Hit Chart #1 Songs 1940s

Billboard誌でHit Chart #1となった曲のリストを10数年前に見つけて、ファイルにして取ってあったものが出てきた。1930年代から1990年頃まである。年代別にまとめて出来次第お目にかけましょう。

面白いのは、名曲なるものが生まれた年に必ずしもヒットするわけではないことが分かることである。古い歌のリバイバルもあったりする。本ページは40年代。

1940
1. All the Things You Are - Tommy Dorsey
2. Blueberry Hill - Glenn Miller
3. The Breeze and I - Jimmy Dorsey
4. Careless - Glenn Miller
5. Darn That Dream - Benny Goodman
6. Ferry Boat Serenade - Andrews Sisters
7. Fools Rush In - Glenn Miller
8. Frenesi - Artie Shaw
9. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey
10. Imagination - Glenn Miller
11. Imagination - Tommy Dorsey
12. In the Mood - Glenn Miller
13. Indian Summer - Tommy Dorsey
14. Make Believe Island - Mitchell Ayres
15. Only Forever - Bing Crosby
16. Sierra Sue - Bing Crosby
17. There I Go - Vaughn Monroe
18. Trade Winds - Bing Crosby
19. When You Wish Upon A Star - Glenn Miller
20. Where Was I? - Charlie Barnet
21. The Woodpecker Song - Glenn Miller

1940年（昭和15年）には”Because Of You”，”Blueberry Hill”，”The Breeze and I”，”Cotton Tail”，”Day Dream”，”Do Nothing till You Hear from Me”，”Don't Get Around Much Anymore”，”Fools Rush In”，”How High the Moon”，”Harlem Nocturne”，”I Could Write A Book”，”It Never Entered My Mind”，”Java Jive”，”The Last Time I Saw Paris”，”A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square”，”Polka Dots and Moonbeams”，”Strange Fruit”，”You Don't Know What Love Is”，”You Stepped Out of a Dream”などがある。

1941
1. Amapola - Jimmy Dorsey
2. Beat Me Daddy (Eight To the Bar) - Will Bradley
3. Blue Champagne - Jimmy Dorsey
4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
5. Daddy - Sammy Kaye
6. Dream Valley - Sammy Kaye
7. Elmer's Tune - Glenn Miller
8. Green Eyes - Jimmy Dorsey
9. High On A Windy Hill - Jimmy Dorsey
10. I Don't Want To Set the World On Fire - Horace Heidt
11. I Hear A Rhapsody - Jimmy Dorsey
12. In The Mood - Glenn Miller
13. Intermezzo - Guy Lombardo
14. Maria Elena - Jimmy Dorsey
15. My Sister and I - Jimmy Dorsey
16. 'Till Reveille - Kay Kyser
17. Tonight We Love (Piano Concerto In B Flat) - Freddy Martin
18. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow & Me) - Ink Spots
19. You and I - Glenn Miller

この年も沢山出来ている。”Besame Mucho”，”Bewitched”，”Blue Champagne”，”Chattanooga Choo Choo”，”Chelsea Bridge”，”Daddy”，”Easy Street”，”Everything Happens To Me”，”Hit That Jive Jack”，”How About You”，”I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good”，”I Understand”，”I'm Old Fashioned”，”Just Squeeze Me ”，”Lover Man”，”My Ship”，”The Night We Call It A Day”，”Oh! Look At Me Now”，”Skylark”，”A String of Pearls”，”Take The 'A' Train”，”This Love of Mine”，”White Christmas”が生まれた。

Bing Crosbyの”White Christmas”はシングル・アルバムをあわせて1億枚の売り上げは世界記録となった。後にマイケルジャクソンが記録を破ったとか。

1942
1. Blues In the Night - Woody Herman
2. Deep In the Heart Of Texas - Alvino Ray
3. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Glenn Miller
4. He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings - Kay Kyser
5. I Don't Want To Walk Without You - Harry James
6. I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller
7. Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman
8. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Kay Kyser
9. Moonlight Cocktail - Glenn Miller & his Orchestra
10. Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James
11. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place - Benny Goodman
12. Tangerine - The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
13. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
14. The White Cliffs Of Dover - Kay Kyser

この年の歌には、”At Last”，”Baltimore Oriole”，”C-Jam Blues”，”Don't Get Around Much Anymore”，”I'll Be Around”，”I've Heard That Song Before”，”Perdido”，”Tangerine”，”There Will Never Be Another You”，”Twisted”，”Serenade in Blue”，”You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To”，”You've Chainged”がある。

1943
1. All Or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra with Harry James
2. As Time Goes By - Rudy Vallee
3. Comin' In On A Wing and A Prayer - Song Spinners
4. I Had The Craziest Dream - Harry James Orchestra
5. I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James
6. In The Blue Of Evening - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
7. It Can't Be Wrong - Dick Haymes
8. Let's Get Lost - Vaughn Monroe
9. Mister Five By Five - Harry James
10. Moonlight Becomes You - Bing Crosby
11. Paper Doll - Mills Brothers
12. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter
13. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Kay Kyser
14. Sunday, Monday, Or Always - Bing Crosby
15. Taking A Chance On Love - Benny Goodman
16. That Old Black Magic - The Glen Miller Orchestra
17. There Are Such Things - Tommy Dorsey
18. When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) - Vaughn Monroe
19. You'll Never Know - Dick Haymes with The Song Spinners

1943年は”Harlem Nocturne””I Love You”，”I'll Be Home For Christmas”，”A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening”，”Oh! What A Beautiful Morning”，”Oklahoma”，”Speak Low”，”Star Eyes”，”Surrey With The Fringe On Top”，”Taboo”，”Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”などです。

ドリー・ベーカーの話です。ニューヨークのコパカバーナでシナトラがライブをやっていたという話です。呑気なもんですね。

1944
1. Besame Mucho - Jimmy Dorsey
2. Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
3. G. I. Jive - Louis Jordan
4. I Love You - Bing Crosby
5. I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby
6. I'll Get By - Harry James
7. I'll Walk Alone - Dinah Shore
8. I'm Making Believe - Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots
9. It's Love, Love, Love - Guy Lombardo
10. Mairzy Doats - Merry Macs
11. My Heart Tells Me - Glen Gray
12. Shoo Shoo Baby - The Andrews Sisters
13. San Fernando Valley - Bing Crosby
14. Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby

太平洋戦争の最中、アメリカではこんな歌が作られていたのです。”Accentuate The Positive”，”Dream”，”Everytime We Say Goodbye”，”Groovin' High”，”I Didn't You Know About You”，”I Fall In Love Too Easily”，”I Should Care”，”I'll Walk Alone”，”I'm Beginning to See the Light”，”Like Someone in Love”，”Long Ago and Far Away”，”Moonlight in Vermont”，”Nancy”，”New York, New York”，”'Round Midnight”，”Rum And Coca-Cola”，”Saturday Night”，”Sentimental Journey”，”Till Then”，”There's No You”，”Twilight Time”，”You Always Hurt The One You Love”です。私は近所に軍歌を出前していました。

1945
1. Accentuate the Positive- Johnny Mercer
2. Candy - Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford
3. Chickery Chick - Sammy Kaye
4. Dream - Pied Pipers
5. I Can't Begin To Tell You - Bing Crosby w/Carmen Cavallaro
6. I'm Beginning To See the Light - Harry James
7. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby with Les Paul
8. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James
9. My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time - Les Brown
10. On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer
11. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters
12. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown
13. There, I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe
14. Till the End Of Time - Perry Como
15. White Christmas - Bing Crosby

1945年、終戦の年です。”Candy”，”Day By Day”，”For Sentimental Reason”，”Give Me A Simple Life”，”Good Morning Heartache”，”The Gypsy”，”I'll Close My Eyes”，”It's Been A Long, Long Time”，”Laura”，”Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”，”Love Letters”，”On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe”，”Opus One”，”Ruby My Dear”，”Since I Fell For You”，”We'll Be Together Again”，”You'll Never Walk Alone”

1946
1. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - Betty Hutton
2. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - Nat "King" Cole
3. Five Minutes More - Frank Sinatra
4. The Gypsy - Ink Spots
5. The Gypsy - Dinah Shore
6. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - Betty Hutton
7. I'm A Big Girl Now - Sammy Kaye
8. Oh! What It Seemed To Be - Frankie Carle
9. Oh! What It Seemed To Be - Frank Sinatra
10. The Old Lamplighter - Sammy Kaye
11. Ole Buttermilk Sky - Kay Kyser
12. Personality - Johnny Mercer
13. Prisoner Of Love - Perry Como
14. Rumors Are Flying - Frankie Carle
15. Rumors Are Flying - Les Paul
16. Surrender - Perry Como
17. Symphony - Freddy Martin
18. To Each His Own - Eddy Howard
19. To Each His Own - Ink Spots
20. To Each His Own - Freddy Martin

1946年に生まれた歌には”All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart”，”Anniversary Song”，”Blue Skies”，”Caldonia”，”The Christmas Song,”，”Come Rain or Come Shine”，”Don't Explain”，”Five Minutes More”，”For Heaven's Sake”，”Golden Earrings”，”It's A Pity To Say Goodnight”，”Just Squeeze Me”，”Mam'Selle”，”La Vie En Rose”，”Old Devil Moon”，”Ole Buttermilk Sky”，”Personality”，”Route 66!”，”Stella By Starlight”，”Tenderly”，”They Say It's Wonderful”などがあります。

1947
1. The Anniversary Song - Dinah Shore
2. Ballerina - Vaughn Monroe
3. Chi-Baba Chi-Baba - Perry Como
4. Heartaches - Ted Weems
5. Huggin' and Chalkin' - Hoagy Carmicheal
6. Linda - Ray Noble with Buddy Clark
7. Mam'selle - Art Lund
8. Mam'selle - Frank Sinatra
9. Managua, Nicaragua - Guy Lombardo
10. Managua, Nicaragua - Freddy Martin
11. Near You - Francis Craig
12. Open the Door, Richard - Count Basie
13. Open the Door, Richard - The Three Flames
14. Peg O' My Heart - Buddy Clark
15. Peg O' My Heart - Harmonicats
16. Peg O' My Heart - Three Suns
17. Temptation - Red Ingle
18. White Christmas - Bing Crosby

1947年、私が小学1年生の年、”Across The Alley From The Alamo”，”Almost Like Being in Love”，”Autumn Leaves”，”But Beautiful”，”By Myself”，”Maybe You'll Be There”，”Midnight Sun”，”No Moon At All”，”On Green Drophin Street”，”Quizas, Quizas, Quizas”，”Time After Time”

”Peg O' My Heart”（1913）がリバイバルです。クリスマス時期に”White Christmas”が1位になっているのです。

1948
1. Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore
2. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover - Art Mooney
3. Love Somebody - Doris Day and Buddy Clark
4. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) - Peggy Lee
5. Nature Boy - Nat "King" Cole
6. Now Is the Hour - Bing Crosby
7. A Tree In the Meadow - Margaret Whiting
8. Woody Woodpecker - Kay Kyser
9. You Call Everybody Darling - Al Trace
10. You Can't Be True, Dear - Ken Griffin

1948年”Again”，”Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo”，”Black Coffee”，”Buttons And Bows”，”Don't Smoke In Bed”，”Early Autumn ”，”"Four Brothers”，”It's A Most Unusual Day”，”My Happiness”，”Nature Boy”，”The Night Has a Thousand Eyes”，”On A Slow Boat To Chaina”，”Once In Love With Amy”，”Red Roses For A Blue Lady”，”Tennessee Waltz”，”You Came A Long Way From St. Louis”

1949
1. "A" You're Adorable - Perry Como
2. All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones
3. Careless Hands - Mel Torme
4. Cruising Down the River - Blue Baron
5. Cruising Down the River - Russ Morgan
6. Forever and Ever - Russ Morgan
7. I Can Dream, Can't I? - Andrews Sisters
8. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Les Brown
9. A Little Bird Told Me - Evelyn Knight
10. Mule Train - Frankie Laine
11. My Darling, My Darling - Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae
12. Powder Your Face With Sunshine - Evelyn Knight
13. Riders In the Sky - Vaughn Monroe
14. Slippin' Around - Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely
15. Some Enchanted Evening - Perry Como
16. Someday - Vaughn Monroe
17. That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine
18. You're Breaking My Heart - Vic Damone

1949年”Bali Ha'i”，”Be My Love”，”Bye Bye Baby”，”Circus”，”Happy Talk”，”Lush Life”，”Mocking Bird Hill”，”Mona Lisa”，”Moody's Mood For Love”，”My Foolish Heart”，”Scarlet Ribbons”，”Some Enchanted Evening”