‘Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)’ by Jimmy Dorsey peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1941)

(Saturday, August 30, 1941) — “Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)” by Jimmy Dorsey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of four consecutive weeks (Aug. 30, Sept. 6/13/20, 1941).

The recording, Dorsey’s fourth (but not his last) #1 hit of 1941, was made on Wednesday, March 19, 1941 with vocals by Helen O’Connell and Bob Eberly.