Top Artists of 1946 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

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	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Perry Como	2526	02/1946 • I'm Always Chasing Rainbows • 223 pts 02/1946 • You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) • 223 pts 03/1946 • Prisoner of Love • 359 pts 05/1946 • All Through the Day • 168 pts 05/1946 • Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) • 358 pts 06/1946 • They Say It's Wonderful • 245 pts 06/1946 • If You Were the Only Girl • 113 pts 06/1946 • Surrender • 359 pts 12/1946 • Sonata • 156 pts 12/1946 • Winter Wonderland • 142 pts • from Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music
2.	Frank Sinatra	1755	02/1946 • Day by Day • 223 pts 02/1946 • Oh! What It Seemed to Be • 359 pts 05/1946 • All Through the Day • 184 pts 05/1946 • They Say It's Wonderful • 309 pts 06/1946 • The Girl That I Marry • 132 pts 08/1946 • Five Minutes More • 359 pts
3.	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	1385	03/1946 • Atlanta, GA. • 203 pts 05/1946 • The Gypsy • 261 pts 05/1946 • Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) • 261 pts 11/1946 • The Old Lamp-Lighter • 359 pts 11/1946 • Sooner or Later (You're Gonna Be Comin' Around) • 168 pts 12/1946 • Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah • 132 pts
4.	Dinah Shore	1344	03/1946 • Personality • 143 pts 03/1946 • Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy • 204 pts 04/1946 • Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) • 261 pts 04/1946 • The Gypsy • 359 pts 05/1946 • All That Glitters Is Not Gold • 155 pts 11/1946 • You Keep Coming Back Like a Song • 222 pts
5.	Les Brown and His Orchestra	1334	01/1946 • You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) • 309 pts 03/1946 • Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief • 203 pts 06/1946 • I Got the Sun in the Morning • 143 pts 09/1946 • I Guess I'll Get the Papers (And Go Home) • 132 pts 10/1946 • The Whole World Is Singing My Song • 204 pts 12/1946 • The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) • 125 pts
6.	Tex Beneke	1329	05/1946 • Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop • 245 pts 06/1946 • It Couldn't Be True! (Or Could It?) • 125 pts 08/1946 • I Know • 155 pts 08/1946 • Give Me Five Minutes More • 246 pts 10/1946 • Passe • 155 pts 12/1946 • A Gal in Calico • 203 pts
7.	Bing Crosby	1237	01/1946 • Symphony • 261 pts 02/1946 • The Bells of St. Mary's • 119 pts 04/1946 • Personality • 155 pts 06/1946 • They Say It's Wonderful • 125 pts 11/1946 • You Keep Coming Back Like a Song • 125 pts 12/1946 • White Christmas • 357 pts
8.	The King Cole Trio	1236	06/1946 • (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 • 167 pts 09/1946 • You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) • 142 pts 11/1946 • (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons • 394 pts 11/1946 • The Best Man • 113 pts 11/1946 • The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) • 295 pts
9.	Frankie Carle and His Orchestra	1176	01/1946 • Oh! What It Seemed to Be • 359 pts 06/1946 • One More Tomorrow • 143 pts 09/1946 • Rumor Are Flying • 359 pts 11/1946 • It's All Over Now • 203 pts
10.	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra	1142	02/1946 • Slowly • 132 pts 04/1946 • One-Zy Two-Zy (I Love You-Zy) • 222 pts 09/1946 • Ole Buttermilk Sky • 359 pts 11/1946 • Huggin' and Chalkin' • 169 pts 11/1946 • The Old Lamp-Lighter • 261 pts
11.	Freddy Martin and His Orchestra	1096	03/1946 • One-Zy, Two-Zy (I Love You-Zy) • 245 pts 04/1946 • Bumble Boogie • 184 pts 06/1946 • Doin' What Comes Natur'lly • 309 pts 08/1946 • To Each His Own • 359 pts
12.	Margaret Whiting	1028	04/1946 • All Through the Day • 132 pts 06/1946 • In Love in Vain • 125 pts 08/1946 • Along with Me • 119 pts 10/1946 • Passé • 125 pts 12/1946 • Guilty • 246 pts 12/1946 • Oh, but I Do • 184 pts
13.	The Ink Spots	986	05/1946 • The Gypsy • 407 pts 06/1946 • Prisoner of Love • 186 pts 08/1946 • To Each His Own • 393 pts
14.	Eddy Howard	969	06/1946 • To Each His Own • 359 pts 08/1946 • The Rickety Rickshaw Man • 204 pts 11/1946 • (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons • 309 pts
15.	Johnny Mercer	959	01/1946 • Personality • 358 pts 08/1946 • My Sugar Is So Refined • 132 pts 12/1946 • Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah • 168 pts 12/1946 • A Gal in Calico • 223 pts
16.	Louis Jordan	949	1946 • Beware (Brother, Beware) • 126 pts 01/1946 • Buzz Me • 203 pts 08/1946 • Choo Choo Ch'Boogie • 233 pts 11/1946 • Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time) • 145 pts
17.	Woody Herman and His Orchestra	870	02/1946 • Everybody Knew but Me • 132 pts 02/1946 • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • 184 pts 04/1946 • Atlanta, G.A. • 132 pts 06/1946 • Surrender • 169 pts 08/1946 • Mabel! Mabel! • 125 pts
18.	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	769	01/1946 • Symphony • 143 pts 03/1946 • Seems Like Old Times • 184 pts 04/1946 • Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy • 203 pts 05/1946 • Give Me the Moon Over Brooklyn • 126 pts 08/1946 • I'd Be Lost Without You • 113 pts
19.	Hoagy Carmichael	761	10/1946 • Ole Buttermilk Sky • 309 pts 11/1946 • Huggin' and Chalkin' • 358 pts
20.	Jo Stafford	729	03/1946 • Day by Day • 168 pts 09/1946 • This Is Always • 132 pts 11/1946 • You Keep Coming Back Like a Song • 132 pts 11/1946 • The Things We Did Last Summer • 142 pts 12/1946 • White Christmas • 155 pts
21.	Sam Donahue and His Orchestra	676	07/1946 • Dinah • 155 pts 08/1946 • Just the Other Day • 168 pts 10/1946 • Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It • 168 pts 12/1946 • A Rainy Night in Rio • 184 pts
22.	Vaughn Monroe	641	01/1946 • Are These Really Mine? • 125 pts 03/1946 • Seems Like Old Times • 184 pts 11/1946 • The Things We Did Last Summer • 119 pts
23.	Harry James and His Orchestra	619	02/1946 • I'm Always Chasing Rainbows • 155 pts 09/1946 • And Then It's Heaven • 119 pts 09/1946 • This Is Always • 142 pts
24.	Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest	554	01/1946 • I'm Always Chasing Rainbows • 184 pts 03/1946 • Oh! What It Seemed to Be • 245 pts 08/1946 • In Love in Vain • 125 pts
25.	Stan Kenton and His Orchestra	551	01/1946 • Artistry Jumps • 119 pts 03/1946 • Shoo Fly Pie (And Apple Pan Dowdy) • 204 pts 11/1946 • It's a Pity to Say Goodnight • 125 pts
26.	Count Basie	549	01/1946 • Jivin' Joe Jackson • 125 pts 04/1946 • The Mad Boogie • 143 pts 09/1946 • Blue Skies • 168 pts
27.	Andy Russell	531	05/1946 • Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) • 245 pts 06/1946 • They Say It's Wonderful • 143 pts 08/1946 • Pretending • 143 pts
28.	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra	531	03/1946 • Give Me the Simple Life • 119 pts 05/1946 • Don't Be a Baby, Baby • 132 pts 08/1946 • I Don't Know Enough About You • 125 pts 08/1946 • Blue Skies • 155 pts
29.	Phil Harris	484	03/1946 • One-Zy Two-Zy • 308 pts 03/1946 • The Dark Town Poker Club • 175 pts
30.	The Mills Brothers	471	04/1946 • Don't Be a Baby, Baby • 160 pts 05/1946 • I Don't Know Enough About You • 185 pts 09/1946 • I Guess I'll Get the Papers (And Go Home) • 126 pts
31.	Billy Eckstine	457	01/1946 • I'm in the Mood for Love • 125 pts 04/1946 • Prisoner of Love • 178 pts 07/1946 • You Call It Madness but I Call It Love • 154 pts
32.	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra	446	03/1946 • Oh! What It Seemed to Be • 222 pts 12/1946 • (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons • 223 pts
33.	Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters	422	08/1946 • South America, Take It Away • 309 pts
34.	Bing Crosby and The Jesters	404	03/1946 • McNamara's Band • 143 pts 03/1946 • Sioux City Sue • 261 pts
35.	Tony Martin	401	07/1946 • To Each His Own • 246 pts 10/1946 • Rumors Are Flying • 156 pts
36.	The Three Suns	369	09/1946 • Five Minutes More • 185 pts 11/1946 • Rumors Are Flying • 184 pts
37.	Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra	361	06/1946 • The Gypsy • 168 pts
38.	The Modernaires with Paula Kelly	354	08/1946 • To Each His Own • 261 pts
39.	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra	347	01/1946 • The Moment I Met You • 132 pts
40.	The Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	339	02/1946 • Money Is the Root of All Evil (Take It Away, Take It Away, Take It Away) • 155 pts 12/1946 • Christmas Island • 184 pts
41.	Peggy Lee	327	05/1946 • I Don't Know Enough About You • 184 pts 11/1946 • It's All Over Now • 143 pts
42.	Hildegarde and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	294	05/1946 • The Gypsy • 185 pts
43.	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra	294	06/1946 • Doin' What Comes Natur'lly • 169 pts 12/1946 • The Whole World Is Singing My Song • 125 pts
44.	The Pied Pipers	281	04/1946 • In the Moon Mist • 168 pts
45.	Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald	267	07/1946 • Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) • 232 pts
46.	Dinah Shore and Spade Cooley and His Orchestra	261	06/1946 • Doin' What Comes Natur'lly • 261 pts
47.	Elliot Lawrence and His Orchestra	258	07/1946 • Who Do You Love I Hope • 155 pts
48.	Elton Britt	245	03/1946 • Wave to Me, My Lady • 117 pts
49.	The Andrews Sisters and Les Paul	245	10/1946 • Rumors Are Flying • 245 pts
50.	Teddy Walters	245	04/1946 • Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) • 245 pts