‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 29 1941)

(Saturday, November 29, 1941) — “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, featuring vocals by Tex Beneke, Paula Kelly and the Modernaires, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National Best Selling Retail Records chart for the first of nine non-consecutive weeks (Nov. 29, Dec. 6/13/27, 1941, Jan. 3/10/17/24/31, 1942).