The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending NOVEMBER 4, 1950
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1GOODNIGHT IRENE
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27077 ]
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38892 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
16
 
  2HARBOR LIGHTS
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 38963 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]
  8
 
 
 
  9
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
  7
 
 
 
  3ALL MY LOVE (Bolero)
    [ Patti Page–Mercury 5455 ]
    [ Percy Faith & Orchestra–Columbia 38918 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27118 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27117 ]
  3
 
 
 
  4
 
 
 
  5
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
  4MONA LISA
    [ Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 1010 ]
    [ Victor Young & Orchestra & Don Cherry–Decca 27048 ]
  2
 
  2
 
  2
 
22
 
  5CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN? (No, No, No!)
    [ Ames Brothers–Coral 60253 ]
  6  5  612
  6LA VIE EN ROSE
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-3819 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27111 ]
    [ Edith Piaf–Columbia 38948 ]
  7
 
 
  7
 
 
  8
 
 
23
 
 
  7OUR LADY OF FATIMA
    [ Richard Hayes & Kitty Kallen–Mercury 5466 ]
    [ Red Foley–Decca 14526 ]
  5
 
10
 
  9
 
  8
 
  8SAM’S SONG (The Happy Tune)
    [ Gary Crosby & Friend–Decca 27112 ]
    [ Joe “Fingers” Carr & Carr-Hops–Capitol 962 ]
  4
 
  3
 
  3
 
18
 
  9THINKING OF YOU
    [ Don Cherry–Decca 27128 ]
    [ Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-3901 ]
21
 
13
 
22
 
  5
 
10I’LL NEVER BE FREE
    [ Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1124 ]
19121310
11PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY
    [ Gary Crosby & Friend–Decca 27112 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 1039 ]
10
 
  6
 
  4
 
20
 
12BONAPARTE’S RETREAT
    [ Kay Starr–Capitol 936 ]
    [ Gene Krupa & Chicago Jazz–RCA Victor 47-3766 ]
  9
 
  8
 
  7
 
21
 
13ORANGE COLORED SKY
    [ Nat “King” Cole & Stan Kenton–Capitol 1184 ]
121625  5
14PATRICIA
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-3905 ]
231919  4
15NO OTHER LOVE
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 1053 ]
14141516
16NEVERTHELESS (I’m In Love With You)
    [ Paul Weston & Orchestra–Columbia 38982 ]
    [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3904 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 1190 ]
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 27253 ]
30
 
 
 
32
 
 
 

 
 
 
  3
 
 
 
17THE PETITE WALTZ (La Petite Valse)
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 27208 ]
    [ Three Suns with Larry Green & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3834 ]
27
 
33
 
38
 
  4
 
18I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
    [ Dean Martin–Capitol 1028 ]
15181711
19MUSIC, MAESTRO, PLEASE
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5458 ]
22171611
20MOLASSES, MOLASSES (It’s Icky Sticky Goo)
    [ Lenny Carson & Whiz Kids–Discovery 531 ]
    [ Roberta Quinlan with Jan August Orchestra–Mercury 5504 ]
18
 
34
 

 
  3
 
21SOMETIME
    [ Mariners–Columbia 38781 ]
    [ Jo Stafford–Capitol 1053 ]
    [ Ink Spots–Decca 27102 ]
26
 
 
23
 
 
14
 
 
20
 
 
22A BUSHEL AND A PECK
    [ Perry Como & Betty Hutton–RCA Victor 47-3930 ]
    [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 1234 ]
37
 

 

 
  2
 
23YOU, WONDERFUL YOU
    [ Art Lund–M-G-M 10750 ]
    [ Alan Dale–Columbia 38874 ]
28
 
24
 
36
 
  4
 
24CINCINNATI DANCING PIG
    [ Red Foley–Decca 46261 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5477 ]
16
 
20
 
18
 
  9
 
25YOU’RE MINE, YOU!
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Artie Shaw–Decca 27186 ]
253128  7
26NOLA
    [ Les Paul–Capitol 1014 ]
36273318
27JUST SAY I LOVE HER
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5474 ]
13152112
28TZENA TZENA TZENA
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers–Decca 27077 ]
    [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 38885 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5454 ]
11
 
 
11
 
 
10
 
 
18
 
 
29DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5458 ]
    [ Jack Owens–Decca 27096 ]
17
 
29
 
27
 
  8
 
30I’M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Artie Shaw–Decca 27186 ]
202535  7
31BELOVED, BE FAITHFUL
    [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 27006 ]
29  2
32AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS BUT MY OWN
    [ Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie–Capitol 1124 ]
  1
33IN MY ARMS
    [ Mitch Miller & Orchestra–Columbia 39064 ]
32  2
34BEYOND THE REEF
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 27219 ]
  1
35THE RED WE WANT IS THE RED WE’VE GOT (In The Old Red, White And Blue)
    [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-3904 ]
342820  7
36COUNT EVERY STAR
    [ Hugo Winterhalter & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3697 / 47-3221 ]
    [ Ray Anthony & Orchestra–Capitol 979 ]
    [ Dick Haymes & Artie Shaw–Decca 27042 ]
38
 
 
22
 
 
12
 
 
28
 
 
37OUR VERY OWN
    [ Sarah Vaughan–Columbia 38860 ]
353532  4
38A RAINY DAY REFRAIN
    [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 47-3921 ]
  1
39DO I WORRY?
    [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 27160 ]
  1
40MAMBO JAMBO
    [ Dave Barbour & Orchestra–Capitol 973 ]
40393414
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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