List of singles on the Billboard charts (1946)

Notes on using the list

This list contains musicians, titles and their composer (s), date of entry into the charts, length of stay in the charts and highest position (abbreviated HP ). The presetting is made alphabetically according to the artist. It can also be sorted by title, chart entry, length of stay, position and label.

The List of Billboard Charts Songs (1946) is a complete list of songs that made it onto the US charts published by Billboard in the 1946 calendar year .

When setting up it should be noted that the A and B sides of a sound carrier could also be placed individually in the Billboard charts; in this case they are listed separately in this list. The information on the number of weeks and the best placement correspond to the timeframe of the respective calendar year and thus only represent partial statistics. This year a total of 83 songs were placed.

Jo Stafford, circa July 1946.
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb

The postwar era began in popular music as a continuation of the period before it, but it did not take long for changes to take place; The swing era had already passed its zenith when the United States entered World War II , and singers who had previously been vocalists in the great orchestras of this era now enjoyed success as soloists such as Frank Sinatra , Doris Day , Anita O'Day and other. Many of the most popular sings of the time originated on New York's Broadway .

The music industry of the post-war era specifically promoted young vocalists and vocal quartets such as Nat “King” Cole and his trio, The Four Aces , The Four Freshmen , The Four Lads and others in addition to (former) band singers . “Singers and groups could be white or black, even if most of them were white”. A part of the general popular music scene that still existed on its fringes were various specialty groups who liked jazz , for example, or Dixieland or progressive music. With the globalization of the US record industry during the Cold War, the basis for mainstream popular music was also laid around 1946, known in the form of easy listening and traditional pop with artists such as Les Brown / Doris Day ("Day by Day" ), Frankie Carle ("Rumors Are Flying"), Perry Como ("Prisoner of Love"), Eddy Howard ("To Each His Own"), Peggy Lee ("It's a Good Day"), Frank Sinatra ("Five Minutes More "), and Jo Stafford (" The Things We Did Last Summer ").

"The country's songs began to reflect the feeling of relief that came with the end of the war and love that replaced patriotism as the main theme of popular music;" this reflected songs of the time such as Five Minutes More, Full Moon, Empty Arms, A Gal in Calico , The Gypsy, I don't Know Enough About You, The Old Lamplighter, One-zy Two-zy, Personality, Prisoner of Love and Rumors Are Flying .

See also : List of Number One Hits in the USA (1946) , List of Singles on the Race Records Charts 1946 and List of Number One Hits on the Jukebox Folk Charts in the USA (1946)

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Interpreter	Title Author (s)	Chart entry	Weeks	HP	Label number	Remarks
The Andrews Sisters & Les Paul with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Rumors Are Flying Bennie Benjamin , George David Weiss	10/26/1946	8th	6th	Decca 23 656	Rumors Are Flying was one of the top hits of 1946; The song was in the charts in eight versions, alongside Butterfield by Frankie Carle , Les Paul , Andrew Sisters , Betty Jane Rodes , The Three Suns, Tony Martin and Harry Cool .
Tex Beneke with the Glenn Miller Orchestra	Give Me Five Minutes More Sammy Cahn , Jule Styne	07.09.1946	12	6th	Victor 20-1922	Johnny Mercer's version was # 1 on Your Hit Parade and # 5 on the Billboard Charts; the song was also released in versions by Tex Beneke, Benny Goodman and Bing Crosby.
Tex Beneke with the Glenn Miller Orchestra	Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop Lionel Hampton , Curley Hamner	May 25, 1946	9	4th	Victor 20-1859	The R&B song brought Lionel Hampton a million-dollar hit, with which Tex Beneke was also successful. Also Wynonie Harris took on the title 1946th
Les Brown & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Butch Stone	Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (From "The Stork Club") Paul Francis Webster , Hoagy Carmichael	March 16, 1946	4th	6th	Columbia 36 945	Version of the piece from the Paramount production The Stork Club (1945), in which Betty Hutton presented it. Betty Hutton also recorded the song for Capitol, accompanied by Matty Matlock , Eddie Miller , George Van Eps , Jack Ryan, Nick Fatool and the Paul Weston Orchestra.
Les Brown & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Doris Day	You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) Freddy James , Larry Stock	02/23/1946	9	5	Columbia 36 884	This title was listed in three versions in the US hit lists in 1946, Les Brown was followed by the singer Perry Como in February and Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong in April .
Frankie Carle & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Marjorie Hughes	Oh! What It Seemed to Be George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin, Frankie Carle	02/16/1946	15th	1	Columbia 36 892	in Oh! What It Seemed to Be sang by Frankie Carle's daughter Marjorie Hughes.
Frankie Carle & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Marjorie Hughes	Rumors are Flying Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss	09/28/1946	13	1	Columbia 37 069	The songs Oh, What It Seemed to Be and Rumors Are Flying consolidated the image of the Frankie Carle Orchestra.
Hoagy Carmichael & his Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky (From the Picture "Canyon Passage") Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Brooks	11/30/1946	2	8th	ARA 155	From the Universal Production Fire on the Horizon ; the version received an Oscar nomination for best song in 1947 .
Hoagy Carmichael with the Chickadees & Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Huggin 'and Chalkin Clancy Hayes , Kermit Goell	December 07, 1946	3	6th	Decca 23 675	In 1946, Carmichael worked with New Yorker Kermit Goell on Huggin 'and Chalkin', an upbeat novelty song that sang the praises of a lover named Rosabelle McGee.
Helen Carroll & the Satisfiers with Russ Case & his Orchestra	Ole Buttermilk Sky (From the Walter Wanger-Production "Canyon Passage") Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Brooks	11/23/1946	4th	7th	Victor 20-1982	Version of the piece from the Universal production Feuer am Horizont (1946, directed by Jacques Tourneur ), in which the song was introduced by Hoagy Carmichael. The songwriter himself recorded the song (accompanied by Lou Bring and His Orchestra) in November 1946 for Decca Records .
Perry Como & the Satisfiers with Russ Case & his Orchestra	Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba) (From the 20th Century-Fox-Picture "Doll Face") Harold Adamson , Jimmy McHugh	December 29, 1945	9	3	Victor 20-1750	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production Doll Face (1945, directed by Lewis Seiler ), in which the song is introduced by Perry Como and Martha Stewart .
Perry Como & the Satisfiers with Russ Case & his Orchestra	I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (From the 20th Century Fox Picture "The Dolly Sisters") Joseph McCarthy , Harry Carroll	02/02/1946	4th	7th	Victor 20-1788	Version of the piece from 20th Century Fox production The Dolly Sisters (1945, directed by Irving Cummings ), in which the song is introduced by John Payne and Betty Grable .
Perry Como with Russ Case & his Orchestra	Prisoner of Love Leo Robin , Russ Columbo	03/30/1946	19th	1	Victor 20-1814	Prisoner Of Love , a song written by Clarence Gaskill and Leo Robin in 1931, was popularized in the US by Russ Columbo and eventually a big hit with Perry Como. Even Billy Eckstine recorded the song.
Perry Como with Russ Case & his Orchestra	Whirring Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss	07/06/1946	16	1	Victor 20-1877	The song was a millionaire hit for Perry Como and was soon covered by various musicians such as Woody Herman , George Olsen , Tony Pastor , Randy Brooks , Art Mooney and Bob Chester .
Perry Como with Russ Case & his Orchestra	They Say It's Wonderful (From the Musical Production "Annie Get Your Gun") Irving Berlin	06/22/1946	8th	4th	Victor 20-1857	Version of the piece from the Broadway production Annie Get Your Gun . Also Anita Boyer , Buddy Di Vito , Doris Day , Bobby Doyle , Teddy Norman Ginny Simms and Frank Sinatra took up the song.
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra	White Christmas (From Paramount-Picture "Holiday Inn") Irving Berlin	December 29, 1945	2	9	Decca 18 429	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Musik, Musik (1942, directed by Mark Sandrich ), in which the song is introduced by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears (as the vocal double of Marjorie Reynolds ).
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra	White Christmas (1946) Irving Berlin	December 21, 1946	1	7th	Decca 23 778	The poet Carl Sandburg wrote: "When we sing ['White Christmas'], we don't hate anyone."
Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	South America, Take It Away (From Musical Revue "Call Me Mister") Harold Rome	08/03/1946	17th	2	Decca 23 569	"Bing and the Andrews Sisters shine again with a Latin beat and deliver interesting rhythmic harmonies."
Bing Crosby & the Jesters with Bob Haggart & his Orchestra	Sioux City Sue Dick Thomas, Ray Freedman	04/13/1946	6th	6th	Decca 23 508	Bing Crosby hit # 1 on the country charts and # 16 on the pop charts with the song Sioux City Sue .
Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro at the Piano	I Can't Begin to Tell You (From 20th Century-Fox-Picture "The Dolly Sisters") James V. Monaco , Mack Gordon	December 29, 1945	12	1	Decca 23 457	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production The Dolly Sisters (1945, directed by Irving Cummings ), in which the song is introduced by John Payne , Betty Grable and June Haver .
Bing Crosby with Les Paul & his Trio	It's Been A Long, Long Time Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	December 29, 1945	3	4th	Decca 18 708	With guitarist Les Paul and his trio as regulars, Crosby appeared on his NBC radio show Kraft Music Hall in 1944/45.
Bing Crosby with Victor Young & his Orchestra	Symphony Alex Alstone, André Tabet, Roger Bernstein, Jack Lawrence	01/12/1946	9	3	Decca 18 735	Victor Young's Orchestra also worked with Judy Garland and the Boswell Sisters at Decca during this period , the latter being heard in Stardust (Brunswick). Crosby and Young also recorded the songs Beautiful Love and Dear Friend .
Xavier Cugat & his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Buddy Clark & Chorus	South America, Take It Away! (From "Call Me Mister") Harold Rome	09/21/1946	3	9	Columbia 37 051	Chapeau! The 1946 Billboard praised Xavier Cugat, who creates the eye-catching musical backdrop for the satirical South America, Take It Away .
Hal Derwin with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra	The Old Lamplighter Charles Tobias, Nat Simon	December 14, 1946	1	6th	Capitol 288	In its unforgettable lyric poetry, the song Old Lamp-Lighter addresses the fact that one is fed up with roaming the landscape and longing to return to the 'old people' in the south .
Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five	Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) Wilmoth Houdini	07/27/1946	2	9	Decca 23 546	Bruce Pollock added the song to his list of 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era , as well as Let the Good Times Roll , Open the Door, Richard, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie and The Gypsy .
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Liza Morrow	Symphony Alex Alstone, Jack Lawrence	01/19/1946	8th	5	Columbia 36 874	The French song was in the charts in 1945/46 alongside Goodman in other versions by Freddy Martin , Bing Crosby , Jo Stafford and Guy Lombardo . He has also been recorded by many other bands, such as Phil Moore , Hazy Osterwald and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra	Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop Curley Hamner , Lionel Hampton	04/13/1946	3	9	Decca 18 754	Lionel Hampton has sold this title more than a million times and played it in almost every one of his countless appearances. At the same time, Tex Beneke was in the US charts with the song .
Phil Harris & his Orchestra	One-Zy Two-Zy Dave Franklin, Irving Taylor	04/20/1946	1	7th	ARA 136	Cover version of the song with which Freddy Martin hit the US charts in 1946. Also Jan Garber , Hildegarde , Tommy "Madman" Jones , Kay Kyser and Jo Stafford received him at this time.
Dick Haymes with Victor Young & his Orchestra	It Might as Well Be Spring (From 20th Century-Fox-Picture "State Fair") Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II	December 29, 1945	6th	5	Decca 18 706	B-side of That's for Me ; Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production Jahrmarkt der Liebe (1945, director Walter Lang ), in which the song is presented by Louanne Hogan (as Jeanne Crain's vocal double ).
Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest with Earle Hagen & his Orchestra	I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Featured in 20th Century Fox Picture "The Dolly Sisters") Harry Carroll, Joseph McCarthy	02/09/1946	1	10	Decca 23 472	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production The Dolly Sisters . The song was listed in the charts in 1946, alongside Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest, in versions by Perry Como and Harry James (with Buddy DiVito, vocals).
Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest with Earle Hagen & his Orchestra	Oh! What It Seemed to Be Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss, Frankie Carle	03/02/1946	9	4th	Decca 23 481	With the song Frankie Carle had a number one hit in October 1946 ; Frank Sinatra was also successful with his version of the song (Columbia, with the studio orchestra of Axel Stordahl).
Woody Herman & his Orchestra	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	03/02/1946	1	8th	Columbia 36 909	The song was also listed in the US charts in 1946 in versions by Vaughn Monroe (Victer), Connee Boswell & Russ Morgan (Decca), Danny O'Neil (Majestic) and Bob Crosby (AHA).
Eddy Howard & his Orchestra	To Each His Own (From the Picture "To Each His Own") Jay Livingston , Ray Evans	07/20/1946	19th	1	Majestic 1070	From the Paramount production Mutterherz . The Ink Spots also had a number one hit in the United States with their version of the movie song in September 1946.
Betty Hutton with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (From BG DeSylva-Production "The Stork Club") Paul Francis Webster , Hoagy Carmichael	December 29, 1945	15th	1	Capitol 220	Version of the piece from the musical comedy The Stork Club (1945, directed by Hal Walker ) in which Betty Hutton presents the song. Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael recorded the song for V-Disc ; versions of Les Brown & Butch Stone and The Squadronaires followed .
The Ink Spots	Prisoner of Love Russ Columbo, Leo Robin, Clarence Gaskill	06/29/1946	1	10	Decca 18 864	In addition to the Ink Spots, Billy Eckstine , Jo Stafford with Red Ingle, Benny Carter also recorded the song; Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra appeared with the song in the musical film Rhythm in a Riff .
The Ink Spots	The Gypsy Billy Reid	05/11/1946	18th	1	Decca 18 817	The Gypsy was one of the big hits of 1946; the song hit the charts in versions of Dinah Shore , the Ink Spots and Sammy Kaye .
The Ink Spots	To Each His Own (Inspired by the Paramount picture "To Each His Own") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	07.09.1946	11	1	Decca 23 615	Version of the play from the Paramount production Mutterherz (1946, directed by Mitchell Leisen ), with Olivia de Havilland , John Lund and Mary Anderson in the leading roles.
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Ruth Haag	I Can't Begin to Tell You Mack Gordon, James V. Monaco	05/01/1946	3	9	Columbia 36 867	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production The Dolly Sisters . James joined the success of Bing Crosby with this song, which was also # 1 on the US charts.
Harry James & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Kitty Kallen	It's Been a Long, Long Time Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	December 29, 1945	4th	3	Columbia 36 838	At the same time, Bing Crosby (with Les Paul and his trio) was in the charts. Text and title had an extremely topical meaning with regard to the return of the soldiers from the war effort. During the year Charlie Spivak and Stan Kenton were also listed with the title in the charts.
Spike Jones & his Wacky Wakakians with Chorus	Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) Ralph Freed , Johnny Noble, Leleiohoku	08/03/1946	1	8th	Victor 20-1893	Hawaiian War Chant was a popular American song, the melody and lyrics of which were written by Prince Leleiohoku in the 1860s. The original title of the song was Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi or We Two in the Spray .
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five	Buzz Me Fleecie Moore, Danny Baxter	05/01/1946	1	9	Decca 18 734	“It's important to mention here that Louis Jordan has a connection with the jukebox market. ... This often meant that a large part of Jordan's sales depended on automatic players (it is estimated that 400,000 jukeboxes were counted for Jordan's "Buzz Me" (1945)). "
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five	Choo Choo Ch'Boogie Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, Milt Gabler	08/31/1946	5	8th	Decca 23 610	"Typical pattern of the Jump Blues accompaniment , from Louis Jordan" Choo Choo Ch'Boogie "(1946) = 162 bpm. The offbeat phrasing of the chord part leads to a driving movement character of the entire pattern. "
Stan Kenton & his Orchestra, Vocal by June Christy	Shoo Fly Pie (And Apple Pan Dowdy) Sammy Gallop, Guy Wood	03/23/1946	4th	8th	Capitol 235	Also, Dinah Shore and Guy Lombardo came with Shoo-Fly Pie in the top ten ; the swing number was also in the repertoire of Johnny Desmond , Perry Como, Bing Crosby and The Charioteers, The Pied Pipers , Margaret Whiting , Woody Herman, Sonny Dunham and Harry James in 1946 .
The King Cole Trio	(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Deek Watson, William Best	11/30/1946	3	5	Capitol 304	(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons , the successful number of the King Cole Trio made up of Nat Cole, Oscar Moore and Johnny Miller , was in the charts in six versions in 1946/47, alongside Cole by Ella Fitzgerald with the Delta Rhythm Boys , Charlie Spivak , Dinah Shore and Art Kassel .
The King Cole Trio with String Choir	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) Robert Wells , Mel Tormé	December 14, 1946	1	10	Capitol 311	“Who can forget when Nat King Cole sings about the chestnuts that roast on an open fire.” Bing Crosby, Les Brown , Benny Goodman , and Martha Tilton also had the song in their repertoire in 1946 .
Evelyn Knight & the Jesters with Bob Haggart & his Orchestra	Chickery Chick Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee	05/01/1946	1	10	Decca 18 725	With the song, Sammy Kaye also had a number one hit in the US. Jazz bassist Bob Haggart had put together a studio orchestra with an unknown line-up for the recording.
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Michael Douglas & The Campus Kids	Ole Buttermilk Sky (From "Canyon Passage") Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Brooks	11/02/1946	8th	1	Columbia 37 073	Version of the piece from the Universal production Fire on the Horizon . With Ole Buttermilk Sky , Kyser and co-author Hoagy Carmichael, Matt Dennis & Paul Weston , Helen Carroll and Conne Boswell were in the US charts.
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Mike Douglas & The Campus Kids	The Old Lamplighter Charles Tobias, Nat Simon	11/30/1946	4th	3	Columbia 37 095	The singer Mike Douglas took Kyser next The Old Lamplighter and Ole Buttermilk Sky on.
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Glenn Hughes & The Martin Men	Doin 'What Comes Natur'lly (From the Musical Production "Annie Get Your Gun") Irving Berlin	07/06/1946	8th	4th	Victor 20-1878	The song was successful in three versions in 1946, in addition to that by Freddy Martin also with Dinah Shore & Spade Cooley and by Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra; the most successful was that of Freddy Martin.
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Stuart Wade	To Each His Own (Inspired by the Paramount picture "To Each His Own") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	08/17/1946	12	1	Victor 20-1921	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Mutterherz , the title song of the same name, sung by Eddy Howard , which reached number 1 on the Billboard charts that year.
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Clyde Rogers	Symphony Andre Tabet, Alex Alstone, Jack Lawrence	December 29, 1945	11	1	Victor 20-1747	At the same time Benny Goodman & his Orchestra was successful with the title in the charts; the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Phil Moore's band also recorded the song in 1945.
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra with Jack Fina at the Piano	Bumble Boogie Jack Fina	05/04/1946	2	7th	Victor 20-1829	Bumble Boogie was a jazzy version of the bumblebee flight (Engl. Flight of the Bumble Bee ) by Rimsky-Korsakov .
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by The Martin Men	One-Zy, Two-Zy (I Love You-Zy) Dave Franklin, Irving Taylor	03/30/1946	6th	6th	Victor 20-1826	“ One-zy, Two-zy, I'll kiss you-zy, / Two-zy, three-zy, you kiss me-zy / Three-zy, four-zy, kiss some more-zy; / Let's start counting higher “is the refrain of this optimistic novelty song.
Tony Martin with the Lyttle Sisters & Al Sack & his Orchestra	Rumors Are Flying Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss	11/02/1946	3	9	Mercury 3032	With Rumors Are Flying Frankie Carle & his Orchestra had a number one hit; The Andrews Sisters & Les Paul (# 6) and Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra (# 6) were also successful with the song.
Tony Martin with the Starlighters & Al Sack & his Orchestra	To Each His Own (From Paramount-Picture "To Each His Own") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	08/17/1946	12	4th	Mercury 3022	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Mutterherz , the title song of the same name, sung by Eddy Howard , which reached number 1 on the Billboard charts that year.
Johnny Mercer & the Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	Personality (From Paramount-Picture "Road to Utopia") Johnny Burke , Jimmy Van Heusen	01/26/1946	14th	1	Capitol 230	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Der Weg nach Utopia .
The Modernaires & Paula Kelly with Mannie Klein & his Orchestra	To Each His Own (From "To Each His Own") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	08/24/1946	6th	5	Columbia 37 063	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Mutterherz . Freddy Martin, Eddy Howard and the Ink Spots each had a number one hit in 1946 with the song that Tony Martin was in the charts with.
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Norton Sisters	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	05/01/1946	11	1	Victor 20-1759	A pop song from 1945, mostly played around Christmas, for which Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne wrote the lyrics and the music. Although Christmas is not alluded to in the song, it became one of the most famous American Christmas carols .
Alvino Rey & his Orchestra, Vocal by Rocky Coluccio	Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti) Slim Gaillard , Lee Ricks	05/11/1946	6th	6th	Capitol 248	The humorous title was known by the duo Slim & Slam and Slim Gaillard's biggest hit. Gaillard created the song improvised when, by the time he heard a cement mixer play outside the studio, it was missing a fourth side of the record.
Betty Rhodes with Charles Dant & his Orchestra	Rumors Are Flying Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss	11/09/1946	6th	5	Victor 20-1944	Betty Jane Rhodes (1921-2011) was an American actress and singer. She was also known as Jane Rhodes.
Andy Russell with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	I Can't Begin to Tell You (From 20th Century-Fox-Picture "The Dolly Sisters") Mack Gordon, James V. Monaco	05/01/1946	2	8th	Capitol 221	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production The Dolly Sisters . I Can't Begin to Tell You was a number one hit for Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro in 1946 .
Andy Russell with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne	05/11/1946	7th	4th	Capitol 252	Even Sammy Kaye (Victor) and Dinah Shore (Columbia) were successfully represented during the year with the film song in the US charts.
Andy Russell with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	Pretending Marty Symes, Al Sherman	October 12, 1946	1	10	Capitol 271	Andy Russell (born Andrés Rábago; 1919–1992) was a singer, actor and entertainer of Mexican descent who was quite popular in the USA in the 1940s and specialized in traditional pop and Latin music. During this time he sold 8 million records, which he played with his romantic baritone voice.
Dinah Shore with Sonny Burke & his Orchestra	The Gypsy Billy Reid	05/11/1946	17th	2	Columbia 36 964	The song was also a number one hit for Ink Spots.
Dinah Shore with Sonny Burke & his Orchestra	Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne	04/27/1946	9	3	Columbia 36 964	The song was popularized in a recording by Dinah Shore; the song was on the B-side of their hugely popular hit The Gypsy .
Dinah Shore with Sonny Burke & his Orchestra	Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy Sammy Gallop, Guy Wood	04/13/1946	2	7th	Columbia 36 943	Even Guy Lombardo was represented with the song in 1946 on the charts; Other cover versions were made by Mark Triplets (DeLuxe), Johnny Desmond (Victor), Stan Kenton (Capitol) and Connie Haines (Mercury).
Dinah Shore with Spade Cooley & his Orchestra	Doin 'What Comes Natur'lly (From "Annie Get Your Gun") Irving Berlin	06/22/1946	9	4th	Columbia 36 976	Also Freddy Martin (Victor), Jimmy Dorsey (Decca) were represented with the song in 1946 in the charts; Jan Garber ( Black & White ) and the Five DeMarco Sisters (Majestic) submitted further recordings .
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & his Orchestra	Day by Day Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston	March 9, 1946	1	10	Columbia 36 905	B-side of Oh! What It Seemed to Be .
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & his Orchestra	Five Minutes More Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	08/10/1946	18th	1	Columbia 37 048
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & his Orchestra	Oh! What It Seemed to Be George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin, Frankie Carle	02/23/1946	12	2	Columbia 36 905	Oh! What It Seemed to Be was one of the successful tracks of 1946 and was recorded by 17 well-known bands, singers and combos that year.
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & his Orchestra	The Coffee Song (They've Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil) Bob Hilliard, Dick Miles	10/26/1946	1	10	Columbia 37 089	The song was u. a. also interpreted by Louis Prima , The Andrews Sisters , Sam Cooke , Rosemary Clooney , Eydie Gormé , Mike Doughty , Stan Ridgway , Soul Coughing , Osibisa , Hildegard Knef and The Muppets .
Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & his Orchestra	They Say It's Wonderful (From "Annie Get Your Gun") Irving Berlin	06/29/1946	6th	8th	Columbia 36 975
Charlie Spivak & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Irene Daye	It's Been a Long, Long Time Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	December 29, 1945	2	6th	Victor 20-1721	In 1945 Harry James (with Kitty Katten; Columbia), Bing Crosby & Les Paul Trio (Decca), Stan Kenton (Capitol) and singer Phil Brito (Musicraft) were also successful with the song .
Charlie Spivak & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Saunders	Oh! What It Seemed to Be Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss, Frankie Carle	03/23/1946	7th	5	Victor 20-1806
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	Symphony Andre Tabet, Roger Bernstein, Jack Lawrence, Alex Alstone	01/12/1946	6th	4th	Capitol 227
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye , Vocal Refrain by Betty Barclay	I'm A Big Girl Now Al Hoffman , Milton Drake, David Livingston	04/20/1946	11	1	Victor 20-1812
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Refrain by Billy Williams	Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne	May 25, 1946	4th	7th	Victor 20-1856
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Refrain by Billy Williams	It Might As Well Be Spring (From 20th Century-Fox-Picture "State Fair") Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers	December 29, 1945	4th	8th	Victor 20-1738	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production Fun Fair .
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Refrain by Billy Williams & Choir	The Old Lamplighter Charles Tobias, Nat Simon	11/16/1946	6th	2	Victor 20-1963
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, Nancy Norman & The Kaye Choir	Chickery Chick Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman	December 29, 1945	4th	1	Victor 20-1726	The Andrew Sisters , Dinah Shore , Frank Sinatra , and Gene Krupa and His Orchestra with the singer Anita O'Day , in Europe De Millers ( Sanny Day , Pia Beck , Coen van Nassou ) recorded the song in 1945/46.
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Refrain by Mary Marlow	The Gypsy Billy Reid	May 18, 1946	10	4th	Victor 20-1844	The Gypsy was the B-side of the single (Gee! I'm Glad to Be) The One That I Am .
Paul Weston & his Orchestra with Margaret Whiting	It Might As Well Be Spring (From 20th Century-Fox-Picture "State Fair") Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II	December 29, 1945	2	7th	Capitol 214	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production Fun Fair . In the following years the song became a popular pop and jazz standard, sung by Sarah Vaughan (with Miles Davis ), Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone , Frank Sinatra and Astrud Gilberto (with Stan Getz ).
Paul Weston & his Orchestra with Matt Dennis	Ole Buttermilk Sky (From the Universal-Picture "Canyon Passage") Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Brooks	11/16/1946	3	9	Capitol 285	Version of the piece from the Universal production Fire on the Horizon .

Web links

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Individual evidence

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9. ^ Richard Sudhalter : Stardust Melody: the life and music of Hoagy Carmichael , Oxford University Press 2002, p. 258
10. ↑ Canyon Passage in the Internet Movie Database (English)
11. ↑ Doll Face in the Internet Movie Database (English)
12. ↑ Dolly Sisters in the Internet Movie Database (English)
13. ↑ AFRS with Bob Simmers and his AFRS Five
14. ↑ 946 Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands orchestra directed by Harry James
15. ↑ Orchestra directed by Ray Bloch; Signature Records 15021
16. ^ One Night Stand (AFRS) orchestra directed by Ray McKinley
17. ↑ 1946 At Ease AFRS orchestra directed by Frank DeVol .
18. ↑ Music, Music in the Internet Movie Database (English)
19. ^ Gary Giddins : Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946 . Little, Brown, 2018
20. ↑ Colin Bratkovich: Just Remember This. 2014, p. 198
21. ↑ Don Cusic: The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles . 2011
22. ↑ Dolly Sisters in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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26. ↑ Malcolm Macfarlane Bing Crosby: Day by Day . Scarecrow Press, 2001, p. 276
27. ^ Billboard July 20, 1946
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29. ↑ Bruce Pollock: Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era . Taylor & Francis 2005
30. ↑ carnival of love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
31. ^ Billboard March 9, 1946
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33. ↑ The Stork Club in the Internet Movie Database (English)
34. ↑ Thomas S. Hischak The Tin Pan Alley song Encyclopedia . Greenwood Press, 2002, p. 292
35. ^ Marv Goldberg: More Than Words Can Say: The Ink Spots and Their Music . Lanham: Svaregrow Press 1998, p. 160
36. ↑ List of singles on the Billboard charts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
37. ^ Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame
38. ^ Adam Green, Wayne Miller: Selling the Race: Culture, Community, and Black Chicago, 1940–1955 : Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007
39. ↑ Martin Pfleiderer: Rhythm: Psychological, theoretical and stylistic aspects of popular music . Transcript 2015
40. ↑ March 3, 1946 Chesterfield Supper Club orchestra directed by Lloyd Shaffer with The Satisfiers
41. ↑ With the Axel Stordahl Orchestra
42. ↑ May 4, 1946 Continental Celebrity Club radio program
43. ↑ The title is not to be confused with For Sentimental Reasons , written by Al Sherman, Edward Heyman, and Abner Silber.
44. ↑ Ace Collins: More Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas . Zondervan 2009
45. ↑ Radio recording December 22, 1946 Meet Me At Parky's orchestra directed by Opie Cates.
46. ^ Richard S. Sears: V-Discs : A History and Discography . Greenwood Press, 1980, p. 585
47. ↑ Billboard December 21, 1946, p. 25, Billboard January 4, 1947, p. 19
48. ^ Laura Avery: Newsmakers: The People Behind Today's Headlines. 2007 cumulation. Thomson Gale, 2008
49. ↑ With Johnny Letman (tp), Phil Moore (p, vcl), Chuck Wayne (git), John Levy (kb), Wallace Bishop (dr), Billy Daniels (vcl)
50. ↑ James B. Murphy Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co. 2015, p. 289.
51. ^ Billboard September 21, 1946, p. 25
52. ^ Arnold Shaw: Let's Dance: Popular Music in the 1930s . Oxford University Press, 1998, p. 167
53. ↑ Billboard June 29, 1946
54. ^ Avant-Mier, Roberto (2010). Rock the Nation: Latin / o Identities and the Latin Rock Diaspora. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4411-6897-9
55. ^ Billboard May 25, 1946
56. ^ Billboard July 20, 1946
57. ↑ William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: The Crisis - Volumes 53-54, 1946, page 148
58. ↑ Billboard December 22, 1945
59. ↑ Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye - (Gee! I'm Glad To Be) The One That I Am / The Gypsy at Discogs