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Songs from the Year 1944

This page lists the top songs of 1944 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	Bing Crosby	Swinging On a Star	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - May 1944 (28 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1944, US 1 for 9 weeks Aug 1944, Oscar in 1944, US BB 3 of 1944, POP 3 of 1944, Europe 14 of the 1940s, AFI 37, RYM 44 of 1944, Acclaimed 1619
2	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Don't Fence Me In	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1944 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1944, US 1 for 8 weeks Dec 1944, US BB 4 of 1944, Europe 5 of the 1940s, POP 9 of 1944, Acclaimed 1699
3	Bing Crosby	I'll be seeing you	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1944 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1944, US 1 for 4 weeks Jul 1944, US BB 15 of 1944, Europe 15 of the 1940s, POP 15 of 1944, RYM 43 of 1944
4	Bing Crosby	I Love You	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1944 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1944, US 1 for 5 weeks May 1944, US BB 19 of 1944, Europe 21 of the 1940s, POP 23 of 1944, RYM 43 of 1944
5	Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots	I'm Making Believe	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1944 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1944, US 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1944, US BB 14 of 1944, POP 14 of 1944, RYM 23 of 1944
6	Dinah Shore	I'll Walk Alone	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Aug 1944 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1944, US 1 for 4 weeks Oct 1944, US BB 13 of 1944, POP 13 of 1944, Europe 84 of the 1940s
7	The Mills Brothers	You Always Hurt the One You Love	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1944 (33 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1944, US 1 for 5 weeks Oct 1944, US BB 6 of 1944, POP 6 of 1944
8	Glen Gray	My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1943 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1943, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1944, US BB 9 of 1944, POP 19 of 1944
9	Guy Lombardo	It's Love-Love-Love	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1944 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1944, US 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1944, US BB 20 of 1944, POP 25 of 1944
10	Bing Crosby	Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra	1944	US BB 1 of 1944, POP 1 of 1944, US Bullfrog 4 - Oct 1944 (12 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1944, RYM 50 of 1944
11	Louis Jordan	GI Jive	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - May 1944 (25 weeks), RYM 1 of 1944, US 1940s 3 - Jun 1944, US BB 16 of 1944, POP 18 of 1944
12	Judy Garland	The Trolley Song	1944	US BB 2 of 1944, POP 2 of 1944, US Bullfrog 4 - Nov 1944 (8 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Dec 1944, RYM 12 of 1944, AFI 26
13	Bing Crosby	San Fernando Valley	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1944 (22 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1944, US BB 11 of 1944, POP 11 of 1944, RYM 49 of 1944
14	Merry Macs	Mairzy Doates	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Feb 1944 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1944, US BB 5 of 1944, POP 5 of 1944
15	Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots	Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1944 (17 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1944, US BB 18 of 1944, POP 21 of 1944, RYM 24 of 1944
16	The Andrews Sisters	Shoo-Shoo Baby	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1944 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jan 1944, US BB 12 of 1944, POP 12 of 1944
17	Jimmy Dorsey	Bosame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)	1944	US 1 for 7 weeks Mar 1944, US BB 10 of 1944, POP 10 of 1944, Europe 67 of the 1940s
18	Louis Jordan	Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)	1944	RYM 1 of 1944, US Bullfrog 2 - Jul 1944 (19 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Sep 1944
19	Jimmy Dorsey	Besame Mucho	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1944 (23 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1944
20	Frank Sinatra	White Christmas	1944	US Bullfrog 5 - Dec 1945 (4 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1944, Europe 18 of the 1940s, Scrobulate 42 of christmas, RYM 105 of 1946
21	Stan Kenton	Artistry in Rhythm	1944	US BB 9 of 1943, POP 9 of 1943, US Bullfrog 16 - Nov 1944 (1 weeks), RYM 23 of 1945, Acclaimed 1921
22	Frank Sinatra	I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night	1944	US Bullfrog 4 - Aug 1944 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Feb 1944, RYM 21 of 1944, Europe 27 of the 1940s
23	Nat King Cole	Straighten Up & Fly Right	1944	RYM 5 of 1944, US Bullfrog 9 - Jun 1944 (7 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jun 1944, POP 16 of 1944
24	Jo Stafford	It Could Happen to You	1944	US BB 8 of 1944, POP 8 of 1944, US Bullfrog 10 - Sep 1944 (10 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Sep 1944
25	Bing Crosby	Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)	1944	US Bullfrog 3 - Feb 1944 (15 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Mar 1944, RYM 49 of 1944
26	Helen Forrest	Time Waits For No One	1944	US Bullfrog 2 - Aug 1944 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1944
27	Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes	Long Ago & Far Away	1944	US Bullfrog 2 - Apr 1944 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1944
28	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)	1944	US Bullfrog 2 - Sep 1944 (12 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1944
29	The Mills Brothers	Till Then	1944	Peel list 4 of 1944, US Bullfrog 8 - Aug 1944 (16 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Sep 1944
30	Lionel Hampton	Hamp's Boogie Woogie	1944	POP 4 of 1944, RYM 13 of 1944, US Bullfrog 23 - Sep 1944 (1 weeks)
31	Les Brown	Twilight Time	1944	US BB 7 of 1944, POP 7 of 1944, US Bullfrog 16 - Mar 1945 (1 weeks)
32	Woody Herman	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me	1944	US Bullfrog 7 - Feb 1944 (11 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Mar 1944, RYM 27 of 1943
33	Perry Como	Long Ago & Far Away	1944	US Bullfrog 8 - May 1944 (7 weeks), US 1940s 8 - May 1944, Europe 31 of the 1940s
34	Bing Crosby	Amor	1944	US Bullfrog 2 - Jul 1944 (16 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1944
35	Duke Ellington	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me	1944	US Bullfrog 10 - Feb 1944 (6 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1944, POP 20 of 1944
36	Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots	Cow Cow Boogie	1944	US Bullfrog 10 - Mar 1944 (8 weeks), RYM 11 of 1944, POP 24 of 1944
37	Duke Ellington	Main Stem	1944	RYM 8 of 1943, POP 17 of 1944, US Bullfrog 23 - Mar 1944 (1 weeks)
38	Judy Garland	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	1944	RYM 8 of 1944, US Bullfrog 27 - Dec 1944 (1 weeks), AFI 76
39	Frank Sinatra	A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening	1944	US Bullfrog 11 - Mar 1944 (4 weeks), RYM 21 of 1944, Europe 28 of the 1940s
40	Jimmy Dorsey	Star Eyes	1944	US Bullfrog 3 - Jan 1944 (16 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1944
41	Lawrence Welk	Don't You Sweetheart Me	1944	US Bullfrog 2 - Mar 1944 (20 weeks), US 1940s 8 - May 1944
42	Charlie Barnet	Skyliner	1944	Peel list 2 of 1944, US Bullfrog 19 - Mar 1945 (1 weeks)
43	Stan Kenton	And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine	1944	US Bullfrog 4 - Sep 1944 (18 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1944
44	Harry James	I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)	1944	US 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1944
45	King Sisters	It's Love-Love-Love	1944	US Bullfrog 4 - Apr 1944 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1944
46	Glen Gray	My Shining Hour	1944	US Bullfrog 4 - Jan 1944 (7 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jan 1944
47	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin	1944	US Bullfrog 1 - Sep 1944 (14 weeks)
48	Jimmy Dorsey	When They Ask About You	1944	US Bullfrog 4 - Feb 1944 (14 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1944
49	Harry James	I'll Get By	1944	US 1940s 1 - Apr 1944
50	Vaughn Monroe	The Trolley Song	1944	US Bullfrog 4 - Dec 1944 (7 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Dec 1944