America'S Greatest Hits 1941 / Various America'S Greatest Hits 1941 / Various CD

We continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1941, the first full year of the Billboard Best Sellers chart - the chart was launched in July 1940. This great value 91-track 4-CD set comprises every record which appeared in the Best Sellers Top 10 during the year, which was the first complete calendar year of the sales chart. The big names of the swing era were very much in evidence, and the year started with Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" at No. 1 and finished with Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" occupying the top spot. In between, a host of other big names made their presence felt - Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore and others - alongside many highly collectable lesser-known records by some artists we don't hear too much about these days. It makes for an intriguing and very entertaining musical snapshot of a year when the USA was enjoying the calm before the storm of Pearl Harbour in December of that year. It includes a 10,000 word booklet with a commentary on every record as well as full discographical and chart information.

1. Frenesi - Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra 2. Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat - Will Bradley ; His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley 3. A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 4. We Three - Ink Spots 5. Only Forever - Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter ; His Orchestra 6. Five O'Clock Whistle - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Marion Hutton 7. Down Argentina Way - Bob Crosby ; His Orchestra with Bonnie King 8. Anvil Chorus from 'Il Trovatore' - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra 9. I Hear a Rhapsody - Charlie Barnet ; His Orchestra with Bob Carroll 10. Ferry-Boat Serenade - Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen ; His Orchestra 11. There I Go - Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra 12. Star Dust - Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra 13. Along the Santa Fe Trail - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 14. I Hear a Rhapsody - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly 15. There I Go - Will Bradley ; His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley 16. Yes My Darling Daughter - Dinah Shore 17. Perfidia - Xavier Cugat ; His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra 18. You Walk By - Eddy Duchin ; His Orchestra with Johnny Drake 19. Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) - Will Bradley ; His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley 20. High on a Windy Hill - Gene Krupa ; His Orchestra with Howard Dulany 21. Summit Ridge Drive - Artie Shaw ; Gramercy Five 22. Concerto for Clarinet - Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra 23. It All Comes Back to Me Now - Hal Kemp ; His Orchestra with Bob Allen 24. High on a Windy Hill - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly 25. Song of the Volga Boatman - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra 26. Oh Look at Me Now - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra 27. I Hear a Rhapsody - Dinah Shore 28. Dancing in the Dark - Artie Shaw ; Gramercy Five 29. Amapola - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell 30. I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra 31. New San Antonio Rose - Bing Crosby with Bob Crosby ; His Orchestra 32. Blue Flame - Woody Herman ; His Orchestra 33. It All Comes Back to Me Now - Gene Krupa ; His Orchestra with Howard Dulany 34. There'll Be Some Changes Made - Benny Goodman ; His Orchestra with Louise Tobin 35. Do I Worry - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra 36. Music Makers - Harry James ; His Orchestra 37. The Wise Old Owl - Al Donahue ; His Orchestra with Dee Keating 38. Intermezzo - Wayne King ; His Orchestra 39. Alexander the Swoose (Half Swan-Half Goose) - Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Harry, Ginny, Jack 40. Dolores - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra 41. Dolores - Bing Crosby ; the Merry Macs with Bob Crosby 42. G'bye Now - Horace Heidt ; His Musical Knights with Ronnie 43. I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time - Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen ; His Orchestra 44. Everything Happens to Me - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra 45. My Sister and I - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly 46. Let's Get Away from It All - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with the Pied Pipers 47. Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell 48. The Band Played on - Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians with Kenny 49. Maria Elena - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly 50. Until Tomorrow (Goodnight My Love) - Sammy Kaye ; the Three Kaydets 51. Yours (Quiereme Mucho) - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell 52. Daddy - Sammy Kaye ; the Choir 53. Maria Elena - Wayne King ; His Orchestra 54. The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) - Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra with Eddie Stone 55. The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) - Horace Heidt ; His Musical Knights with Donna 56. Maria Elena - Tony Pastor ; His Orchestra with Dorsey Anderson 57. Intermezzo - Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra with Clyde Rogers 58. The Things I Love - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly 59. The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) - the Four King Sisters with the Rhythm 'Reys' 60. Yes Indeed! (De Verdad Que Si!) - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra/Jo Stafford ; Sy Oliver 61. Goodbye Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year - Horace Heidt ; His Musical Knights with Ronnie 62. 'Til Reveille - Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Harry, Ginny, Jack ; Max 63. Blue Champagne - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly 64. The Booglie Wooglie Piggy - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra/Tex Beneke ; the 65. Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina - Gene Krupa ; His Orchestra with Anita O'Day 66. Intermezzo - Charlie Spivak ; His Orchestra 67. Piano Concerto in B Flat - Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra 68. 'Til Reveille - Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter ; His Orchestra 69. Lament to Love - Harry James ; His Orchestra with Dick Haymes 70. You and I - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 71. Let Me Off Uptown - Gene Krupa ; His Orchestra/Anita O'Day ; Roy Elridge 72. You and I - Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter ; His Orchestra 73. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra/Tex Beneke ; the Modernaires 74. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Tommy Tucker Time/Amy Arnell ; the Voices Three 75. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Horace Heidt ; His Musical Knights/Larry Cotton/Donna 76. Jim - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell 77. Jim - Dinah Shore 78. Elmer's Tune - Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra 79. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Ink Spots 80. This Love of Mine (Este Amor Mio) - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra 81. Time Was (Duerme) - Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell 82. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - Harry James ; His Orchestra 83. Elmer's Tune - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra/Ray Eberle ; the Modernaire 84. Tonight We Love (Concerto No. 1 B Flat Minor) - Tony Martin 85. Blues in the Night - Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra with Hot Lips Page 86. Shepherd Serenade - Horace Heidt ; His Musical Knights with Larry Cotton, Fred Lowery ; Glee Club 87. Shepherd Serenade - Bing Crosby 88. Two in Love - Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra 89. Jingle Bells - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceras ; the Modernaires 90. This Is No Laughing Matter - Charlie Spivak ; His Orchestra with Garry Stevens ; the Stardusters 91. White Cliffs of Dover - Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle