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Songs from the Year 1940

This page lists the top songs of 1940 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page.

Between 1920 and 1940 there are very few available charts (at that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since they are mostly based on subjective charts.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Glenn Miller	In the Mood	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1939 (30 weeks), Europe 1 of the 1940s, US BB 2 of 1940, POP 2 of 1940, RYM 4 of 1939, Scrobulate 4 of swing, RIAA 11, UK 13 - Jan 1976, Holland 15 - Aug 1972, Party 45 of 1999, Acclaimed 477
2	Artie Shaw	Frenesi	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (30 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1940, US 1 for 13 weeks Dec 1940, US BB 6 of 1940, POP 6 of 1940, Scrobulate 48 of swing, Europe 71 of the 1940s
3	Bing Crosby	Only Forever	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1940, US 1 for 9 weeks Oct 1940, US BB 15 of 1940, POP 15 of 1940, Europe 24 of the 1940s, RYM 87 of 1940
4	Glenn Miller	When You Wish Upon a Star	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (16 weeks), US BB 1 of 1940, POP 1 of 1940, RYM 15 of 1940
5	Tommy Dorsey	I'll Never Smile Again	1940	US 1940s 1 - Jul 1940, US 1 for 12 weeks Jul 1940, US BB 8 of 1940, POP 8 of 1940, Europe 17 of the 1940s
6	Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike)	When You Wish Upon a Star	1940	Oscar in 1940, AFI 7, US Bullfrog 10 - 1940 (6 weeks), RYM 20 of 1940, RIAA 55, Acclaimed 1090
7	Glenn Miller	Blueberry Hill	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (20 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1940, US BB 10 of 1940, POP 10 of 1940, RYM 29 of 1940
8	The Ink Spots	When The Swallows Come Back to Capistrano	1940	US BB 3 of 1940, POP 3 of 1940, US Bullfrog 4 - 1940 (14 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Aug 1940, Peel list 4 of 1940
9	Jimmy Dorsey	The Breeze & I	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (14 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jul 1940, US BB 14 of 1940, POP 14 of 1940
10	Bing Crosby	Trade Winds	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1940, US BB 17 of 1940, POP 19 of 1940
11	Glenn Miller	Imagination	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (11 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1940, POP 16 of 1940, US BB 20 of 1940
12	Glenn Miller	Tuxedo Junction	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (19 weeks), US BB 7 of 1940, POP 7 of 1940, RYM 12 of 1940
13	Vaughn Monroe	There I Go	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (12 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1940, US BB 19 of 1941, POP 23 of 1941
14	The Andrews Sisters	Ferryboat Serenade	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Dec 1940, US BB 12 of 1940, POP 12 of 1940
15	Charlie Barnet	Where Was I?	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (10 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jul 1940, US BB 18 of 1940, POP 21 of 1940
16	Glenn Miller	Careless	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (13 weeks), US BB 11 of 1940, POP 11 of 1940, RYM 29 of 1939
17	Glenn Miller	The Woodpecker Song	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (16 weeks), US BB 13 of 1940, POP 13 of 1940, RYM 86 of 1940
18	Bing Crosby	Sierra Sue	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (14 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1940, POP 9 of 1940
19	Glenn Miller	Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (13 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1940, POP 22 of 1940
20	Will Bradley	Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar	1940	US Bullfrog 2 - 1940 (22 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1940, POP 5 of 1940
21	Tommy Dorsey	All the Things You Are	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1939 (13 weeks), US BB 16 of 1940, POP 17 of 1940
22	The Ink Spots	Maybe	1940	US Bullfrog 2 - 1940 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1940, Europe 39 of the 1940s
23	Coleman Hawkins	Body & Soul	1940	US BB 4 of 1940, POP 4 of 1940, RIAA 310, Acclaimed 683
24	Glenn Miller	A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square	1940	US Bullfrog 2 - 1940 (6 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1940
25	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	Down Argentina Way	1940	US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1940 (13 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1940
26	Will Bradley	Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat	1940	US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1940 (10 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1940
27	Dick Robertson & His Orchestra	Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me)	1940	US BB 5 of 1940, US Bullfrog 12 - 1940 (6 weeks), POP 20 of 1940
28	Jimmie Davis	You Are My Sunshine	1940	RYM 4 of 1940, RIAA 14, Acclaimed 677
29	Kay Kyser	Playmates	1940	US Bullfrog 2 - 1940 (14 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1940
30	Tommy Dorsey	Our Love Affair	1940	US 1940s 5 - Nov 1940, Europe 45 of the 1930s, US CashBox 47 - Mar 1956
31	Ella Fitzgerald	Five O'Clock Whistle	1940	US Bullfrog 9 - Nov 1940 (5 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1941, RYM 53 of 1940
32	Erskine Hawkins	Dolemite	1940	US Bullfrog 10 - 1940 (7 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Sep 1940, RYM 92 of 1940
33	Glenn Miller	Pennsylvania Six Five Thousand	1940	RYM 2 of 1940, US 1940s 5 - Jul 1940
34	Charlie Barnet	Pompton Turnpike	1940	US Bullfrog 3 - 1940 (13 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1940
35	Judy Garland	I'm Nobody's Baby	1940	US Bullfrog 3 - 1940 (12 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Aug 1940
36	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	New San Antonio Rose	1940	US Bullfrog 11 - Nov 1940 (5 weeks), RYM 23 of 1940, RIAA 316
37	Glenn Miller	When The Swallows Come Back to Capistrano	1940	US Bullfrog 2 - 1940 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Aug 1940
38	Sammy Kaye	Dream Valley	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1940 (13 weeks)
39	Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions in Music	Make Believe Land	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (13 weeks)
40	Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra	I'll Never Smile Again	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (20 weeks)
41	Mildred Bailey	Darn That Dream	1940	US Bullfrog 1 - 1940 (11 weeks)
42	Woody Guthrie	Blowin' Down This Road	1940	RYM 1 of 1940
43	Jimmy Dorsey	6 Lessons From Madame La Zonga	1940	US Bullfrog 4 - 1940 (14 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Aug 1940
44	Joe Loss Orchestra	The Spitfire Song	1940	Peel list 1 of 1940
45	Woody Guthrie	Talking Dust Bowl Blues	1940	RYM 1 of 1940
46	Al Bowlly	When That Man is Dead & Gone	1940	Peel list 1 of 1940
47	The Ink Spots	Do I Worry?	1940	RYM 3 of 1940, US Bullfrog 8 - 1941 (6 weeks)
48	The Ink Spots	Java Jive	1940	RYM 3 of 1940, US Bullfrog 15 - Dec 1940 (3 weeks)
49	Glenn Miller	The Nearness of You	1940	US Bullfrog 5 - 1940 (11 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Aug 1940
50	Will Bradley	There I Go	1940	US Bullfrog 5 - Dec 1940 (7 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1940