Save Page:

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