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Where. total
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Interpreter |
Title Author (s)
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Additional Information
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(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
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January 8, 1944 - February 25, 1944 7 weeks (total 7)
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7th
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Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra Al Dexter & His Troopers
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Pistol Packin 'Mama Al Dexter
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The only exception where multiple versions of a song were put together in first place. In the chart lists from January 8th and January 15th an additional version by Don Baxter was listed, furthermore a recording by Sid Peltyn on January 15th and by Freddie "Schnickelfritz" Fisher on February 5th .
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February 26, 1944 - March 10, 1944 2 weeks (total 2)
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2
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
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Ration Blues Louis Jordan, Antonio Cosey, Collenane Clark
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-
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March 11, 1944 - March 18, 1944 1 week (total 8/1)
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8/1
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Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra Al Dexter & His Troopers
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Pistol Packin 'Mama Rosalita Al Dexter
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-
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March 18, 1944 - March 24, 1944 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Floyd Tillman & His Favorite Playboys
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They Took the Stars Out of Heaven Floyd Tillman
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-
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March 25, 1944 - March 31, 1944 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Al Dexter & His Troopers
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So Long Pal Al Dexter
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-
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April 1, 1944 - April 7, 1944 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Al Dexter & His Troopers
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Too Late to Worry Al Dexter
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B-side of So Long Pal
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April 8, 1944 - April 14, 1944 1 week (total 2)
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2
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Al Dexter & His Troopers
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So Long Pal Al Dexter
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-
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April 15, 1944 - April 21, 1944 1 week (total 3/2/3)
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3/2/3
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Al Dexter & His Troopers Al Dexter & His Troopers Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
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So Long Pal Too Late to Worry Ration Blues Al Dexter Louis Jordan, Antonio Cosey, Collenane Clark
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-
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April 22, 1944 - April 28, 1944 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Floyd Tillman & His Favorite Playboys
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They Took the Stars Out of Heaven Floyd Tillman
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-
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April 29, 1944 - May 5, 1944 1 week (total 3)
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3
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Al Dexter & His Troopers
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Too Late to Worry Al Dexter
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-
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May 6, 1944 - June 9, 1944 5 weeks (8 in total)
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8th
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Al Dexter & His Troopers
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So Long Pal Al Dexter
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-
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June 10, 1944 - June 16, 1944 1 week (total 9/1)
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9/1
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Al Dexter & His Troopers The King Cole Trio
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So Long Pal Straighten Up and Fly Right Al Dexter Nat King Cole , Irving Mills
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-
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June 17, 1944 - June 30, 1944 2 weeks (total 3)
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3
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The King Cole Trio
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Straighten Up and Fly Right Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
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-
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July 1, 1944 - July 7, 1944 1 week (9 in total)
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9
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Al Dexter & His Troopers
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So Long Pal Al Dexter
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-
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July 8, 1944 - July 14, 1944 1 week (4 in total)
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4th
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The King Cole Trio
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Straighten Up and Fly Right Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
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-
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July 15, 1944 - July 21, 1944 1 week (total 10/5)
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10/5
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Al Dexter & His Troopers The King Cole Trio
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So Long Pal Straighten Up and Fly Right Al Dexter Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
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-
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July 22, 1944 - July 28, 1944 1 week (6 in total)
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6th
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The King Cole Trio
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Straighten Up and Fly Right Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
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-
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July 29, 1944 - September 1, 1944 5 weeks (total 5)
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5
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
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Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma 'Baby) Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
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Part of the soundtrack of the Universal production Follow the Boys
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September 2, 1944 - September 22, 1944 3 weeks (total 3)
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3
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Ernest Tubb
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Soldier's Last Letter Ernest Tubb, Henry Stewart
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-
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September 23, 1944 - September 29, 1944 1 week (total 11/4/1)
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11/4/1
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Al Dexter & His Troopers Ernest Tubb Red Foley
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So Long Pal Soldier's Last Letter Smoke on the Water Al Dexter Ernest Tubb, Henry Stewart Earl Nunn, Zeke Clements
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-
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September 30, 1944 - December 22, 1944 12 weeks (total of 13)
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13
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Red Foley
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Smoke on the Water Earl Nunn, Zeke Clements
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-
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December 23, 1944 - December 29, 1944 1 week (total 1)
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1
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Tex Knights & His Texans
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I'm Wastin 'My Tears on You Frank Harford, Tex Ritter
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-
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