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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1940

1939 <-1940-> 1941
    

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1940
1.
1940

A Handful of Stars by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

140

10
US
[Bluebird 10893]
written by Jack Lawrence & Ted Shapiro
2.
1940

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

300

2
US
[Bluebird 10931]
written by Manning Sherwin, Jack Strachey & Eric Maschwitz
3.
1940

All the Things You Are by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

164

8
US
[Bluebird 10492]
written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
4.
1940

Apple Blossoms and Chapel Bells by Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

164

8
US
[Columbia 35405]
written by Al Hoffman, Manny Curtis (as Manny Kurtz) & Walter Kent
5.
1940

Blueberry Hill by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

349

✫1
US
[Bluebird 10768]
written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis & Larry Stock
6.
1940

Boog It by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

180

7
US
[Bluebird 10689]
written by Jack Palmer, Cab Calloway & Buck Ram
7.
1940

Careless by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

350

✫1
US
[Bluebird 10520]
written by Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard & Dick Jurgens
8.
1940

Crosstown by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

152

9
US
[Bkluebird 10832]
written by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
9.
1940

Devil May Care by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

180

7
US
[Bluebird 10717]
written by Harry Warren & Johnny Burke
10.
1940

Falling Leaves by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

152

9
US
[Bluebird 10876]
written by Frankie Carle & Mack David
11.
1940

Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

348

✫1
US
[Bluebird 10728]
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer
12.
1940

He's My Uncle by Abe Lyman and His Californians

129

11
US
vocal by Rose Blane
[Bluebird 10924]
written by Lew Pollack & Charles Newman
13.
1940

Hear My Song, Violetta by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

152

9
US
[Bleubird 10684]
written by Rudolf Luckesch, Othmar Klose, Ermenegildo Carosio, Othmar Klose, Buddy Bernier & Bob Emmerich
14.
1940

I'm Stepping Out with a Memory Tonight by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

180

7
US
[Bluebird 10717]
written by Allie Wrubel & Herb Magidson
15.
1940

Imagination by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

349

✫1
US
[Bluebird 10622]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
16.
1940

In an Old Dutch Garden (By an Old Dutch Mill) by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

164

8
US
[Bluebird 10553]
written by Mack Gordon & Will Grosz
17.
1940

Indian Summer by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

165

8
US
[Bluebird 10495]
written by Al Dubin & Victor Herbert
18.
1940

Our Love Affair by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

164

8
US
[Bluebird 10845]
written by Roger Edens & Arthur Freed
19.
1940

Pennsylvania 6-5000 by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

217

5
US
[Bluebird 10754]
written by Jerry Gray & Carl Sigman
20.
1940

Say It by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

301

2
US
[Bluebird 10631]
written by Frank Loesser & Jimmy McHugh
21.
1940

Shake Down the Stars by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

239

4
US
[Blkuebid 10689]
written by Eddie DeLange & Jimmy Van Heusen
22.
1940

Slow Freight by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

152

9
US
[Bluebird 10740]
written by Irving Mills, Lupin Fien & Buck Ram
23.
1940

Starlit Hour by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

140

10
US
[Blebird 10553]
written by Mitchell Parish & Peter DeRose
24.
1940

The Call of the Canyon by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

140

10
US
vocal by Ray Eberle
[Bluebird 10845]
written by Billy Hill
25.
1940

The Gaucho Serenade by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

165

8
US
[Bulebird 10570]
written by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
26.
1940

The Nearness of You by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

217

5
US
[Bluebird 10745]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington
27.
1940

The Woodpecker Song by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

352

✫1
US
[Bluebird 10598]
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro & Harold Adamson
28.
1940

This Changing World by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

164

8
US
[Bluebird 10526]
written by Harold Adamson & Dana Suesse
29.
1940

Tuxedo Junction by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

353

✫1
US
[Bluebird 10612]
written by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson & Julian Dash
30.
1940

When You Wish upon a Star by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

351

✫1
US
[Bluebird 10570]
written by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
31.
1940

When You Wish upon a Star by Cliff Edwards

from Pinocchio: Recorded from the Original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production Pinocchio   
139

10
US
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1940]
[Victor 26477]
written by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
32.
1940

When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

301

2
US
[Bluebird 10776]
written by Leon René
33.
01/1940

Bluebirds in the Moonlight by Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

151

9
US
vocals by Eddy Howard
written by Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger
34.
01/1940

Careless by Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

198

6
US
vocals by Eddy Howard
written by Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard & Dick Jurgens
35.
01/1940

The Last Time I Saw Paris by Kate Smith

165

8
US
[Columbia 35802]
written by Oscar Hammerstein II & Jerome Kern
36.
01/1940

All the Things You Are by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

254

3
US
vocals by Jack Leonard
written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
37.
01/1940

The Man That Comes Around by Tommy Tucker Time

152

9
US
vocals by Gil Mershon
written by John Lair & Tommy Tucker
38.
01/1940

Chatterbox by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

198

6
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Allan Roberts & Jerome Brainin
39.
02/1940

Indian Summer by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

301

2
US
vocals by Jack Leonard
written by Al Dubin & Victor Herbert
40.
02/1940

At the Balalaika by Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

255

3
US
vocals by Gil Mershon
[Columbia 35332]
written by Bob Wright (as Robert Wright [Robert Craig Wright]), George Forrest, George Posford, Herbert Stothart & Eric Maschwitz
41.
02/1940

Darn That Dream by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

164

8
US
vocals by Mildred Bailey
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange
42.
02/1940

Pinch Me by Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

139

10
US
vocals by Bonnie Baker
[Columbia 35328]
written by Orrin Tucker, Everett Ralston & Joey Simay
43.
02/1940

You'd Be Surprised by Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

217

5
US
vocals by Bonnie Baker
[Columbia 35344]
written by Irving Berlin
44.
03/1940

Confucius Say by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

152

9
US
vocals by Carmen Lombardo, Larry Owen & Fred Henry
written by Cliff Friend & Carmen Lombardo
45.
03/1940

In an Old Dutch Garden (By an Old Dutch Mill) by Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

164

8
US
vocals by Eddy Howard
written by Mack Gordon & Will Grosz
46.
03/1940

Darn That Dream by Blue Barron and His Orchestra

139

10
US
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange
47.
03/1940

The Gaucho Serenade by Dick Todd

239

4
US
[Bluebird 10559]
written by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
48.
03/1940

On the Isle of May by Connee Boswell

254

3
US
[Decca 3004]
written by Andre Kostelanetz & Mack David
49.
03/1940

Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy) by The Andrews Sisters

239

4
US
written by Ernesto Lecuona, Francia Luban & Al Stillman
50.
04/1940

It's a Blue World by Tony Martin

139

10
US
[Decca 2932]
written by George Forrest (as Chet Forrest) & Bob Wright
51.
04/1940

The Woodpecker Song by The Andrews Sisters

179

7
US
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro & Harold Adamson
52.
04/1940

I've Got My Eyes on You by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

151

9
US
vocals by Marion Mann
written by Cole Porter
53.
04/1940

Leanin' on the Ole Top Rail by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

180

7
US
written by Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
54.
04/1940

The Singing Hills by Bing Crosby

301

2
US
[Decca 3064]
written by Mack David, Sammy Mysels & Dick Sanford
55.
04/1940

When You Wish upon a Star by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

238

4
US
vocals by Carmen Lombardo
written by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
56.
04/1940

With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

179

7
US
vocals by Marion Mann
written by Clara Edwards & Jack Lawrence
57.
05/1940

Cecelia by Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

164

8
US
vocals by Ronnie Kemper
written by Dave Dreyer & Harry Ruby
58.
05/1940

Playmates by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

301

2
US
vocals by Sully Mason & His Playmates
written by Charles L. Johnson (uncredited) & Saxie Dowell
59.
05/1940

Alice Blue Gown by Frankie Masters and His Orchestra

180

7
US
vocals by Marion Francis
written by Harry Tierney & Joseph McCarthy
60.
05/1940

With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

239

4
US
vocals by Ginny Simms
written by Clara Edwards & Jack Lawrence
61.
05/1940

Let There Be Love by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

180

7
US
vocals by Tommy Ryan
written by Lionel Rand & Ian Grant
62.
05/1940

Little Curly Hair in a High Chair by Fats Waller

198

6
US
[Bluebird 10698]
written by Charles Tobias & Nat Simon
63.
06/1940

No Name Jive (Parts 1 & 2) by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

from Casa Loma in Hi-Fi!   
151

9
US
written by Larry Wagner
64.
06/1940

Make-Believe Island by Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions in Music

349

✫1
US
written by Will Grosz, Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny
65.
06/1940

April Played the Fiddle by Bing Crosby

139

10
US
[Decca 3161]
written by James V. Monaco & Johnny Burke
66.
07/1940

The Breeze and I by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

349

✫1
US
vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Ernesto Lecuona & Al Stillman
67.
07/1940

Where Was I? by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

349

✫1
US
written by Al Dubin & W. Franke Harling
68.
07/1940

I Can't Love You Any More (Any More Than I Do) by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

164

8
US
vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Allie Wrubel & Herb Magidson
69.
07/1940

I'll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

350

✫1
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Ruth Lowe
70.
07/1940

Sierra Sue by Bing Crosby

349

✫1
US
[Decca 3133]
written by Joseph Buell Carey
71.
07/1940

Imagination by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

164

8
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra; hit for Harry Reser in 1928
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
72.
07/1940

Make-Believe Island by Jan Savitt and His Orchestra

164

8
US
written by Will Grosz, Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny
73.
08/1940

Frenesi by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

350

✫1
US
written by Alberto Domínguez (as Alberto Dominguez)
74.
08/1940

When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano by The Ink Spots

239

4
US
written by Leon René
75.
08/1940

I'm Nobody's Baby by Judy Garland

254

3
US
hit for Marion Harris in 1921
[Decca 3174]
written by Milton Ager, Benny Davis & Lester Santly
76.
08/1940

God Bless America by Kate Smith

217

5
US
[R]
[Victor 26198]
written by Irving Berlin
77.
08/1940

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

238

4
US
vocals by Helen O'Connell
written by James V. Monaco & Charles Newman
78.
09/1940

Maybe by The Ink Spots

302

2
US
[Decca 3258]
written by Allan Flynn & Frank Madden
79.
09/1940

Dolimite by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

139

10
US
written by Bill Johnson (as William Johnson)
80.
09/1940

Trade Winds by Bing Crosby

301

2
US
[Decca 3299]
written by Cliff Friend & Charles Tobias
81.
09/1940

Trade Winds by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

139

10
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Cliff Friend & Charles Tobias
82.
09/1940

Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) Parts I & II by Will Bradley and His Orchestra

301

2
US
featuring Ray McKinley & Freddie Slack
written by Don Raye, Hughie Prince & Eleanore Sheehy
83.
09/1940

Only Forever by Bing Crosby

350

✫1
US
[Decca 3300]
written by James V. Monaco & Johnny Burke
84.
10/1940

Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees) by The Ink Spots

139

10
US
written by Doris Fisher & Fred Fisher
85.
10/1940

Practice Makes Perfect by Bob Chester and His Orchestra

198

6
US
vocals by Al Stuart
written by Don Roberts & Ernest Gold
86.
10/1940

We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) by The Ink Spots

255

3
US
written by Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels & Dick Robertson
87.
10/1940

Only Forever by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

179

7
US
written by James V. Monaco & Johnny Burke
88.
10/1940

Pompton Turnpike by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

254

3
US
written by Will Osborne & Dick Rogers
89.
11/1940

Ferry-Boat Serenade by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

198

6
US
vocals by Harry, Ginny, Jack & Max Williams
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro, Mario Panzeri & Harold Adamson
90.
11/1940

Our Love Affair by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

217

5
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Roger Edens & Arthur Freed
91.
11/1940

Down Argentina Way by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra

179

7
US
vocals by Sara Horn
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
92.
11/1940

We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

254

3
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels & Dick Robertson
93.
12/1940

Ferryboat Serenade (La Piccinina) by The Andrews Sisters

164

8
US
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro, Mario Panzeri & Harold Adamson
94.
12/1940

Scrub Me, Mama, with a Boogie Beat by Will Bradley and His Orchestra

301

2
US
written by Don Raye
95.
12/1940

Down Argentina Way by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

300

2
US
vocals by Bonnie King
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
96.
12/1940

Down the Road a Piece by Will Bradley and His Orchestra

139

10
US
as Will Bradley Trio
written by Don Raye
97.
12/1940

I Give You My Word by Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra

301

2
US
[Columbia 35812]
written by Al Kavelin & Merril Lyn
98.
12/1940

So You're the One by Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra

198

6
US
[Columbia 35812]
written by Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
99.
12/1940

There I Go by Will Bradley and His Orchestra

217

5
US
written by Irving Weiser & Hy Zaret
100.
12/1940

There I Go by Vaughn Monroe

217

5
US
written by Irving Weiser & Hy Zaret
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