according to Retail Sales" and No. 21 on Billboards ranking of "1954's Top C&W Records according to Juke Box Plays". It was also ranked No. 17 in Cash Boxs ranking of "1954's Top Country Records as Voted in the Cash Box Poll". It was used by NTV in Tokyo, Japan from 2000 to 2001 when the broadcasting in a day ended and not having the NNN24. Other versions Sunny Gale also released a version in 1954, which reached No. 27 on Billboards chart of "Best Sellers in Stores". The song reached No. 8 on the Cash Box Top 50, in a tandem ranking of the McGuire Sisters, Sunny Gale, the Spaniels, Johnnie & Jack, Ella Mae Morse, and Gloria Mann & Carter Rays' versions, with the McGuire Sisters and Sunny Gale's versions marked as bestsellers, while reaching No. 5 on Cash Boxs Top Ten Juke Box Tunes chart, and No. 7 on Cash Boxs chart of "The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week", in a tandem ranking of the McGuire Sisters and Sunny Gale's versions. The song also reached No. 8 on Billboards "Honor Roll of Hits", with the McGuire Sisters, the Spaniels, and Sunny Gale's versions listed as best sellers. Later use The Spaniels re-recorded the song in 1969 for Buddah Records; however, the title was shown as "Goodnight Sweetheart" and the songwriting misattributed to Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Rudy Vallee, implying they covered the 1930s standard. The song became well known again in the late 1970s as the closing song performed by Sha Na Na on their weekly variety show, as well as because of its appearance in the 1973 movie American Graffiti. In 1975, Australian band Ol' 55 released a version as their debut single. The song peaked at number 95 on the Kent Music Report. In the late 1980s it was used again as a lullaby in the major hit film Three Men and a Baby. For many years, Dick Biondi played the song at the end of every show on Chicago's 94.7 WLS-FM. References 1954 songs 1954 singles 1975 singles Vee-Jay Records singles Coral Records singles RCA Victor singles The McGuire Sisters songs Johnnie & Jack songs Ol' 55 (band) songs