The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending MARCH 18, 1950
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY
    [ Red Foley–Decca 46205 ]
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24863 ]
  1
 
  1
 
  1
 
  8
 
  2MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!
    [ Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars–London 604 / 30023 ]
  2  4  8  6
  3RAG 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 ]
  3
 
 
 
  2
 
 
 
  2
 
 
 
  8
 
 
 
  4I SAID MY PAJAMAS (And Put On My Pray’rs)
    [ Tony Martin & Fran Warren–RCA Victor 20-3613 / 47-3119 ]
  4  810  6
  5THERE’S NO TOMORROW
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3582 / 47-3078 ]
  6  3  318
  6DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL
    [ Dick Todd–Rainbow 80088 ]
    [ Mills Brothers–Decca 24872 ]
  8
 
10
 
16
 
  8
 
  7THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE
    [ Frankie Laine–Mercury 5363 ]
  7  9  9  5
  8DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24798 ]
    [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38605 ]
  5
 
  5
 
  4
 
17
 
  9IT ISN’T FAIR
    [ Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–
        RCA Victor 20-3609 / 47-3115 ]
131115  6
10BAMBOO
    [ Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3627 / 47-3143 ]
101612  7
11JOHNSON RAG
    [ Jimmy Dorsey & Original “Dorseyland” Jazz Band–Columbia 38649 ]
    [ Jack Teter Trio–London 501 / 30004 ]
    [ Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 24819 ]
  9
 
 
  6
 
 
  5
 
 
20
 
 
12ENJOY YOURSELF (It’s Later Than You Think)
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24825 ]
141420  6
13THE THIRD MAN THEME
    [ Anton Karas–London 536 / 30005 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24839 ]
15
 
25
 

 
  3
 
14QUICKSILVER
    [ Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24827 ]
181517  7
15BIG MOVIE SHOW IN THE SKY
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]
    [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]
25
 
24
 
37
 
  4
 
16DEARIE
    [ Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman–Decca 24873 ]
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]
    [ Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians–Decca 24899 ]
31
 
 

 
 

 
 
  2
 
 
17MY FOOLISH HEART
    [ Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra–Decca 24830 ]
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10623 ]
30
 
30
 

 
  3
 
18THE OLD MASTER PAINTER
    [ Dick Haymes–Decca 24801 ]
    [ Richard Hayes–Mercury 5342 ]
    [ Phil Harris & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3608 / 47-3114 ]
17
 
 
12
 
 
  6
 
 
15
 
 
19I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?
    [ Andrews Sisters–Decca 24705 ]
11  7  725
20THE WEDDING SAMBA
    [ Edmundo Ros & Orchestra–London 499 / 30017 ]
    [ Carmen Miranda & Andrews Sisters–Decca 24841 ]
20
 
13
 
11
 
  9
 
21WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I’M DREAMING
    [ Patti Page Quartet–Mercury 5344 ]
161724  9
22MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY (I Love You)
    [ Bill Lawrence–RCA Victor 20-3683 / 47-3206 ]
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 858 ]
39
 

 

 
  2
 
23GOD’S COUNTRY
    [ Frank Sinatra–Columbia 38708 ]
    [ Vic Damone–Mercury 5374 ]
34
 
32
 

 
  3
 
24CANDY AND CAKE
    [ Arthur Godfrey–Columbia 38721 ]
    [ Mindy Carson–RCA Victor 20-3681 / 47-3204 ]
37
 

 

 
  2
 
25BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO (The Magic Song)
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]
12
 
18
 
13
 
12
 
26SITTING BY THE WINDOW
    [ Billy Eckstine–M-G-M 10602 ]
192019  7
27BROKEN DOWN MERRY-GO-ROUND
    [ Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely–Capitol 800 ]
222932  5
28IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN’ (I’d’ve Baked A Cake)
    [ Eileen Barton–National 9103 ]
28  2
29I’VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS
    [ Freddy Martin & Orchestra–RCA Victor 20-3554 / 47-3047 ]
32211820
30MARTA (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood)
    [ Tony Martin–RCA Victor 20-3598 / 47-3104 ]
23222913
31IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE A MAN AROUND THE HOUSE
    [ Dinah Shore–Columbia 38689 ]
29  2
32COPPER CANYON
    [ Teresa Brewer & Bobby Wayne–London 562 / 30007 ]
  1
33DID ANYONE EVER TELL YOU, MRS. MURPHY?
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3684 / 47-3211 ]
  1
34A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3607 / 47-3113 ]
2727  5
35A DREAMER’S HOLIDAY
    [ Perry Como–RCA Victor 20-3543 / 47-3036 ]
    [ Buddy Clark with Girl Friends–Columbia 38599 ]
21
 
19
 
14
 
23
 
36THE YODEL BLUES
    [ Bing Crosby–Decca 24853 ]
    [ Modernaires–Columbia 38692 ]
24
 
23
 
39
 
  4
 
37FAREWELL AMANDA
    [ Robert Lenn–M-G-M 10601 ]
    [ Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra–RCA Victor Bluebird 30-0024 / 54-0019 ]

 

 

 
  1
 
38ECHOES
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 782 ]
38262313
39BEYOND THE SUNSET
    [ Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae–Capitol 868 ]
  1
40SORRY
    [ Frank Sinatra & Modernaires–Columbia 38662 ]
    [ Margaret Whiting–Capitol 776 ]
36
 
35
 
28
 
11
 
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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