene Autry–Columbia 38750 ]     [ Mervin Shiner–Decca 46221 ]		11	14	14	5
24	IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE A MAN AROUND THE HOUSE     [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38689 ]		23	19	29	7
25	RAIN     [ Frank Petty Trio–M-G-M 10669 ]		34	—	—	2
26	SUNSHINE CAKE     [ Frank Sinatra & Paula Kelly–Columbia 38705 ]     [ Bing Crosby & Carol Richards–Decca 24875 ]		30	39	—	3
27	GOD’S COUNTRY     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38708 ]     [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5374 ]		27	27	24	8
28	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10628 ]		—	—	—	1
29	CHOO’N GUM     [ Teresa Brewer with Jimmy Lytell & Dixieland All Stars–         London 678 / 30100 ]		—	—	—	1
30	WILHELMINA     [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3693 / 47-3217 ]		37	31	—	3
31	ROULETTE     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3695 / 47-3219 ]		31	32	—	3
32	LET’S GO TO CHURCH (Next Sunday Morning)     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 960 ]		—	—	—	1
33	SILVER DOLLAR     [ Honeydreamers–RCA Victor 47-3720 ]     [ Johnny Long & Orchestra–King 15035 ]		—	—	—	1
34	COPPER CANYON     [ Teresa Brewer & Bobby Wayne–London 562 / 30007 ]		—	36	25	5
35	BIG MOVIE SHOW IN THE SKY     [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]     [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]		36	23	27	9
36	MY LILY AND MY ROSE     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]		—	—	—	1
37	THE OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES     [ Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook–Abbey 15003 ]		—	—	—	1
38	BAMBOO     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3627 / 47-3143 ]		26	24	18	12
39	WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I’M DREAMING     [ Patti Page Quartet–Mercury 5344 ]		28	37	23	14
40	DARN IT BABY, THAT’S LOVE     [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3710 / 47-3243 ]		39	—	—	2

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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