Category Archives: Popular Music 1940s

‘I’ll Walk Alone’ by Dinah Shore peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1944)

(Saturday, October 14, 1944) — “I’ll Walk Alone” by Dinah Shore peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Retail Records chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Oct. 14, Nov. 4/11/18, 1944). Continue reading ‘I’ll Walk Alone’ by Dinah Shore peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1944)

‘You Always Hurt the One You Love’ by The Mills Brothers peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 7 1944)

(Saturday, October 7, 1944) — “You Always Hurt the One You Love” by The Mills Brothers peaked at #1 today’s Billboard Best Selling Retail Records chart for five non-consecutive weeks (Oct. 7/21/28, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 1944). Continue reading ‘You Always Hurt the One You Love’ by The Mills Brothers peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 7 1944)

‘Swinging on a Star’ by Bing Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1944)

(Saturday, August 5, 1944) — “Swinging on a Star” by Bing Crosby (with The Williams Brothers Quartet, orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart for nine consecutive weeks (Aug. 5/12/19/26, Sept. 2/9/16/23/30, 1944). Continue reading ‘Swinging on a Star’ by Bing Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1944)

‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ by Bing Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1944)

(Saturday, July 1, 1944) — “I’ll Be Seeing You” by Bing Crosby peaked at 1 on today’s Billboard National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart for four non-consecutive weeks (July 1/15/22/29, 1944). Continue reading ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ by Bing Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1944)

‘I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You)’ by Harry James peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 10 1944)

(Saturday, June 10, 1944) — “I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You)” by Harry James and His Orchestra (vocal by Dick Haymes) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National Best Selling Retail Records chart for four non-consecutive weeks (June 10/17/24, July 8, 1944). Continue reading ‘I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You)’ by Harry James peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (June 10 1944)

‘I Love You’ by Bing Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1944)

(Saturday, May 6, 1944) — “I Love You” by Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotters and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart for five consecutive weeks (May 6/13/20/27, June 3, 1944). Continue reading ‘I Love You’ by Bing Crosby peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1944)

‘It’s Love-Love-Love’ by Guy Lombardo peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1944)

(Saturday, April 22, 1944)“It’s Love-Love-Love” by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians (with vocals by Skip Nelson and The Lombardo Trio) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart for two consecutive weeks (Apr. 22/29, 1944). Continue reading ‘It’s Love-Love-Love’ by Guy Lombardo peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1944)

‘Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)’ by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1944)

(Saturday, March 4, 1944) — “Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)” by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (with vocals by Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart for seven consecutive weeks (Mar. 4/11/18/25, Apr. 1/8/15, 1944). Continue reading ‘Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)’ by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1944)

‘My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)’ by Glen Gray peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1944)

(Saturday, January 29, 1944) — “My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)” by Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (vocal by Eugenie Baird) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart for five consecutive weeks (Jan. 29, Feb. 5/12/19/26, 1944). Continue reading ‘My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)’ by Glen Gray peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1944)

Rock music icon Jim Morrison born in Melbourne, Florida 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1943)


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(Wednesday, December 8, 1943) — Singer-songwriter and poet James Douglas “Jim” Morrison, best remembered as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Los Angeles rock band The Doors, was born today in Melbourne, Florida, where his parents were stationed at the Naval Air Station Melbourne during World War II. Continue reading Rock music icon Jim Morrison born in Melbourne, Florida 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1943)