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Songs from the Year 1943

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This page lists the top songs of 1943 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 few available charts (at least that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts.

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.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 The Mills Brothers Paper Doll 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (36 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943 (30 weeks), US 1 for 12 weeks - Nov 1943, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1943), DZE 2 of 1943, US BB 3 of 1943, Europe 3 of the 1940s (1943), POP 4 of 1943, RYM 42 of 1942, Brazil 58 of 1944, RIAA 272, Acclaimed 1486 (1943), Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1943
2 Al Dexter & His Troopers Pistol Packin' Mama 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (34 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943 (17 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Oct 1943, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1943), DZE 3 of 1943, US BB 15 of 1943, POP 15 of 1943, Brazil 84 of 1944, Europe 86 of the 1940s (1943), Acclaimed 1658 (1943)
3 Dick Haymes You'll Never Know 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1943 (16 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Jul 1943, Oscar in 1943 (film 'Hello, Frisco, Hello'), DZE 4 of 1943, US BB 16 of 1943, POP 17 of 1943, Brazil 18 of 1944, Europe 60 of the 1940s (1943)
4 Harry James I've Heard That Song Before 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1942 (33 weeks), US 1 for 13 weeks - Mar 1943, DZE 1 of 1943, US BB 7 of 1943, POP 7 of 1943, RYM 29 of 1943, Brazil 52 of 1943
5 Harry James I Had the Craziest Dream 1943 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1942 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1942 (34 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1943, Australia 1 for 1 month - Dec 1943, US BB 18 of 1943, POP 21 of 1943, Europe 53 of the 1940s (1943)
6 Bing Crosby Sunday, Monday or Always 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943 (18 weeks), US 1 for 7 weeks - Sep 1943, DZE 5 of 1943, Europe 13 of the 1940s (1943), US BB 14 of 1943, POP 14 of 1943, RYM 28 of 1943
7 Glenn Miller That Old Black Magic 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1943 (14 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - May 1943, US BB 8 of 1943, POP 8 of 1943, RYM 11 of 1943, Brazil 77 of 1943
8 Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra There Are Such Things 1943 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1942 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1942 (40 weeks), US 1 for 5 weeks - Jan 1943, US BB 12 of 1943, Europe 20 of the 1940s (1943), POP 22 of 1943, Brazil 61 of 1943
9 Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees As Time Goes By 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (16 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1943 (10 weeks), US BB 6 of 1931, POP 6 of 1943, DZE 7 of 1943, DMDB 44 (1931), Brazil 46 of 1944
10 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Pistol Packin' Mama 1943 Australia 1 for 1 month - Oct 1944, US Billboard 2 - 1943 (11 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1943 (9 weeks), Peel list 4 of 1943, RYM 6 of 1943, Acclaimed 1924 (1944)
11 Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra In the Blues of the Evening 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1943 (17 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Aug 1943, RYM 109 of 1942
12 Benny Goodman Taking A Chance On Love 1943 US 1940s 1 - May 1943 (11 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Jun 1943, DZE 9 of 1943, Europe 40 of the 1930s (1937), Brazil 44 of 1943
13 Harry James Mister Five By Five 1943 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1942 (13 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1942 (12 weeks), US BB 17 of 1943, POP 19 of 1943, RYM 30 of 1943, Brazil 85 of 1943
14 The Song Spinners Comin' in on a Wing & a Prayer 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (12 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1943 (11 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1943
15 Vaughn Monroe When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World) 1943 US Billboard 1 - Oct 1942 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1942 (31 weeks), DZE 8 of 1943, US BB 19 of 1943, POP 23 of 1943
16 Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' 1943 US BB 2 of 1943, POP 2 of 1943, US Billboard 4 - Oct 1943 (13 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1943 (9 weeks), Europe 8 of the 1940s (1943)
17 Bing Crosby Oklahoma! 1943 US BB 1 of 1943, POP 1 of 1943, RYM 19 of 1943
18 Dinah Shore You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to 1943 US Billboard 3 - 1943 (18 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1943 (11 weeks), US BB 5 of 1943, RYM 13 of 1943, POP 20 of 1943
19 Frank Sinatra Sunday, Monday or Always 1943 Australia 1 for 2 months - May 1944, US Billboard 9 - 1943 (11 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Sep 1943 (4 weeks), RYM 18 of 1943
20 Dinah Shore (As Long As You're Not in Love with Anyone Else) Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me? 1943 Australia 1 for 1 month - Nov 1943, US Billboard 3 - 1943 (12 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1942 (19 weeks)
21 Dick Haymes It Can't Be Wrong 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jul 1943 (11 weeks), Brazil 41 of 1944
22 Jacques Renard & His Orchestra As Time Goes By 1943 US Billboard 3 - 1943 (16 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1943 (16 weeks), POP 6 of 1931, Brazil 81 of 1944
23 Bing Crosby I'll Be Home For Christmas 1943 US Billboard 3 - 1943 (7 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1943 (5 weeks), Europe 10 of the 1940s (1943), RYM 41 of 1943
24 Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin People Will Say We're in Love 1943 US Billboard 2 - 1943 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Oct 1943 (14 weeks), Europe 9 of the 1940s (1943)
25 Duke Ellington Don't Get Around Much Anymore 1943 POP 5 of 1943, RYM 7 of 1940, US Billboard 8 - 1943 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jul 1943 (2 weeks)
26 Frank Sinatra You'll Never Know 1943 US Billboard 2 - 1943 (16 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jul 1943 (13 weeks), RYM 17 of 1943
27 The Ink Spots Don't Get Around Much Anymore 1943 US Billboard 2 - 1943 (28 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1943 (16 weeks), RYM 44 of 1942
28 Duke Ellington Perdido 1943 RYM 4 of 1942, US BB 11 of 1943, POP 11 of 1943, US Billboard 21 - 1943 (1 week)
29 Harry James Two O'Clock Jump 1943 US BB 4 of 1943, POP 12 of 1943, US Billboard 19 - 1943 (1 week), RYM 20 of 1943
30 Judy Garland & Gene Kelly For Me & My Gal 1943 US Billboard 3 - 1943 (21 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1943 (9 weeks), Brazil 49 of 1943
31 Vaughn Monroe Let's Get Lost 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1943 (2 weeks)
32 Frank Sinatra People Will Say We're in Love 1943 US Billboard 3 - 1943 (18 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Oct 1943 (9 weeks), RYM 12 of 1943
33 Ella Mae Morse Shoo-Shoo Baby 1943 US Billboard 4 - Dec 1943 (18 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Dec 1943 (15 weeks), POP 24 of 1943
34 Frank Sinatra All or Nothing at All 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (21 weeks), Brazil 29 of 1944
35 Duke Ellington Sentimental Lady 1943 POP 3 of 1943, RYM 7 of 1943, US Billboard 19 - 1943 (1 week)
36 Harry James Velvet Moon 1943 US Billboard 2 - 1943 (16 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1943 (13 weeks)
37 Dick Haymes Put Your Arms Around Me Honey 1943 US Billboard 5 - 1943 (7 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Oct 1943 (6 weeks), Brazil 91 of 1944
38 Jimmy Dorsey They're Either Too Young Or Too Old 1943 US Billboard 2 - Dec 1943 (12 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1943 (9 weeks)
39 Frank Sinatra Close to You 1943 US Billboard 10 - 1943 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Oct 1943 (1 week), RYM 17 of 1943
40 Harry James I Heard You Cried Last Night 1943 US Billboard 2 - 1943 (21 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1943 (18 weeks)
41 Glenn Miller Blue Rain 1943 US Billboard 8 - Nov 1943 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Nov 1943 (3 weeks), RYM 93 of 1939
42 Jimmy Wakely There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere 1943 US BB 13 of 1943, POP 13 of 1943, US Billboard 14 - 1943 (2 weeks)
43 Harry James & Frank Sinatra All or Nothing at All 1943 US 1940s 2 - Jun 1943 (18 weeks), Europe 25 of the 1940s (1943)
44 Gene Autry Deep in the Heart of Texas 1943 Australia 1 for 2 months - Dec 1943
45 Kate Smith & Bing Crosby I Don't Want to Walk Without You 1943 Australia 1 for 4 months - Feb 1943
46 Vera Lynn I Had the Craziest Dream 1943 Australia 1 for 1 month - Dec 1943
47 Louis Jordan Five Guys Named Moe 1943 RYM 1 of 1943
48 Helen Forrest Taking A Chance On Love 1943 US Billboard 1 - 1943 (14 weeks)
49 Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra It's Always You 1943 US Billboard 3 - 1943 (13 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jul 1943 (7 weeks)
50 Mayfair Dance Orchestra Pedro The Fisherman 1943 Peel list 1 of 1943
51 Francisco Alves A Dama de Vermelho 1943 Brazil 1 of 1943
52 Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra It Started All Over Again 1943 US Billboard 4 - 1943 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1943 (12 weeks)
53 Louis Jordan That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out 1943 RYM 1 of 1943
54 The Song Spinners You'll Never Know 1943 US 1940s 1 - Jul 1943 (16 weeks)
55 Kay Kyser Let's Get Lost 1943 US Billboard 4 - 1943 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jun 1943 (5 weeks)
56 Dick Haymes In My Arms 1943 US Billboard 3 - 1943 (13 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jul 1943 (7 weeks)
57 Dinah Shore Murder, He Says 1943 US Billboard 5 - 1943 (11 weeks), US 1940s 5 - May 1943 (2 weeks)
58 The Song Spinners Johnny Zero 1943 US Billboard 4 - 1943 (9 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jul 1943 (4 weeks)
59 Dick Kuhn & His Orchestra Put Your Arms Around Me Honey 1943 US Billboard 4 - 1943 (10 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Oct 1943 (3 weeks)
60 Dinah Washington Evil Gal Blues 1943 Peel list 3 of 1943, RYM 26 of 1944
61 Willie Kelly & His Orchestra You'll Never Know 1943 US Billboard 6 - 1943 (5 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jun 1943 (4 weeks)
62 Glen Gray Don't Get Around Much Anymore 1943 US Billboard 7 - 1943 (16 weeks), US 1940s 7 - May 1943 (8 weeks)
63 Bing Crosby If You Please 1943 US Billboard 5 - 1943 (12 weeks), RYM 28 of 1943
64 Freddie Slack That Old Black Magic 1943 US Billboard 10 - 1943 (8 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Mar 1943 (1 week)
65 Duke Ellington Slip of the Lip 1943 RYM 7 of 1943, US Billboard 19 - 1943 (1 week)
66 Erskine Hawkins Don't Cry, Baby 1943 POP 10 of 1943, US Billboard 11 - 1943 (14 weeks)
67 Frank Sinatra Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' 1943 US Billboard 12 - 1943 (4 weeks), RYM 12 of 1943
68 Charles Trenet Douce France 1943 France (Historical) 8 of the 1940s (1943), Italy 25 of 1950
69 Louis Jordan Ration Blues 1943 US Billboard 11 - Feb 1944 (4 weeks), RYM 16 of 1943
70 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Jingle Bells 1943 Europe 12 of the 1940s (1943), US Billboard 19 - 1943 (1 week), Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1943
71 Glenn Miller Rhapsody in Blue 1943 US Billboard 13 - 1943 (7 weeks), Italy 18 of 1947
72 Woody Herman The Music Stopped 1943 US Billboard 10 - Mar 1944 (8 weeks), RYM 39 of 1943
73 Woody Herman By the River of the Roses 1943 US Billboard 12 - Apr 1944 (7 weeks), RYM 27 of 1943
74 Lucky Millinder Sweet Slumber 1943 US Billboard 12 - Jan 1944 (2 weeks), RYM 34 of 1943
75 Judy Garland Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart 1943 RYM 15 of 1943, US Billboard 22 - 1943 (1 week)
76 Nat King Cole All For You 1943 US Billboard 18 - 1943 (1 week), POP 18 of 1943
77 Harry James Moonlight Becomes You 1943 US Billboard 15 - 1943 (4 weeks), RYM 29 of 1943
78 The Ink Spots I'll Never Make the Same Mistake Again 1943 US Billboard 19 - 1943 (1 week), RYM 21 of 1943
79 Charlie Barnet Washington Whirligig 1943 US Billboard 20 - 1943 (1 week), RYM 22 of 1943
80 Jay McShann Get Me On Your Mind 1943 US Billboard 18 - 1943 (1 week), RYM 31 of 1943
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