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

The Top 20 Biggest Artists Of 1942

1. BING CROSBY (137,177 points)
2. VERA LYNN (128,079 points)
3. GLENN MILLER & HIS ORCHESTRA (85,771 points)
4. THE ANDREWS SISTERS (78,442 points)
5. JOE LOSS & HIS BAND (61,682 points)
6. THE MODERNISTS (36,584 points)
7. GEORGE FORMBY (35,421 points)
8. GENE AUTRY (31,478 points)
9. CARMEN MIRANDA (31,450 points)
10. JUDY GARLAND (27,984 points)
11. HORACE HEIDT & HIS MUSICAL KNIGHTS (26,138 points)
12. KATE SMITH (25,751 points)
13. VICTOR SILVESTER & HIS BALLROOM ORCHESTRA (23,273 points)
14. SAMMY KAYE & HIS ORCHESTRA (23,119 points)
15. JEAN CERCHI (21,974 points)
16. FLANAGAN AND ALLEN (20,775 points)
17. BERT HOWELL & HIS SHOW BAND (20,750 points)
18. JIMMY DORSEY & HIS ORCHESTRA (19,592 points)
19. TONY MARTIN (19,413 points)
20. FRANKIE MASTERS & HIS ORCHESTRA (19,035 points)

The Top 20 Biggest Singles Of 1942

1. IN THE MOOD (HP: #1, 12 months) (67,337 points)
                    - Joe Loss & His Band
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
2. SAN ANTONIO ROSE (HP: #2, 9 months) (51,323 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
3. I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE (HP: #1, 6 months) (43,937 points)
                    - Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights featuring Larry Cotton with Donna & Her Don Juans
                    - The Ink Spots
                    - Vera Lynn
4. WHEN THEY SOUND THE LAST "ALL CLEAR" (HP: #6, 8 months) (40,412 points)
                    - Vera Lynn
5. I YI, YI, YI (LIKE YOU VERY MUCH) (HP: #2, 8 months) (39,261 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Frankie Masters & His Orchestra
                    - Carmen Miranda
6. (THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER (HP: #1, 6 months) (38,164 points)
                    - Jean Cerchi
                    - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra featuring Harry Babbitt & The Glee Club
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle
                    - The Organ, The Dance Band And Me
7. CHICI, CHICI, BOOM-CHIC (HP: #3, 7 months) (33,353 points)
                    - Carmen Miranda
                    - The Modernists
8. DADDY (HP: #1, 6 months) (32,081 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra featuring The Kaye Choir
9. DOWN EV'RY STREET (HP: #6, 8 months) (31,826 points)
                    - Flanagan And Allen
                    - Harry Roy & His Orchestra
10. BLESS 'EM ALL (THE SERVICE SONG) (HP: #5, 7 months) (30,756 points)
                    - George Formby with His Ukulele
11. AMAPOLA (HP: #7, 7 months) (29,655 points)
                    - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
                    - Deanna Durbin
12. BE HONEST WITH ME (HP: #6, 8 months) (29,075 points)
                    - Gene Autry
                    - Bing Crosby
13. IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH (HP: #2, 6 months) (28,563 points)
                    - Judy Garland
                    - The Jesters
14. CONCERTO FOR TWO (A LOVE SONG) (HP: #3, 3 months) (26,597 points)
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Johnny Messner & His Orchestra
15. IT'S A LOVELY DAY TOMORROW (HP: #4, 6 months) (25,973 points)
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Kate Smith
16. CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO (HP: #5, 4 months) (25,414 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Tex Beneke & The Modernaires
17. IF I KNEW THEN (WHAT I KNOW NOW) (HP: #10, 7 months) (24,921 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
18. ELMER'S TUNE (HP: #2, 3 months) (23,150 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle & The Modernaires
                    - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
19. CROSS TOWN (HP: #6, 5 months) (23,141 points)
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Jack Lathrop
20. GOODBYE, LITTLE DARLIN', GOODBYE (HP: #12, 6 months) (22,793 points)
                    - Gene Autry
                    - Bing Crosby

The Top 20 Biggest Artists Of 1941

1. VERA LYNN (100,092 points)
2. BING CROSBY (86,412 points)
3. GLENN MILLER & HIS ORCHESTRA (82,823 points)
4. TOMMY DORSEY & HIS ORCHESTRA (76,275 points)
5. KATE SMITH (57,473 points)
6. JOE LOSS & HIS BAND (56,862 points)
7. JUDY GARLAND (53,811 points)
8. GENE AUTRY (50,341 points)
9. THE WEST END PLAYERS (48,416 points)
10. TONY MARTIN (44,040 points)
11. THE ANDREWS SISTERS (43,739 points)
12. GEORGE FORMBY (40,845 points)
13. GERALDO & HIS ORCHESTRA (25,069 points)
14. THE INK SPOTS (24,544 points)
15. DICK ROBERTSON & HIS ORCHESTRA (23,050 points)
16. JACK WHITE & HIS BAND (21,216 points)
17. KAY KYSER & HIS ORCHESTRA (21,024 points)
18. THE JESTERS (20,318 points)
19. BARNEY GALBRAITH'S COCOANUT GROVE QUARTET (14,512 points)
20. JACK PAYNE & HIS BAND (14,512 points)

The Top 20 Biggest Singles Of 1941

1. A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE (HP: #1, 10 months) (53,172 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Geraldo & His Orchestra
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle
                    - The West End Players with Vocal Chorus
2. THE WOODPECKER SONG (HP: #1, 9 months) (47,150 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Bee Gee Tavern Band
                    - Gracie Fields
                    - Geraldo & His Orchestra featuring Pat Taylor
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Marion Hutton
                    - Music In The Russ Morgan Manner
                    - Kate Smith
3. FERRYBOAT SERENADE (HP: #1, 9 months) (42,536 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Dick Robertson & His Orchestra
                    - The Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra
4. IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH (HP: #1, 5 months) (40,635 points)
                    - The Jesters
                    - Judy Garland
5. DOWN ARGENTINA WAY (HP: #1, 6 months) (39,139 points)
                    - Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra featuring Sonny Washburn
                    - Leo Reisman & His Orchestra featuring Sara Horn
                    - The West End Players
6. THE CALL OF THE CANYON (HP: #3, 8 months) (38,453 points)
                    - Gene Autry
                    - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra
                    - Tony Martin
7. TRADE WINDS (HP: #2, 7 months) (36,270 points)
                    - Bing Crosby with Dick McIntyre & His Harmony Hawaiians
                    - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra
                    - Kate Smith
8. BLUEBERRY HILL (HP: #2, 7 months) (35,708 points)
                    - Gene Autry
                    - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra featuring Harry Babbitt
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle
9. IN THE MOOD (HP: #2, 5 months) (35,689 points)
                    - Joe Loss & His Band
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
10. THE SINGING HILLS (HP: #2, 8 months) (34,166 points)
                    - Bing Crosby
                    - Geraldo & His Orchestra featuring Pat Taylor & Cyril Grantham
                    - Dick Todd
                    - Jack White & His Band with Vocal Chorus
11. DOLORES (HP: #4, 5 months) (33,398 points)
                    - Bing Crosby with The Merry Macs
                    - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
12. WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME BACK TO CAPISTRANO (HP: #4, 7 months) (33,251 points)
                    - Gene Autry
                    - The Ink Spots
                    - Tony Martin
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle
13. BLESS 'EM ALL (THE SERVICE SONG) (HP: #1, 5 months) (32,707 points)
                    - George Formby with His Ukulele
14. OUR LOVE AFFAIR (HP: #5, 7 months) (32,607 points)
                    - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra
                    - Judy Garland
                    - Tony Martin & Frances Langford
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle
15. INDIAN SUMMER (HP: #3, 7 months) (30,819 points)
                    - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring Jack Leonard
                    - Tony Martin
                    - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle
16. IT'S A LOVELY DAY TOMORROW (HP: #3, 4 months) (29,176 points)
                    - Vera Lynn
                    - Kate Smith
17. WALKIN' THRU MOCKIN' BIRD LANE (HP: #5, 7 months) (29,024 points)
                    - Barney Galbraith's Cocoanut Grove Quartet
                    - Jack Payne & His Band
18. THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS (HP: #3, 6 months) (28,922 points)
                    - Kate Smith
                    - John Charles Thomas
19. I WANT MY MAMA (MAMA EU QUERO) (HP: #4, 5 months) (27,365 points)
                    - The Andrews Sisters
                    - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra featuring Harry Babbitt & Jack Martin
                    - Carmen Miranda
20. A PRETTY GIRL MILKING HER COW (HP: #9, 5 months) (25,342 points)
                    - Judy Garland

The Top 20 Biggest Artists Of 1940

Chart note: As mentioned in the Top Singles post, many song entries had multiple artists registered against each. For this, and future yearly artist compilations, points are divided by the amount of artists, and distributed evenly amongst each.

1. JOE LOSS & HIS BAND (319,308 points)
2. AMBROSE & HIS ORCHESTRA (89,952 points)
3. GLENN MILLER & HIS ORCHESTRA (70,081 points)
4. BING CROSBY (58,182 points)
5. THE ANDREWS SISTERS (50,839 points)
6. JIM DAVIDSON & HIS A.B.C. DANCE BAND (45,506 points)
7. NICK LUCAS (42,709 points)
8. GRACIE FIELDS (35,270 points)
9. THE LONDON PIANO-ACCORDIAN BAND (33,427 points)
10. FLANAGAN AND ALLEN (32,556 points)
11. DICK TODD (31,863 points)
12. TOMMY TUCKER & HIS ORCHESTRA (24,671 points)
13. JACK WHITE & HIS ORCHESTRA (21,955 points)
14. ORRIN TUCKER & HIS ORCHESTRA (19,955 points)
15. GENE AUTRY (19,661 points)
16. THE WEST END PLAYERS (19,238 points)
17. ARTIE SHAW & HIS ORCHESTRA (18,717 points)
18. DICK ROBERTSON & HIS ORCHESTRA (15,747 points)
19. KATE SMITH (15,720 points)
20. HARRY ROY & HIS ORCHESTRA (13,121 points)

The Top 20 Biggest Singles Of 1940

Chart notes: The charts for 1940 were "retro-calculated" from playlists provided by some of the major radio stations in Australia at the time. Due to the rarity of the information, the Kent charts were compiled as a monthly list. For most song entries, there were multiple artists for each. David Kent's The Australian Top 20 Book 1940-2006 states up to two artists for these entries, however, further reading in his Australian Chart Book 1940-1969 found sometimes more than two overall, for such entries. "The Woodpecker Song" had 8 artists registered over the two books, which have all been included here.

TOP 20 BIGGEST SINGLES OF 1940

#	MI	HP	TITLE / ARTIST	POINTS	Co.	Cat No.
1	12	6	BEGIN THE BEGUINE      Joe Loss & His Orchestra featuring Chick Henderson      The Andrews Sisters      Artie Shaw & His Orchestra	56,150
2	6	1	TILL THE LIGHTS OF LONDON SHINE AGAIN      Joe Loss & His Orchestra featuring Chick Henderson	43,781
3	9	1	BEER BARREL POLKA (ROLL OUT THE BARREL)      The Andrews Sisters      Joe Loss & His Band with Vocal Chorus	41,942
4	6	2	SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE WITH YOU      Joe Loss & His Band featuring Chick Henderson      The West End Players with Vocal Chorus	38,477
5	7	1	SOUTH OF THE BORDER (DOWN MEXICO WAY)      Carson Robison & His Pioneers      Joe Loss & His Band featuring Monte Rey      Gene Autry	38,366
6	7	1	BLUE ORCHIDS      Joe Loss & His Band with Vocal Chorus      Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle	37,593
7	6	3	OH JOHNNY OH JOHNNY OH      The Andrews Sisters      Joe Loss & His Band featuring Shirley Lenner	36,344
8	7	5	SCATTER-BRAIN      Frankie Masters & His Orchestra      The Milt Herth Trio with Vocal Chorus      Freddy Martin & His Orchestra featuring Glenn Hughes	32,846
9	7	3	WISH ME LUCK (AS YOU WAVE ME GOODBYE)      Gracie Fields	31,805
10	7	3	KISS ME GOODNIGHT SERGEANT-MAJOR      The London Piano-Accordeon Band      Ambrose & His Orchestra featuring Les Carew	31,118
11	5	4	WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR      Kate Smith      Roy Smeck & His Serenaders      Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle	30,954
12	6	4	RUN, RABBIT, RUN      Joe Loss & His Band      Flanagan And Allen      The London Piano-Accordeon Band	28,814
13	3	2	THE SINGING HILLS      Bing Crosby      Jack White & His Band with Vocal Chorus      Geraldo & His Orchestra feat. Pat Taylor & Cyril Grantham      Dick Todd	27,872
14	3	1	THE WOODPECKER SONG      Kate Smith      Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Marion Hutton      The Andrews Sisters      Bee Gee Tavern Band      Gracie Fields      Geraldo & His Orchestra featuring Pat Taylor      Vera Lynn      Music In The Russ Morgan Manner	27,725
15	6	4	OVER THE RAINBOW      Judy Garland      Nick Lucas      Jim Davidson & His A.B.C. Dance Band      Glenn Miller & His Orchestra featuring Ray Eberle	27,593
16	3	3	THERE’S A BOY COMING HOME ON LEAVE      Flanagan And Allen      Ambrose & His Orchestra featuring Jack Cooper      Jack White & His Band with Vocal Chorus	26,183
17	5	3	AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER      Nick Lucas      Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell	25,808
18	5	2	THE MAN THAT COMES AROUND      Tommy Tucker & His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus	24,671
19	5	2	F.D.R. JONES      Flanagan And Allen      Joe Loss & His Band      Ella Fitzgerald	24,467
20	5	3	SHE HAD TO GO AND LOSE IT AT THE ASTOR Harry Roy & His Orchestra Dick Robertson & His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus	24,453

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