CASH BOX MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1947
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 PEG O'MY HEART-JERRY MURAD & THE HARMONICATS-JULY 1588 2 PEG O'MY HEART-CLARK DENNIS-July 1588 3 PEG O? MY HEART-THREE SUNS-July 1352 4 PEG O'MY HEART-ART LUND & JOHNNY THOMPSON ORCHESTRA-July 1352 5 PEG O'MY HEART-BUDDY CLARK,MITCHELL AYRES ORCHESTRA-July 1352 6 NEAR YOU-FRANCIS CRAIG & BOB LAMM-October 1334 7 (I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS-KING COLE TRIO-February 1334 8 NEAR YOU-Larry Green Orchestra-October 1334 9 NEAR YOU-Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen Orchestra-October 1334 10 (I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS-Eddy Howard-February 1334 11 Near You-Alvino Rey Orchestra & Jimmy Joyce-October 1334 12 Near You-Elliot Lawrence Orchestra, Rosalind Patton-October 1334 13 That?S My Desire-Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell-August 1322 14 That's My Desire-Frankie Laine & Mannie Klein?s All Stars-August 1322 15 Heartaches-Ted Weems Orchestra-April 1208 16 The Old Lamplighter-Sammy Kaye & Billy Williams-December 1182 17 The Old Lamplighter-Kay Kyser & Michael Douglas-January 1182 18 The Old Lamplighter-Hal Derwin & Frank Devol Orchestra-December 1182 19 Linda-Ray Noble,Buddy Clark & Anita Gordon-May 1112 20 Linda-Charlie Spivak Orchestra & Tommy Mercer-May 1112 21 You Do-Vaughn Monroe-December 1106 22 You Do-Margaret Whiting & Frank Devol Orchestra-December 1106 23 You Do-Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro-December 1106 24 You Do-Dinah Shore & Sonny Burke Orchestra-December 1106 25 You Do-Vic Damone & Jerry Gray Orchestra-December 1106 26 Anniversary Song-Al Jolson & Morris Stoloff Orchestra-March 1068 27 Anniversary Song-Dinah Shore & Morris Stoloff Orchestra-March 1068 28 Anniversary Song-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner-March 1068 29 Anniversary Song-Tex Beneke,Garry Stevens,Mello Larks & Glenn Miller Orchestra-March 1068 30 Heartaches-Harry James & Marion Morgan-April 1012 31 Across The Alley From The Alamo-Mills Brothers-June 1010 32 I Wonder,I Wonder,I Wonder-Eddy Howard Orchestra-June 1002 33 I Wonder,I Wonder,I Wonder-Guy Lombardo & Don Rodney Trio-July 1002 34 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Charlie Spivak & J.Saunders-February 988 35 Smoke,Smoke,Smoke (That Cigarette)-Tex Williams & The Western Caravan-September 964 36 Smoke,Smoke,Smoke (That Cigarette)-Phil Harris-September 964 37 Managua,Nicaragua-Freddy Martin Orchestra,Stuart Wade & Johnny Cochran Ensemble-February 962 38 Managua,Nicaragua-Guy Lombardo Orchestra & Don Rodney-March 962 39 Managua,Nicaragua-Kay Kyser Orchestra,Gloria Wood & Campus Kids-March 962 40 Mam'selle-Art Lund & Johnny Thompson Orchestra-June 958 41 Mam?selle-Dennis Day & Charles Dant Orchestra-June 958 42 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Dinah Shore-February 934 43 Anniversary Song-Andy Russell & Paul Weston Orchestra-March 928 44 Mam?selle-Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins Orchestra-June 920 45 Mam?selle-Frank Sinatra & Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 920 46 Mam?selle-Pied Pipers & Paul Weston Orchestra-June 920 47 Guilty-Margaret Whiting & Jerry Gray Orchestra-April 916 48 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra & Moon Maids-November 914 49 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Dinah Shore & Sonny Burke Orchestra-November 914 50 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Betty Hutton & Joe Lilley Orchestra-November 914 51 Temptation (Tim-tayshun)-Red Ingle & The Natural Seven,Jo Stafford-August 912 52 Feudin? And Fightin?-Dorothy & Shay Mischa Russell Orchestra-October 868 53 Feudin? And Fightin?-Jo Stafford & Starlighters,Paul Weston Orchestra-October 868 54 Feudin? And Fightin?-Bing Crosby & Jesters-October 868 55 When You Were Sweet Sixteen-Perry Como & The Satisfiers-September 858 56 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Louis Prima Orchestra & Chorus-December 854 57 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Jack Smith,Clark Sisters & Frank Devol-December 854 58 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Ray Mckinley Orchestra-December 854 59 A Gal In Calico-Tex Benke & Glenn Miller Orchestra-January 842 60 A Gal In Calico-Bing Crosby-January 842 61 A Gal In Calico-Johnny Mercer,Paul Weston Orchestra & The Pied Pipers-January 842 62 Tallahassee-Bing Crosby,Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen Orchestra-September 836 63 Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)-Perry Como & Satisfiers-July 832 64 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Andrew Sisters & Danny Kaye-December 822 65 My Adobe Hacienda-Eddy Howard Orchestra-May 818 66 Sonata-Perry Como-February 816 67 Sonata-Jo Stafford,Carlyle Hall Orchestra-February 816 68 I Have But One Heart-Vic Damone & Jerry Gray Orchestra-November 748 69 Huggin' And Chalkin'-Hoagy Carmichael,Chickadees & Vic Schoen Orchestra-February 738 70 Huggin' And Chalkin'-Johnny Mercer & Paul Weston Orchestra-February 738 71 Huggin' And Chalkin'-Kay Kyser Orchestra & Jack Martin-February 738 72 I?ll Close My Eyes-Andy Russell-April 676 73 I?ll Close My Eyes-Johnny Desmond-April 676 74 Guilty-Johnny Desmond & Page Cavanaugh Trio-April 670 75 The Whole World Is Singing My Song-Les Brown Orchestra & Doris Day-January 650 76 How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Dick Haymes-March 648 77 How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra-March 648 78 How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Buddy Clark & Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-March 648 79 How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Martha Tilton & Dean Elliot Orchestra-March 648 80 Ivy-Jo Stafford & Paul Weston Orchestra-July 640 81 Ivy-Woody Herman with Four Chips-July 640 82 Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Kaydets-January 622 83 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Dick Haymes-November 612 84 -and Mimi-Art Lund-December 610 85 -and Mimi-Dick Haymes & Gordon Jenkins Orchestra-December 610 86 I Wonder Who?s Kissing Her Now-Ted Weems & Perry Como-September 604 87 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now-Perry Como-September 604 88 Oh,But I Do-Margaret Whiting & Jerry Gray Orchestra-February 602 89 Oh,But I Do-Tex Beneke,The Glenn Miller Orchestra & Artie Malvin-February 602 90 Oh,But I Do-Harry James Orchestra & Buddy Divito-February 602 91 So Far-Frank Sinatra & Axel Stordahl Orchestra-November 564 92 So Far-Perry Como & Russ Case Orchestra-November 564 93 So Far-Margaret Whiting & Frank Devol Orchestra-November 564 94 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Woody Herman & Orchestra-December 548 95 A Sunday Kind Of Love-Jo Stafford & Paul Weston Orchestra-June 526 96 A Sunday Kind Of Love-Claude Thornhill & Orchestra-May 526 97 A Sunday Kind Of Love-Frankie Laine-June 526 98 Kate (Have I Come Too Early,Too Late)-Eddy Howard Orchestra-November 508 99 The Lady From Twenty-nine Palms-Freddy Martin Orchestra & Martin Men-October 502 100 The Lady From Twenty-nine Palms-Andrews Sisters-October 502 101 I Believe-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 502 102 I Want To Thank Your Folks-Perry Como-April 494 103 I Want To Thank Your Folks-Frank Sinatra-April 494 104 Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume-Sammy Kaye Orchestra-July 444 105 Open The Door,Richard-Count Basie,Harry Edison & Bill Johnson-February 434 106 Open The Door,Richard-Three Flames-February 434 107 Open The Door,Richard!-Dusty Fletcher & Jimmy Jones Orchestra-February 434 108 Open The Door,Richard!-Jack Mcvea & The All Stars-February 434 109 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song-Dinah Shore-January 430 110 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song-Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter-January 430 111 Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah-Johnny Mercer,Paul Weston Orchestra & Pied Pipers-February 398 112 Jalousie (Jealousy)-Billy Butterfield & Orchestra-January 396 113 Jalousie (Jealousy)-Herbie Fields & Orchestra-January 396 114 Jalousie (Jealousy)-Harry James & Orchestra-January 370 115 Santa Catalina-Freddy Martin & Orchestra-April 324 116 Santa Catalina-Eddy Howard & Orchestra-April 324 117 A Fellow Needs A Girl-Frank Sinatra-November 278 118 A Fellow Needs A Girl-Perry Como-November 278 119 Cu-tu-gu-ru (Jack, Jack, Jack)-Jack Smith, Clark Sisters & Earl Sheldon Orchestra-June 272 120 Cu-tu-gu-ru (Jack, Jack, Jack)-Xavier Cugat & Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra-June 272 121 Open The Door,Richard-Louis Jordan-March 270 122 Time After Time-Frank Sinatra & Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 258 123 Time After Time-Margaret Whiting-June 258 124 Time After Time-Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra-June 258 125 Come To The Mardi Gras-Freddy Martin Orchestra & Stuart Wade-September 254 126 Ask Anyone Who Knows-Eddy Howard & Orchestra-August 240 127 Ask Anyone Who Knows-Ink Spots-August 240 128 An Apple Blossom Wedding-Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell-October 234 129 An Apple Blossom Wedding-Eddy Howard & Orchestra-October 234 130 Je Vous Aime-Eddy Duchin & Buddy Clark-June 232 131 Je Vous Aime-Ray Dorey-July 232 132 Sooner Or Later (You're Gonna Be Comin' Around)-Sammy Kaye & Betty Barclay-January 212 133 Papa,Won?t You Dance With Me?-Doris Day-December 206 134 Papa,Won?t You Dance With Me?-Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians-December 206 135 Moon-Faced,Starry-Eyed-Freddy Martin & Orchestra-April 200 136 September Song-Frank Sinatra & Axel Stordahl Orchestra-January 196 137 September Song-Dardanelle Trio-January 196 138 Naughty Angeline-Kay Kyser & Orchestra-September 192 139 Naughty Angeline-Dick Haymes-September 192 140 Naughty Angeline-King Cole Trio-September 192 141 Stella By Starlight-Frank Sinatra-May 192 142 Stella By Starlight-Dick Haymes-May 192 143 Years And Years Ago-Les Brown & Orchestra-January 190 144 Years And Years Ago-Dinning Sisters-January 190 145 Bloop-bleep-Alvino Rey Orchestra & Rocky Coluccio-August 178 146 Bloop-bleep-Woody Herman & Orchestra-August 178 147 That?s Where I Came In-Ink Spots-April 160 148 That?s Where I Came In-Jo Stafford-April 160 149 That?s Where I Came In-Perry Como-April 160 150 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)-King Cole Trio-January 150 151 Beware My Heart-Margaret Whiting-March 138 152 Beware My Heart-Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra-March 138 153 The Rickety Rickshaw Man-Eddy Howard Orchestra-January 138 154 Cecilia-Dick Jurgens & Orchestra-August 136 155 Cecilia-Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers-August 136 156 Cecilia-Three Suns-August 136 157 And So To Bed-Skitch Henderson & Orchestra-February 124 158 And So To Bed-Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra-February 124 159 Winter Wonderland-Perry Como-January 112 160 Winter Wonderland-Johnny Mercer & Paul Weston Orchestra-January 112 161 After Graduation Day-Sammy Kaye & Orchestra-June 110 162 Uncle Remus Said-Tex Beneke with Miller Orchestra-January 108 163 Uncle Remus Said-Woody Herman & Orchestra?Columbia 37162-January 108 164 Song Of Songs-Perry Como-April 106 165 Alexander?s Ragtime Band-Bing Crosby & Al Jolson-May 102 166 I Got A Gal I Love (In North & South Dakota)-Frank Sinatra-April 94 167 I Got A Gal I Love (In North & South Dakota)-Perry Como & Satisfiers-April 94 168 That's How Much I Love You-Frank Sinatra, Page Cavanaugh Trio-April 92 169 Love And The Weather-Jo Stafford-September 88 170 Love And The Weather-Harry James & Orchestra-November 88 171 The Echo Said ?No?-Sammy Kaye Orchestra-October 82 172 The Echo Said ?No?-Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians-October 82 173 I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)-Beryl Davis-August 80 174 I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)-Benny Goodman & Orchestra-August 80 175 Dark Town Poker Club-Phil Harris & Orchestra-February 74 176 Passing By-Jo Stafford-August 72 177 Sugar Blues-Johnny Mercer & Paul Weston Orchestra-October 58 178 Bless You-Ink Spots-April 58 179 Bless You-Dick Jurgens & Orchestra-April 58 180 Roses In The Rain-Frankie Carle Orchestra & Marjorie Hughes-March 58 181 In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town-Johnny Long & Orchestra-January 56 182 That?s The Beginning Of The End-Perry Como-January 56 183 That?s The Beginning Of The End-King Cole Trio-January 56 184 Kokomo,Indiana-Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra-October 54 185 On The Old Spanish Trail-Andy Russell?August 54 186 On The Old Spanish Trail-Kay Kyser & Orchestra?August 54 187 Stanley Steamer-Jo Stafford,Starlighters & Paul Weston Orchestra-October 52 188 Love For Love-Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra?December 48 189 Easter Parade-Perry Como-March 48 190 Easter Parade-Bing Crosby-March 48 191 Oh! My Achin? Heart-Mills Brothers-September 46 192 The Egg And I-Dinah Shore, Sonny Burke Orchestra-April 36 193 The Egg And I-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Mary Marlow-May 36 194 White Christmas-Bing Crosby-December (1942) 32 195 The Best Man-King Cole Trio-January 32 196 The Best Man-Les Brown Orchestra & Butch Stone-January 32 197 Christmas Dreaming-Frank Sinatra-October 30 198 What Are You Doing New Year?s Eve-Margaret Whiting-August 30 199 What Are You Doing New Year?s Eve-Kay Kyser & Orchestra-November 30 200 Sunrise Serenade-Frankie Carle & Orchestra-April 28 201 As Long As I?m Dreaming-Bing Crosby-June 26 202 As Long As I?m Dreaming-Harry James & Orchestra-June 26 203 Time After Time-Andy Russell-June 26 204 A Rainy Night In Rio-Sam Donahue Orchestra-January 26 205 Almost Like Being In Love-Frank Sinatra-July 24 206 Surprise Symphony-Tex Beneke?-December 22 207 The Dum Dot Song-Frank Sinatra with Pied Pipers-December 22 208 Lazy Countryside-Margaret Whiting?October 22 209 Whiffenpoof Song-Robert Merrill & Russ Case Orchestra-June 22 210 It?s The Same Old Dream-Frank Sinatra-May 22 211 It?s The Same Old Dream-Pied Pipers-May 22 212 It?s The Same Old Dream-Tommy Dorsey & Orchestra-May 22 213 Ain?t Nobody Here But Us Chickens-Louis Jordan-March 22