‘Frenesi’ by Artie Shaw peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1940)

(Saturday, December 21, 1940)“Frenesi” by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Singles chart for 13 non-consecutive weeks (Dec. 21/28, 1940, Jan. 4/11/18/25, Feb. 1/8/15/22, Mar. 1/8/22, 1941).