Almanac: 1943 Billboard debut

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Best Selling Popular Retail Records - debut in 

Billboard National Top 10

January 9,1943

10 Why Don't You Do Right-Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Peggy Lee

January 16,1943

6 (As Long As You're Not in Love With Anyone Else) Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?-Dinah Shore

7 Moonlight Becomes You-Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

January 23,1943

10 (As Long As You're Not In Love With Anyone Else) Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?-Johnny Long And His Orchestra, Vocal Choruses - Bob Houston and Helen Young

January 30,1943

7 I've Heard That Song Before-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Helen Forrest

9 For Me And My Gal-Judy Garland & Gene Kelly With David Rose And His Orchestra

10 Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)-Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Cugat Chorus

February 13,1943

7 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To-Dinah Shore

10 It Started All Over Again-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers

February 20,1943

10 Don't Get Around Much Anymore-Ink Spots

March 13,1943

7 That Old Black Magic-Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Skip Nelson and The Modernaires

March 20,1943

10 That Old Black Magic-Freddie Slack and his Orchestra, Vocal - Margaret Whiting

March 27,1943

10 As Time Goes By-Jacques Renard And His Orchestra, Vocal [Uncredited] - Frank Munn

April 17,1943

8 Velvet Moon-Harry James and his Orchestra

April 24,1943

8 As Time Goes By-Rudy Vallee, Baritone with Orchestra

May 8,1943

5 "Murder," He Says-Dinah Shore

9 Don't Get Around Much Anymore-Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kenny Sargent and Le Brun Sisters

10 Taking A Chance On Love-Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Helen Forrest

June 12,1943

8 Let's Get Lost-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Four Lee Sisters

10 You'll Never Know-Willie Kelly And His Orchestra with vocal refrain

June 19,1943

9 All Or Nothing At All-Frank Sinatra With Harry James and his Orchestra

10 Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer-The Song Spinners (acapella)

June 26,1943

5 Let's Get Lost-Kay Kyser And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Harry Babbitt, Julie, Trudy, Jack and Max

July 3,1943

8 Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament)-Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra

10 It Can't Be Wrong-Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners (acapella)

July 10,1943

4 You'll Never Know-Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners (acapella)

6 In The Blue Of Evening-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Frank Sinatra

7 Johnny Zero-The Song Spinners (acapella)

July 17,1943

7 It's Always You-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Frank Sinatra

July 31,1943

6 I Heard You Cried Last Night-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Helen Forrest

7 You'll Never Know-Frank Sinatra, Vocal with Chorus [Uncredited] - The Bobby Tucker Singers

10 In My Arms-Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners (acapella)

August 7,1943

10 Paper Doll-Mills Brothers

August 28,1943

7 Sunday, Monday Or Always-Bing Crosby With Ken Darby Singers

10 Pistol Packin' Mama-Al Dexter and his Troopers, Vocal - Al Dexter with String Band Acc.

September 18,1943

9 Sunday, Monday Or Always-Frank Sinatra, Vocal with Chorus [Uncredited] - The Bobby Tucker Singers

October 2,1943

10 Close To You-Frank Sinatra, Vocal with Chorus [Uncredited] - The Bobby Tucker Singers

October 9,1943

9 People Will Say We're In Love-Frank Sinatra, Vocal with Chorus [Uncredited] - The Bobby Tucker Singers

October 16,1943

10 People Will Say We're In Love-Bing Crosby And Trudy Erwin With The Sportsmen Glee Club

October 23,1943

8 Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)-Dick Kuhn And His Orchestra, Vocal Trio

10 Boogie Woogie-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra

October 30,1943

8 Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)-Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners

November 6,1943

8 Pistol Packin' Mama-Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

10 Blue Rain-Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Ray Eberle

November 13,1943

7 Oh! What A Beautiful Mornin'-Bing Crosby And Trudy Erwin With The Sportsmen Glee Club

November 27,1943

8 My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)-Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Eugenie Baird

December 4,1943

10 They're Either Too Young Or Too Old-Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kitty Kallen

December 11,1943

10 I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)-Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

December 18,1943

9 Oklahoma!-Oklahoma! Original Broadway Cast Album

December 25,1943

6 Shoo-Shoo Baby-Ella Mae Morse With Dick Walters and his Orchestra