| According to Billboard's weekly 10-song "National Best Selling Retail Records" chart:
|
| 001
|
1940
|
Jul 27 -
Oct 12
|
"I'll Never Smile Again"
|
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra feat.
Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers
|
| 002
|
Oct 19 -
Dec 14
|
"Only Forever"
|
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
|
| 003
|
1941
|
Dec 21 -
Mar 8;
Mar 22
|
"Frenesi"
|
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
|
| 004
|
Mar 15
|
"The Song of the Volga Boatmen"
|
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
|
| 005
|
Mar 29 -
May 31
|
"Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)"
|
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
|
| 006
|
Jun 7;
Jun 28
|
"My Sister and I"
|
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra feat. Bob Eberly
|
| 007
|
Jun 14;
Jul 5
|
"María Elena"
|
| 008
|
Jun 21;
Jul 12 -
Aug 23
|
"Daddy"
|
Sammy Kaye and the Kaye Choir
|
| 009
|
Aug 30 -
Sep 20
|
"Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)"
|
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra feat.
Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
|
| 010
|
Sep 27
|
"Blue Champagne"
|
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra feat. Bob Eberly
|
| 011
|
Oct 4 -
Nov 22
|
"Piano Concerto in B Flat"
|
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
|
| 012
|
1942[B]
|
Nov 29 -
Dec 13;
Dec 27 -
Jan 31
|
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
|
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with
Tex Beneke and the Modernaires
|
| 013
|
1941
|
Dec 20
|
"Elmer's Tune"
|
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with
Ray Eberle and the Modernaires
|
| 014
|
1942
|
Feb 7;
Feb 21
|
"A String of Pearls"
|
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
|
| 015
|
Feb 14
|
"Blues in the Night"
|
Woody Herman and His Orchestra
|
| 016
|
Feb 28 -
May 2
|
"Moonlight Cocktail"
|
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with
Ray Eberle and the Modernaires
|
| 017
|
May 9 -
Jun 13
|
"Tangerine"
|
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with
Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell
|
| 018
|
Jun 20 -
Jul 11
|
"Sleepy Lagoon"
|
Harry James and His Orchestra
|
| 019
|
Jul 18 -
Sep 5
|
"Jingle Jangle Jingle"
|
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with
Harry Babbitt, Julie Conway and the Group
|
| 020
|
Sep 12 -
Oct 24
|
"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"
|
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with
Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and the Modernaires
|
| 021
|
Oct 31 -
Jan 9
|
"White Christmas"
|
Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers with
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
|
| 022
|
1943
|
Jan 16 -
Feb 6;
Feb 27
|
"There Are Such Things"
|
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra feat.
Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers
|
| 023
|
Feb 13 -
Feb 20
|
"I Had the Craziest Dream"
|
Harry James and His Orchestra with Helen Forrest
|
| 024
|
Mar 6 -
May 22;
Jun 5
|
"I've Heard That Song Before"
|
| 025
|
May 29
|
"That Old Black Magic"
|
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with
Skip Nelson and the Modernaires
|
| 026
|
Jun 12 -
Jun 26
|
"Taking a Chance on Love"
|
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra with Helen Forrest
|
| 027
|
Jul 3 -
Jul 17
|
"Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer"
|
The Song Spinners
|
| 028
|
Jul 24 -
Aug 14
|
"You'll Never Know"
|
Dick Haymes and the Song Spinners
|
| 029
|
Aug 21 -
Sep 4
|
"In the Blue of Evening"
|
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestrafeaturing Frank Sinatra
|
| 030
|
Sep 11 -
Oct 23
|
"Sunday, Monday or Always"
|
Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers
|
| 031
|
Oct 30
|
"Pistol Packin' Mama"
|
Al Dexter and His Troopers
|
| 032
|
Nov 6 -
Jan 22
|
"Paper Doll"
|
The Mills Brothers
|
| 033
|
1944
|
Jan 29 -
Feb 26
|
"My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)"
|
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
with Eugenie Baird
|
| 034
|
Mar 4 -
Apr 15
|
"Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)"
|
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with
Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen
|
| 035
|
Apr 22 -
Apr 29
|
"It's Love-Love-Love"
|
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadianswith Skip Nelson and the Lombardo Trio
|
| 036
|
May 6 -
Jun 3
|
"I Love You"
|
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
|
| 037
|
Jun 10 -
Jun 24;
Jul 8
|
"I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)"
|
Harry James and His Orchestrawith Dick Haymes
|
| 038
|
Jul 1;
Jul 15 -
Jul 29
|
"I'll Be Seeing You"
|
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
|
| 039
|
Aug 5 -
Sep 30
|
"Swinging on a Star"
|
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and the Williams Brothers featuring Andy, Dick, Bob & Don Williams
|
| 040
|
Oct 7;
Oct 21 -
Oct 28;
Nov 25 -
Dec 2
|
"You Always Hurt the One You Love"
|
The Mills Brothers
|
| 041
|
Oct 14;
Nov 4 -
Nov 18
|
"I'll Walk Alone"
|
Dinah Shore
|
| 042
|
Dec 9 -
Dec 16
|
"I'm Making Believe"
|
The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald
|
| 043
|
1945
|
Dec 23 -
Feb 10
|
"Don't Fence Me In"
|
Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters with
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
|
| 044
|
Feb 10 -
Mar 17
|
"Rum and Coca-Cola"
|
The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
|
| According to Billboard's weekly 15-song "Honor Roll of Hits" chart, which replaced the "National Best Selling Retail Records" charts as the most accurate national standard during this era:
|
| 045
|
1945
|
Mar 24
|
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
|
Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers with
Paul Weston and His Orchestra
|
| 046
|
Mar 31 -
May 26
|
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time"
|
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day
|
| 047
|
Jun 2 -
Aug 4
|
"Sentimental Journey"
|
| 048
|
Aug 11 -
Sep 15
|
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
|
Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers with
Paul Weston and His Orchestra
|
| 049
|
Sep 22 -
Nov 10
|
"Till the End of Time"
|
Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra
|
| 050
|
Nov 17 -
Dec 29
|
"It's Been a Long, Long Time"
|
Bing Crosby & the Les Paul Trio
|
| 051
|
1946
|
Jan 5 -
Mar 2
|
"Symphony"
|
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra with Clyde Rogers
|
| 052
|
Mar 9 -
May 11
|
"Oh! What It Seemed to Be"
|
Frankie Carle and His Orchestrawith Marjorie Hughes
|
| 053
|
May 18
|
"Laughing on the Outside
(Crying on the Inside)"
|
Dinah Shore
|
| 054
|
May 25 -
Aug 10
|
"The Gypsy"
|
The Ink Spots
|
| 055
|
Aug 17 -
Oct 26
|
"To Each His Own"
|
Eddy Howard and His Orchestra
|
| 056
|
Nov 2 -
Dec 7
|
"Rumors Are Flying"
|
Frankie Carle and His Orchestrawith Marjorie Hughes
|
| 057
|
Dec 14
|
"Ole Buttermilk Sky"
|
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with
Michael Douglas & the Campus Kids
|
| 058
|
1947
|
Dec 21 -
Jan 25
|
"The Old Lamp-Lighter"
|
Sammy Kaye & Billy Williams
|
| 059
|
Feb 1 -
Feb 22
|
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"
|
The King Cole Trio featuring Nat King Cole
|
| 060
|
Mar 1
|
"Open the Door, Richard!"
|
Count Basie and His Orchestra with
Harry Edison & Bill Johnson
|
| 061
|
Mar 8 -
Apr 12
|
"The Anniversary Song (Waves of the Danube)"
|
Dinah Shore
|
| 062
|
Apr 19 -
May 3
|
"Heartaches"
|
Ted Weems and His Orchestrawith Elmo Tanner
|
| 063
|
May 10 -
Jun 21
|
"Mam'selle"
|
Art Lund
|
| 064
|
Jun 28 -
Sep 20
|
"Peg o' My Heart"
|
Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
|
| 065
|
Sep 27 -
Dec 27
|
"Near You"
|
Francis Craig and His Orchestrawith Bob Lamm
|
| 066
|
1948
|
Jan 3 -
Feb 14
|
"Ballerina"
|
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra
|
| 067
|
Feb 21 -
Feb 28;
Mar 13
|
"I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover"
|
Art Mooney and His Orchestra
|
| 068
|
Mar 6;
Mar 20 -
May 15
|
"Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)"
|
Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers
|
| 069
|
May 22 -
Jun 19
|
"Nature Boy"
|
Nat King Cole
|
| 070
|
Jun 26 -
Jul 10
|
"You Can't Be True, Dear"
|
Ken Griffin & Jerry Wayne
|
| 071
|
Jul 17 -
Jul 31
|
"Woody Woodpecker"
|
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with
Harry Babbitt & Gloria Wood
|
| 072
|
Aug 7 -
Aug 28
|
"My Happiness"
|
Jon & Sondra Steele
|
| 073
|
Sep 4 -
Oct 9
|
"You Call Everybody Darlin'
|
Al Trace and His Orchestra
|
| 074
|
Oct 16 -
Oct 30
|
"A Tree in the Meadow"
|
Margaret Whiting
|
| 075
|
Nov 6 -
Jan 8
|
"Buttons and Bows"
|
Dinah Shore
|
| 076
|
1949
|
Jan 15
|
"(I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China"
|
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
|
| 077
|
Jan 22 -
Feb 19
|
"A Little Bird Told Me"
|
Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters
|
| 078
|
Feb 26 -
Mar 5
|
"Far Away Places"
|
Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers
|
| 079
|
Mar 12 -
Mar 19
|
"Cruising Down the River"
|
Blue Barron and His Orchestra
|
| 080
|
Mar 26 -
May 7
|
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
|
| 081
|
May 14 -
May 21
|
"Forever and Ever"
|
| 082
|
May 28 -
Jul 23
|
"Ghost Riders in the Sky"
|
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra
|
| 083
|
Jul 30 -
Sep 3
|
"Some Enchanted Evening"
|
Perry Como
|
| 084
|
Sep 10
|
"Room Full of Roses"
|
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra with Don Cornell
|
| 085
|
Sep 17 -
Oct 22
|
"You're Breaking My Heart"
|
Vic Damone
|
| 086
|
Oct 29 -
Nov 19
|
"That Lucky Old Sun"
|
Frankie Laine
|
| 087
|
Nov 26 -
Jan 7
|
"Mule Train"
|
| 088
|
1950
|
Jan 14 -
Jan 21
|
"I Can Dream, Can't I?"
|
The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins
|
| 089
|
Jan 28 -
Feb 11
|
"Dear Hearts and Gentle People"
|
Bing Crosby with Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires & Perry Botkin's String Band
|
| 090
|
Feb 18 -
Mar 18
|
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
|
Red Foley
|
| 091
|
Mar 25 -
Apr 8
|
"Music! Music! Music!"
|
Teresa Brewer
|
| 092
|
Apr 15 -
May 6
|
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"
|
Eileen Barton
|
| 093
|
May 13 -
Jun 24;
Jul 8
|
"The Third Man Theme"
|
Anton Karas
|
| 094
|
Jul 1;
Jul 15
|
"Bewitched"
|
Bill Snyder and His Orchestra
|
| 095
|
Jul 22 -
Aug 19
|
"Mona Lisa"
|
Nat King Cole
|
| 096
|
Aug 26 -
Oct 28
|
"Goodnight, Irene"
|
Gordon Jenkins & the Weavers
|
| 097
|
Nov 4 -
Dec 9
|
"Harbor Lights"
|
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
|
| 098
|
Dec 16
|
"The Thing"
|
Phil Harris
|
| 099
|
1951
|
Dec 23 -
Mar 3
|
"Tennessee Waltz"
|
Patti Page
|
| 100
|
Mar 10 -
Apr 7
|
"If"
|
Perry Como
|
| 101
|
Apr 14 -
May 19
|
"Mockin' Bird Hill
|
Les Paul & Mary Ford
|
| 102
|
May 26 -
Jun 16
|
"How High the Moon"
|
| 103
|
Jun 23 -
Aug 4
|
"Too Young"
|
Nat King Cole
|
| 104
|
Aug 11 -
Sep 1
|
"Come On-a My House"
|
Rosemary Clooney
|
| 105
|
Sep 8 -
Nov 10
|
"Because of You"
|
Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
|
| 106
|
Nov 17 -
Jan 5
|
"(It's No) Sin"
|
Eddy Howard
|
| 107
|
1952
|
Jan 12 -
Jan 19
|
"Slow Poke"
|
Pee Wee King
|
| 108
|
Jan 26 -
Mar 8
|
"Cry"
|
Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads
|
| 109
|
Mar 15 -
May 10
|
"Wheel of Fortune"
|
Kay Starr
|
| 110
|
May 17 -
Jun 7
|
"Blue Tango"
|
Leroy Anderson
|
| 111
|
Jun 14 -
Jul 19
|
"Kiss of Fire"
|
Georgia Gibbs
|
| 112
|
Jul 26 -
Sep 6
|
"Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart"
|
Vera Lynn
|
| 113
|
Sep 13 -
Nov 29
|
"You Belong to Me"
|
Jo Stafford
|
| 114
|
Dec 6 -
Jan 17
|
"Why Don't You Believe Me?"
|
Joni James
|
| 115
|
1953
|
Jan 24 -
Feb 7
|
"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"
|
Perry Como
|
| 116
|
Feb 14 -
Mar 21
|
"Till I Waltz Again with You"
|
Teresa Brewer
|
| 117
|
Mar 28 -
May 9
|
"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"
|
Patti Page
|
| 118
|
May 16 -
Jul 18
|
"The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart?)/It's April Again"
|
Percy Faith and His Orchestra with Felicia Sanders
|
| 119
|
Jul 25 -
Aug 8
|
"I'm Walking Behind You"
|
Eddie Fisher and Sally Sweetland with
Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
|
| 120
|
Aug 15 -
Oct 17
|
"Vaya con Dios"
|
Les Paul & Mary Ford
|
| 121
|
Oct 24 -
Nov 28
|
"You, You, You"
|
Ames Brothers
|
| 122
|
Dec 5 -
Jan 2
|
"Rags to Riches"
|
Tony Bennett
|
| 123
|
1954
|
Jan 9 -
Mar 6
|
"Oh! My Papa"
|
Eddie Fisher
|
| 124
|
Mar 13 -
Mar 20
|
"Secret Love"
|
Doris Day
|
| 125
|
Mar 27 -
Apr 10
|
"Make Love to Me"
|
Jo Stafford
|
| 126
|
Apr 17 -
Jun 5
|
"Wanted"
|
Perry Como
|
| 127
|
Jun 12 -
Aug 7
|
"Little Things Mean a Lot"
|
Kitty Kallen
|
| 128
|
Aug 14 -
Sep 25
|
"Sh-Boom"
|
The Crew-Cuts
|
| 129
|
Oct 2 -
Nov 13
|
"Hey There"
|
Rosemary Clooney
|
| 130
|
Nov 20 -
Nov 27
|
"I Need You Now"
|
Eddie Fisher
|
| 131
|
Dec 4 -
Jan 8
|
"Mr. Sandman"
|
The Chordettes
|
| 132
|
1955
|
Jan 15 -
Feb 5
|
"Let Me Go, Lover"
|
Joan Weber
|
| 133
|
Feb 12 -
Mar 26
|
"Melody of Love"
|
Billy Vaughn
|
| 134
|
Apr 02 -
May 14
|
"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
|
Bill Hayes
|
| 135
|
May 21 -
Jul 16
|
"Unchained Melody"
|
Les Baxter
|
| 136
|
Jul 23 -
Aug 27
|
"Rock Around the Clock"
|
Bill Haley & His Comets
|
| 137
|
Sep 3 -
Oct 29
|
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"
|
Mitch Miller and His Orchestra
|
| 138
|
Nov 5 (Honor Roll of Hits);
Nov 12 -
Nov 26 (The Top 100)
|
"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"
|
The Four Aces
|
| According to Billboard's weekly "Top 100" chart, which replaced the "Honor Roll of Hits" charts as the most accurate national standard during this era:
|
| 138
|
1955
|
Nov 5 (Honor Roll of Hits);
Nov 12 -
Nov 26 (The Top 100)
|
"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"
|
The Four Aces
|
| 139
|
Dec 3 -
Jan 7
|
"Sixteen Tons"
|
Tennessee Ernie Ford
|
| 140
|
1956
|
Jan 14 -
Feb 11
|
"Memories Are Made of This"
|
Dean Martin
|
| 141
|
Feb 18 -
Feb 25 (tie)
|
"The Great Pretender"
|
The Platters
|
| 142
|
Feb 25 (tie) -
Mar 17
|
"Rock and Roll Waltz"
|
Kay Starr
|
| 143
|
Mar 24 -
Apr 28
|
"The Poor People of Paris
|
Les Baxter
|
| 144
|
May 5 -
Jun 16 (tie)
|
"Heartbreak Hotel"
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 145
|
Jun 16 (tie) -
Jul 28
|
"The Wayward Wind"
|
Gogi Grant
|
| 146
|
Aug 4 -
Aug 11
|
"I Almost Lost My Mind"
|
Pat Boone
|
| 147
|
Aug 18 -
Sep 15 (tie)
|
"My Prayer"
|
The Platters
|
| 148
|
Sep 15 (tie) -
Oct 27
|
"Don't Be Cruel"
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 149
|
Nov 3 -
Nov 17 (tie)
|
"Green Door"
|
Jim Lowe
|
| 150
|
Nov 17 (tie) -
Dec 1;
Dec 22 (tie)
|
"Love Me Tender"
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 151
|
1957
|
Dec 8 -
Dec 15;
Dec 22 (tie);
Dec 29 -
Feb 2
|
"Singing the Blues"
|
Guy Mitchell
|
| 152
|
Feb 9
|
"Don't Forbid Me"
|
Pat Boone
|
| 153
|
Feb 16 -
Mar 23
|
"Young Love"
|
Tab Hunter
|
| 154
|
Mar 30 -
Apr 13
|
"Butterfly"
|
Andy Williams
|
| 155
|
Apr 20 (tie)
|
"Round and Round"
|
Perry Como
|
| 156
|
April 20 (tie) -
Jun 3
|
"All Shook Up"
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 157
|
Jun 10 -
Jul 8
|
"Love Letters in the Sand"
|
Pat Boone
|
| 158
|
Jul 15 -
Aug 19
|
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 159
|
Sep 2 -
Sep 30
|
"Tammy"
|
Debbie Reynolds
|
| 160
|
Oct 7 -
Oct 14
|
"Honeycomb"
|
Jimmie Rodgers
|
| 161
|
Oct 21 -
Oct 28
|
"Wake Up Little Susie"
|
The Everly Brothers
|
| 162
|
Nov 4 -
Dec 9 (tie)
|
"Jailhouse Rock"
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 163
|
Dec 9 (tie) -
Dec 23
|
"You Send Me"
|
Sam Cooke
|
| 164
|
Dec 30
|
"April Love"
|
Pat Boone
|
| 165
|
1958
|
Jan 6 -
Feb 17
|
"At the Hop"
|
Danny & the Juniors
|
| 166
|
Feb 24 -
Mar 3
|
"Get a Job"
|
The Silhouettes
|
| 167
|
Mar 10
|
"Don't"
|
Elvis Presley
|
| 168
|
Mar 17 -
Apr 14
|
"Tequila"
|
The Champs
|
| 169
|
Apr 21
|
"Twilight Time"
|
The Platters
|
| 170
|
Apr 28 -
May 12
|
"Witch Doctor"
|
Ross Bagdasarian as David Seville
|
| 171
|
May 19 -
Jun 2
|
"All I Have to Do Is Dream"
|
The Everly Brothers
|
| 172
|
Jun 9 -
Jul 14
|
"The Purple People Eater"
|
Sheb Wooley
|
| 173
|
Jul 21
|
"Yakety Yak"
|
The Coasters
|
| 174
|
Jul 28
|
"Patricia"
|
Pérez Prado and His Orchestra
|