No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 THE HONEYDRIPPER-JOE LIGGINS ORCHESTRA-SEPTEMBER 1706
2 CALDONIA BOOGIE-LOUIS JORDAN & THE TYMPANY FIVE-June 1562
3 TIPPIN' IN-ERSKINE HAWKINS ORCHESTRA-April 1524
4 I WONDER-PVT. CECIL GANT-February 1512
5 WHO THREW THE WHISKEY IN THE WELL-LUCKY MILLINDER ORCHESTRA-July 1242
6 MOP MOP-LOUIS JORDAN-April 938
7 I WONDER-ROOSEVELT SYKES-March 830
8 YOU CAN'T GET THAT NO MORE-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-March 728
9 I'M MAKING BELIEVE-Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald-January 694
10 SOMEBODY'S GOT TO GO-Cootie Williams-February 692
11 I'm Lost-King Cole Trio-January 688
12 That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch-Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson-August 612
13 Strange Things Happening Every Day-Sister Rosetta Tharpe-May 600
14 The Honeydripper-Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra-November 574
15 Caldonia-Erskine Hawkins-June 552
16 Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-July 546
17 Beulah's Boogie-Lionel Hampton-December 456
18 Rock Me, Mama-Arthur 'big Boy' Crudup-May 438
19 Be-baba-luba-Helen Humes-December 432
20 I'm Beginning To See The Light-Duke Ellington Orchestra-April 400
21 S.k. Blues-Pete Johnson Orchestra, Joe Turner-March 308
22 Left A Good Deal In Mobile-Joe Liggins-November 282
23 I'm A Shy Guy-King Cole Trio-October 280
24 The Honeydripper-Roosevelt Sykes-December 218
25 I Wonder-Louis Armstrong-April 212
26 I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues-Duke Ellington-March 160
27 Put Another Chair At The Table-Mills Brothers-May 160
28 If You Can't Smile And Say Yes-King Cole Trio-May 160
29 I Wish-Mills Brothers-June 160
30 Rum And Coca-cola-Andrews Sisters-January 156
31 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive-Johnny Mercer-February 152
32 Red Bank Boogie-Count Basie-March 146
33 White Cliffs Of Dover-Louis Prima-January 130
34 Blues At Sunrise-Ivory Joe Hunter-December 112
35 It's Only A Paper Moon-Ella Fitzgerald-August 106
36 I'm Tired-Pvt. Cecil Gant-August 106
37 I Wonder-Warren Evans-February 98
38 Daddy- Daddy-Savannah Churchill-October 56
39 A Cottage For Sale-Billy Eckstine-November 56
40 Keep Your Arms Around Me-Arthur 'big Boy' Crudup-December 56
41 Last Night-Billy Eckstine-October 56
42 Jimmy's Blues-Count Basie Orchestra-September 56
43 Things Have Changed-Big Maceo-December 54
44 Fifteen Years-Erskine Hawkins-October 54
45 Lonesome Lover Blues-Billy Eckstine-October 54
46 Who's Been Foolin' You-Arthur 'big Boy' Crudup-May 52
47 Lover Man-Billie Holiday-May 52
48 Cecil's Boogie-Pvt. Cecil Gant-April 52
49 Detroit Blues-Tampa Red-September 52
50 Grass Is Getting Greener Every Day-Pvt. Cecil Gant-July 48
51 I'll Live True To You-Tab Smith-February 48
52 Salty Papa Blues-Dinah Washington-February 46
53 Don't Fence Me In-Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters-January 44
54 Don't You Know I Care?-Duke Ellington-January 42
55 Robin Hood-Louis Prima-January 42
* The final "Harlem Hit Parade" chart was published in the February 1,1945
issue of Billboard.The first "Juke Box-Race" chart was published in the
February 8,1945 issue of Billboard.So this chart was compiled by using
the "Harlem Hit Parade" charts until February 1. From February 8 and
onwards the "Juke Box-Race" charts are used.
