List of number one hits in the US (1946)

This is a list of the number one hits on Billboard's 1946 US Best Sellers in Stores chart. There were seventeen number one singles and twelve number one that year Albums.

See also : List of singles on the Billboard charts (1946)  and List of albums on the Billboard charts (1946)

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Singles

← 1945 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1947 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 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 - January 5, 1946 - January 18, 1946 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Freddy Martin & His Orchestra with Clyde Rogers Symphony Alex Alstone, André Tabet - January 19, 1946 - January 25, 1946 1 week (total 1) 1 Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra I Can't Begin to Tell You James V. Monaco , Mack Gordon - January 26, 1946 - March 1, 1946 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra with The Norton Sisters Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn - March 2, 1946 - March 8, 1946 1 week (total 1) 1 Betty Hutton with Paul Weston & His Orchestra Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Hoagy Carmichael , Paul Francis Webster - March 9, 1946 - March 15, 1946 1 week (total 1) 1 Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra Personality Johnny Burke , Jimmy Van Heusen - March 16, 1946 - April 26, 1946 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Frankie Carle & His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes Oh! What It Seemed To Be Bennie Benjamin , Frankie Carle, George David Weiss - April 27, 1946 - May 3, 1946 1 week (6 in total) 6th Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye & Ruby Newman I'm a Big Girl Now Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston - May 4, 1946 - May 24, 1946 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Perry Como with Russell Case & His Orchestra Prisoner of Love Russ Columbo, Leo Robin - May 25, 1946 - August 2, 1946 10 weeks (total 10) 10 The Ink Spots The Gypsy Billy Reid - August 3, 1946 - August 9, 1946 1 week (total 1) 1 Perry Como with Russell Case & His Orchestra Whirring Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss - August 10, 1946 - August 30, 1946 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Eddy Howard & his Orchestra To Each His Own Jay Livingston , Ray Evans - August 31, 1946 - September 13, 1946 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Freddy Martin & His Orchestra To Each His Own Jay Livingston, Ray Evans - September 14, 1946 - September 20, 1946 1 week (total 2) 2 Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra Five Minutes More Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne - September 21, 1946 - September 27, 1946 1 week (total 1) 1 The Ink Spots To Each His Own Jay Livingston, Ray Evans - September 28, 1946 - October 4, 1946 1 week (total 2) 2 Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra Five Minutes More Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne - October 5, 1946 - October 18, 1946 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Eddy Howard & His Orchestra To Each His Own Jay Livingston, Ray Evans - October 19, 1946 - December 13, 1946 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Frankie Carle & His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes Rumors Are Flying Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss - December 14, 1946 - December 27, 1946 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra with Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids Ole Buttermilk Sky Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Brooks - December 28, 1946 - February 14, 1947 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams & Chorus The Old Lamp-Lighter Nat Simon, Charles Tobias -
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Albums

← 1945 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1947 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 8, 1945 - January 18, 1946 6 weeks (35 in total) 35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas - January 19, 1946 - February 22, 1946 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th Vaughn Monroe On the moonbeam - February 23, 1946 - March 22, 1946 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Dick Haymes State Fair - March 23, 1946 - April 5, 1946 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Bing Crosby The Bells of St. Mary's - April 6, 1946 - May 24, 1946 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Frank Sinatra The Voice of Frank Sinatra - May 25, 1946 - June 7, 1946 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Benny Goodman Benny Goodman sextet - June 8, 1946 - June 14, 1946 1 week (total 19) 19th Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Glenn Miller - An Album of Outstanding Arrangements - June 15, 1946 - June 21, 1946 1 week (total 3) 3 Benny Goodman Benny Goodman sextet - June 22, 1946 - July 19, 1946 4 weeks (total 19) 19th Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Glenn Miller - An Album of Outstanding Arrangements - July 20, 1946 - August 16, 1946 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Carmen Cavallaro Dancing in the Dark - August 17, 1946 - August 30, 1946 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th King Cole Trio The King Cole Trio Vol. 2 - August 31, 1946 - September 13, 1946 2 weeks (total 2) 2 David Rose & his Orchestra A Cole Porter Review - September 14, 1946 - September 27, 1946 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th King Cole Trio The King Cole Trio Vol. 2 - September 28, 1946 - November 15, 1946 7 weeks (total 7) 7th The Ink Spots The Ink Spots - November 16, 1946 - November 22, 1946 1 week (total 1) 1 Perry Como Merry Christmas Music - November 23, 1946 - January 10, 1947 7 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 (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, Nancy Norman & The Kaye Chior - Chickery Chick)
2. ↑ Discogs (Freddy Martin & His Orchestra with Clyde Rogers - Symphony)
3. ↑ Discogs (Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra - I Can't Begin to Tell You)
4. ↑ Discogs (Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra with The Norton Sisters - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!)
5. ↑ Discogs (Betty Hutton with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief)
6. ↑ Discogs (Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - Personality)
7. ↑ Discogs (Frankie Carle & His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Oh! What It Seemed to Be)
8. ↑ Discogs (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye & Ruby Newman - I'm a Big Girl Now)
9. ↑ Discogs (The Ink Spots - The Gypsy)
10. ↑ Discogs (Perry Como with Russell Case & His Orchestra - Surrender)
11. ↑ Discogs (Eddy Howard & his Orchestra - To Each His Own)
12. ↑ Discogs (Freddy Martin & His Orchestra - To Each His Own)
13. ↑ Discogs (Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra - Five Minutes More)
14. ↑ Discogs (The Ink Spots - To Each His Own)
15. ↑ Discogs (Frankie Carle & His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Rumors Are Flying)
16. ↑ Discogs (Kay Kyser & His Orchestra with Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids - Ole Buttermilk Sky)
17. ↑ Discogs (Vaughn Monroe - On The Moonbeam)
18. ↑ Discogs (Frank Sinatra - The Voice Of Frank Sinatra)
19. ↑ Discogs (Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman Sextet)
20. ↑ Discogs (Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller - An Album Of Outstanding Arrangements)
21. ↑ Discogs (Perry Como - Merry Christmas Music)

See also: 1946 number one hits in Australia .