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Songs from the Year 1941

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.

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	Chattanooga Choo Choo	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1941, US 1 for 9 weeks Nov 1941, RYM 2 of 1941, US BB 9 of 1941, POP 16 of 1941, Europe 54 of the 1940s
2	Glenn Miller	A String of Pearls	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1942 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1942, US 1 for 2 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 2 of 1941, RYM 13 of 1941, POP 13 of 1941
3	Jimmy Dorsey	Green Eyes	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1941, US 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1941, US BB 12 of 1941, POP 12 of 1941, Europe 62 of the 1940s
4	Freddy Martin	Piano Concerto in B Flat	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1941, US 1 for 8 weeks Oct 1941, US BB 10 of 1941, POP 10 of 1941
5	Sammy Kaye	Daddy	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1941, US 1 for 8 weeks Jun 1941, US BB 16 of 1941, POP 17 of 1941
6	Glenn Miller	Elmer's Tune	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1941, US 1 for 1 weeks Dec 1941, Europe 59 of the 1940s, RYM 91 of 1941
7	Artie Shaw	Stardust	1941	US BB 1 of 1941, POP 1 of 1941, US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1941, RYM 30 of 1940
8	Jimmy Dorsey	Maria Elena	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1941, US 1 for 2 weeks Jun 1941, Europe 73 of the 1940s
9	Billie Holiday	God Bless the Child	1941	US BB 3 of 1941, POP 3 of 1941, RYM 5 of 1941, US Bullfrog 25 - 1941 (1 weeks), RIAA 58, Scrobulate 89 of jazz, Acclaimed 341, WXPN 814
10	Jimmy Dorsey	Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)	1941	US 1940s 1 - Mar 1941, US 1 for 10 weeks Mar 1941, US BB 18 of 1941, POP 21 of 1941, Europe 75 of the 1940s
11	Glenn Miller	Song of the Volga Boatmen	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1941, US 1 for 1 weeks Mar 1941
12	Jimmy Dorsey	My Sister & I	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (12 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1941, US 1 for 2 weeks Jun 1941
13	Jimmy Dorsey	Blue Champagne	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1941, US 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1941
14	Duke Ellington	Take The 'A' Train	1941	RYM 3 of 1941, US BB 6 of 1941, POP 6 of 1941, US Bullfrog 11 - 1941 (7 weeks), RIAA 17, Scrobulate 20 of swing, Acclaimed 394
15	The Andrews Sisters	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy	1941	RYM 1 of 1941, POP 4 of 1941, US Bullfrog 6 - 1941 (8 weeks), RIAA 6, Acclaimed 978
16	Glenn Miller	You & I	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Sep 1941, US BB 14 of 1941, POP 14 of 1941, RYM 52 of 1941
17	Horace Heidt	I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (13 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1941, US BB 17 of 1941, POP 19 of 1941
18	Guy Lombardo	And the Band Played On	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (14 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1941, US BB 8 of 1941, POP 8 of 1941
19	Harry James	You Made Me Love You	1941	US Bullfrog 5 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1941, US BB 7 of 1941, POP 7 of 1941, Europe 42 of the 1940s
20	Jimmy Dorsey	I Hear A Rhapsody	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1941, Europe 58 of the 1940s
21	The Ink Spots	We Three (My Echo, My Shaow, & Me)	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1940 (15 weeks), POP 5 of 1941, US BB 11 of 1941
22	Artie Shaw	Dancing in the Dark	1941	US BB 5 of 1941, US Bullfrog 9 - 1941 (3 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Mar 1941, POP 9 of 1941
23	Artie Shaw	Summit Ridge Drive	1941	US Bullfrog 10 - 1941 (7 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1941, US BB 13 of 1941, POP 22 of 1941
24	Wayne King	You Are My Sunshine	1941	POP 2 of 1941, US BB 4 of 1941, US Bullfrog 20 - Nov 1940 (2 weeks)
25	Jimmy Dorsey	High On A Windy Hill	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Feb 1941
26	The Ink Spots	I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire	1941	US Bullfrog 4 - 1941 (10 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1941, RYM 58 of 1941
27	Bing Crosby	Dolores	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1941
28	Gene Krupa	High On A Windy Hill	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (9 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1941
29	Jimmy Dorsey	Yours	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1941
30	Wayne King	Maria Elena	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (8 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jun 1941
31	Charlie Barnet	I Hear A Rhapsody	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (16 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jan 1941
32	Horace Heidt	G'bye Now	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (12 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1941
33	Gene Krupa	It's All Coming Back to Me Now	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1941
34	Bing Crosby	Shepherd's Serenade	1941	US Bullfrog 4 - Dec 1941 (9 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1941, RYM 115 of 1941
35	The Andrews Sisters	I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time	1941	US Bullfrog 5 - 1941 (17 weeks), US 1940s 5 - May 1941, RYM 53 of 1941
36	Tommy Dorsey	Let's Get Away From It All	1941	US Bullfrog 7 - 1941 (5 weeks), US 1940s 7 - May 1941, POP 24 of 1941
37	Benny Goodman	There'll Be Some Changes Made	1941	US 1940s 6 - Apr 1941, US BB 20 of 1941, POP 25 of 1941
38	Jimmy Dorsey	Jim	1941	US Bullfrog 2 - 1941 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Oct 1941
39	Glenn Miller	Anvil Chorus	1941	US Bullfrog 3 - 1941 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1941
40	Glenn Miller	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem	1941	US Bullfrog 3 - 1941 (5 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1941
41	Ernest Tubb	Walking the Floor Over You	1941	RYM 14 of 1941, US Bullfrog 23 - 1941 (1 weeks), Acclaimed 879
42	The Sons of the Pioneers	Cool Water	1941	US Bullfrog 25 - 1941 (1 weeks), RYM 29 of 1941, Acclaimed 1568
43	Glenn Miller	I Know Why	1941	RYM 2 of 1941, US Bullfrog 18 - 1941 (1 weeks)
44	Jimmy Dorsey	Amapola	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (17 weeks)
45	The Andrews Sisters	Bounce Me Brother	1941	RYM 1 of 1941
46	Kay Kyser	(Lights Out) Til Reveille	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (15 weeks)
47	Tony Martin	The Last Time I Saw Paris	1941	Oscar in 1941
48	Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra	Dolores	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (13 weeks)
49	Tommy Dorsey	Yes Indeed	1941	US Bullfrog 4 - 1941 (23 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1941
50	Louise Tobin	There'll Be Some Changes Made	1941	US Bullfrog 1 - 1941 (11 weeks)