(Saturday, September 9, 1939) — “Over the Rainbow” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Ray Eberle, vocal) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for seven non-consecutive weeks (Sep. 9/16/23/30, Oct. 7/14/28, 1939).

It was Miller’s fourth of four consecutive number one singles on the chart, following “Wishing (Will Make It So),” “Stairway to the Stars,” and “Moon Love,” for a total of 18 consecutive weeks.