Description
In July 1940, Billboard began to publish the 'Best Selling Popular Retail Records'
Acrobat's highly popular 'America's Greatest Hits' series has so far focused on the 1950s and '60s, but there is a clear demand for collections which address earlier years, and so this collection starts at the very beginning of the 1940s with what was the very first year of the record sales charts. In July 1940, Billboard began to publish the 'Best Selling Popular Retail Records' Top 10 on a weekly basis, and this collection comprises every record which appeared in that chart from July through to December of 1940. Inevitably, it includes records by a number of the top swing orchestras of the day including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Charlie Barnet, along with their featured singers, notably Frank Sinatra's early hits with Tommy Dorsey, as well as hits by top vocalists like Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald. Alongside those are doowop records by Ink Spots, and some fine boogie-woogie hits as well, and the 47 titles featured make up a great-value 2-CD set which provide an entertaining snapshot of the dawn of the chart era. Once again, there are detailed background notes on every record in a 5,000 word booklet.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. with Frank Sinatra & The Pied PipersÃÂ - I'll Never Smile Again
- Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob EberlyÃÂ - The Breeze And I
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray EberleÃÂ - Imagination
- Kay Kyser &ÃÂ His Orchestra with Sully Mason & His Playmates - Playmates
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray EberleÃÂ - Fools Rush In
- Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra with Mary Ann McCallÃÂ - Where Was I'
- Glenn MillerÃÂ & His Orch. - Pennsylvania 6-5000
- Bing CrosbyÃÂ with John Scott Trotter & His Orch. - Sierra Sue
- Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions In Music with Mary Ann Mercer - Make-Believe Island
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray EberleÃÂ - The Nearness Of You
- Ink SpotsÃÂ - When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
- Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Frenesi
- Judy GarlandÃÂ - I'm Nobody's Baby
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray EberleÃÂ - Blueberry Hill
- Jimmy DorseyÃÂ & His Orchestra with Helen O'Connell - Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
- Kate Smith - God Bless America
- Ink Spots - Maybe
- Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra - Dolimite
- Bing CrosbyÃÂ With Dick McIntyre and His Harmony Hawaiians - Trade Winds
- Bing CrosbyÃÂ with John Scott Trotter & His Orch. - Only Forever
- Will Bradley & His Orchestra feat. Ray McKinleyÃÂ & Freddie Slack - Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) Pt. 1
- Glenn Miller & His Orch. with Jack LathropÃÂ - Crosstown
- Ink Spots - Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)
- Bob Chester & His Orchestra with Al StuartÃÂ - Practice Makes Perfect
- Ink SpotsÃÂ - We Three
- Charlie Barnet & His orch. - Pompton Turnpike
- Kay Kyser & His orch. with Ginny, Harry, Jack & Max - Ferry-Boat Serenade
- Tommy DorseyÃÂ & Frank SinatraÃÂ - Our Love Affair
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray EberleÃÂ - The Call Of The Canyon
- Leo Reisman & His orch. with Sara Horn - Down Argentina Way
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray EberleÃÂ - A Handful Of Stars
- Will Bradley & His Orchestra feat. Ray McKinleyÃÂ - Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat
- Andrews SistersÃÂ with Vic Schoen & His Orch. - Ferry-Boat Serenade (La Piccinina)
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray EberleÃÂ - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
- Will Bradley Trio with Ray McKinley - Down The Road A Piece
- Vaughn Monroe & His Orch. - There I Go
- Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. with Frank Sinatra & The Pied PipersÃÂ - Star Dust
- Ella FitzgeraldÃÂ & Her Famous Orchestra - Five O'Clock Whistle
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Pop/Rock
Language: English
Run Time: 140 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 03/11/16
UPC: 824046315320
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