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This page lists the top songs of 1941 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. There is also a set of monthly tables showing the various number ones on any date during 1941.
Between 1920 and 1940 there are few available charts (at least that we can find). These results should be treated with some caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts and biased towards the USA.
During this era music was dominated by a number of "Big Bands" and songs could be attributed to the band leader, the band name, the lead singer or a combination of the them. It is common, for example, to see the same song listed with three different artists. And, just to stop us from getting bored, the success of a song was tied to the sales of sheet music, so a popular song would often be perfomed by many different combinations of singers and bands and the contemporary charts would list the song, without clarifying whose version was the major hit. Where we have found such issues we have attempted to consolidate the entries using the most widely accepted value for the artist in each case.
The top ten song artists of 1941 were: | ||||
| 1:Glenn Miller | 3:Bing Crosby | 5:Artie Shaw | 7:Duke Ellington | 9:Horace Heidt |
| 2:Jimmy Dorsey | 4:The Ink Spots | 6:The Andrews Sisters | 8:Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra | 10:Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra |
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Glenn Miller | Chattanooga Choo Choo | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1941 (23 weeks), US 1 for 9 weeks - Nov 1941, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996 (1941), ASCAP song of 1941, Oscar in 1941 (film 'Sun Valley Serenade') (Nominated), DDD 4 of 1941, US invalid BB 9 of 1941, nuTsie 9 of 1940s, Your Hit Parade 11 of 1941, Brazil 13 of 1942, POP 16 of 1941, Europe 54 of the 1940s (1941), RYM 2 of 1941, Song of 1941 |
| 2 | Sammy Kaye | Daddy | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1941 (15 weeks), US 1 for 8 weeks - Jun 1941, Australia 1 for 1 month - Jun 1942, Your Hit Parade 9 of 1941, US invalid BB 16 of 1941, POP 17 of 1941, DDD 31 of 1941, nuTsie 72 of 1940s, Brazil 82 of 1942 |
| 3 | The Ink Spots | We Three (My Echo, My Shadow & Me) | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - Oct 1940 (15 weeks), UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Mar 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Mar 1941 (3 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1940 (14 weeks), Your Hit Parade 5 of 1940, POP 5 of 1941, DDD 6 of 1940, US invalid BB 11 of 1941, nuTsie 53 of 1940s, Brazil 94 of 1941 |
| 4 | Jimmy Dorsey | Maria Elena | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1941 (17 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 6 - Nov 1941 (3 weeks), Your Hit Parade 19 of 1941, Brazil 20 of 1942, DDD 25 of 1941, nuTsie 36 of 1940s, Europe 73 of the 1940s (1941) |
| 5 | Jimmy Dorsey | Green Eyes | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1941 (21 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1941, Your Hit Parade 2 of 1941, US invalid BB 12 of 1941, POP 12 of 1941, DDD 13 of 1941, Brazil 22 of 1941, Europe 62 of the 1940s (1941) |
| 6 | Artie Shaw | Stardust | 1941 | Your Hit Parade 1 of 1941, US invalid BB 1 of 1941, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988 (1940), DDD 1 of 1940, POP 1 of 1941, US Billboard 2 - 1941 (11 weeks), nuTsie 5 of 1940s, US 1940s 6 - Jan 1941 (3 weeks), RYM 30 of 1940 |
| 7 | Jimmy Dorsey | Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1941 (14 weeks), US 1 for 10 weeks - Mar 1941, Your Hit Parade 3 of 1941, Brazil 16 of 1941, US invalid BB 18 of 1941, POP 21 of 1941, nuTsie 41 of 1940s, Europe 75 of the 1940s (1941) |
| 8 | The Andrews Sisters | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1941), Music Imprint 2 of 1940s, Oscar in 1941 (film 'Buck Privates') (Nominated), DDD 3 of 1941, POP 4 of 1941, US Billboard 6 - 1941 (8 weeks), RIAA 6, nuTsie 8 of 1940s, Your Hit Parade 12 of 1941, Australian Nostalgia 52 of 1940-1949, Acclaimed 978 (1941), RYM 1 of 1941 |
| 9 | Duke Ellington | Take The 'A' Train | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1976 (1941), DDD 2 of 1941, nuTsie 4 of 1940s, US invalid BB 6 of 1941, POP 6 of 1941, Music Imprint 6 of 1940s, US Billboard 11 - 1941 (7 weeks), Your Hit Parade 16 of 1941, RIAA 17, Scrobulate 20 of swing, Australian Nostalgia 54 of 1940-1949, Acclaimed 394 (1941), RYM 3 of 1941 |
| 10 | Billie Holiday | God Bless the Child | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1976 (1941), DDD 1 of 1941, US invalid BB 3 of 1941, POP 3 of 1941, nuTsie 3 of 1940s, Your Hit Parade 17 of 1941, US Billboard 25 - 1941 (1 week), RIAA 58, Scrobulate 89 of jazz, Acclaimed 341 (1941), WXPN 814, Visconti song of 1941, RYM 5 of 1941, Song of 1941 |
| 11 | Glenn Miller | Elmer's Tune | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1941 (15 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Dec 1941, Your Hit Parade 5 of 1941, DDD 33 of 1941, Brazil 53 of 1942, Europe 59 of the 1940s (1941), RYM 91 of 1941 |
| 12 | Horace Heidt | I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (13 weeks), Australia 1 for 2 months - Oct 1942, US 1940s 2 - Sep 1941 (11 weeks), DDD 10 of 1941, US invalid BB 17 of 1941, POP 19 of 1941, Australian Nostalgia 20 of 1940-1949 |
| 13 | Bing Crosby | Dolores | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Aug 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Aug 1941 (2 weeks), US Billboard 2 - 1941 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1941 (9 weeks), Your Hit Parade 23 of 1941, DDD 36 of 1941 |
| 14 | Freddy Martin | Piano Concerto in B Flat | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1941 (21 weeks), US 1 for 8 weeks - Oct 1941, US invalid BB 10 of 1941, POP 10 of 1941, Brazil 88 of 1942 |
| 15 | Harry James | You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010 (1941), US Billboard 5 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1941 (10 weeks), US invalid BB 7 of 1941, POP 7 of 1941, Your Hit Parade 8 of 1941, Europe 42 of the 1940s (1941), DDD 71 of 1941, Song of 1941 |
| 16 | The Ink Spots | I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire | 1941 | Australia 1 for 2 months - Oct 1942, UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Nov 1941 (4 weeks), US Billboard 4 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1941 (8 weeks), Your Hit Parade 10 of 1941, DDD 10 of 1941, nuTsie 47 of 1940s, RYM 58 of 1941 |
| 17 | Jimmy Dorsey | Blue Champagne | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1941 (14 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Sep 1941, Brazil 30 of 1942, DDD 74 of 1941 |
| 18 | Tony Martin | The Last Time I Saw Paris | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Mar 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Mar 1941 (2 weeks), Oscar in 1941 (film 'Lady Be Good') |
| 19 | Glenn Miller | Song of the Volga Boatmen | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1941 (8 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Mar 1941, DDD 48 of 1941 |
| 20 | Jimmy Dorsey | My Sister & I | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (12 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1941 (10 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1941, DDD 57 of 1941 |
| 21 | Dinah Shore | Yes My Darling Daughter | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jul 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jul 1941 (4 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Dec 1940 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jan 1941 (1 week) |
| 22 | Bing Crosby | You Are My Sunshine | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jan 1943, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Nov 1942 (10 weeks), US Billboard 19 - 1941 (1 week), DDD 78 of 1941 |
| 23 | Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra | Dolores | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (13 weeks), Oscar in 1941 (film 'Las Vegas Nights') (Nominated), US 1940s 7 - Apr 1941 (2 weeks), DDD 36 of 1941, Brazil 83 of 1942 |
| 24 | Hal Kemp | So You're The One | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jul 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jul 1941 (1 week), US Billboard 8 - 1941 (4 weeks) |
| 25 | Glenn Miller | You & I | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Sep 1941 (6 weeks), US invalid BB 14 of 1941, POP 14 of 1941, DDD 54 of 1941, RYM 52 of 1941 |
| 26 | The Andrews Sisters | I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time | 1941 | UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Jul 1941 (9 weeks), US Billboard 5 - 1941 (17 weeks), US 1940s 5 - May 1941 (11 weeks), Your Hit Parade 6 of 1941, DDD 30 of 1941, RYM 53 of 1941 |
| 27 | The Sons of the Pioneers | Cool Water | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1986 (1941), DDD 6 of 1941, US Billboard 25 - 1941 (1 week), nuTsie 48 of 1940s, Acclaimed 1568 (1941), RYM 29 of 1941 |
| 28 | Benny Goodman | There'll Be Some Changes Made | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Apr 1941 (3 weeks), Your Hit Parade 20 of 1941, US invalid BB 20 of 1941, POP 25 of 1941 |
| 29 | Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli | Nuages | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1946), DDD 29 of 1940, Jazz Standard 504, Acclaimed 1872 (1946), Guardian Jazz 17 |
| 30 | Ernest Tubb | Walking the Floor Over You | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1941), DDD 5 of 1941, US Billboard 23 - 1941 (1 week), Acclaimed 879 (1941), RYM 14 of 1941 |
| 31 | Guy Lombardo | And the Band Played On | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (14 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1941 (4 weeks), US invalid BB 8 of 1941, POP 8 of 1941 |
| 32 | Victor Sylvester | Waltzing in the Clouds | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jun 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jun 1941 (3 weeks) |
| 33 | Turner Layton | Only Forever | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Mar 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jan 1941 (4 weeks) |
| 34 | Vera Lynn | Over the Hill | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - May 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - May 1941 (3 weeks) |
| 35 | Deanna Durbin | Amapola | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Oct 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jul 1941 (4 weeks) |
| 36 | Bert Ambrose & his Orchestra | Russian Rose | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Nov 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Nov 1941 (8 weeks) |
| 37 | Bebe Daniels | The Little Boy Who Never Told A Lie | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - May 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - May 1941 (1 week) |
| 38 | Phil Moore Four | I've Got Sixpence | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jul 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jun 1941 (2 weeks) |
| 39 | Vera Lynn | Yours | 1941 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1941, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Nov 1941 (12 weeks) |
| 40 | Xavier Cugat | Perfidia (Tonight) | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (16 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1941 (13 weeks), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1941, Brazil 49 of 1941 |
| 41 | Kay Kyser | (Lights Out) Til Reveille | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (15 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jul 1941 (4 weeks), Your Hit Parade 24 of 1941, DDD 47 of 1941 |
| 42 | Jimmy Dorsey | I Hear A Rhapsody | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1941 (10 weeks), Europe 58 of the 1940s (1941) |
| 43 | Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra | Oh Look At Me Now | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (14 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1941 (12 weeks), Your Hit Parade 14 of 1941, DDD 55 of 1941 |
| 44 | Artie Shaw | Summit Ridge Drive | 1941 | US Billboard 10 - 1941 (7 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1941 (1 week), US invalid BB 13 of 1941, DDD 17 of 1940, POP 22 of 1941, Song of 1940 |
| 45 | Artie Shaw | Dancing in the Dark | 1941 | US invalid BB 5 of 1941, US Billboard 9 - 1941 (3 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Mar 1941 (2 weeks), POP 9 of 1941, DDD 34 of 1941 |
| 46 | Jimmy Dorsey | Yours (Quierme Mucho) | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1941 (13 weeks), Brazil 60 of 1941 |
| 47 | Tommy Dorsey | Yes Indeed | 1941 | US Billboard 4 - 1941 (23 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1941 (14 weeks), Your Hit Parade 18 of 1941, DDD 39 of 1941, Song of 1941 |
| 48 | Glenn Miller | Perfidia (Tonight) | 1941 | US Billboard 11 - 1941 (4 weeks), Italy 53 of 1947, DDD 56 of 1941, Brazil 97 of 1942 |
| 49 | Freddy Martin | The Hut Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (13 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jun 1941 (9 weeks), DDD 46 of 1941, Song of 1941 |
| 50 | Jimmy Dorsey | High On A Windy Hill | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Feb 1941 (1 week), DDD 69 of 1941 |
| 51 | Charlie Barnet | I Hear A Rhapsody | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (16 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jan 1941 (11 weeks), Your Hit Parade 15 of 1941 |
| 52 | Wayne King | Maria Elena | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (8 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jun 1941 (3 weeks), DDD 25 of 1941 |
| 53 | Gene Krupa | High On A Windy Hill | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (9 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1941 (7 weeks), DDD 69 of 1941 |
| 54 | Glenn Miller | Yes My Darling Daughter | 1941 | UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jul 1941 (4 weeks), US Billboard 9 - 1941 (8 weeks) |
| 55 | Glenn Miller | Anvil Chorus | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1941 (10 weeks), Brazil 87 of 1942 |
| 56 | Glenn Miller | I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (5 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1941 (4 weeks), Brazil 90 of 1942 |
| 57 | Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra | This Love of Mine | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (24 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1941 (16 weeks), DDD 79 of 1941, RYM 74 of 1941 |
| 58 | Tommy Dorsey | Let's Get Away From It All | 1941 | US Billboard 7 - 1941 (5 weeks), US 1940s 7 - May 1941 (2 weeks), POP 24 of 1941, DDD 41 of 1941 |
| 59 | Gene Krupa | Let me off uptown | 1941 | US Billboard 10 - 1941 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Sep 1941 (1 week), Your Hit Parade 13 of 1941, DDD 20 of 1941 |
| 60 | Wayne King | You Are My Sunshine | 1941 | POP 2 of 1941, US invalid BB 4 of 1941, US Billboard 20 - Nov 1940 (2 weeks) |
| 61 | Judy Garland | It's a Great Day for the Irish | 1941 | Australia 1 for 2 months - Oct 1941, Australian Nostalgia 19 of 1940-1949 |
| 62 | Big Maceo Merriweather | Worried Life Blues | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1941), DDD 17 of 1941, RYM 28 of 1941 |
| 63 | The Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Ferryboat Serenade | 1941 | Australia 1 for 1 month - Apr 1941, Australian Nostalgia 47 of 1940-1949 |
| 64 | Big Bill Broonzy | Key to the Highway | 1941 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012 (1941), DDD 28 of 1941, RYM 63 of 1941 |
| 65 | Horace Heidt | The Hut Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (13 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1941 (6 weeks), DDD 46 of 1941 |
| 66 | Benny Goodman | Solo Flight | 1941 | DDD 15 of 1941, US Billboard 20 - Jan 1944 (1 week), Acclaimed 1938 (1941), RYM 65 of 1942, Guardian Jazz 16, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 67 | Bing Crosby | The Whistler's Mother in Law | 1941 | UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Apr 1942 (6 weeks), US Billboard 9 - 1941 (14 weeks), RYM 93 of 1941 |
| 68 | Tommy Tucker | I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire | 1941 | US Billboard 4 - 1941 (13 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Sep 1941 (10 weeks), DDD 10 of 1941 |
| 69 | Tommy Dorsey | Do I Worry? | 1941 | US Billboard 4 - 1941 (7 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1941 (4 weeks), DDD 53 of 1941 |
| 70 | Horace Heidt | G'bye Now | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (12 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1941 (7 weeks) |
| 71 | Gene Krupa | It All Comes Back To Me Now | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1941 (4 weeks) |
| 72 | Al Donahue | The Wise Old Owl | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (9 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Apr 1941 (2 weeks), DDD 70 of 1941 |
| 73 | Woody Herman | Blue Flame | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (7 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Apr 1941 (4 weeks), DDD 38 of 1941 |
| 74 | Glenn Miller | Five O'Clock Whistle | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1941 (2 weeks), DDD 18 of 1940 |
| 75 | Duke Ellington | I Got it Bad & That Ain't Good | 1941 | DDD 12 of 1941, US Billboard 13 - Oct 1941 (3 weeks), Your Hit Parade 21 of 1941, RYM 15 of 1941 |
| 76 | Bing Crosby | (Lights Out) Til Reveille | 1941 | US Billboard 6 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Aug 1941 (5 weeks), DDD 47 of 1941 |
| 77 | Artie Shaw | Blues in the Night | 1941 | DDD 7 of 1941, US Billboard 10 - 1941 (2 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1941 (1 week) |
| 78 | Jimmy Dorsey | The Things I Love | 1941 | US Billboard 7 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jul 1941 (3 weeks), DDD 37 of 1941 |
| 79 | Harry James | Music Makers | 1941 | US Billboard 9 - 1941 (5 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Apr 1941 (1 week), DDD 99 of 1941 |
| 80 | Jimmy Dorsey | Jim | 1941 | US Billboard 2 - 1941 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Oct 1941 (9 weeks) |
| 81 | Francisco Alves | Canta Brasil | 1941 | Brazil 1 of 1941 |
| 82 | George Formby | Bless 'em All (The Service Song) | 1941 | Australia 1 for 1 month - Nov 1941 |
| 83 | The Jesters | It's a Great Day for the Irish | 1941 | Australia 1 for 2 months - Oct 1941 |
| 84 | Dick Robertson | Ferryboat Serenade | 1941 | Australia 1 for 1 month - Apr 1941 |
| 85 | Al Bowlly | When That Man is Dead & Gone | 1941 | Peel list 1 of 1941 |
| 86 | Kay Kyser | Alexander the Swoose (Half Swan, Half Goose) | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (4 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Apr 1941 (3 weeks) |
| 87 | Bing Crosby | Shepherd's Serenade | 1941 | US Billboard 4 - Dec 1941 (9 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1941 (6 weeks), RYM 115 of 1941 |
| 88 | Pedro Vargas | Besame Mucho | 1941 | Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1941) |
| 89 | Guy Lombardo | Intermezzo (Souvenir De Vienne) | 1941 | US Billboard 1 - 1941 (13 weeks) |
| 90 | Gene Autry | You Are My Sunshine | 1941 | US Billboard 23 - 1941 (1 week), DDD 78 of 1941, RYM 8 of 1941, Song of 1941 |
| 91 | Horace Heidt | Goodbye Dear, I'll Be Back In A Year | 1941 | US Billboard 3 - 1941 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jul 1941 (2 weeks) |
| 92 | Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys | Take Me Back to Tulsa | 1941 | DDD 26 of 1941, Acclaimed 1613 (1941), RYM 50 of 1941, Song of 1941, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 93 | Gene Autry | Be Honest with Me | 1941 | Oscar in 1941 (film 'Ridin' on a Rainbow') (Nominated), US Billboard 23 - 1941 (1 week) |
| 94 | Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra | Two in Love | 1941 | US Billboard 9 - 1941 (7 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Dec 1941 (1 week), RYM 111 of 1941 |
| 95 | Hal Kemp | It's All Coming Back to Me Now | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (6 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Feb 1941 (3 weeks) |
| 96 | Tony Martin | Tonight We Love | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1941 (8 weeks) |
| 97 | Wayne King | Intermezzo (Souvenir De Vienne) | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Apr 1941 (13 weeks) |
| 98 | Dinah Shore | Jim | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (12 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Oct 1941 (3 weeks) |
| 99 | Glenn Miller | Jingle Bells | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (2 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1941 (2 weeks) |
| 100 | Bing Crosby | You & I | 1941 | US Billboard 5 - 1941 (12 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Sep 1941 (4 weeks) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
7 Feb 2019
song lyrics
looking for the title of a song written in 1941 with a line "all alone andlonely, for my one and only"
16 May 2018
popular songs from 1941
Some I remember
3 Feb 2016
#88 - Rosemary June - I'll Be With You In...
The 1941 UK Sheet Music Entry should be removed from this 1959 recording & transferred to a 1941 recording.
Data fixed, thanks
25 Jan 2016
#25 Yes My Darling Daughter
A bit early for the legendary Eydie Gorme (although you have her UK chartdetails correct) - honours were shared between Glenn Miller & Dinah Shore back in 1941 - chart details are on their respective lists, whichever one you care to choose.
Since Dinah Shore had more success with it we'll assign the UK number 1 to her but also list it as a Glenn Miller hit in the UK top 40.
Thanks for pointing this out
6 May 2015
It All Comes Back To Me Now
The Hal Kemp version can be found here...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr6iIHKVlrY
This guy's channel has an absolute slew of stuff from this era!
10 Apr 2015
Wonderful work! This is the kind of info that are meant to be shared acrossthe internet. Disgrace on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!
Thank you
13 Jan 2015
October Song
My sister and I are looking for a song mother sang to us in 1941-1947 Wecalled it October song. Words start Asters & Golden rods nodding together, Suemack is wearing her crimson gown.
Thank u+ JK
31 Aug 2014
I'll be lonely too
1939/1945 song had these words. Wht name and all lyrics
28 Mar 2013
SONG
Wasn"t there a number 1 song entilded "I MET HER ON MONDAY" ??? Ron
According to our sources Horace Heidt released the song "I Met Her On Monday" in 1942 but it wasn't a hit.
That line has also been used in many other hits, for example The Crystals "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)", Craig David "7 Days" and Spinal Tap "Big Bottom".
28 Mar 2013
# 74 You Made Me Love you
This is the same as # 17. It was issued as Columbia 36296.
28 Mar 2013
# 74 You Made Me Love you
This was also a # 5 Billboard Hit.
Well spotted, we've fixed the data, thanks for the suggestion
13 Mar 2013
Consistent Billboard Data
What happened to the 1941 #1 single hit Frenesi by Artie Shaw?
It was a hit in 1940 not 1941 (at least it spent more weeks in the chart in 1940, was first number 1 in 1940 and was listed as 1940 in the Grammy Hall of Fame).
11 Feb 2013
It All Comes Back To Me Now
The song "It All Comes Back To Me Now" seems to be out of print. +It was asong recorded by Hal Kemp with Skinnay Ennis doing the vocal. +I can't seem to buy it anywhere. +I am trying to take it down. +Just having a little trouble with the bridge because it's hard to feel the downbeat. +Do you know where I can get it: +I looked under out of print sheet music and used music, but cannot find it. +I am willing to pay for it. +It can be downloaded as a PDF. +My email is mdesah@aol.com.
We don't have sheet music or music files here, maybe a reader can help you
12 Jan 2013
Thanks for this remarkable resourse
I'm an 85 year old music lover who just stumbled onto your web site. +Your charts are marvelous and are providing me with evidence of the popularity of songs during the lifetime of many Seniors at our Retirement Campus...so that we might incorporate them in Singalongs.
My highest compliments on your excellent work, and your thoughtful responsesto the many people who have commented and questioned your selections.
Don Kennedy
Thank you
11 Jun 2012
X Marks The Spot
I have been looking for a song that was recorded on a Recordio disc off the radio. One side had Kate Smith singing "Tradewinds",and the other side had a male vocalist with what sounds like "X Marks The Spot". I don't know who recorded it;"X marks the spot,where my heart did reside,untill you came along,and took it for a one way ride,Once it used to be,mine exclusively,now what have I got?,ooh ooh darlin you,x marks the spot". I assume it was from 1940,the same year as Kate Smith recorded "Tradewinds".
17 Apr 2012
could anyone tell me what songs were british hits on 9 of may and the 2nd july 1941
The charts we have for songs start in 1952. There was a sheet music chart for some of the 1940s but we've never found a trustworthy source for it.
21 Jan 2012
songs in 1941 publishing rights?
hi Id like to use some songs for a video - i heard that after 70y is ok not to have to pay for them
is this true
The duration of copyright varies from one country to another. In the UK (where you are writing from) the standard length is now 70 years from the death of the author (note, not from the date of publication). This duration is different for sound recordings (see, for example, the Wikipedia page on UK copyright).
If you want the material to be accessible in other countries the situation will be more complex.
In any case you need to seek a qualified legal opinion.
5 Jan 2012
#1 selling song
Please tell me how to find the #1 selling song the month of January 1941
If you are looking for the number one songs in the US the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_of_1941_%28U.S.%29 will give you an answer
3 Nov 2011
# 2 Daddy
The vocal on this recording is Kay's own vocal group the Three Kaydets.
You are correct, the data has been fixed.
6 Oct 2011
young man with a horn
Hi: I am trying to get the music for "young man with a horn".
Can you help me?
thank you.\
We don't have music files at this site, just chart listings.
We assume you mean the soundtrack to the Doris Day film. Two different versions are available as downloads from Amazon, and we're sure it will be on iTunes as well.
7 Apr 2011
#63 is INCORRECT
There'll Be Some Changes Made was a #1 hit for BENNY GOODMAN & his Orchestrain 1941. It was the First issued "Red Label" Columbia Record (35201). It was a flop in 1939 , but Columbia reissued it two years later. Louise Tobin (Mrs. Harry James) was only the band vocalist. She got pregnant and left the band late in 1939. So far as I know, she NEVER recorded under her own name. This is NOT a "pop vocalist" record.
The original source has it down as "Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (Vocal Louise Tobin)" under "Columbia 35210". Which would make Louise Tobin a possible value for the artist.
However, as you suggest, alternate sources credit it to Benny Goodman. So we'll fix it. Thanks for the correction.
7 Mar 2011
No 1 song australia 26/12/41
Can you please tell me what the number one song in Australia was at 26th December, 1941.
Hope you can help me.
There were no charts in Australia before the 1950s. However a guy called David Kent created a retrospective chart of number one hits going back to 1940 and published it as the "Kent Music Report". This is explained on pages such as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_in_Australia_during_the_1940s
We have used that chart (on this site its called the "kent1a" chart).
In that listing the number one song for December 1941 in Australia was "It's A Great Day for the Irish" which was most famously sung by Judy Garland in the film "Little Nellie Kelly", but in Australia the version by The Jesters was also popular. Since charts from the 1940s usually focused on the sheet music sales either version could be considered the number 1.
1 Dec 2010
birthday date song+
I am trying to locate the top song for 1-8-41 and 2-8-41 for a family 70th birthday party.
Please help if you can.
Thanks!
As we have said many times the first question is the top song where, hits in the US are different from those in Europe. The next question is according to who? In the US during the 1950s there were at least three different charts.
We have a specific page that discusses exactly this topic.
If you'd followed the links on that page you would have found that Billboard suggests that the song "Daddy" by Sammy Kaye was the top song from July 12th to August 29th that year.
31 Jan 2010
number one song
trying to find out the number one song on May 21,1941.
The first question is "where?", for example in Australia the number 1 song was "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" by Vera Lynn.
You didn't specify a location, so we suspect that you meant what was the number 1 song in the US.
So the next question would be "according to who?", there were no official charts published in the 1940s, the closest would be some occasional charts published by Billboard magazine. Billboard produced a variety of different charts starting in 1936 these were finally consolidated in 1958 into the "Hot 100" which has been published ever since (although the way they are calculated has changed of course).
In 1941 the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart is probably the most representative one. In that chart the number 1 record was:
"Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)" by Jimmy Dorsey
in the entry for the song above it says "US 1 for 10 weeks - Mar 1941" that means it was the Billboard "Stores" number 1 for 10 weeks starting in March 1941.
2 Sep 2009
Number 39 title is incorrect.
I'm sure that the correct title is "It All Comes Back to Me Now."
I just discovered this website and will no doubt use it as a valuable resource often.
Thanks, Bill Rupp
You are correct, the mistake has been fixed. The issue was that some other charts had a similar title, but it turns out that the song is different.