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What was the number 1 song in 1939?
Biggest hit songs
| # | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judy Garland | Over the Rainbow |
| 2 | Glenn Miller | Moonlight Serenade |
| 3 | Kate Smith | God Bless America |
| 4 | Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit |
What is the song number one?
1953
| DATE | TITLE | WKS AT NO.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 30/01/1953 | OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN | 1 |
| 06/02/1953 | DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES | 5 |
| 13/03/1953 | SHE WEARS RED FEATHERS | 4 |
| 10/04/1953 | BROKEN WINGS | 1 |
What song was the biggest hit ever?
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
What music was popular in the 40’s?
In the Developed World, Swing, Big band, Jazz, Latin and Country music dominated and defined the decade’s music.
What was the number one song in 1937?
Top 60 Pop Songs in 1937
| Rank | Song | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) Benny Goodman | ► Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) |
| 2 | One O’Clock Jump Count Basie | ► One O’Clock Jump |
| 3 | Sweet Leilani Bing Crosby | ► Sweet Leilani |
| 4 | They Can’t Take That Away From Me Fred Astaire | ► They Can’t Take That Away From Me |
What music was at the top of the charts in 1941?
Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Frank Sinatra all make an appearance on Billboard magazine’s newly minted “Music Popularity Chart” in 1941….The Sounds of 1941: Popular Music in the Era of the Four Freedoms Speech.
| 1 | Frenesi Artie Shaw | 3:02 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chatanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller | 3:29 |
| 9 | Maria Elena Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Eberly | 3:04 |
| 10 | Piano Concerto in B Flat Minor Freddy Martin | 3:16 |
What was the most popular song in 1939?
So it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of 1939’s top songs was a little ditty called “God Bless America.” Written by Irving Berlin in 1918, the song became a huge hit when dramatic alto Kate Smith recorded a swelling, soaring version of it in ’39.
What was the most popular song in World War 2?
World War II — a period when Americans banded together to create a culture of Americanness that still impacts us today — was just beginning. So it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of 1939’s top songs was a little ditty called “God Bless America.”
Who was on the jazz scene in 1939?
In fact, many of the names we continue to put up in lights when it comes to jazz were on the scene in ’39: Stride piano greats like James P. Johnson and Willie “The Lion” Smith were still tickling the ivories. Cab Calloway (whose orchestra featured a young Dizzy Gillespie) was still tearing it up in New York.
What was the name of Glenn Miller’s 1939 song?
Per Wikipedia & YouTube title should be ‘Wishing (Will Make It So). Same SongTitle as Glenn Miller & Russ Morgan versions. Irene Dunne had a version of this song but she didn’t sing it in the movie ‘Love Affair’ so I’m not sure who should be credited. 1939? Daddy let we wear the mink Doesn’t matter what the neighbours think