Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Frenesi Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Darn That Dream Bing Crosby - Only Forever Bing Crosby - Sierra Sue Bing Crosby - Trade Winds Bob Crosby & His Orchestra - Down Argentina Way Cliff Ukelele Ike Edwards - When You Wish upon a Star Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra - Body and Soul Connee Boswell - On the Isle of May Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Blueberry Hill Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - In the Mood Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Pennsylvania 6-5000 Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - The Breeze and I Judy Garland - I''m Nobody''s Baby Lillian Lil Green - Romance in the Dark Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions in Music - Make Believe Island The Andrews Sisters - Ferryboat Serenade The Ink Spots - Maybe The Ink Spots - We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - All the Things You Are Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - I''ll Never Smile Again Tony Martin - It''s a Blue World Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - There I Go Will Bradley & His Orchestra - Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
1941
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Stardust Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - There''ll Be Some Changes Made Billie Holiday - God Bless the Child Bing Crosby - Dolores Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - New San Antonio Rose Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - I Hear a Rhapsody Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra - Take the ''A'' Train Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - I Got It Bad (And That Ain''t Good) Gene Krupa & His Orchestra - Let Me Off Uptown Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Chattanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller - Elmer''s Tune Harry James & His Orchestra - You Made Me Love You Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Amapola Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Green Eyes Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Maria Elena Kay Kyser - ''Til Reveille Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra - Daddy The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy The Andrews Sisters - I''ll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time The Ink Spots - I Don''t Want to Set the World on Fire Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Oh! Look at Me Now Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Yes, Indeed! Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Racing with the Moon Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra - Perfidia
1942
Alvino Rey & His Orchestra - Deep in the Heart of Texas Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Jersey Bounce Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Somebody Else Is Taking My Place Bing Crosby - Be Careful, It''s My Heart Dinah Shore - Blues in the Night Freddie Slack & His Orchestra - Cow Cow Boogie Gene KellyJudy Garland - For Me and My Gal Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - (I''ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - A String of Pearls Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Don''t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Moonlight Cocktail Hamton, Lionel & His Orchestra - Flying Home Harry James & His Orchestra - I Don''t Want to Walk Without You Harry James & His Orchestra - One Dozen Roses Harry James & His Orchestra - Sleepy Lagoon Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Tangerine Johnny Mercer - Strip Polka Kate Smith - (There''ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover Kay Kyser - (I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Kay Kyser - Who Wouldn''t Love You Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Trav''lin'' Light Sammy Kaye - I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - There Are Such Things Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - My Devotion
1943
Al Dexter and His Troopers - Pistol Packin'' Mama Arthur Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Taking a Chance on Love Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Why Don''t You Do Right Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin - People Will Say We''re In Love Bing Crosby - Moonlight Becomes You Bing Crosby - Sunday, Monday Or Always Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners - You''ll Never Know Dinah Shore - You''d Be so Nice to Come Home To Fred Astaire - I''m Old Fashioned Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Juke Box Saturday Night Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - That Old Black Magic Harry James & His Orchestra - I Had The Craziest Dream Harry James & His Orchestra - I''ve Heard That Song Before Judy Garland - Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Lena Horne - Stormy Weather The Ink Spots - Don''t Get Around Much Any More The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll The Song Spinners - Comin'' in on a Wing and a Prayer Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Boogie Woogie Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - In The Blue Of The Evening Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Let''s Get Lost Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - When the Lights Go on Again (All over the World) Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Brazil
1944
Bing Crosby - I''ll Be Seeing You Bing Crosby - San Fernando Valley Bing Crosby - Swinging on a Star Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest - It Had to Be You Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest - Long Ago (And Far Away) Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Do Nothin'' Till You Hear from Me Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - My Heart Tells Me Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - It''s Love, Love, Love Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - Speak Low (When You Speak, Love) Harry James & His Orchestra - Cherry Harry James & His Orchestra - I''ll Get By (As Long as I Have You) Helen Forrest - Time Waits for No One Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) Jo Stafford - It Could Happen to You Judy Garland - The Trolley Song Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra - Don''t Sweetheart Me Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - G.I. Jive Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Is You Is or Is You Ain''t My Baby Nat King Cole - Straighten up and Fly Right Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - Artistry in Rhythm The Andrews Sisters - Shoo Shoo Baby The Merry Macs - Mairzy Doats The Mills Brothers - You Always Hurt the One You Love
1945
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Gotta Be This or That Bing Crosby & Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra - You Belong To My Heart Bing Crosby - I Can''t Begin to Tell You Bing CrosbyThe Andrews Sisters - Don''t Fence Me In Dick Haymes - It Might as Well Be Spring Dick HaymesHelen Forrest - I''ll Buy That Dream Frankie Carle & His Orchestra - A Little on the Lonely Side Harry James & His Orchestra - It''s Been a Long, Long Time Harry James & His OrchestraKitty Kallen - I''m Beginning to See the Light Jo StaffordJohnny MercerThe Pied Pipers - Candy Johnny Mercer - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive Johnny Mercer - On The Atchison, Topeka and The Sante Fe Les Brown & His Orchestra - My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time Les Brown & His Orchestra - Sentimental Journey Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Caldonia Perry Como - Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba) Perry Como - If I Loved You Perry Como - Till the End of Time Russ Morgan & His Orchestra - There Goes That Song Again Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - Tampico The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca-Cola The Pied Pipers - Dream Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - There! I''ve Said It Again Woody Herman & His Orchestra - Laura
1946
Betty Hutton - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Bing Crosby - Sioux City Sue Bing CrosbyThe Andrews Sisters - South America, Take It Away! Dinah Shore - Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) Dinah Shore - You Keep Coming Back Like a Song Ella FitzgeraldLouis Jordan - Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) Frankie Carle & His Orchestra - Oh! What It Seemed to Be Frankie Carle & His Orchestra - Rumours Are Flying Freddy Martin - Doin'' What Comes Natur''lly Freddy Martin - Symphony Johnny Mercer - Personality Kay Kyser - Ole Buttermilk Sky Les Brown & His Orchestra - I Got the Sun in the Morning Les Brown & His Orchestra - The Whole World Is Singing My Song Margaret Whiting - Come Rain or Come Shine Peggy Lee - I Don''t Know Enough About You Perry Como - Prisoner of Love Perry Como - Surrender Perry Como - They Say It''s Wonderful Sammy Kaye - I''m a Big Girl Now Sammy Kaye - The Old Lamplighter Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy The Ink Spots - The Gypsy The Ink Spots - To Each His Own
1947
Al Jolson - Anniversary Song Art Lund - Mam''selle Buddy Clark - Peg O'' My Heart Claude Thornhill & His Orchesta - A Sunday Kind of Love Count Basie Orchestra - Open the Door, Richard Danny Kaye and The Andrews Sisters - Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Dinah Shore - You Do Dorothy Shay - Feudin'' and Fightin'' Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder Francis Craig & His Orchestra - Near You Frankie Laine - That''s My Desire Freddy Martin & His Orchestra - Managua, Nicaragua Hoagy Carmichael - Huggin'' and Chalkin'' Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Margaret Whiting - Guilty Perry Como - Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep) Perry Como - When You Were Sweet Sixteen Ray Noble & His Orchestra - Linda Sam Donahue & His Orchestra - I Never Knew Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Heartaches Tex Beneke and The Glenn Miller Orchestra - A Gal in Calico The Mills Brothers - Across the Alley from the Alamo Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Ballerina Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - I Wish I Didn''t Love You So
1948
Art Mooney & His Orchestra - Baby Face Art Mooney & His Orchestra - I''m Looking over a Four Leaf Clover Bing Crosby - Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Buddy ClarkDoris Day - Love Somebody Dick HaymesGordon Jenkins - Little White Lies Dinah Shore - Buttons and Bows Doris Day - It''s Magic Francis Craig & His Orchestra - Beg Your Pardon Gordon Jenkins - Maybe You''ll Be There Gordon MacRaeThe Starlighters - Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue Kay Kyser and His Orchestra, Harry Babbit, Gloria Wood - On a Slow Boat to China Ken Griffin - You Can''t Be True, Dear Margaret Whiting - A Tree in the Meadow Nat King Cole - Nature Boy Pee Wee Hunt & His Orchestra - Twelfth Street Rag Peggy Lee - Golden Earrings Peggy Lee - Ma?±ana (Is Soon Enough for Me) Perry Como - Because Ray Noble & His Orchestra - I''ll Dance at Your Wedding Sammy Kaye - Serenade of the Bells The Andrews Sisters - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) The Ink Spots - You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love) Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Until Woody Herman & His Orchestra - Sabre Dance
1949
Bing Crosby - Galway Bay Blue Barron - Cruising Down The River Dick Haymes - Maybe It''s Because Doris Day - Again Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters - Powder Your Face With Sunshine Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters - A Little Bird Told Me Frankie Laine - Mule Train Frankie Laine - That Lucky Old Sun Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - Don''t Cry Joe Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - My Darling, My Darling Les Brown - I''ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely - Slipping Around Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer - Baby, Its Cold Outside Margaret Whiting - Far Away Places Mel Torme - Careless Hands Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters - A You''re Adorable Perry Como - Bali Ha''i Perry Como - Some Enchanted Evening Russ Morgan - Forever And Ever Russ Morgan - So Tired Sammy Kaye - Lavender Blue Sammy Kaye - Room Full of Roses Vaughn Monroe - Riders In The Sky Vaughn Monroe - Someday