Description
The Billboard record sales chart was launched in July 1940
The 1940s was one of the most momentous decades in modern world history, seeing the transition from disastrous international conflict to peace, with the establishment of the United Nations, as well as an emergence from post-war austerity to a promise of greater prosperity at the same time that the Cold War was a looming threat. It also saw many changes in the music landscape as swing and bug bands became uneconomic and solo singers - the crooners and divas of what came to be known as the golden age of popular music - became the big stars of the day. The Billboard record sales chart was launched in July 1940, bringing a new authenticity to the tabulation of the biggest-selling records, and this great value 128-track 6-CD collection comprises every No. 1 during the decade in the Billboard Best Sellers, Most Played In Juke Boxes and Most Played By Disc Jockeys charts. For collectors, it provides a companion product to Acrobat's existing 'America's No. 1s of The '50s' (ACFCD7501). It's a fascinating and hugely entertaining musical journey though those years, featuring all the big names of the era, from those whose careers stalled before the end of the decade to others, like Frank Sinatra, who enjoyed several more decades of stardom. It comes with a 48-page 15,000 word booklet with commentary on every track.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Tommy Dorsey Orchestra With Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers - I'll Never Smile Again
- Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & His Orch. - Only Forever
- Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Frenesi
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Song Of The Volga Boatman
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra With Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell - Amapola
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - My Sister And I
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - Maria Elena
- Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye & The Kaye Choir - Daddy
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell - Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - Blue Champagne
- Freddy Martin & His Orchestra - Piano Concerto In B Flat
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Tex Beneke & The Four Modernaires - Chattanooga Choo Choo
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle & The Modernaires - Elmer's Tune
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - A String Of Pearls
- Woody Herman & His Orchestra - Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Moonlight Cocktail
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Tangerine
- Harry James & His Orchestra - Sleepy Lagoon
- Kay Kyser & His Orchestra with Harry Babbit & Julie Conway - Jingle Jangle Jingle
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo
- Bing Crosby - White Christmas
- Tommy Dorsey Orchestra With Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers - There Are Such Things
- Harry James & His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - I Had The Craziest Dream
- Harry James & His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - I've Heard That Song Before
- Glenn Miller Orchestra with Skip Nelson & The Modernaires - That Old Black Magic
- Benny Goodman & His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - Taking A Chance On Love
- Song Spinners - Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
- Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners - You'll Never Know
- Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra - In The Blue Of Evening
- Bing Crosby with The Ken Darby Singers - Sunday Monday Or Always
- Al Dexter & His Troopers - Pistol Packin' Mama
- Mills Brothers - Paper Doll
- Andrews Sisters - Shoo-Shoo Baby
- Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra With Eugenie Baird - My Heart Tells Me
- Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen - Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)
- Merry Macs - Mairzy Doats
- Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians with Skip Nelson & The Lombardo Trio - It's Love Love Love
- Bing Crosby - San Fernando Valley
- Bing Crosby - I Love You
- Harry James & His Orchestra With Dick Haymes - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
- Bing Crosby - I'll Be Seeing You
- Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - G.I. Jive
- Bing Crosby & Williams Brothers Quartet - Swinging On A Star
- Mills Brothers - You Always Hurt The One You Love
- Dinah Shore - I'll Walk Alone
- Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters - There'll Be A Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin (When The Yanks Go Marching In)
- Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
- Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Making Believe
- Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters - Don't Fence Me In
- The Andrews Sisters - Rum And Coca Cola
- Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
- Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers - Candy
- Les Brown Orchestra With Doris Day - My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
- Harry James & His Orchestra With Kitty Kallen - I'm Beginning To See The Light
- Pied Pipers With Paul Weston & His Orchestra - Dream
- Vaughn Monroe Orchestra with the Norton Sisters - There! I've Said It Again
- Les Brown Orchestra With Doris Day - Sentimental Journey
- Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers - On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe
- Perry Como - Till The End of Time
- Swing And Sway with Sammy Kaye - Chickery Chick
- Harry James & His Orchestra With Helen Forrest - It's Been A Long Long Time
- Bing Crosby with Les Paul & His Trio - It's Been A Long Long Time
- Freddie Martin & His Orchestra With Clyde Rogers - Symphony
- Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallero At The Piano - I Can't Begin To Tell You
- Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra with The Norton Sisters - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
- Betty Hutton - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
- Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers - Personality
- Frankie Carle & His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Oh What It Seemed To Be
- Frank Sinatra with Alex Stordahl's Orchestra - Oh What It Seemed To Be
- Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Betty Barclay - I'm A Big Girl Now
- Perry Como - Prisoner Of Love
- Dinah Shore with The Sonny Burke Orchestra - The Gypsy
- Ink Spots - The Gypsy
- Perry Como - Surrender
- Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - To Each His Own
- Freddy Martin & Hir Ochestra with Stuart Wade - To Each His Own
- Frank Sinatra - Five Minutes More
- Ink Spots - To Each His Own
- Frankie Carle & His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Rumours Are Flying
- Kay Kyser Orch with Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids - Ole Buttermilk Sky
- Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams - The Old Lamplighter
- Hoagy Carmichael - Huggin' And Chalkin'
- King Cole Trio - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- Count Basie & His Orchestra With Harry Edison & Bill Johnson - Open The Door Richard
- Freddy Martin & His Orchestra With Stuart Wade - Managua Nicaragua
- Three Flames - Open The Door Richard
- Dinah Shore with The Morris Stoloff Orchestra - Anniversary Song
- Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Heartaches
- Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - Managua Nicaragua
- Ray Noble Orchestra with Buddy Clark & Anita Gordon - Linda
- Frank Sinatra - Mam'selle
- Art Lund - Mam'selle
- Harmonicats - Peg O' My Heart
- Perry Como & The Satisfiers - Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)
- Jo Stafford with Red Ingle & The Natural Seven - Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)
- Buddy Clark with The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra - Peg O' My Heart
- Tex Williams & His Western Caravan - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
- The Three Suns - Peg O' My Heart
- Francis Craig & His Orchestra - Near You
- Vaughn Monroe - Ballerina
- Art Mooney & His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover
- Peggy Lee - Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
- Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Choir - Now Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
- Nat King Cole - Nature Boy
- Ken Griffin with Jerry Wayne - You Can't Be True, Dear
- Kay Kyser & His Orchestra with Gloria Wood - Woody Woodpecker
- Al Trace & His New Orchestra - You Call Everybody Darlin'
- Doris Day & Buddy Clark - Love Somebody
- Pee Wee Hunt & His Orchestra - Twelfth Street Rag
- Margaret Whiting - Tree In The Meadow
- Dinah Shore And Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons And Bows
- Spike Jones & His City Slickers George Rock - All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
- Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters - A Little Bird Told Me
- Jo Stafford & Gordon Macrae - My Darling, My Darling
- Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters - Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!)
- Blue Barron & His Orchestra - Cruising Down The River
- Les Brown & His Orchestra - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
- Russ Morgan & His Orchestra with The Skylarks - Cruising Down The River
- Mel Torme - Careless Hands
- Vaughn Monroe - Riders In The Sky
- Russ Morgan & His Orchestra Vocal by The Skylarks - Forever And Ever
- Perry Como with Fontane Sisters - 'A' You're Adorable
- Perry Como - Some Enchanted Evening
- Vic Damone - You're Breaking My Heart
- Vaughn Monroe - Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
- Frankie Laine - That Lucky Old Sun
- Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely - Slipping Around
- Frankie Laine & The Muleskinners - Mule Train
- Gene Autry & The Pinafores - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
- Andrews Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I'
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR
Language: English
Run Time: 432 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 02/08/19
UPC: 824046600525
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