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Songs from the Year 1946

This page lists the top songs of 1946 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 Johnny Mercer Personality 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1946, US BB 1 of 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Mar 1946, POP 2 of 1946, RYM 78 of 1945
2 Frank Sinatra Five Minutes More 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Aug 1946 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1946, POP 10 of 1946, Europe 11 of the 1940s, US BB 15 of 1946, RYM 43 of 1946
3 Vaughn Monroe Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1945 (14 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1945, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1946, US BB 4 of 1946, POP 4 of 1946, Europe 48 of the 1940s
4 Nat King Cole (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1946 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1947, US BB 3 of 1946, POP 13 of 1946, RYM 15 of 1946
5 The Ink Spots To Each His Own 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Aug 1946 (14 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1946, US BB 8 of 1946, POP 24 of 1946, Europe 92 of the 1940s
6 Perry Como Prisoner of Love 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1946 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1946, US 1 for 3 weeks May 1946, US BB 10 of 1946, POP 17 of 1946, Europe 93 of the 1940s
7 The Ink Spots The Gypsy 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - May 1946 (23 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1946, US 1 for 10 weeks May 1946, US BB 7 of 1946, POP 9 of 1946
8 Betty Hutton Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1945 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1945, US 1 for 1 weeks Mar 1946, US BB 11 of 1946, POP 22 of 1946
9 Sammy Kaye I'm a Big Girl Now 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Apr 1946, US BB 12 of 1946, POP 19 of 1946
10 Kay Kyser Ole Buttermilk Sky 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Sep 1946 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1946, US BB 14 of 1946, POP 23 of 1946
11 Sammy Kaye The Old Lamplighter 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1946, US 1 for 7 weeks Dec 1946, POP 14 of 1946
12 Freddy Martin To Each His Own 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Aug 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Aug 1946, POP 24 of 1946
13 Eddy Howard To Each His Own 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1946 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1946, US 1 for 5 weeks Aug 1946, Europe 95 of the 1940s
14 Frank Sinatra Oh! What it Seemed to Be 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Feb 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1946, US BB 2 of 1946, POP 18 of 1946, RYM 78 of 1946
15 Perry Como Surrender 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Aug 1946
16 Frankie Carle Rumors Are Flying 1946 US 1940s 1 - Sep 1946, US 1 for 8 weeks Oct 1946, US BB 13 of 1946, POP 21 of 1946
17 Frankie Carle Oh! What it Seemed to Be 1946 US 1940s 1 - Feb 1946, US 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1946, POP 18 of 1946
18 Louis Jordan Choo Choo Ch'Boogie 1946 RYM 1 of 1946, POP 5 of 1946, US Bullfrog 7 - Aug 1946 (16 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1946
19 Freddy Martin Bumble Boogie 1946 US BB 2 of 1948, POP 2 of 1948, US Bullfrog 7 - May 1946 (6 weeks), US 1940s 7 - May 1946
20 Nat King Cole The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) 1946 Scrobulate 4 of christmas, US 1940s 7 - Dec 1946, RYM 8 of 1946, US Bullfrog 65 - Dec 1962 (3 weeks), Acclaimed 1457
21 Frank Sinatra They Say It's Wonderful 1946 US Bullfrog 2 - May 1946 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1946, POP 20 of 1946, RYM 79 of 1946
22 Lionel Hampton Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop 1946 RYM 4 of 1946, POP 8 of 1946, US Bullfrog 9 - Mar 1946 (8 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Apr 1946
23 Stan Kenton Shoo-Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy 1946 US BB 5 of 1946, US Bullfrog 6 - Mar 1946 (11 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Mar 1946, POP 16 of 1946
24 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters South America, Take It Away 1946 US Bullfrog 2 - Aug 1946 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1946, Europe 22 of the 1940s
25 Dinah Shore The Gypsy 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1946 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1946
26 Hoagie Carmichael Huggin' & Chalkin' 1946 US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1946
27 Bing Crosby & The Jesters McNamara's Band 1946 US BB 6 of 1946, POP 6 of 1946, US Bullfrog 10 - Mar 1946 (4 weeks), Europe 16 of the 1940s
28 Spike Jones Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) 1946 US Bullfrog 8 - Aug 1946 (1 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1946, POP 12 of 1946, RYM 37 of 1946
29 Frank Sinatra The Coffee Song 1946 US Bullfrog 6 - Sep 1946 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Oct 1946, RYM 38 of 1946, UK 39 - Nov 1961
30 Perry Como They Say It's Wonderful 1946 US Bullfrog 4 - Jun 1946 (13 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jun 1946, Europe 29 of the 1940s
31 Tony Martin To Each His Own 1946 US Bullfrog 4 - Jul 1946 (16 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Aug 1946, RYM 94 of 1946
32 Hoagie Carmichael Ole Buttermilk Sky 1946 US Bullfrog 2 - Oct 1946 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1946
33 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) 1946 RYM 5 of 1946, US Bullfrog 7 - Jul 1946 (6 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jul 1946
34 Perry Como I'm Always Chasing Rainbows 1946 US Bullfrog 5 - Feb 1946 (8 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Feb 1946, Europe 34 of the 1940s
35 Frank Sinatra Day By Day 1946 US Bullfrog 5 - Feb 1946 (10 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Mar 1946, RYM 78 of 1946
36 Louis Jordan Buzz Me 1946 US Bullfrog 9 - Jan 1946 (2 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1946, RYM 12 of 1945
37 Freddy Martin Doin' What Comes Naturally 1946 US Bullfrog 2 - Jun 1946 (13 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1946
38 Tony Martin Rumors Are Flying 1946 US Bullfrog 9 - Oct 1946 (7 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Nov 1946, RYM 95 of 1946
39 Dinah Shore Laughing On The Outside (Crying On the Inside) 1946 US Bullfrog 3 - Apr 1946 (12 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Apr 1946
40 Eddy Howard (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 1946 US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1946 (20 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1947
41 Kay Kyser The Old Lamplighter 1946 US Bullfrog 3 - Nov 1946 (13 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Nov 1946
42 Johnny Mercer Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah 1946 US Bullfrog 8 - Dec 1946 (8 weeks), RIAA 67, RYM 99 of 1946
43 Dinah Shore Doin' What Comes Naturally 1946 US Bullfrog 3 - Jun 1946 (14 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jun 1946
44 Sammy Kaye The Gypsy 1946 US Bullfrog 3 - May 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1946
45 Thelonious Monk 'Round Midnight 1946 RIAA 37, Scrobulate 100 of jazz, Acclaimed 281
46 The Modernaires & Paula Kelly To Each His Own 1946 US Bullfrog 3 - Aug 1946 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Aug 1946
47 Lionel Hampton Hamp's Walkin' Boogie 1946 Peel list 2 of 1946, RYM 30 of 1946
48 Lester Young Junpin' With Symphony 1946 Peel list 1 of 1946
49 Tex Beneke Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop 1946 US Bullfrog 4 - May 1946 (9 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1946
50 Andy Russell Laughing On The Outside (Crying On the Inside) 1946 US Bullfrog 4 - May 1946 (12 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1946