America'S No. 1'S Of The '40S / Various America'S No. 1'S Of The '40S / Various CD

The 1940s was one of the most momentous decades in modern world history, seeing the transition from disastrous international conflict to peace, with the establishment of the United Nations, as well as an emergence from post-war austerity to a promise of greater prosperity at the same time that the Cold War was a looming threat. It also saw many changes in the music landscape as swing and bug bands became uneconomic and solo singers - the crooners and divas of what came to be known as the golden age of popular music - became the big stars of the day. The Billboard record sales chart was launched in July 1940, bringing a new authenticity to the tabulation of the biggest-selling records, and this great value 128-track 6-CD collection comprises every No. 1 during the decade in the Billboard Best Sellers, Most Played In Juke Boxes and Most Played By Disc Jockeys charts. For collectors, it provides a companion product to Acrobat's existing "America's No. 1s of The '50s" (ACFCD7501). It's a fascinating and hugely entertaining musical journey though those years, featuring all the big names of the era, from those whose careers stalled before the end of the decade to others, like Frank Sinatra, who enjoyed several more decades of stardom. It comes with a 48-page 15,000 word booklet with commentary on every track.

1. Tommy Dorsey Orch./Frank Sinatra ;Pied Pipers - I'll Never Smile 2. Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter ; His Orch. - Only Forever 3. Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra - Frenesi 4. Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - Song of the Volga Boatman 5. Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell - 6. Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - My Sister and I 7. Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - Maria Elena 8. Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; the Kaye Choir - Daddy 9. Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell - Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) 10. Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - Blue Champagne 11. Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra - Piano Concerto in B Flat 12. Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Tex Beneke ; the Four Modernaires - Chattanooga Choo Choo 13. Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle ; the Modernaires - 14. Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - a String of Pearls 15. Woody Herman ; His Orchestra - Blues in the Night (My Mama Done 16. Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - Moonlight Cocktail 17. Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra - Tangerine 18. Harry James ; His Orchestra - Sleepy Lagoon 19. Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Harry Babbit ; Julie Conway - Jingle 20. Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo 21. Bing Crosby - White Christmas 22. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Frank Sinatra ; the Pied Pipers - There Are Such Things 23. Harry James ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - I Had the Craziest 24. Harry James ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - I've Heard That 25. Glenn Miller Orchestra with Skip Nelson ; the Modernaires - That Old 26. Benny Goodman ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - Taking a 27. Song Spinners - Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer 28. Dick Haymes ; the Song Spinners - You'll Never Know 29. Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra - in the Blue of 30. Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers - Sunday Monday or Always 31. Al Dexter ; His Troopers - Pistol Packin' Mama 32. Mills Brothers - Paper Doll 33. Andrews Sisters - Shoo-Shoo Baby 34. Glen Gray ; the Casa Loma Orchestra with Eugenie Baird - My 35. Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Kitty Kallen - Besame 36. Merry Macs - Mairzy Doats 37. Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians with Skip Nelson ; the 38. Bing Crosby - San Fernando Valley 39. Bing Crosby - I Love You 40. Harry James ; His Orchestra with Dick Haymes - I'll Get By (As Long 41. Bing Crosby - I'll Be Seeing You 42. Louis Jordan ; His Tympany Five - G.I. Jive 43. Bing Crosby ; Williams Brothers Quartet - Swinging on a Star 44. Mills Brothers - You Always Hurt the One You Love 45. Dinah Shore - I'll Walk Alone 46. Bing Crosby ; the Andrews Sisters - There'll Be a Hot Time in the 47. Ink Spots ; Ella Fitzgerald - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall 48. Ink Spots ; Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Making Believe 49. Bing Crosby ; the Andrews Sisters - Don't Fence Me in 50. The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca Cola 51. Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive 52. Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - Candy 53. Les Brown Orchestra with Doris Day - My Dreams Are Getting Better 54. Harry James ; His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen - I'm Beginning to See 55. Pied Pipers with Paul Weston ; His Orchestra - Dream 56. Vaughn Monroe Orchestra with the Norton Sisters - There! I've Said It 57. Les Brown Orchestra with Doris Day - Sentimental Journey 58. Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - on the Atchison, Topeka and 59. Perry Como - Till the End of Time 60. Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Chickery Chick 61. Harry James ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - It's Been a Long 62. Bing Crosby with Les Paul ; His Trio - It's Been a Long Long Time 63. Freddie Martin ; His Orchestra with Clyde Rogers - Symphony 64. Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallero at the Piano - I Can't Begin to 65. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra with the Norton Sisters - Let It 66. Betty Hutton - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief 67. Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - Personality 68. Frankie Carle ; His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Oh What It 69. Frank Sinatra with Alex Stordahl's Orchestra - Oh What It Seemed to 70. Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Betty Barclay - I'm a Big Girl 71. Perry Como - Prisoner of Love 72. Dinah Shore with the Sonny Burke Orchestra - the Gypsy 73. Ink Spots - the Gypsy 74. Perry Como - Surrender 75. Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - to Each His Own 76. Freddy Martin ; Hir Ochestra with Stuart Wade - to Each His Own 77. Frank Sinatra - Five Minutes More 78. Ink Spots - to Each His Own 79. Frankie Carle ; His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Rumours Are 80. Kay Kyser Orch with Michael Douglas ; the Campus Kids - Ole 81. Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams - the Old 82. Hoagy Carmichael - Huggin' and Chalkin' 83. King Cole Trio - (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons 84. Count Basie ; His Orchestra with Harry Edison ; Bill Johnson - Open 85. Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra with Stuart Wade - Managua 86. Three Flames - Open the Door Richard: 87. Dinah Shore with the Morris Stoloff Orchestra - Anniversary Song 88. Ted Weems ; His Orchestra - Heartaches 89. Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians - Managua Nicaragua 90. Ray Noble Orchestra with Buddy Clark ; Anita Gordon - Linda 91. Frank Sinatra - Mam'selle 92. Art Lund - Mam'selle 93. Harmonicats - Peg O' My Heart 94. Perry Como ; the Satisfiers - Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to 95. Jo Stafford with Red Ingle ; the Natural Seven - Temptation (Tim- 96. Buddy Clark with the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra - Peg O' My Heart 97. Tex Williams ; His Western Caravan - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That 98. The Three Suns - Peg O' My Heart 99. Francis Craig ; His Orchestra - Near You 100. Vaughn Monroe - Ballerina 101. Art Mooney ; His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover 102. Peggy Lee - Manana (Is Soon Enough for Me) 103. Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Choir - Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell 104. Nat King Cole - Nature Boy 105. Ken Griffin with Jerry Wayne - You Can't Be True, Dear 106. Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Gloria Wood - Woody Woodpecker 107. Al Trace ; His New Orchestra - You Call Everybody Darlin' 108. Doris Day ; Buddy Clark - Love Somebody 109. Pee Wee Hunt ; His Orchestra - Twelfth Street Rag 110. Margaret Whiting - Tree in the Meadow 111. Dinah Shore and Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons and Bows 112. Spike Jones ; His City Slickers George Rock - All I Want for 113. Evelyn Knight ; the Stardusters - a Little Bird Told Me 114. Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae - My Darling, My Darling 115. Evelyn Knight ; the Stardusters - Powder Your Face with Sunshine 116. Blue Barron ; His Orchestra - Cruising Down the River 117. Les Brown ; His Orchestra - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 118. Russ Morgan ; His Orchestra with the Skylarks - Cruising Down the 119. Mel Torme - Careless Hands 120. Vaughn Monroe - Riders in the Sky 121. Russ Morgan ; His Orchestra Vocal By the Skylarks - Forever and 122. Perry Como with Fontane Sisters - 'A' You're Adorable 123. Perry Como - Some Enchanted Evening 124. Vic Damone - You're Breaking My Heart 125. Vaughn Monroe - Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) 126. Frankie Laine - That Lucky Old Sun 127. Margaret Whiting ; Jimmy Wakely - Slipping Around 128. Frankie Laine ; the Muleskinners - Mule Train 129. Gene Autry ; the Pinafores - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 130. Andrews Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I'