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‘Day In, Day Out’ by Bob Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1939)

October 21, 20191930s, movies 1930s, Popular Music 1930sadmin

(Saturday, October 21, 1939) — “Day In, Day Out” by Bob Crosby And His Orchestra (Helen Ward, vocal) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week.

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