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Cheers.Dimadick (talk) 03:33, 15 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Warning: corrupt 1944 chart

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This is just a reminder about the 1944 chart ("Most Played Juke Box Folk Records") + Race, I pasted info below


IMHO we should avoid mentioning it

I saw an event that referred to Nat King Cole having the last African-American Country no.1 until Charlie Pride in 1968.(I removed it)

"Straighten Up and Fly Right" was no. 1 one week, then totally disappeared without a word the next, along with Louis Jordan

My theory is that a Billboard editor realized the Harlem Hit Parade was ln two places at once. It was a bad idea, and they removed it after 8 months

Neither Nat or Louis considered themselves Country artists in 1944.

Our "1944 in Country Music" Top Hits was recalculated (by me) to show the top Country hits of 1944 only, I am preparing a nice year-end "Harlem Hit Parade" in addition.

Nobody cares much about 1944, which is ok

Thanks

Excuse me for rewriting history a little, but I just presented the facts as professionally as -possible.


Hi, I wrote all the stuff you pasted here. Is there currently a problem? Tillywilly17 (talk) 12:55, 9 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Events

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  • January 8 – Billboard publishes its first "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" chart, the first widespread method of tracking the nationwide popularity of current country music songs. The first No. 1 song is "Pistol Packin' Mama" by both Al Dexter and Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters.[1] However, from January to August 26, 1944, "Race" records were also included. The September 2, 1944 chart forward is the predecessor to today's Hot Country Songs chart.

Top Hillbilly-Folk (Country) Recordings 1944

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On August 1, 1942, a strike by the American Federation of Musicians ended all recording sessions. Record companies kept business going by releasing recordings from their vaults, but by mid-1943, alternate sources were running dry, as the strike continued. Decca was the first company to settle in September 1943, but RCA Victor and Columbia held on until November 1944.[2] It comes as no surprise that eleven of the top twenty records of 1944 were released by Decca, with two more by Capitol, the second company to settle. The remaining seven were released by Okeh, the label revived in 1940 by CBS to replace Vocalion, now the C&W division of Columbia Records, and apparently unaffected by the strike. Sadly, it would be put to sleep again in 1945, when releases were switched to the parent label.

In response to the growing popularity of Hillbilly (Country) music, The Billboard's "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" chart, began on January 8, 1944, but for reasons unknown, included "Race" records, despite a chart already existing for those. On September 2, race records were abruptly removed, including the two top records from the prior week. Our chart does not include R&B records, Dimadick (talk) 03:33, 15 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I wrote all the stuff you pasted here. Is there currently a problem? Tillywilly17 (talk) 12:56, 9 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Top Best Selling Records of Decade

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I am going to post this with some modifications. Each year I did the top records, I used the same formula to compile points for each song. Billboard added Jukebox and DJ charts, but I only used the Best Selling charts for this, 1940-1949. For White Christmas, I added the points it got each year to its 1942 score, it just missed topping the list. All years are represented which tells me this list is pretty good. I will make it top 50 and get rid of 2nd row. Also can do Country and R&B


Best Selling Records of Decade

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Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. However, since the latter two charts were not implemented until mid-decade, we focus on 'Best-Selling Retail Records of the 1940s.' Since it consisted of ten positions for most of the decade, only ten per week were recognized. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on, with one point for number ten. This system balances songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 The Mills Brothers "Paper Doll"[3] Decca 18318 February 18, 1942 (1942-02-18) May 22, 1943 (1943-05-22) US Billboard 1943 #2, US Pop #1 for 12 weeks, 40 total weeks, US R&B 1943 #14, Harlem Hit Parade #2 for 5 weeks, 29 total weeks, 287 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
2 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra "Chattanooga Choo Choo"[4] Bluebird 11230 May 7, 1941 (1941-05-07) July 25, 1941 (1941-07-25) US Billboard 1941 #1, US Pop #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, 253 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1996, ASCAP song of 1941
3 Harry James and His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Forrest) "I've Heard That Song Before"[5] Columbia 36668 July 31, 1942 (1942-07-31) December 4, 1942 (1942-12-04) US Billboard 1943 #2, US Pop #1 for 13 weeks, 26 total weeks, 240 points
4 Francis Craig and His Orchestra "Near You" Bullet 1001 February 1947 (1947-02) March 1947 (1947-03) US Billboard 1947 #1, US Pop #1 for 17 weeks, 25 total weeks, 236 points, sold 2.5 million
5 Bing Crosby "White Christmas"[6] Decca 18429 May 29, 1942 (1942-05-29) July 30, 1942 (1942-07-30) US Billboard 1942 #1, US Pop #1 for 11 weeks, 23 total weeks, 191 points (1942) + 39 pts (43-46) = 230, 2,600,000 sales 1944, 50,000,000 2007[7], Grammy Hall of Fame 1974
6 Freddy Martin and His Orchestra "Piano Concerto In B Flat"[8] Bluebird 11211 June 16, 1941 (1941-06-16) July 3, 1941 (1941-07-03) US Billboard 1941 #2, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 230 points
7 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra "Frenesi"[9] Victor 26542 March 3, 1940 (1940-03-03) March 29, 1940 (1940-03-29) US Billboard 1940 #1, US Pop #1 for 13 weeks, 29 total weeks, 223 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000, 1,000,000 sold[10]
8 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Ballerina"[11] RCA Victor 20-2433 August 12, 1947 (1947-08-12) October 1947 (1947-10) US Billboard 1947 #3, US Pop #1 for 10 weeks, 22 total weeks, 222 points
9 Bing Crosby "Swinging on a Star"[12] Decca 18597 February 7, 1944 (1944-02-07) April 1944 (1944-04) US Billboard 1944 #1, US Pop #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, 219 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
10 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)"[14] RCA Victor 20-3411 March 14, 1949 (1949-03-14) May 14, 1949 (1949-05-14) US Billboard 1949 #1, US Pop #1 for 12 weeks, 22 total weeks, US Country 1949 #43, Country #2 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, 218 points
11 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Frank Sinatra "I'll Never Smile Again"[15] Victor 26628 April 23, 1940 (1940-04-23) June 7, 1940 (1940-06-07) US Billboard 1940 #2, US Pop #1 for 12 weeks, 20 total weeks, 216 points
12 Dinah Shore and Her Happy Boys "Buttons and Bows"[16] Columbia 38284 November 30, 1947 (1947-11-30) August 16, 1948 (1948-08-16) US Billboard 1948 #1, US Pop #1 for 10 weeks, 23 total weeks, 215 points, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, sold 2.5 million
13 Les Brown and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Doris Day) "Sentimental Journey"[5] Columbia 36769 November 20, 1944 (1944-11-20) January 22, 1945 (1945-01-22) US Billboard 1945 #1, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 28 total weeks, 213 points, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales[13]
14 Pee Wee Hunt Orchestra "Twelfth Street Rag"[17] Capitol 15105 November 8, 1947 (1947-11-08) June 1948 (1948-06) US Billboard 1948 #2, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 32 total weeks, 211 points
15 Ted Weems and His Orchestra "Heartaches"[18] Decca 25017 August 23, 1938 (1938-08-23) December 1946 (1946-12) US Billboard 1947 #2, US Pop #1 for 13 weeks, 20 total weeks, 204 points
16 The Ink Spots "The Gypsy"[19] Decca 18817 February 19, 1946 (1946-02-19) March 1946 (1946-03) US Billboard 1946 #2, US Pop #1 for 13 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #3, Race Records #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 198 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
17 Peggy Lee (Dave Barbour Orchestra) "Manana (Is Soon Enough for Me)"[17] Capitol 15022 November 25, 1947 (1947-11-25) January 1948 (1948-01) US Billboard 1948 #3, US Pop #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 191 points
18 Perry Como "Till The End Of Time"[20] Victor 20-1709 July 3, 1945 (1945-07-03) July 30, 1945 (1945-07-30) US Billboard 1945 #2, US Pop #1 for 9 weeks, 17 total weeks, 189 points, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales[13]
19 Bing Crosby "Only Forever"[21] Decca 3300 July 3, 1940 (1940-07-03) August 1940 (1940-08) US Billboard 1940 #3, US Pop #1 for 9 weeks, 22 total weeks, 185 points
20 Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters "Don't Fence Me In"[22] Decca 23364 July 25, 1944 (1944-07-25) November 1944 (1944-11) US Billboard 1944 #2, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 21 total weeks, 183 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
21 Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"[23] Capitol 195 December 13, 1944 (1944-12-13) July 1945 (1945-07) US Billboard 1945 #3, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 19 total weeks, 182 points
22 Perry Como "Some Enchanted Evening"[14] RCA Victor 20-3402 March 1, 1949 (1949-03-01) April 1949 (1949-04) US Billboard 1949 #5, US Pop #1 for 5 weeks, 26 total weeks, 182 points
23 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"[24] Victor 27934 August 1, 1942 (1942-08-01) September 12, 1942 (1942-09-12) US Billboard 1942 #3, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks, 181 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
24 Andrews Sisters "Rum and Coca-Cola"[25] Decca 18636 October 23, 1944 (1944-10-23) December 1944 (1944-12) US Billboard 1945 #5, US Pop #1 for 10 weeks (Juke Box), 21 total weeks, 179 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
25 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Moonlight Cocktail"[26] Bluebird 11401 May 7, 1941 (1941-05-07) July 25, 1941 (1941-07-25) US Billboard 1942 #4, US Pop #1 for 10 weeks, 21 total weeks, 178 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
26 Harry James and His Orchestra (Vocal Dick Haymes) "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)"[27] Columbia 36698 April 7, 1941 (1941-04-07) March 1944 (1944-03) US Billboard 1944 #3, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks (Juke Box chart), 29 total weeks, 178 points
27 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Frank Sinatra and Pied Pipers) "There Are Such Things"[28] Victor 27974 July 1, 1942 (1942-07-01) July 17, 1942 (1942-07-17) US Billboard 1943 #3, US Pop #1 for 5 weeks, 26 total weeks, 176 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
28 The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra "I Can Dream, Can't I?"[29] Decca 24705 July 15, 1949 (1949-07-15) August 22, 1949 (1949-08-22) US Billboard 1949 #3, US Pop #1 for 5 weeks, 25 total weeks, 175 points
29 Bing Crosby "Sunday, Monday or Always"[30] Decca 18561 July 2, 1943 (1943-07-02) August 21, 1943 (1943-08-21) US Billboard 1943 #4, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 174 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
30 Frankie Laine "That Lucky Old Sun"[31] Mercury 5316 June 14, 1949 (1949-06-14) August 19, 1949 (1949-08-19) US Billboard 1949 #2, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 22 total weeks, 173 points
31 Dinah Shore "I'll Walk Alone"[20] Victor 20-1586 March 1944 (1944-03) May 1944 (1944-05) US Billboard 1944 #6, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 26 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #44, Harlem Hit Parade #10 for 2 weeks, 2 total weeks, CashBox #1, 173 points
32 Vic Damone "You're Breaking My Heart"[31] Mercury 5271 February 15, 1949 (1949-02-15) May 1949 (1949-05) US Billboard 1949 #6, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 26 total weeks, 172 points
33 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)"[32] Decca 3629 February 3, 1941 (1941-02-03) February 1941 (1941-02) US Billboard 1941 #3, US Pop #1 for 10 weeks, 18 total weeks, 171 points
34 Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye "Daddy"[33] Victor 27391 March 31, 1941 (1941-03-31) April 25, 1941 (1941-04-25) US Billboard 1941 #4, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 19 total weeks, 170 points
35 The Mills Brothers "You Always Hurt The One You Love"[34] Decca 18599 February 27, 1944 (1944-02-27) May 1944 (1944-05) US Billboard 1944 #4, US Pop #1 for 5 weeks, 32 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #29, Harlem Hit Parade #5 for 3 weeks, 24 total weeks, 170 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
36 Bing Crosby "I'll Be Seeing You"[35] Decca 18595 February 17, 1944 (1944-02-17) April 1944 (1944-04) US Billboard 1944 #7, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 28 total weeks, 168 points
37 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra "To Each His Own"[36] Majestic 7188 April 16, 1946 (1946-04-16) June 1946 (1946-06) US Billboard 1946 #1, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks, 167 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
38 Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra "My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)"[37] Decca 18567 October 1, 1943 (1943-10-01) November 1943 (1943-11) US Billboard 1944 #8, US Pop #1 for 5 weeks, 24 total weeks, 166 points
39 The Harmonicats "Peg o' My Heart" Vitacoustic 1 March 1947 (1947-03) April 1947 (1947-04) US Billboard 1947 #4, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 165 points
40 Perry Como "Prisoner of Love"[20] RCA Victor 20-1814 December 18, 1945 (1945-12-18) March 1946 (1946-03) US Billboard 1946 #7, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 165 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
41 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (vocals Bob Eberle and Helen O'connell) "Besame Mucho"[38] Decca 18574 October 7, 1943 (1943-10-07) December 1943 (1943-12) US Billboard 1944 #5, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 25 total weeks, 164 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
42 Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye "The Old Lamp-Lighter"[20] RCA Victor 20-1963 August 21, 1946 (1946-08-21) September 1946 (1946-09) US Billboard 1946 #5, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks (Juke Box), 21 total weeks, 164 points, CashBox #8
43 Frankie Carle and his Orchestra (vocal by Marjorie Hughes) "Rumors Are Flying"[5] Columbia 37069 June 20, 1946 (1946-06-20) August 19, 1946 (1946-08-19) US Billboard 1946 #3, US Pop #1 for 11 weeks, 28 total weeks, 162 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
44 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "Cruising Down The River"[39] Decca 24568 January 20, 1949 (1949-01-20) February 1949 (1949-02) US Billboard 1949 #10, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 22 total weeks, 161 points
45 Evelyn Knight "A Little Bird Told Me"[40] Decca 24514 October 12, 1948 (1948-10-12) November 1948 (1948-11) US Billboard 1949 #4, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 21 total weeks, 160 points
46 Kay Kyser and his Orchestra "Who Wouldn't Love You"[5] Columbia 36526 April 4, 1942 (1942-04-04) June 20, 1942 (1942-06-20) US Billboard 1942 #4, US Pop #2 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 157 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
47 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Green Eyes"[41] Decca 3698 March 19, 1941 (1941-03-19) April 1941 (1941-04) US Billboard 1941 #5, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 28 total weeks, 153 points
48 Kay Kyser and his Orchestra "Jingle Jangle Jingle"[5] Columbia 36604 July 4, 1942 (1942-07-04) July 18, 1942 (1942-07-18) US Billboard 1942 #5, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 13 total weeks, 153 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
49 Harry James and his Orchestra "Sleepy Lagoon"[5] Columbia 36549 February 24, 1942 (1942-02-24) March 1942 (1942-03) US Billboard 1942 #6, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 153 points
50 Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots "I'm Making Believe"[42] Decca 23356 August 30, 1944 (1944-08-30) October 1944 (1944-10) US Billboard 1944 #10, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #18, Harlem Hit Parade #2 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 149 points
51 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (Vocal Bob Eberle & Helen O'connell) "Tangerine"[43] Decca 4123 January 24, 1942 (1942-01-24) May 9, 1942 (1942-05-09) US Billboard 1942 #7, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks, 148 points
52 Frank Sinatra "Five Minutes More"[44] Columbia 37048 May 28, 1946 (1946-05-28) July 8, 1946 (1946-07-08) US Billboard 1946 #4, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 19 total weeks, 144 points
53 Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra "There! I've Said It Again"[20] Victor 20-1637 December 17, 1944 (1944-12-17) February 1945 (1945-02) US Billboard 1945 #4, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks (Air Play), 25 total weeks, 143 points
54 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra "Maria Elena"[45] Decca 3698 March 19, 1941 (1941-03-19) April 1941 (1941-04) US Billboard 1941 #6, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks, 142 points
55 Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra "Brazil"[5] Columbia 36651 January 23, 1943 (1943-01-23) February 1943 (1943-02) US Billboard 1943 #5, US Pop #2 for 7 weeks, 24 total weeks, 140 points
56 King Cole "Nature Boy"[17] Capitol 15054 December 18, 1946 (1946-12-18) March 29, 1948 (1948-03-29) US Billboard 1948 #6, US Pop #1 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, 138 points
57 Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely "Slippin' Around"[46] Capitol 40224 September 5, 1949 (1949-09-05) September 10, 1949 (1949-09-10) US Billboard 1949 #7, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Country 1949 #2, Country #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks, 138 points
58 Bing Crosby "I Love You"[47] Decca 18595 February 11, 1944 (1944-02-11) March 1944 (1944-03) US Billboard 1944 #9, US Pop #1 for 5 weeks, 19 total weeks, 137 points
59 Les Brown and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Doris Day) "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"[5] Columbia 36779 February 3, 1945 (1945-02-03) February 15, 1945 (1945-02-15) US Billboard 1945 #6, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, CashBox #1, 136 points, 1,000,000 sales[13]
60 Margaret Whiting "A Tree In The Meadow"[17] Capitol 15122 May 28, 1948 (1948-05-28) July 1948 (1948-07) US Billboard 1948 #4, US Pop #1 for 5 weeks, 23 total weeks, 135 points, CashBox #3
61 Dick Haymes & the Song Spinners "You'll Never Know"[48] Decca 18556 May 27, 1943 (1943-05-27) June 1943 (1943-06) US Billboard 1943 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, US R&B 1943 #5, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks, 135 points, Oscar in 1943 (film 'Hello, Frisco, Hello'), ASCAP song of 1943, 1,000,000 sales[49]
62 Frankie Carle and his Orchestra (vocal by Marjorie Hughes "Oh! What It Seemed to Be"[5] Columbia 36892 October 15, 1945 (1945-10-15) December 17, 1945 (1945-12-17) US Billboard 1946 #6, US #1 for 11 weeks, 20 total weeks, 134 points
63 Tex Williams and The Western Caravan "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"[46] Capitol 40001 March 27, 1947 (1947-03-27) May 10, 1947 (1947-05-10) US Billboard 1947 #6, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #3, Hillbilly #1 for 16 weeks, 23 total weeks, 132 points
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  40. ^ "Decca matrix 74606. A little bird told me / Evelyn Knight - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  41. ^ "Decca matrix 68840. Green eyes / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  42. ^ "Decca matrix 72371. I'm making believe / Ella Fitzgerald - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  43. ^ "Decca matrix 70028. Tangerine / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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  47. ^ "Decca matrix L 3314. I love you / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  48. ^ "Decca matrix 71378. You'll never know / Dick Haymes - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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