The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JUNE 17, 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 ]		1	1	1	16
2	BEWITCHED     [ Bill Snyder & Orchestra–Tower 1473 ]     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24983 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38698 ]     [ Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3726 ]     [ Jan August & Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats–Mercury 5399 ]		3	2	2	11
3	MY FOOLISH HEART     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]		2	3	3	16
4	SENTIMENTAL ME     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60173 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24904 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]		5	4	6	12
5	HOOP-DEE-DOO     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3747 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 980 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38771 ]		4	6	8	7
6	IT ISN’T FAIR     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]		6	5	4	19
7	THE OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES     [ Hoagy Carmichael & Cass Daley–Decca 24977 ]     [ Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook–Abbey 15003 ]		9	8	9	9
8	IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN’ (I’d’ve Baked A Cake)     [ Eileen Barton–National 9103 ]     [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60169 ]		7	7	5	15
9	ROSES     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3754 ]		8	13	16	5
10	I WANNA BE LOVED     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 27007 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10716 ]		13	12	22	6
11	WANDERIN’     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ]		15	15	13	12
12	DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]     [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]		10	9	10	21
13	COUNT EVERY STAR     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3697 / 47-3221 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 979 ]		12	19	14	8
14	RAIN     [ Frank Petty Trio–M-G-M 10669 ]		16	20	12	10
15	DEARIE     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 24873 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]		11	10	7	15
16	STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5421 ]		17	28	40	4
17	VALENCIA     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3755 ]		14	18	20	6
18	DOWN THE LANE     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24986 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 969 ]		20	22	31	4
19	STARS ARE THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60209 ]		33	—	—	2
20	ON THE OUTGOING TIDE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3747 ]		21	17	30	5
21	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 10613 ]		19	16	18	12
22	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10628 ]		25	30	17	9
23	MONA LISA     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1010 ]     [ Victor Young & Orchestra & Don Cherry–Decca 27048 ]		37	—	—	2
24	BIRMINGHAM BOUNCE     [ Red Foley–Decca 46234 ]		35	—	—	2
25	LET’S GO TO CHURCH (Next Sunday Morning)     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 960 ]		18	14	24	9
26	BONAPARTE’S RETREAT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 936 ]     [ Gene Krupa & Chicago Jazz–RCA Victor 47-3766 ]		—	—	—	1
27	LA VIE EN ROSE     [ Victor Young & Orchestra–Decca 24816 ]		27	32	—	3
28	I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5396 ]		30	40	38	4
29	MUSKRAT RAMBLE     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24991 ]     [ Dean Martin–Capitol 948 ]		23	23	26	5
30	JOSHUA     [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3724 ]		24	27	25	8
31	BUFFALO BILLY     [ Roberta Quinlan, Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats &         Jan August–Mercury 5420 ]		—	—	—	1
32	MISSISSIPPI     [ Red Foley–Decca 46241 ]		—	—	—	1
33	MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!     [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]		22	11	11	19
34	THE ANSWER SHE IS “YES,” NO?     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24999 ]		36	38	—	3
35	AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38809 ]     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5433 ]		31	35	—	3
36	I CROSS MY FINGERS     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38786 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3846 ]		38	—	—	2
37	DEDICATED TO YOU     [ Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10690 ]		—	—	—	1
38	ASK ME NO QUESTIONS     [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24942 ]     [ Dinah Shore & Dusty Walker–Columbia 38760 ]		32	21	32	6
39	JUKE BOX ANNIE     [ Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5417 ]		—	—	—	1
40	THANKS, MISTER FLORIST     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3773 ]		—	—	—	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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