BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (DISC JOCKEY PLAYS CHART:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1946
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 TO EACH HIS OWN-EDDY HOWARD ORCH.-AUGUST 1626 2 FIVE MINUTES MORE-FRANK SINATRA, AXEL STORDAHL ORCHESTRA-September 1400 3 PRISONER OF LOVE-PERRY COMO, RUSS CASE ORCHESTRA-June 1328 4 THE GYPSY-DINAH SHORE, SONNY BURKE ORCHESTRA-May 1264 5 OH!WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE-FRANK SINATRA,AXEL STORDAHL ORCHESTRA-March 1092 6 THE GYPSY-INK SPOTS-June 1048 7 RUMORS ARE FLYING-FRANKIE CARLE ORCHESTRA, MARJORIE HUGHES-October 1016 8 OH!WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE-Frankie Carle Orchestra,Marjorie Hughes-March 1016 9 DOCTOR,LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF-Betty Hutton,Paul Weston Orchestra-February 1004 10 SYMPHONY-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Clyde Rogers-January 994 11 Personality-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra, Pied Pipers-March 960 12 Ole Buttermilk Sky-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Michael Douglas-November 954 13 To Each His Own-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Stuart Wade-August 928 14 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, Norton Sisters-January 908 15 I Can't Begin To Tell You-Bing Crosby, Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra-January 838 16 Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)-Dinah Shore, Sonny Burke Orchestra-May 806 17 Symphony-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Liza Morrow-January 776 18 To Each His Own-Modernaires, Paula Kelly, Mannie Klein Orchestra-September 764 19 South America, Take It Away-Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen Orchestra-September 754 20 Doin' What Comes Natur'lly-Dinah Shore, Spade Cooley Orchestra-July 752 21 Dig You Later (A Hubba-hubba-hubba)-Perry Como, Satisfiers-January 728 22 Surrender-Perry Como, Russ Case Orchestra-August 728 23 They Say It's Wonderful-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-July 718 24 The Old Lamp-lighter-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Michael Douglas-December 708 25 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-April 682 26 Doin' What Comes Natur'lly-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Glenn Hughes, Martin Men-July 676 27 The Gypsy-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Mary Marlow-June 626 28 South America, Take It Away-Xavier Cugat Orchestra,Buddy Clark-September 624 29 Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)-Andy Russell, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 620 30 Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)-Teddy Walters, Lou Bring Orchestra-May 600 31 Symphony-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-February 588 32 The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orch.-October 588 33 I Can't Begin To Tell You-Harry James Orchestra, Ruth Haag-February 564 34 The House Of Blue Lights-Freddie Slack Orchestra, Ella Mae Morse-July 558 35 One-zy, Two-zy (I Love You-zy)-Phil Harris Orchestra-April 556 36 To Each His Own-Tony Martin, Al Sack Orchestra, Starlighters-August 552 37 Five Minutes More-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra-October 530 38 Sioux City Sue-Bing Crosby, Jesters, Bob Haggart Orchestra-May 528 39 Shoo-fly Pie (And Apple Pan Dowdy)-Stan Kenton Orchestra, June Christy-April 510 40 Day By Day-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-March 496 41 The Whole World Is Singing My Song-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-November 494 42 Symphony-Bing Crosby, Victor Young Orchestra-March 440 43 Surrender-Woody Herman Orchestra, Blue Flames-July 440 44 Cement Mixer (Put-ti, Put-ti)-Alvino Rey Orchestra, Rocky Coluccio-June 418 45 Prisoner Of Love-Billy Eckstine-May 408 46 The Rickety Rickshaw Man-Eddy Howard Orchestra-December 406 47 Shoo-fly Pie (And Apple Pan Dowdy)-Dinah Shore, Sonny Burke Orchestra-April 404 48 To Each His Own-Ink Spots-September 404 49 The Mad Boogie-Count Basie Orchestra-June 396 50 I'm A Big Girl Now-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Betty Barclay-May 382 51 They Say It's Wonderful-Perry Como, Russ Case Orchestra-July 376 52 Rumors Are Flying-Betty Rhodes, Charles Dant Orchestra-December 372 53 I Can't Begin To Tell You-Andy Russell, Paul Weston Orchestra-February 354 54 Aren't You Glad You're You?-Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter Orchestra-January 354 55 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows-Perry Como, Satisfiers-March 348 56 The Old Lamp-lighter-Hal Derwin, Frank Devol Orchestra-December 346 57 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)-King Cole Trio-December 337 58 Oh! What It Seemed To Be-Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest, Earle Hagen Orchestra-March 336 59 Rumors Are Flying-Billy Butterfield Orchestra, Pat O'connor-November 326 60 Pretending-Andy Russell, Paul Weston Orchestra-September 322 61 Atlanta, Ga-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams-March 318 62 I Can't Begin To Tell You-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Nancy Norman-March 314 63 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)-Perry Como, Satisfiers-March 314 64 Just The Other Day-Sam Donahue Orchestra, Mynell Allen-August 302 65 One-zy, Two-zy (I Love You-zy)-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Martin Men-April 294 66 Rumors Are Flying-Three Suns-November 282 67 Rumors Are Flying-Andrews Sisters, Les Paul, Vic Schoen Orchestra-November 276 68 Ole Buttermilk Sky-Paul Weston Orchestra, Matt Dennis-December 270 69 I Don't Know Enough About You-Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour Orchestra-July 260 70 The Things We Did Last Summer-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-December 258 71 Boogie Blues-Gene Krupa Orchestra, Anita O'day-August 248 72 It's All Over Now-Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour Orchestra-November 238 73 Bumble Boogie-Freddy Martin Orchestra-June 228 74 All Through The Day-Perry Como, Russ Case Orchestra-May 226 75 Hey! Ba-ba-re-bop-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra-June 224 76 Dinah-Sam Donahue Orchestra-August 224 77 Passe-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Lillian Lane-October 220 78 Rumors Are Flying-Tony Martin, Al Sack Orchestra, Lyttle Sisters-October 210 79 They Say It's Wonderful-Andy Russell, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 210 80 Money Is The Root Of All Evil-Andrews Sisters, Guy Lombardo Orchestra-February 208 81 I Got The Sun In The Morning-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-July 204 82 Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming)-Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan-August 204 83 Oh! What It Seemed To Be-Charlie Spivak Orchestra, Jimmy Saunders-April 204 84 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!-Woody Herman Orchestra-February 192 85 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-November 190 86 Chickery Chick-Gene Krupa Orchestra, Anita O'day-January 188 87 Blue Skies-Count Basie Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing-October 180 88 It Might As Well Be Spring-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams-January 172 89 The Gypsy-Hal Mcintyre Orchestra, Frankie Lester-June 164 90 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-September 164 91 All That Glitters Is Not Gold-Dinah Shore, Sonny Burke Orchestra-June 162 92 In The Moon Mist-Pied Pipers, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 162 93 The Gypsy-Hildegarde, Guy Lombardo Orchestra-June 156 94 It's All Over Now-Frankie Carle Orchestra, Marjorie Hughes-December 154 95 Personality-Dinah Shore, Russ Case Orchestra-March 154 96 Doin' What Comes Natur'lly-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Dee Parker-July 148 97 Passe-Margaret Whiting, Jerry Gray Orchestra-November 148 98 All Through The Day-Margaret Whiting, Carl Kress Orchestra-June 146 99 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song-Dinah Shore-November 144 100 White Christmas-Frank Sinatra-December 138 101 Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)-Merry Macs-May 138 102 Aren't You Glad You're You?-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-February 136 103 I Know-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Crew Chiefs-August 132 104 All Through The Day-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 128 105 Seems Like Old Times-Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Don Rodney-March 128 106 Five Minutes More-Skitch Henderson Orchestra, Ray Kellogg-November 122 107 The Moment I Met You-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Sentimentalists-January 120 108 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows-Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest, Earle Hagen Orchestra-March 120 109 The Dark Town Poker Club-Phil Harris Orchestra-April 120 110 I'm In The Mood For Love-Billy Eckstine-January 114 111 Artistry Jumps-Stan Kenton Orchestra-January 114 112 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song-Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter Orchestra-December 112 113 In Love In Vain-Margaret Whiting, Carl Kress Orchestra-June 108 114 One-zy, Two-zy (I Love You-zy)-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Moonbeams-April 104 115 Sooner Or Later (You're Gonna Be Comin' Around)-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Betty Barclay-December 98 116 Come To Baby, Do!-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-February 98 117 The Best Man-King Cole Trio-November 96 118 Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It-Sam Donahue Orchestra, Bill Lockwood-October 92 119 Misirlou-Jan August-December 84 120 The Things We Did Last Summer-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-November 84 121 Who Do You Love I Hope-Elliot Lawrence Orchestra, Rosalind Patton-July 84 122 This Is Always-Harry James Orchestra, Buddy Divito-November 84 123 Day By Day-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-March 80 124 September Song-Dardanelle Trio-December 80 125 Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams-June 78 126 I Guess I'll Get The Papers (And Go Home)-Les Brown Orch., Jack Haskell-October 78 127 One More Tomorrow-Frankie Carle Orchestra, Marjorie Hughes-June 76 128 Atlanta, Ga-Woody Herman Orchestra-April 76 129 It's A Pity To Say Goodnight-Stan Kenton Orchestra, June Christy-November 76 130 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows-Harry James Orchestra, Buddy Divito-February 76 131 The Girl That I Marry-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 76 132 Symphony-Guy Lombardo Orchestra-February 74 133 Rumors Are Flying-Harry Cool Orchestra, Mindy Carson-November 74 134 They Say It's Wonderful-Bing Crosby, Jay Blackton Orchestra-July 72 135 Sioux City Sue-Tony Pastor Orchestra, Stubby Pastor-May 72 136 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Ella Fitzgerald, Delta Rhythm Boys-December 72 137 In Love In Vain-Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest, Earle Hagen Orchestra-August 70 138 Cement Mixer (Put-ti, Put-ti)-Jimmie Lunceford, Lunceford Quartet-June 68 139 One More Dream (And She's Mine)-Johnnie Johnston, Lloyd Shaffer Orch., Satisfiers-February 68 140 Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief-Les Brown Orchestra, Butch Stone-March 64 141 Chickery Chick-Evelyn Knight, Bob Haggart Orchestra, Jesters-January 64 142 Day By Day-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-March 64 143 Patience And Fortitude-Count Basie Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing-March 64 144 In The Middle Of May-Pied Pipers, Paul Weston Orchestra-February 62 145 You Call It Madness But I Call It Love-Billy Eckstine-September 62 146 Cynthia's In Love-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Lillian Lane, Crew Chiefs-July 62 147 Prisoner Of Love-Ink Spots-July 62 148 Full Moon And Empty Arms-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-April 56 149 Five Minutes More-Three Suns-October 48 150 Blue Skies-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Art Lund-August 44 151 White Christmas-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra, Lynn Murray Singers-December 44 152 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)-King Cole Trio-September 42 153 Slowly-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Michael Douglas-February 40 154 Everybody Knew But Me-Woody Herman Orchestra-February 40 155 Don't Be A Baby, Baby-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Art Lund-May 40 156 Sherwood's Forest-Bobby Sherwood-October 40 157 This Is Always-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-September 40 158 (Get Your Kicks) On Route 66-King Cole Trio-August 40 159 It Couldn't Be True! (Or Could It?)-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Crew Chiefs-June 38 160 Jivin' Joe Jackson-Count Basie Orchestra, Ann Moore-January 38 161 Are These Really Mine?-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, Norton Sisters-January 38 162 Slowly-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-February 38 163 On The Boardwalk (In Atlantic City)-Charioteers-October 38 164 Mabel! Mabel!-Woody Herman Orchestra-August 38 165 Personality-Bing Crosby, Eddie Condon Orchestra-April 38 166 The Whole World Is Singing My Song-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Bob Carroll-December 38 167 Patience And Fortitude-Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen Orchestra-March 38 168 Ole Buttermilk Sky-Danny O'neil, Virg Davis Orchestra & Choir-December 38 169 I Don't Know Enough About You-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Art Lund-August 38 170 Seems Like Old Times-Kate Smith, Jack Miller Orchestra-May 38 171 Along With Me-Margaret Whiting, Jerry Gray Orchestra-August 36 172 You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You-Russ Morgan Orchestra-January 36 173 The Bells Of St. Mary's-Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter Orchestra-February 36 174 Come To Baby, Do!-Duke Ellington Orchestra, Joya Sherrill-February 36 175 Zip-a-dee Doo-dah-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Kaydets-December 36 176 Give Me The Simple Life-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Liza Morrow-March 36 177 Chickery Chick-George Olsen Orchestra, Judith Blair, Ray Adams-January 34 178 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)-Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong-April 34 179 Sioux City Sue-Kate Smith, Jack Miller Orchestra-April 34 180 The Gypsy-Jan Garber Orchestra, Tommy Traynor-June 34 181 Hawaiian War Chant-Spike Jones & The City Slickers-August 34 182 If You Were The Only Girl-Perry Como, Russ Case Orchestra-October 34 183 Seems Like Old Times-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, Norton Sisters-April 32 184 Buzz Me-Ella Mae Morse, Billy May Orchestra-January 32 185 Do You Love Me-Harry James Orchestra, Ginnie Powell-July 32 186 One-zy, Two-zy (I Love You-zy)-Hildegarde, Guy Lombardo Orchestra-April 32 187 (Get Your Kicks) On Route 66-Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen Orchestra-August 32 188 The Best Man-Les Brown Orchestra, Butch Stone-December 32 189 Day By Day-Bing Crosby, Mel Torme, Mel-tones-March 32 190 I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Stuart Foster-August 30 191 Give Me The Simple Life-Bing Crosby, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra-January 30 192 The Old Lamp-lighter-Morton Downey, Jimmy Lytell Orchestra-December 30 193 Shoo-fly Pie (And Apple Pan Dowdy)-Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Don Rodney-April 30 194 You Broke The Only Heart That Ever Loved You-Elliot Lawrence Orch.,Rosalind Patton, Jack Hunter-Nov. 30 195 Just A-sittin' And A-Rockin'-Delta Rhythm Boys-February 28 196 Just A-sittin' And A-rockin'-Stan Kenton Orchestra, June Christy-March 28 197 My Best To You-Eddy Howard Orchestra-November 28 198 There's No One But You-Hal Mcintyre Orchestra, Frankie Lester-July 28 199 Come Rain Or Come Shine-Margaret Whiting, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 28 200 Gee,It's Good To Hold You-Woody Herman Orchestra,Frances Wayne-January 28 201 I Got The Sun In The Morning-Artie Shaw Orchestra, Mel Torme, Meltones-July 28 202 In The Land Of Beginning Again-Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter Orchestra-January 26 203 From This Day Forward-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-July 26 204 The Frim Fram Sauce-King Cole Trio-January 24 205 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!-Connee Boswell, Russ Morgan Orchestra-March 22
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