$ 0 0 Reachednumber oneArtist(s)SingleRecord labelWeeks atnumber oneRef1940July 27, 1940Tommy Dorsey"I'll Never Smile Again"RCA Victor12[1]October 19, 1940Bing Crosby"Only Forever"Decca9[1]December 21, 1940Artie Shaw"Frenesi"RCA Victor12[1]1941March 15, 1941Glenn Miller"Song of the Volga Boatmen"Bluebird1[1]March 22, 1941Artie Shaw"Frenesi"RCA Victor1[1]March 29, 1941Jimmy Dorsey"Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)"Decca10[1]June 7, 1941Jimmy Dorsey"My Sister and I"Decca1[1]June 14, 1941Jimmy Dorsey"Maria Elena"Decca1[1]June 21, 1941Sammy Kaye"Daddy"RCA Victor1[1]June 28, 1941Jimmy Dorsey"My Sister and I"Decca1[1]July 5, 1941Jimmy Dorsey"Maria Elena"Decca1[1]July 12, 1941Sammy Kaye"Daddy"RCA Victor7[1]August 30, 1941Jimmy Dorsey"Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)"Decca4[1]September 27, 1941Jimmy Dorsey"Blue Champagne"Decca1[1]October 4, 1941Freddy Martin"Piano Concerto in B Flat"Bluebird8[1]November 29, 1941Glenn Miller"Chattanooga Choo Choo"Bluebird3[1]December 20, 1941Glenn Miller"Elmer's Tune"Bluebird1[1]December 27, 1941Glenn Miller"Chattanooga Choo Choo"Bluebird6[1]1942February 7, 1942Glenn Miller"A String of Pearls"Bluebird1[1]February 14, 1942Woody Herman"Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)"Decca1[1]February 21, 1942Glenn Miller"A String of Pearls"Bluebird1[1]February 28, 1942Glenn Miller"Moonlight Cocktail"Bluebird10[1]May 9, 1942Jimmy Dorsey"Tangerine"Decca6[1]June 20, 1942Harry James"Sleepy Lagoon"N/A4[1]July 18, 1942Kay Kyser"Jingle Jangle Jingle"N/A8[1]September 12, 1942Glenn Miller"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"N/A7[1]October 31, 1942Bing Crosby"White Christmas"N/A11[1]1943January 16, 1943Tommy Dorsey"There Are Such Things"N/A4[1]February 13, 1943Harry James"I Had The Craziest Dream"N/A2[1]February 27, 1943Tommy Dorsey"There Are Such Things"N/A1[1]March 6, 1943Harry James"I've Heard That Song Before"N/A12[1]May 29, 1943Glenn Miller"That Old Black Magic"N/A1[1]June 5, 1943Harry James"I've Heard That Song Before"N/A1[1]June 12, 1943Benny Goodman"Taking A Chance On Love"N/A3[1]July 3, 1943The Song Spinners"Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer"N/A3[1]July 24, 1943Dick Haymes"You'll Never Know"N/A4[1]August 21, 1943Tommy Dorsey"In The Blue Of Evening"N/A3[1]September 11, 1943Bing Crosby"Sunday, Monday Or Always"N/A7[1]October 30, 1943Al Dexter"Pistol Packin' Mama"N/A1[1]November 6, 1943Mills Brothers"Paper Doll"N/A12[1]1944January 29, 1944Glen Gray"My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)"N/A5[1]March 4, 1944Jimmy Dorsey"Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)"N/A7[1]April 22, 1944Guy Lombardo"It's Love-Love-Love"N/A2[1]May 6, 1944Bing Crosby"I Love You"N/A5[1]June 10, 1944Harry James"I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)"N/A3[1]July 1, 1944Bing Crosby"I'll Be Seeing You"N/A1[1]July 8, 1944Harry James"I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)"N/A1[1]July 15, 1944Bing Crosby"I'll Be Seeing You"N/A3[1]August 5, 1944Bing Crosby"Swinging On A Star"N/A9[1]October 7, 1944Mills Brothers"You Always Hurt The One You Love"N/A1[1]October 14, 1944Dinah Shore"I'll Walk Alone"N/A1[1]October 21, 1944Mills Brothers"You Always Hurt The One You Love"N/A2[1]November 4, 1944Dinah Shore"I'll Walk Alone"N/A3[1]November 25, 1944Mills Brothers"You Always Hurt The One You Love"N/A2[1]December 9, 1944The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald"I'm Making Believe"N/A2[1]December 23, 1944Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters"Don't Fence Me In"N/A8[1]1945February 17, 1945The Andrews Sisters"Rum and Coca-Cola"N/A7[1]April 7, 1945Les Brown"My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"N/A7[1]May 26, 1945Les Brown"Sentimental Journey"N/A9[1]July 28, 1945Johnny Mercer"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"N/A7[1]September 15, 1945Perry Como"Till The End Of Time"N/A9[1]November 17, 1945Sammy Kaye"Chickery Chick"N/A1[1]November 24, 1945Harry James"It's Been A Long, Long Time"N/A2[1]December 8, 1945Bing Crosby and The Les Paul Trio"It's Been A Long, Long Time"N/A1[1]December 15, 1945Sammy Kaye"Chickery Chick"N/A1[1]December 22, 1945Harry James"It's Been A Long, Long Time"N/A1[1]December 29, 1945Sammy Kaye"Chickery Chick"N/A1[1]1946January 5, 1946Freddy Martin"Symphony"N/A2[1]January 19, 1946Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro"I Can't Begin To Tell You"N/A1[1]January 26, 1946Vaughn Monroe"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"N/A5[1]March 2, 1946Betty Hutton"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief"N/A1[1]March 9, 1946Johnny Mercer"Personality"N/A1[1]March 16, 1946Frankie Carle"Oh! What It Seemed To Be"N/A6[1]April 27, 1946Sammy Kaye"I'm A Big Girl Now"N/A1[1]May 4, 1946Perry Como"Prisoner Of Love"♪ (1946)N/A3[1]May 25, 1946The Ink Spots"The Gypsy"N/A10[1]August 3, 1946Perry Como"Surrender"N/A1[1]August 10, 1946Eddy Howard"To Each His Own"N/A3[1]August 31, 1946Freddy Martin"To Each His Own"N/A2[1]September 14, 1946Frank Sinatra"Five Minutes More"N/A1[1]September 21, 1946The Ink Spots"To Each His Own"N/A1[1]September 28, 1946Frank Sinatra"Five Minutes More"N/A1[1]October 5, 1946Eddy Howard"To Each His Own"N/A2[1]October 19, 1946Frankie Carle"Rumors Are Flying"N/A8[1]December 14, 1946Kay Kyser"Old Buttermilk Sky"N/A2[1]December 28, 1946Sammy Kaye"The Old Lamp-Lighter"N/A7[1]1947February 15, 1947The King Cole Trio"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"N/A1[1]February 22, 1947Count Basie"Open The Door, Richard!"N/A1[1]March 1, 1947Freddy Martin"Managua, Nicaragua"N/A2[1]March 15, 1947Ted Weems"Heartaches"N/A12[1]June 7, 1947Art Lund"Mam'selle"N/A2[1]June 21, 1947The Harmonicats"Peg O' My Heart"N/A1[1]June 28, 1947Perry Como"Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)"N/A3[1]July 19, 1947The Harmonicats"Peg O' My Heart"N/A3[1]August 9, 1947Tex Williams"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"N/A6[1]September 20, 1947Francis Craig"Near You"♪ (1947)N/A12[1]December 13, 1947Vaughn Monroe"Ballerina"N/A10[1]1948February 21, 1948Art Mooney"I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover"N/A3[1]March 13, 1948Peggy Lee"Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)"N/A9[1]May 15, 1948Nat King Cole"Nature Boy"N/A7[1]July 3, 1948Kay Kyser"Woody Wood-Pecker"N/A6[1]August 14, 1948Al Trace"You Call Everybody Darlin'"N/A2[1]August 28, 1948Pee Wee Hunt"Twelfth Street Rag"N/A6[1]October 9, 1948Margaret Whiting"A Tree In The Meadow"N/A2[1]October 23, 1948Pee Wee Hunt"Twelfth Street Rag"♪ (1948)N/A2[1]November 6, 1948Dinah Shore"Buttons And Bows"N/A9[1]1949January 8, 1949Spike Jones"All I Want For Christmas (is My Two Front Teeth)"N/A1[1]January 15, 1949Dinah Shore"Buttons And Bows"N/A1[1]January 22, 1949Evelyn Knight"A Little Bird Told Me"N/A7[1]March 12, 1949Blue Barron"Cruising Down the River"N/A2[1]April 2, 1949Russ Morgan"Cruising Down the River"N/A7[1]May 14, 1949Vaughn Monroe"Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)"♪ (1949)N/A11[1]July 30, 1949Perry Como"Some Enchanted Evening"N/A5[1]September 3, 1949Vic Damone"You're Breaking My Heart"N/A4[1]October 1, 1949Frankie Laine"That Lucky Old Sun"N/A8[1]November 26, 1949Frankie Laine"Mule Train"N/A6[1]