Saturday, October 26, 2013

The Top 20 Singles Of 1943


















1. WHITE CHRISTMAS (HP: #1, 7 months) (54,545 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
2. I DON'T WANT TO WALK WITHOUT YOU (HP: #1, 7 months) (40,700 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Flanagan And Allen
                    - Harry James & His Orchestra featuring Helen Forrest
                    - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
                    - Kate Smith
                    - Tommy Tucker & His Orchestra featuring Amy Arnell
                    - Eric Winstone & His Accordeon Band
3. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN (ALL OVER THE WORLD) (HP: #2, 6 months) (39,525 points)
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
4. THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ (HP: #5, 9 months) (38,024 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Vera Lynn
5. DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS (HP: #1, 7 months) (37,385 points)
                    - Gene Autry
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights
                    - Alvino Rey & His Orchestra featuring Bill Schallen & Skeets Herfurt
6. MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU (HP: #2, 6 months) (35,298 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Skip Nelson & The Modernaires
7. JINGLE JANGLE JINGLE (HP: #3, 7 months) (34,358 points)
                    - Gene Autry
                    - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra featuring Julie Conway & Harry Babbitt
8. MY DEVOTION (HP: #5, 6 months) (33,842 points)
                    - Vaughn Monroe
                    - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
                    - Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra featuring Garry Stevens
9. ELMER'S TUNE (HP: #3, 7 months) (28,802 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle & The Modernaires
                    - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
10. DON'T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE (WHITH ANYBODY ELSE BUT ME) (HP: #8, 7 months) (26,186 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke & The Modernaires
11. ONE DOZEN ROSES (HP: #6, 6 months) (25,709 points)
                    - Dinah Shore
                    - Kate Smith
12. STRIP POLKA (TAKE IT OFF! TAKE IT OFF!) (HP: #2, 5 months) (25,074 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra featuring Jack Martin & The Glee Club
13. I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM (HP: #1, 2 months) (24,305 points)
                    - Harry James & His Orchestra featuring Helen Forrest
                    - Vera Lynn
14. BE CAREFUL IT'S MY HEART (HP: #3, 5 months) (23,634 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra
15. (AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE WITH ANYBODY ELSE) WHY DON'T YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH ME (HP: #1, 2 months) (23,413 points)
                    - Dinah Shore
16. BLUES IN THE NIGHT (MY MAMA DONE TOL' ME) (HP: #4, 5 months) (22,736 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Judy Garland
                    - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra featuring "Hot Lips" Page
                    - Dinah Shore
                    - Kate Smith
17. TANGERINE (HP: #3, 5 months) (22,242 points)
                    - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
                    - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
18. PENNSYLVANIA POLKA (HP: #2, 5 months) (22,023 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - The Organ, The Dance Band And Me
19. AS TIME GOES BY (HP: #2, 2 months) (20,699 points)
                    - Rudy Vallee
                    - Dooley Wilson
                    - Eric Winstone & His Band featuring Julie Dawn
20. CONCERTO FOR TWO (A LOVE SONG) (HP: #4, 5 months) (20,199 points)
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Johnny Messner & His Orchestra