List of number one hits in the US (1945)

This is a list of the number one hits on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart in the United States in 1945. There were nine number one singles and eight number one singles that year Albums.

See also : List of Singles on the Billboard Charts (1945)  and List of Albums on the Billboard Charts (1945)

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Singles

← 1944 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1946 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 23, 1944 - February 9, 1945 7 weeks (8 in total) 8th Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra Don't Fence Me In Cole Porter - February 10, 1945 - February 16, 1945 1 week (8/8 in total) 8/8 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra Don't Fence Me In Rum and Coca-Cola Cole Porter Morey Amsterdam - February 17, 1945 - April 6, 1945 7 weeks (8 in total) 8th The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra Rum and Coca-Cola Morey Amsterdam - April 7, 1945 - May 25, 1945 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Les Brown & His Orchestra with Doris Day My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time Manny Kurtz , Vic Mizzy - May 26, 1945 - July 27, 1945 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Les Brown & His Orchestra with Doris Day Sentimental Journey Ben Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown - July 28, 1945 - September 14, 1945 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Harry Warren , Johnny Mercer - September 15, 1945 - November 16, 1945 9 weeks (total 10) 10 Perry Como with Russell Case & His Orchestra Till the End of Time Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman - November 17, 1945 - November 23, 1945 1 week (total 10/3) 10/3 Perry Como with Russell Case & His Orchestra Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, Nancy Norman & The Kaye Choir Till the End of Time Chickery Chick Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee - November 24, 1945 - December 7, 1945 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Harry James & His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen It's Been a Long, Long Time Sammy Cahn , Jule Styne - December 8, 1945 - December 14, 1945 1 week (total 1) 1 Bing Crosby & with Les Paul & his Trio It's Been a Long, Long Time Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne - December 15, 1945 - December 21, 1945 1 week (total 3) 3 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, Nancy Norman & The Kaye Choir Chickery Chick Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee - December 22, 1945 - December 28, 1945 1 week (total 3) 3 Harry James & His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen It's Been a Long, Long Time Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne - December 29, 1945 - January 4, 1946 1 week (total 3) 3 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, Nancy Norman & The Kaye Choir Chickery Chick Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee -
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Albums

← 1944 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1946 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) March 24, 1945 - April 13, 1945 3 weeks (total 5) 5 King Cole Trio The King Cole Trio - April 14, 1945 - April 20, 1945 1 week (total 2) 2 Edwin Lester feat. Members of the Original New York Cast Song of Norway - April 21, 1945 - May 4, 1945 2 weeks (total 5) 5 King Cole Trio The King Cole Trio - May 5, 1945 - May 11, 1945 1 week (total 2) 2 Edwin Lester feat. Members of the Original New York Cast Song of Norway - May 12, 1945 - May 18, 1945 1 week (16 total) 16 Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Glenn Miller - An Album of Outstanding Arrangements - May 19, 1945 - May 25, 1945 1 week (12/7 in total) 12/7 King Cole Trio Glenn Miller & His Orchestra The King Cole Trio Glenn Miller - An Album of Outstanding Arrangements - May 26, 1945 - June 29, 1945 5 weeks (total of 12) 12 King Cole Trio The King Cole Trio - June 30, 1945 - August 3, 1945 5 weeks (16 total) 16 Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Glenn Miller - An Album of Outstanding Arrangements - August 4, 1945 - August 10, 1945 1 week (total of 12) 12 King Cole Trio The King Cole Trio - August 11, 1945 - August 17, 1945 1 week (16/6 in total) 16/6 Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein with the Original Broadway Cast Glenn Miller - An Album of Outstanding Arrangements Carousel - Selections from the Theater Guild Musical Play - August 18, 1945 - September 14, 1945 4 weeks (6 in total) 6th Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein with the Original Broadway Cast Carousel - Selections from the Theater Guild Musical Play - September 15, 1945 - September 21, 1945 1 week (total 6/5) 6/5 Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein with the Original Broadway Cast Freddie Slack & His Orchestra Carousel - Selections from The Theater Guild Musical Play Boogie Woogie - September 22, 1945 - October 19, 1945 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Freddie Slack & His Orchestra Boogie Woogie - October 20, 1945 - November 30, 1945 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Bing Crosby Going my way - December 1, 1945 - December 7, 1945 1 week (6 in total) 6th Vaughn Monroe On the moonbeam - December 8, 1945 - January 18, 1946 6 weeks (35 in total) 35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas -
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Web links

• List of number one hits in the United States (1940-1949)
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2014 (Free Archive)
• Billboard Google Books 1940-1964

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra - Don't Fence Me In)
2. ↑ Discogs (The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra - Rum and Coca-Cola)
3. ↑ Discogs (Les Brown & His Orchestra with Doris Day - My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time)
4. ↑ Discogs (Les Brown & His Orchestra with Doris Day - Sentimental Journey)
5. ↑ Discogs (Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe)
6. ↑ Discogs (Perry Como with Russell Case & His Orchestra - Till the End of Time)
7. ↑ Discogs (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, Nancy Norman & The Kaye Chior - Chickery Chick)
8. ↑ Discogs (Harry James & His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen - It's Been a Long, Long Time)
9. ↑ Discogs (Bing Crosby & with Les Paul & his Trio - It's Been a Long, Long Time)
10. ↑ Discogs (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, Nancy Norman & The Kaye Chior - Chickery Chick)
11. ↑ Discogs (King Cole Trio - The King Cole Trio)
12. ↑ Discogs (Glenn Miller - An Album Of Outstanding Arrangements)
13. ↑ Discogs (Bing Crosby - Going My Way)
14. ↑ Discogs (Vaughn Monroe - On The Moonbeam)

See also: Number One Hits 1945 Australia .