‘On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe’ by Johnny Mercer peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago today (July 28 1945)

1940s, Popular Music 1940s

(Saturday, July 28, 1945) — “On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe” by Johnny Mercer (with backing vocals by The Pied Pipers) was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Selling Retail Records chart for seven consecutive weeks (July 28, Aug. 4/11/18/25, Sept. 1/8, 1945).