on 1/30/2026, 11:17 am
“I’ll Never Smile Again” — Tommy Dorsey
“In the Mood” — Glenn Miller
“Frenesi” — Artie Shaw
“Indian Summer” — Tommy Dorsey
“Stardust” — Glenn Miller
“Tuxedo Junction” — Glenn Miller
“Song of the Islands” — Wayne King
“Blueberry Hill” — Glenn Miller
“Pennsylvania 6-5000” — Glenn Miller
“A String of Pearls” — Glenn Miller
1941
“Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)” — Jimmy Dorsey
“Chattanooga Choo Choo” — Glenn Miller
“Green Eyes” — Jimmy Dorsey
“Maria Elena” — Jimmy Dorsey
“Dolores” — Jimmy Dorsey
“Daddy” — Sammy Kaye
“Elmer’s Tune” — Glenn Miller
“Piano Concerto in B-Flat” — Freddy Martin
“Blue Champagne” — Jimmy Dorsey
“I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire” — Ink Spots
1942
“White Christmas” — Bing Crosby
“Jingle Jangle Jingle” — Kay Kyser
“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” — Andrews Sisters
“I’ll Be Seeing You” — Bing Crosby
“Tangerine” — Jimmy Dorsey
“Moonlight Cocktail” — Glenn Miller
“That Old Black Magic” — Glenn Miller
“Blues in the Night” — Woody Herman
“Deep in the Heart of Texas” — Alvino Rey
“Serenade in Blue” — Glenn Miller
1943
“I’ve Heard That Song Before” — Harry James
“Paper Doll” — Ink Spots
“You’ll Never Know” — Dick Haymes
“Sunday, Monday, or Always” — Bing Crosby
“People Will Say We’re in Love” — Tommy Dorsey
“As Time Goes By” — Rudy Vallée
“That Old Black Magic” — Margaret Whiting
“My Heart Tells Me” — Glenn Miller
“It Could Happen to You” — Jo Stafford
“Taking a Chance on Love” — Benny Goodman
1944
“Swinging on a Star” — Bing Crosby
“I’ll Walk Alone” — Dinah Shore
“I’ll Be Seeing You” — Bing Crosby
“Don’t Fence Me In” — Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
“San Fernando Valley” — Bing Crosby
“Amor” — Bing Crosby
“It Had to Be You” — Harry James
“Long Ago and Far Away” — Jo Stafford
“Sentimental Journey” — Les Brown
“Time Waits for No One” — Freddie Slack
1945
“‘Till the End of Time” — Perry Como
“Sentimental Journey” — Les Brown
“You Belong to My Heart” — Bing Crosby
“On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe” — Judy Garland
“My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time” — Les Brown
“Bell Bottom Trousers” — Tony Pastor
“Rum and Coca-Cola” — Andrews Sisters
“Accentuate the Positive” — Johnny Mercer
“Laura” — Woody Herman
“I’m Beginning to See the Light” — Duke Ellington
1946
“Prisoner of Love” — Perry Como
“To Each His Own” — Eddy Howard
“The Gypsy” — Ink Spots
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” — Vaughn Monroe
“Laughing on the Outside” — Sammy Kaye
“My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time” — Les Brown
“All Through the Day” — Perry Como
“I Don’t Know Why” — Sammy Kaye
“Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly” — Margaret Whiting
“Symphony” — Freddy Martin
1947
“Near You” — Francis Craig
“Peg o’ My Heart” — Harmonicats
“Linda” — Buddy Clark
“Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!” — Tex Williams
“Civilization” — Andrews Sisters
“Tenderly” — Walter Gross
“Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba” — Perry Como
“Ballerina” — Vaughn Monroe
“How Soon” — Jack Owens
“Anniversary Song” — Al Jolson
1948
“Twelfth Street Rag” — Pee Wee Hunt
“Nature Boy” — Nat King Cole
“Manana” — Peggy Lee
“Buttons and Bows” — Dinah Shore
“You Call Everybody Darlin’” — Al Trace
“Woody Woodpecker Song” — Kay Kyser
“Serenade of the Bells” — Sammy Kaye
“Hair of Gold” — Al Jolson
“My Happiness” — Jon & Sondra Steele
“Now Is the Hour” — Bing Crosby
1949
“Riders in the Sky” — Vaughn Monroe
“Some Enchanted Evening” — Perry Como
“Cruising Down the River” — Russ Morgan
“Again” — Gordon Jenkins
“A Dreamer’s Holiday” — Perry Como
“Far Away Places” — Margaret Whiting
“Careless Hands” — Sammy Kaye
“Mona Lisa” — Nat King Cole
“Lavender Blue” — Dinah Shore
“Powder Your Face with Sunshine” — Evelyn Knight
1950
“Goodnight, Irene” — Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
“Mona Lisa” — Nat King Cole
“Third Man Theme” — Anton Karas
“Sam’s Song” — Bing Crosby
“Harbor Lights” — Sammy Kaye
“If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake” — Eileen Barton
“Music! Music! Music!” — Teresa Brewer
“All My Love” — Patti Page
“Rag Mop” — Ames Brothers
“Dreamer’s Holiday” — Perry Como
1951
“Too Young” — Nat King Cole
“How High the Moon” — Les Paul & Mary Ford
“Mockin’ Bird Hill” — Patti Page
“Because of You” — Tony Bennett
“On Top of Old Smoky” — Weavers
“Cry” — Johnnie Ray
“The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” — Les Paul
“Unforgettable” — Nat King Cole
“Cold, Cold Heart” — Tony Bennett
“Shrimp Boats” — Jo Stafford
1952
“Blue Tango” — Leroy Anderson
“Here in My Heart” — Al Martino
“Wheel of Fortune” — Kay Starr
“Kiss of Fire” — Georgia Gibbs
“Glow Worm” — Mills Brothers
“Jambalaya” — Jo Stafford
“Cry” — Johnnie Ray
“Because” — Mario Lanza
“A Guy Is a Guy” — Doris Day
“Anytime” — Eddy Arnold
1953
“Song from Moulin Rouge” — Percy Faith
“Vaya Con Dios” — Les Paul & Mary Ford
“Oh!” — The Chords
“April in Portugal” — Les Baxter
“Why Don’t You Believe Me” — Joni James
“Doggie in the Window” — Patti Page
“I Believe” — Frankie Laine
“Rags to Riches” — Tony Bennett
“Till I Waltz Again with You” — Teresa Brewer
“Ruby” — Richard Hayman
1954
“Little Things Mean a Lot” — Kitty Kallen
“Sh-Boom” — Crew-Cuts
“Wanted” — Perry Como
“Hey There” — Rosemary Clooney
“This Ole House” — Rosemary Clooney
“Secret Love” — Doris Day
“Three Coins in the Fountain” — Four Aces
“Mr. Sandman” — Chordettes
“Smile” — Nat King Cole
“Make Love to Me” — Jo Stafford
1955
“Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” — Perez Prado
“Rock Around the Clock” — Bill Haley & His Comets
“Hearts of Stone” — Fontane Sisters
“Love and Marriage” — Frank Sinatra
“The Yellow Rose of Texas” — Mitch Miller
“Sixteen Tons” — Tennessee Ernie Ford
“Only You” — Platters
“Unchained Melody” — Al Hibbler
“Sincerely” — McGuire Sisters
“Dance with Me Henry” — Georgia Gibbs
1956
“Heartbreak Hotel” — Elvis Presley
“Don’t Be Cruel” — Elvis Presley
“Hound Dog” — Elvis Presley
“Que Sera, Sera” — Doris Day
“The Poor People of Paris” — Les Baxter
“Love Me Tender” — Elvis Presley
“Blue Suede Shoes” — Carl Perkins
“My Prayer” — Platters
“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” — Frankie Lymon
“No, Not Much” — Four Lads
1957
“All Shook Up” — Elvis Presley
“Love Letters in the Sand” — Pat Boone
“Don’t Be Cruel” — Elvis Presley
“Tammy” — Debbie Reynolds
“Jailhouse Rock” — Elvis Presley
“That’ll Be the Day” — Buddy Holly
“Diana” — Paul Anka
“Wake Up Little Susie” — Everly Brothers
“Bye Bye Love” — Everly Brothers
“Young Love” — Sonny James
1958
“Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)” — Domenico Modugno
“Witch Doctor” — David Seville
“All I Have to Do Is Dream” — Everly Brothers
“Purple People Eater” — Sheb Wooley
“Patricia” — Perez Prado
“Tequila” — Champs
“Yakety Yak” — Coasters
“At the Hop” — Danny & the Juniors
“Little Star” — Elegants
“To Know Him Is to Love Him” — Teddy Bears
1959
“The Battle of New Orleans” — Johnny Horton
“Mack the Knife” — Bobby Darin
“Personality” — Lloyd Price
“Venus” — Frankie Avalon
“Come Softly to Me” — Fleetwoods
“The Three Bells” — Browns
“Lonely Boy” — Paul Anka
“Dream Lover” — Bobby Darin
“Charlie Brown” — Coasters
“A Big Hunk o’ Love” — Elvis Presley
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