Cash Box magazine

Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industry. It published from July, 1942 to November 16, 1996.

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July - 1942 - November 16 - 1996

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It was one of two magazines that published charts of song popularity in the United States of America (the other being Billboard). Unlike Billboard, Cash Box combined all currently available recordings of a song into one chart position. Artist and label information was shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given. Beginning October 25, 1952, a star was placed next to the names of the most important artist.

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Chart - United States of America - Billboard - October 25 - 1952

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Separate charts were presented for juke box popularity and record sales, again differing from Billboard's methodology, which attempted to combine all measures of popularity, including radio airplay as well as sales and juke box play. In addition, chart data were presented for specific genres such as country music.

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Juke box - Radio - Country music

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