The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JULY 1, 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	18
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 ]		2	2	3	13
3	MY FOOLISH HEART     [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]     [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]		3	3	2	18
4	HOOP-DEE-DOO     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3747 ]     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 980 ]     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38771 ]		5	5	4	9
5	SENTIMENTAL ME     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60173 ]     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24904 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 923 ]		4	4	5	14
6	I WANNA BE LOVED     [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 27007 ]     [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10716 ]		8	10	13	8
7	THE OLD PIANO ROLL BLUES     [ Hoagy Carmichael & Cass Daley–Decca 24977 ]     [ Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook–Abbey 15003 ]		7	7	9	11
8	ROSES     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3754 ]		9	9	8	7
9	IT ISN’T FAIR     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]		6	6	6	21
10	MONA LISA     [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1010 ]     [ Victor Young & Orchestra & Don Cherry–Decca 27048 ]     [ Art Lund–M-G-M 10689 ]		16	23	37	4
11	COUNT EVERY STAR     [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3697 / 47-3221 ]     [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 979 ]     [ Dick Haymes & Artie Shaw–Decca 27042 ]		14	13	12	10
12	STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER     [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5421 ]		21	16	17	6
13	BUFFALO BILLY     [ Roberta Quinlan, Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats &         Jan August–Mercury 5420 ]		15	31	—	3
14	BONAPARTE’S RETREAT     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 936 ]     [ Gene Krupa & Chicago Jazz–RCA Victor 47-3766 ]		24	26	—	3
15	DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL     [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]     [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]		10	12	10	23
16	WANDERIN’     [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–         RCA Victor 20-3680 / 47-3203 ]		12	11	15	14
17	VALENCIA     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3755 ]		23	17	14	8
18	PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY     [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 1039 ]		37	—	—	2
19	THANKS, MISTER FLORIST     [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3773 ]		22	40	—	3
20	I STILL GET A THRILL     [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3799 ]     [ Dick Haymes–Decca 27008 ]		39	—	—	2
21	BLIND DATE     [ Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope–Capitol 1042 ]		40	—	—	2
22	IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN’ (I’d’ve Baked A Cake)     [ Eileen Barton–National 9103 ]     [ Georgia Gibbs–Coral 60169 ]		20	8	7	17
23	ON THE OUTGOING TIDE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3747 ]		34	20	21	7
24	RAIN     [ Frank Petty Trio–M-G-M 10669 ]		13	14	16	12
25	DEARIE     [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 24873 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]     [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]		11	15	11	17
26	DOWN THE LANE     [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24986 ]     [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 969 ]		33	18	20	6
27	LET’S GO TO CHURCH (Next Sunday Morning)     [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 960 ]		25	25	18	11
28	ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT     [ Blue Barron & Orchestra–M-G-M 10628 ]		30	22	25	11
29	MISSISSIPPI     [ Red Foley–Decca 46241 ]		19	32	—	3
30	DEDICATED TO YOU     [ Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10690 ]		28	37	—	3
31	I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE     [ Patti Page–Mercury 5396 ]		18	28	30	6
32	I DIDN’T SLIP—I WASN’T PUSHED—I FELL     [ Doris Day–Columbia 38818 ]		—	—	—	1
33	I CROSS MY FINGERS     [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38786 ]     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3846 ]		26	36	38	4
34	SOMETIME     [ Mariners–Columbia 38781 ]		—	—	40	2
35	AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE     [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38809 ]     [ Eddy Howard–Mercury 5433 ]		27	35	31	5
36	STARS ARE THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN     [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60209 ]		31	19	33	4
37	IF YOU WERE ONLY MINE     [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3763 ]		—	—	—	1
38	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     [ Johnny Desmond–M-G-M 10613 ]		29	21	19	14
39	LA VIE EN ROSE     [ Victor Young & Orchestra–Decca 24816 ]		17	27	27	5
40	SAM’S SONG     [ Joe “Fingers” Carr & Carr-Hops–Capitol 962 ]		—	—	—	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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