of 1940 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1939 <-1940-> 1941
Top songs: #1: Tuxedo Junction by The Glenn Miller Orchestra - #2: The Woodpecker Song by The Glenn Miller Orchestra - #3: When You Wish upon a Star by The Glenn Miller Orchestra - #4: Careless by The Glenn Miller Orchestra - #5: Frenesi by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
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Tuxedo Junction
#1
1940

Tuxedo Junction
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

374 pts
1
US
[Bluebird 10612]
written by Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson & Julian Dash
The Woodpecker Song
#2
1940

The Woodpecker Song
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

372 pts
1
US
[Bluebird 10598]
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro & Harold Adamson
#3
1940

When You Wish upon a Star
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

371 pts
1
US
[Bluebird 10570]
written by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
#4
1940

Careless
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

371 pts
1
US
[Bluebird 10520]
written by Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard & Dick Jurgens
Frenesi
#5
08/1940

Frenesi
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

371 pts
1
US
written by Alberto Dominguez
I'll Never Smile Again
#6
07/1940

I'll Never Smile Again
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

370 pts
1
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Ruth Lowe
#7
09/1940

Only Forever
Bing Crosby

370 pts
1
US
[Decca 3300]
written by James V. Monaco & Johnny Burke
#8
07/1940

Sierra Sue
Bing Crosby

369 pts
1
US
[Decca 3133]
written by Joseph Buell Carey
#9
06/1940

Make-Believe Island
Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions in Music

369 pts
1
US
written by Will Grosz, Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny
#10
07/1940

The Breeze and I
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

369 pts
1
US
vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Ernesto Lecuona & Al Stillman
#11
1940

Imagination
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

369 pts
1
US
[Bluebird 10622]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
#12
07/1940

Where Was I?
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

369 pts
1
US
written by Al Dubin & W. Franke Harling
Blueberry Hill
#13
1940

Blueberry Hill
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

369 pts
1
US
[Bluebird 10768]
written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis & Larry Stock
#14
1940

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

368 pts
1
US
[Bluebird 10728]
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer
Maybe
#15
09/1940

Maybe
The Ink Spots

319 pts
2
US
[Decca 3258]
written by Allan Flynn & Frank Madden
#16
09/1940

Trade Winds
Bing Crosby

319 pts
2
US
[Decca 3299]
written by Cliff Friend & Charles Tobias
Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) Parts I & II
#17
09/1940

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

319 pts
2
US
featuring Ray McKinley & Freddie Slack
written by Don Raye, Hughie Prince & Eleanore Sheehy
#18
04/1940

The Singing Hills
Bing Crosby

319 pts
2
US
[Decca 3064]
written by Mack David, Sammy Mysels & Dick Sanford
#19
05/1940

Playmates
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

319 pts
2
US
vocals by Sully Mason & His Playmates
written by Charles L. Johnson & Saxie Dowell
#20
1940

When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

318 pts
2
US
[Bluebird 10776]
written by Leon René
#21
02/1940

Indian Summer
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

318 pts
2
US
vocals by Jack Leonard
written by Al Dubin & Victor Herbert
#22
1940

Say It
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

318 pts
2
US
[Bluebird 10631]
written by Frank Loesser & Jimmy McHugh
Scrub Me, Mama, with a Boogie Beat
#23
12/1940

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

318 pts
2
US
written by Don Raye
#24
12/1940

I Give You My Word
Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra

318 pts
2
US
[Columbia 35812]
written by Al Kavelin & Merril Lyn
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
#25
1940

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

318 pts
2
US
[Bluebird 10931]
written by Manning Sherwin, Jack Strachey & Eric Maschwitz
#26
12/1940

Down Argentina Way
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

318 pts
2
US
vocals by Bonnie King
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
#27
10/1940

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

269 pts
3
US
written by Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels & Dick Robertson
#28
02/1940

At the Balalaika
Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

269 pts
3
US
vocals by Gil Mershon
[Columbia 35332]
written by Robert Wright [Robert Craig Wright], George Forrest, George Posford, Herbert Stothart & Eric Maschwitz
#29
08/1940

I'm Nobody's Baby
Judy Garland

269 pts
3
US
hit for Marion Harris in 1921
[Decca 3174]
written by Milton Ager, Benny Davis & Lester Santly
#30
03/1940

On the Isle of May
Connee Boswell

269 pts
3
US
[Decca 3004]
written by Andre Kostelanetz & Mack David
#31
01/1940

All the Things You Are
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

269 pts
3
US
vocals by Jack Leonard
written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
#32
10/1940

Pompton Turnpike
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

269 pts
3
US
written by Will Osborne & Dick Rogers
#33
11/1940

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

269 pts
3
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels & Dick Robertson
#34
08/1940

When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
The Ink Spots

253 pts
4
US
written by Leon René
#35
1940

Shake Down the Stars
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

253 pts
4
US
[Blkuebid 10689]
written by Eddie DeLange & Jimmy Van Heusen
#36
03/1940

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

253 pts
4
US
written by Ernesto Lecuona, Francia Luban & Al Stillman
#37
05/1940

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

252 pts
4
US
vocals by Ginny Simms
written by Clara Edwards & Jack Lawrence
#38
03/1940

The Gaucho Serenade
Dick Todd

252 pts
4
US
[Bluebird 10559]
written by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
#39
08/1940

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

252 pts
4
US
vocals by Helen O'Connell
written by James V. Monaco & Charles Newman
#40
04/1940

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

252 pts
4
US
vocals by Carmen Lombardo
written by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
Pennsylvania 6-5000
#41
1940

Pennsylvania 6-5000
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

230 pts
5
US
[Bluebird 10754]
written by Jerry Gray & Carl Sigman
The Nearness of You
#42
1940

The Nearness of You
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

230 pts
5
US
[Bluebird 10745]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington
You'd Be Surprised
#43
02/1940

You'd Be Surprised
Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

230 pts
5
US
vocals by Bonnie Baker
[Columbia 35344]
written by Irving Berlin
#44
12/1940

There I Go
Vaughn Monroe

229 pts
5
US
written by Irving Weiser & Hy Zaret
#45
12/1940

There I Go
Will Bradley and His Orchestra

229 pts
5
US
written by Irving Weiser & Hy Zaret
#46
11/1940

Our Love Affair
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

229 pts
5
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Roger Edens & Arthur Freed
#47
08/1940

God Bless America
Kate Smith

229 pts
5
US
R
[Victor 26198]
written by Irving Berlin
#48
10/1940

Practice Makes Perfect
Bob Chester and His Orchestra

210 pts
6
US
vocals by Al Stuart
written by Don Roberts & Ernest Gold
#49
12/1940

So You're the One
Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra

210 pts
6
US
[Columbia 35812]
written by Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
#50
05/1940

Little Curly Hair in a High Chair
Fats Waller

210 pts
6
US
[Bluebird 10698]
written by Charles Tobias & Nat Simon
#51
11/1940

Ferry-Boat Serenade
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

210 pts
6
US
vocals by Harry, Ginny, Jack & Max Williams
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro, Mario Panzeri & Harold Adamson
#52
01/1940

Chatterbox
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

210 pts
6
US
vocals by Harry Babbitt
written by Allan Roberts & Jerome Brainin
#53
01/1940

Careless
Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

209 pts
6
US
vocals by Eddy Howard
written by Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard & Dick Jurgens
#54
1940

Boog It
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

191 pts
7
US
[Bluebird 10689]
written by Jack Palmer, Cab Calloway & Buck Ram
#55
1940

Devil May Care
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

190 pts
7
US
[Bluebird 10717]
written by Harry Warren & Johnny Burke
#56
1940

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

190 pts
7
US
[Bluebird 10717]
written by Allie Wrubel & Herb Magidson
Alice Blue Gown
#57
05/1940

Alice Blue Gown
Frankie Masters and His Orchestra

190 pts
7
US
vocals by Marion Francis
written by Harry Tierney & Joseph McCarthy
#58
05/1940

Let There Be Love
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

190 pts
7
US
vocals by Tommy Ryan
written by Lionel Rand & Ian Grant
#59
04/1940

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

190 pts
7
US
written by Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
#60
04/1940

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

190 pts
7
US
vocals by Marion Mann
written by Clara Edwards & Jack Lawrence
#61
10/1940

Only Forever
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

190 pts
7
US
written by James V. Monaco & Johnny Burke
The Woodpecker Song
#62
04/1940

The Woodpecker Song
The Andrews Sisters

190 pts
7
US
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro & Harold Adamson
#63
11/1940

Down Argentina Way
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra

190 pts
7
US
vocals by Sara Horn
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
#64
01/1940

The Last Time I Saw Paris
Kate Smith

174 pts
8
US
[Columbia 35802]
written by Oscar Hammerstein II & Jerome Kern
#65
1940

The Gaucho Serenade
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

174 pts
8
US
[Bulebird 10570]
written by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
#66
1940

Indian Summer
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

174 pts
8
US
[Bluebird 10495]
written by Al Dubin & Victor Herbert
#67
1940

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

174 pts
8
US
[Bluebird 10553]
written by Mack Gordon & Will Grosz
#68
1940

All the Things You Are
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

174 pts
8
US
[Bluebird 10492]
written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
#69
1940

Our Love Affair
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

174 pts
8
US
[Bluebird 10845]
written by Roger Edens & Arthur Freed
#70
1940

This Changing World
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

174 pts
8
US
[Bluebird 10526]
written by Harold Adamson & Dana Suesse
#71
07/1940

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

173 pts
8
US
vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Allie Wrubel & Herb Magidson
#72
02/1940

Darn That Dream
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

173 pts
8
US
vocals by Mildred Bailey
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange
#73
1940

Apple Blossoms and Chapel Bells
Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

173 pts
8
US
[Columbia 35405]
written by Al Hoffman, Manny Kurtz & Walter Kent
#74
05/1940

Cecelia
Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

173 pts
8
US
vocals by Ronnie Kemper
written by Dave Dreyer & Harry Ruby
#75
03/1940

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

173 pts
8
US
vocals by Eddy Howard
written by Mack Gordon & Will Grosz
#76
12/1940

Ferryboat Serenade (La Piccinina)
The Andrews Sisters

173 pts
8
US
written by Eldo Di Lazzaro, Mario Panzeri & Harold Adamson
#77
07/1940

Make-Believe Island
Jan Savitt and His Orchestra

173 pts
8
US
written by Will Grosz, Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny
#78
07/1940

Imagination
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

173 pts
8
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra; hit for Harry Reser in 1928
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
#79
1940

Slow Freight
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

161 pts
9
US
[Bluebird 10740]
written by Irving Mills, Lupin Fien & Buck Ram
#80
1940

Falling Leaves
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

161 pts
9
US
[Bluebird 10876]
written by Frankie Carle & Mack David
Crosstown
#81
1940

Crosstown
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

161 pts
9
US
[Bkluebird 10832]
written by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
#82
1940

Hear My Song, Violetta
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

161 pts
9
US
[Bleubird 10684]
written by Rudolf Luckesch, Othmar Klose, Ermenegildo Carosio, Othmar Klose, Buddy Bernier & Bob Emmerich
#83
01/1940

The Man That Comes Around
Tommy Tucker Time

161 pts
9
US
vocals by Gil Mershon
written by John Lair & Tommy Tucker
#84
03/1940

Confucius Say
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

160 pts
9
US
vocals by Carmen Lombardo, Larry Owen & Fred Henry
written by Cliff Friend & Carmen Lombardo
#85
06/1940

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

from Casa Loma in Hi-Fi!   
160 pts
9
US
written by Larry Wagner
#86
04/1940

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

160 pts
9
US
vocals by Marion Mann
written by Cole Porter
#87
01/1940

Bluebirds in the Moonlight
Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

160 pts
9
US
vocals by Eddy Howard
written by Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger
#88
1940

The Call of the Canyon
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

148 pts
10
US
vocal by Ray Eberle
[Bluebird 10845]
written by Billy Hill
#89
1940

Starlit Hour
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

148 pts
10
US
[Blebird 10553]
written by Mitchell Parish & Peter DeRose
#90
1940

A Handful of Stars
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

147 pts
10
US
[Bluebird 10893]
written by Jack Lawrence & Ted Shapiro
#91
1940

When You Wish upon a Star
Cliff Edwards

from Pinocchio: Recorded from the Original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production Pinocchio   
147 pts
10
US
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1940
[Victor 26477]
written by Ned Washington & Leigh Harline
#92
09/1940

Trade Winds
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

147 pts
10
US
vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Cliff Friend & Charles Tobias
#93
02/1940

Pinch Me
Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra

147 pts
10
US
vocals by Bonnie Baker
[Columbia 35328]
written by Orrin Tucker, Everett Ralston & Joey Simay
#94
04/1940

It's a Blue World
Tony Martin

147 pts
10
US
[Decca 2932]
written by Chet Forrest & Bob Wright
#95
03/1940

Darn That Dream
Blue Barron and His Orchestra

147 pts
10
US
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange
#96
06/1940

April Played the Fiddle
Bing Crosby

147 pts
10
US
[Decca 3161]
written by James V. Monaco & Johnny Burke
#97
10/1940

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

147 pts
10
US
written by Doris Fisher & Fred Fisher
Down the Road a Piece
#98
12/1940

Down the Road a Piece
Will Bradley and His Orchestra

147 pts
10
US
as Will Bradley Trio
written by Don Raye
#99
09/1940

Dolimite
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

147 pts
10
US
written by William Johnson
#100
1940

He's My Uncle
Abe Lyman and His Californians

136 pts
11
US
vocal by Rose Blane
[Bluebird 10924]
written by Lew Pollack & Charles Newman

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