List of number one hits in the US (1940)

This is a list of the number one hits on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores charts in the United States in 1940, first published July 27, 1940.

See also : List of singles on the Billboard charts (1940)

	List of number one hits in the US			1941 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) July 27, 1940 - October 18, 1940 12 weeks (total of 12) 12 Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers I'll Never Smile Again Ruth Lowe - October 19, 1940 - December 20, 1940 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra Only Forever James V. Monaco , Johnny Burke - December 21, 1940 - March 14, 1941 12 weeks (total of 13) 13 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra Frenesi Alberto Dominguez -
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Individual evidence

1. ^ The Billboard, July 27, 1940, p. 11 (available in the American Radio History Archives )
2. ↑ Discogs (Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra - I'll Never Smile Again)
3. ↑ Discogs (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra - Only Forever)
4. ↑ Discogs (Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Frenesi)

Web links

• List of number one hits in the United States (1940-1949)
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2014 (Free Archive)

See also: Number one hits in Australia in 1940 .