Hits of the 1940s
1949 1
"A" - You're Adorable Perry Como
1949 4
"A" - You're Adorable Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae
1945 2 Accentuate the Positive Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
1945 1 Accentuate the Positive Johnny Mercer
1945 5 Accentuate the Positive Artie Shaw
1947 2 Across the Alley From the Alamo The Mills Brothers
1940 7 Alice Blue Gown Frankie Masters
1949 1
All I Want For Christmas Spike Jones
1940 1
All the Things You Are Tommy Dorsey
1940 8
All the Things You Are Artie Shaw
1947 20 Almost Like Being In Love Frank Sinatra
1945 10
Always Sammy Kaye
1945 10
Always Guy Lumbardo
1941 1
Amapola Jimmy Dorsey
1943 3 As Time Goes By Jacques Renard
1943 1 As Time Goes By Rudy Vallee
1942 9 At Last Glenn Miller
1948 3
Baby Face Art Mooney
1949 9 Baby, It's Cold Outside Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan
1949 3 Baby, It's Cold Outside Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting
1949 4 Baby, It's Cold Outside Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark
1949 5
Bali Hai Perry Como
1949 10
Bali Hai Paul Weston
1947 1 Ballerina Vaughn Monroe
1948 5 Ballerina Buddy Clark
1948 10 Ballerina Bing Crosby
1948 10 Ballerina Jimmy Dorsey
1944 1
Bésame Mucho Jimmy Dorsey
1944 10
Bésame Mucho Andy Russell
1940 1
Blue Champagne Jimmy Dorsey
1941 10
Blues in the Night Artie Shaw
1942 8
Blues in the Night Cab Calloway
1942 1
Blues in the Night Woody Herman
1942 4
Blues in the Night Jimmie Lunceford
1942 4
Blues in the Night Dinah Shore
1940 1 Blueberry Hill Glenn Miller
1943 2 Brazil Xavier Cugat
1948 1 Buttons and Bows Dinah Shore
1945 8
Candy Johnny Long
1945 1
Candy Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford
1945 5
Candy Dinah Shore
1941 1
Chattanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller
1946 3 The Christmas Song Nat 'King' Cole
1945 4 Cocktails For Two Spike Jones
1946 17 Come Rain Or Come Shine Margaret Whiting
1943 2 Comin' In On a Wing and a Prayer Willie Kelly
1943 1 Comin' In On a Wing and a Prayer Song Spinners
1949 1 Cruising Down the River Blue Baron
1949 8 Cruising Down the River Framkie Carle
1949 1 Cruising Down the River Russ Morgan
1949 3 Cruising Down the River Jack Smith
1941 1
Daddy Sammy Kaye
1941 9
Dancing In the Dark Artie Shaw
1940 1 Darn That Dream Benny Goodman
1946 5
Day By Day Frank Sinatra
1946 8
Day By Day Jo Stafford
1949 19 Dear Hearts and Gentle People Gordon McRae
1942 3
Deep In the Heart of Texas Bing Crosby
1942 7
Deep In the Heart of Texas Horace Heidt
1942 1
Deep In the Heart of Texas Alvino Ray
1944 10 Do Nothin'Till You Hear From Me (Instrumental) Duke Ellington
1944 7 Do Nothin'Till You Hear From Me Woody Herman
1944 10 Do Nothin'Till You Hear From Me Stan Kenton
1946 8
Doin' What Comes Naturally Jimmy Dorsey
1946 2
Doin' What Comes Naturally Freddy Martin
1946 3
Doin' What Comes Naturally Dinah Shore
1944 1
Don't Fence Me In Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
1945 10
Don't Fence Me In Horace Heidt
1945 4
Don't Fence Me In Sammy Kaye
1945 8
Don't Fence Me In Kate Smith
1943 8 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Duke Ellington
1943 7 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Glen Gray
1943 2 Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Ink Spots
1942 1 Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree Glenn Miller
1945 9
Dream Freddy Martin
1945 1
Dream Pied Pipers
1945 5
Dream Frank Sinatra
1941 8
Elmer's Tune Dick Jurgens
1941 1
Elmer's Tune Glenn Miller
1949 4 Far Away Places Perry Como
1949 2 Far Away Places Bing Crosby
1949 2 Far Away Places Margaret Whiting
1940 1 Fools Rush In Glenn Miller
1942 3
For Me and My Gal Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
1946 1
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Nat 'King' Cole
1946 5
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Charlie Spivak
1947 8
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Ella Fitzgerald
1947 2
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Eddy Howard
1947 2
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Dinah Shore
1940 1
Frenesi Artie Shaw
1946 5
A Gal In Calico Johnny Mercer
1947 6
A Gal In Calico Tex Beneke
1947 8
A Gal In Calico Bing Crosby
1947 6
A Gal In Calico Benny Goodman
1940 5
God Bless America Kate Smith
1941 1 Green Eyes Jimmy Dorsey
1940 6 How High the Moon Benny Goodman
1949 1
I Can Dream, Can't I? Andrews Sisters
1942 1
I Don't Want To Walk Without You Harry James
1942 13
I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) Duke Ellington
1945 8 I Should Care Frank Sinatra
1945 10 I Should Care Martha Tilton
1947 9 I Wish I Didn't Love You So Dick Haymes
1947 5 I Wish I Didn't Love You So Betty Hutton
1947 2 I Wish I Didn't Love You So Vaughn Monroe
1947 2 I Wish I Didn't Love You So Dinah Shore
1943 3 I'll Be Home For Christmas Bing Crosby
1944 1
I'll Be Seeing You Bing Crosby
1944 4
I'll Be Seeing You Tommy Dorsey
1940 1
I'll Never Smile Again Tommy Dorsey
1945 5
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Perry Como
1945 7
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes
1946 9
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Harry James
1945 6
I'm Beginning To See the Light Duke Ellington
1945 5
I'm Beginning To See the Light Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots
1945 1
I'm Beginning To See the Light Harry James
1948 1
I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover Art Mooney
1942 1 I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Glenn Miller
1949 1 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Les Brown
1949 9 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm The Mills Brothers
1943 1 I've Heard That Song Before Harry James
1945 3
If I Loved You Perry Como
1945 8
If I Loved You Bing Crosby
1945 8
If I Loved You Harry James
1945 7
If I Loved You Frank Sinatra
1940 1 Imagination Tommy Dorsey
1940 1 Imagination Glenn Miller
1940 1
In the Mood Glenn Miller
1943 1
In the Mood Glenn Miller
1944 2
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma Baby?) Louis Jordan
1944 2
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma Baby?) Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
1944 4 It Had To Be You Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes
1944 5 It Had To Be You Betty Hutton
1944 10 It Had To Be You Artie Shaw
1945 5 It Might As Well Be Spring Dick Haymes
1945 6 It Might As Well Be Spring Paul Weston
1946 4 It Might As Well Be Spring Sammy Kaye
1945 1 It's Been A Long, Long Time Bing Crosby with Les Paul
1945 1 It's Been A Long, Long Time Harry James
1945 6 It's Been A Long, Long Time Stan Kenton
1945 4 It's Been A Long, Long Time Charlie Spivak
1948 2 It's Magic Doris Day
1948 9 It's Magic Dick Haymes
1948 9 It's Magic Gordon McRae
1945 9 It's Only A Paper Moon Ella Fitzgerald
1945 10 It's Only A Paper Moon Benny Goodman
1942 1 Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Kay Kyser
1944 4 Jingle, Jangle, Jingle The Merry Macs
1945 9 Laura Dick Haymes
1945 4 Laura Woody Herman
1945 5 Laura Johnnie Johnston
1945 6 Laura Freddy Martin
1945 8 Laura Jerry Wald
1946 9
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Connee Boswell
1946 7
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Woody Herman
1946 1
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Vaughn Monroe
1941 7
Let's Get Away From It All Tommy Dorsey
1947 1 Linda Ray Noble with Buddy Clark
1947 5 Linda Charlie Spivak
1947 8 Linda Paul Weston
1944 8 Long Ago (and Far Away) Perry Como
1944 5 Long Ago (and Far Away) Bing Crosby
1944 2 Long Ago (and Far Away) Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes
1944 6 Long Ago (and Far Away) Jo Stafford
1945 11 Love Letters Dick Haymes
1944 1 Mairzy Doats The Merry Macs
1944 8 Mairzy Doats The Pied Pipers
1944 7 Mairzy Doats Al Trace
1947
1
Mam'selle
Frank Sinatra
1947
1
Mam'selle
Art Lund
1947
3
Mam'selle
The Pied Pipers
1947
3
Mam'selle
Dick Haymes
1947
7
Mam'selle
Ray Dorey
1947
8
Mam'selle
Dennis Day
1943 1
Mister Five By Five Harry James
1942 1 Moonlight Cocktail Glenn Miller
1945 7 The More I See You Dick Haymes
1948 1
Nature Boy Nat 'King' Cole
1948 7
Nature Boy Frank Sinatra
1948 9
Nature Boy Sara Vaughn
1947 2 Near You The Andrews Sisters
1947 1 Near You Francis Craig
1947 3 Near You Larry Green
1947 4 Near You Elliot Lawrence
1947 3 Near You Alvino Ray
1940 5 The Nearness of You Glenn Miller
1940 2
A Nightengale Sang in Berkley Square Glenn Miller
1940 10
A Nightengale Sang in Berkley Square Ray Noble
1941 3
A Nightengale Sang in Berkley Square Guy Lumbardo
1948 1
Now Is the Hour Bing Crosby
1943 12
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Frank Sinatra
1944 4
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Bing Crosby
1946 2 Ole Buttermilk Sky Hoagy Carmichael
1946 7 Ole Buttermilk Sky Helen Carroll
1946 1 Ole Buttermilk Sky Kay Kyser
1946 6 Ole Buttermilk Sky Paul Weston
1948 6 On a Slow Boat To China Eddy Howard
1948 2 On a Slow Boat To China Kay Kyser
1948 4 On a Slow Boat To China Freddy Martin
1949 7 On a Slow Boat To China Benny Goodman
1945 3 On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Bing Crosby
1945 6 On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Tommy Dorsey
1945 10 On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Judy Garland
1945 1 On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Johnny Mercer
1945 10 On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Tommy Tucker
1943 1 Paper Doll Mills Brothers
1947 1
Peg O' My Heart Buddy Clark
1947 8
Peg O' My Heart Clark Dennis
1947 1
Peg O' My Heart Harmonicats
1947 4
Peg O' My Heart Art Lund
1947 1
Peg O' My Heart Three Suns
1947 5
Peg O' My Heart Ted Weems
1940 5 Pennsylvania 6-5000 (instrumental) Glenn Miller
1943 2
People Will Say We're In Love Bing Crosby
1943 3
People Will Say We're In Love Frank Sinatra
1941 3 Perfidia (Tonight) (instrumental) Xavier Cugat
1941 9 Perfidia (Tonight) Jimmy Dorsey
1946 9
Personality Bing Crosby
1946 1
Personality Johnny Mercer
1946 10
Personality Dinah Shore
1944 3
Poinciana Bing Crosby
1942 8 Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition The Merry Macs
1943 1 Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition Kay Kyser
1946 1 Prisoner Of Love Perry Como
1946 10 Prisoner Of Love Billy Eckstine
1946 9 Prisoner Of Love The Ink Spots
1949 8
Red Roses For A Blue Lady Guy Lombardo
1949 3
Red Roses For A Blue Lady Vaughn Monroe
1945 8 Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night Of the Week) Frankie Carle
1945 6 Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night Of the Week) Sammy Kaye
1945 2 Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night Of the Week) Frank Sinatra
1946 7
Seems Like Old Times Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
1946 7
Seems Like Old Times Vaughn Monroe
1945 1
Sentimental Journey Les Brown (featuring Doris Day)
1945 3
Sentimental Journey Hal McIntyre
1945 4
Sentimental Journey The Merry Macs
1944 1
Shoo Shoo Baby The Andrews Sisters
1944 4
Shoo Shoo Baby Ella Mae Morse
1942 7
Skylark Glenn Miller
1942 5
Skylark Dinah Shore
1949 13 So In Love Patti Page
1949 1 Some Enchanted Evening Perry Como
1949 3 Some Enchanted Evening Bing Crosby
1949 7 Some Enchanted Evening Ezio Pinza
1949 6 Some Enchanted Evening Frank Sinatra
1949 4 Some Enchanted Evening Jo Stafford
1949 9 Some Enchanted Evening Paul Weston
1944 5 Speak Low (When You Speak Love) Guy Lombardo
1941 7
Stardust Tommy Dorsey
1941 2
Stardust Artie Shaw
1944 1
Swinging On A Star Bing Crosby
1943 1 Taking a Chance On Love Benny Goodman
1942 1
Tangerine The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
1943 1 That Old Black Magic The Glenn Miller Orchestra
1943 10 That Old Black Magic Freddie Slack
1946 4
They Say It's Wonderful Perry Como
1946 10
They Say It's Wonderful Andy Russell
1946 2
They Say It's Wonderful Frank Sinatra
1946 1 To Each His Own Eddy Howard
1946 1 To Each His Own The Ink Spots
1946 1 To Each His Own Freddy Martin
1946 4 To Each His Own Tony Martin
1946 3 To Each His Own The Modernaires with Paula Kelly
1944 4 The Trolley Song Judy Garland
1944 2 The Trolley Song The Pied Pipers
1945 4 The Trolley Song Vaughn Monroe
1940 10
When You Wish Upon A Star Cliff Edwards
1940 5
When You Wish Upon A Star Guy Lumbardo
1940 1
When You Wish Upon A Star Glenn Miller
1942 1
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1944 5
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1944 7
White Christmas Frank Sinatra
1945 1
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1946 6
White Christmas Frank Sinatra
1946 5
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1946 9
White Christmas Jo Stafford
1947 1
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1948 3
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1949 6
White Christmas Bing Crosby
1942 1 The White Cliffs of Dover Kay Kaiser
1942 6 The White Cliffs of Dover Glenn Miller
1942 9 The White Cliffs of Dover Kate Smith
1946 10
Winter Wonderland Perry Como
1947 4
Winter Wonderland Johnny Mercer
1943 1 You'll Never Know Dick Haymes with The Song Spinners
1943 6 You'll Never Know Willie Kelly
1943 2 You'll Never Know Frank Sinatra
1947 8
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Johnny Mercer