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Songs from the Year 1943

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 1950 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	The Mills Brothers	Paper Doll	1943	US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943, US 1 for 12 weeks Nov 1943, US BB 3 of 1943, Europe 3 of the 1940s, POP 4 of 1943, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1943, RYM 42 of 1942, RIAA 272, Acclaimed 1486
2	Bing Crosby	Sunday, Monday or Always	1943	US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943, US 1 for 7 weeks Sep 1943, Europe 13 of the 1940s, US BB 14 of 1943, POP 14 of 1943, RYM 28 of 1943
3	Al Dexter & His Troopers	Pistol Packin' Mama	1943	US 1940s 1 - Aug 1943, US 1 for 1 weeks Oct 1943, US BB 15 of 1943, POP 15 of 1943, Europe 86 of the 1940s, Acclaimed 1658
4	Glenn Miller	That Old Black Magic	1943	US 1940s 1 - Mar 1943, US 1 for 1 weeks May 1943, US BB 8 of 1943, POP 8 of 1943, RYM 11 of 1943
5	Harry James	I've Heard That Song Before	1943	US 1940s 1 - Dec 1942, US 1 for 13 weeks Mar 1943, US BB 7 of 1943, POP 7 of 1943, RYM 29 of 1943
6	Harry James	I Had the Craziest Dream	1943	US 1940s 1 - Dec 1942, US 1 for 2 weeks Feb 1943, US BB 18 of 1943, POP 21 of 1943, Europe 53 of the 1940s
7	Tommy Dorsey	There Are Such Things	1943	US 1940s 1 - Nov 1942, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1943, US BB 12 of 1943, POP 22 of 1943
8	Dick Haymes	You'll Never Know	1943	US 1940s 1 - Jul 1943, US 1 for 4 weeks Jul 1943, POP 17 of 1943, Europe 60 of the 1940s
9	Bing Crosby	Oklahoma!	1943	US BB 1 of 1943, POP 1 of 1943, RYM 19 of 1943
10	Benny Goodman	Taking A Chance On Love	1943	US 1940s 1 - May 1943, US 1 for 3 weeks Jun 1943, Europe 40 of the 1930s
11	Tommy Dorsey	In the Blues of the Evening	1943	US 1940s 1 - Jul 1943, US 1 for 3 weeks Aug 1943, RYM 109 of 1942
12	Bing Crosby	Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'	1943	US BB 2 of 1943, POP 2 of 1943, US 1940s 5 - Nov 1943, Europe 8 of the 1940s
13	The Song Spinners	Comin' in on a Wing & a Prayer	1943	US 1940s 1 - Jun 1943, US 1 for 3 weeks Jul 1943
14	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Pistol Packin' Mama	1943	US 1940s 2 - Nov 1943, Peel list 4 of 1943, RYM 6 of 1943, Acclaimed 1924
15	Harry James	Mister Five By Five	1943	US 1940s 2 - Nov 1942, US BB 17 of 1943, POP 19 of 1943, RYM 30 of 1943
16	Dinah Shore	You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to	1943	US 1940s 4 - Feb 1943, US BB 5 of 1943, RYM 13 of 1943, POP 20 of 1943
17	Rudy Vallee	As Time Goes By	1943	US 1940s 2 - Apr 1943, US BB 6 of 1931, POP 6 of 1943
18	Stan Kenton	Artistry in Rhythm	1943	US BB 9 of 1943, POP 9 of 1943, RYM 23 of 1945, Acclaimed 1921
19	Vaughn Monroe	When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)	1943	US 1940s 2 - Nov 1942, US BB 19 of 1943, POP 23 of 1943
20	Dick Ames	You'll Never Know	1943	Oscar in 1943, US BB 16 of 1943
21	Duke Ellington	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	1943	POP 5 of 1943, RYM 7 of 1940, US 1940s 8 - Jul 1943
22	Bing Crosby	I'll Be Home For Christmas	1943	US 1940s 3 - Dec 1943, Europe 10 of the 1940s, RYM 41 of 1943
23	Duke Ellington	Perdido	1943	RYM 4 of 1942, US BB 11 of 1943, POP 11 of 1943
24	Harry James	Two O'Clock Jump	1943	US BB 4 of 1943, POP 12 of 1943, RYM 20 of 1943
25	Bing Crosby	People Will Say We're in Love	1943	US 1940s 2 - Oct 1943, Europe 9 of the 1940s
26	Frank Sinatra	You'll Never Know	1943	US 1940s 2 - Jul 1943, RYM 17 of 1943
27	Harry James & Frank Sinatra	All or Nothing at All	1943	US 1940s 2 - Jun 1943, Europe 25 of the 1940s
28	Louis Jordan	That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out	1943	RYM 1 of 1943
29	The Song Spinners	You'll Never Know	1943	US 1940s 1 - Jul 1943
30	Louis Jordan	Five Guys Named Moe	1943	RYM 1 of 1943
31	Duke Ellington	Sentimental Lady	1943	POP 3 of 1943, RYM 7 of 1943
32	Dinah Washington	Evil Gal Blues	1943	Peel list 3 of 1943, RYM 26 of 1944
33	Ella Mae Morse	Shoo-Shoo Baby	1943	US 1940s 4 - Dec 1943, POP 24 of 1943
34	Frank Sinatra	People Will Say We're in Love	1943	US 1940s 6 - Oct 1943, RYM 12 of 1943
35	Duke Ellington	Main Stem	1943	RYM 8 of 1943, POP 17 of 1944
36	Frank Sinatra	Sunday, Monday or Always	1943	US 1940s 9 - Sep 1943, RYM 18 of 1943
37	Frank Sinatra	Close to You	1943	US 1940s 10 - Oct 1943, RYM 17 of 1943
38	Jimmy Wakely	There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere	1943	US BB 13 of 1943, POP 13 of 1943
39	Woody Herman	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me	1943	US 1940s 9 - Mar 1944, RYM 27 of 1943
40	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Jingle Bells	1943	Europe 12 of the 1940s, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1943
41	Dick Haymes	It Can't Be Wrong	1943	US 1940s 2 - Jul 1943
42	Anne Shelton	You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to	1943	Peel list 2 of 1943
43	Harry James	Velvet Moon	1943	US 1940s 2 - Apr 1943
44	Trudy Erwin	People Will Say We're in Love	1943	US 1940s 2 - Oct 1943
45	The Song Spinners	It Can't Be Wrong	1943	US 1940s 2 - Jul 1943
46	Rudi Schuricke	Capri-Fischer	1943	RYM 3 of 1943
47	Jimmy Dorsey	They're Either Too Young Or Too Old	1943	US 1940s 3 - Dec 1943
48	Judy Garland & Gene Kelly	For Me & My Gal	1943	US 1940s 3 - Mar 1943
49	Rudi Schuricke	Leise erklingen die Glocken vom Campanile	1943	RYM 3 of 1943
50	Harry James	I Heard You Cried Last Night	1943	US 1940s 4 - Jul 1943