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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S/YOUR HIT PARADE (BARRY KOWAL)TOP SINGLES OF 1940*
 
No. Song-Artist-Peak month 1 ONLY FOREVER-BING CROSBY-NOVEMBER 1012 2 I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN-TOMMY DORSEY,FRANK SINATRA & THE PIED PIPERS-August 998 3 THE WOODPECKER SONG-GLENN MILLER-May 936 4 TRADE WINDS-BING CROSBY-November 770 5 BEAT ME DADDY (EIGHT TO THE BAR-WILL BRADLEY & RAY McKINLEY-November 770 6 CARELESS-GLENN MILLER-March 766 7 WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR GLENN MILLER-April 756 8 MAYBE-Ink Spots-October 756 9 INDIAN SUMMER-Jack Leonard & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-February 738 10 BLUEBERRY HILL-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-September 736 11 We Three-Ink Spots-November 718 12 Breeze And I-Jimmy Dorsey & Bob Eberly-August 700 13 Imagination-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-July 698 14 All The Things You Are-Jack Leonard & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-January 632 15 Sierra Sue-Bing Crosby-September 626 16 With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair-Bob Crosby Orchestra & Marion Mann-May 574 17 Oh,Johnny,Oh-Bonnie Baker & Orrin Tucker Orchestra-January 560 18 In An Old Dutch Garden-Dick Jurgens Orchestra & Eddy Howard-March 556 19 The Singing Hills-Bing Crosby-May 528 20 When The Swallows Come To Capistrano-Ink Spots-September 524 21 I'm Nobody's Baby-Judy Garland-September 502 22 Playmates-Kay Kyser & Sully Mason Trio-July 490 23 At The Balalaika-Orrin Tucker Orchestra & Gil Mershon-February 484 24 On The Isle Of May-Connee Boswell-March 464 25 Faithful Forever-Ray Eberle & Glenn Miller-January 458 26 It's A Blue World-Tony Martin & Ray Sinatra Orchestra-March 448 27 Where Was I-Charlie Barnett & Mary Ann McCall-June 418 28 Fools Rush In-Ray Eberle & Glenn Miller-August 418 29 Nearness Of You-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-August 390 30 Make Believe Island-Mitchell Ayers & Mary Ann Mercer-June 388 31 Darn That Dream-Benny Goodman Orchestra & Mildred Bailey-March 378 32 Say It-Glenn Miller Orchestra & Ray Eberle-June 372 33 Starlit Hour-Glenn Miller Orchestra & Ray Eberle-April 370 34 Practice Makes Perfect-Bob Chester & Al Stuart-November 294 35 Pompton Turnpike-Charlie Barnett-November 286 36 Pennsylvania 6-5000-Glenn Miller-July 280 37 Let There Be Love-Sammy Kaye Orchestra & Tommy Ryan-May 252 38 Too Romantic-Bing Crosby-May 242 39 We Three-Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra- December 240 40 Ferryboat Serenade-Kay Kyser,Harry,Ginny,Jack & Max-December 236 41 I Can't Love You Any More-Benny Goodman Orchestra & Helen Forrest-June 186 42 I've Got My Eyes On You-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Alan Dewitt-March 184 43 Do I Love You?-Leo Reisman Orchestra & Lee Sullivan-March 180 44 Devil May Care-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-June 178 45 Trade Winds-Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra-October 168 46 Shake Down The Stars-Glenn Miller Orchestra & Ray Eberle-June 150 47 Little Red Fox-Kay Kyser Orchrstra,Harry Babbitt & Little Audrey-Pokey Carriere-February 150 48 Our Love Affair-Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra-November 150 49 How High The Moon-Benny Goodman Orchestra & Helen Forrest-April 146 50 Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga-Jimmy Dorsey & Helen O'Connell-August 144 51 God Bless America-Kate Smith-August 142 52 Blue Lovebird-Kay Kyser Orchestra & Ginny Simms-July 142 53 Only Forever-Tommy Dorsey & Allan Storr-November 138 54 Little Curly Hair In A Highchair-Fats Waller-May 134 55 Leanin' On An Old Top Rail-Bob Crosby Orchestra-March 132 56 Stop It's Wonderful-Bonnie Baker & Orrin Tucker Orchestra-January 132 57 Ferryboat Serenade-Andrews Sisters-December 132 58 Gaucho Serenade-Dick Todd-April 92 59 Down Argentina Way-Leo Reisman & Sara Horn-December 90 60 Our Love Affair-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-November 90 61 Lovers' Lullaby-Glen Gray Orchestra & Kenny Sargent-May 90 62 10 This Changing World-Glenn Miller Orchestra & Ray Eberle-February 88 63 You're Lonely And I'm lonely-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Frank Sinatra-July 86 64 Handful Of Stars-Ray Eberle-December 84 65 Imagination-Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra-July 46 66 Make Believe Island-Mitchell Ayers & Jan Savitt & Bon Bon-July 46 67 Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-July 46 68 It's A Wonderful World-Charlie Barnett & Mary Ann McCall-June 46 69 Apple Blossoms And Chapel Bells-Orrin Tucker-May 46 70 Crosstown-Glenn Miller-October 44 71 Alice Blue Grown-Frankie Masters Orchestra & Marion Francis-April 44 72 In the Mood-Glenn Miller-February 44 73 When The Swallows Come To Capistrano-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-September 42 74 Dolemite-Erskine Hawkins-September 42 75 Whispering Grass-Ink Spots-October 42 76 The Call Of The Canyon-Glenn Miller & Ray Eberle-November 42 77 Down The Road A Piece-Will Bradley,Ray McKinley & Don Ray-December 42 78 You,You Darling-Kay Kyser Orchestra & Ginny Simms-May 42 79 So Far So Good-Bob Crosby Orchestra & Marion Mann-April 42 80 To You,Sweetheart,Aloha-Dick Todd-February 42
* The first Billboard chart was published on July 20th,1940.So the charts from "Your Hit Parade" are used for the weeks in 1940 prior to January 20. From January 20 and afterwardsthe Billboard charts are used in compilation of this list.
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