Almanac: 1944 Billboard debut

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Billboard National Top 10

January 1, 1944

7 Shoo-Shoo Baby-Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

January 8, 1944

4 Star Eyes-Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Vocal Choruses - Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen

January 15, 1944

9 My Ideal-Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Bob Eberly

10 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)-Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Vocal Choruses - Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen

January 22, 1944

4 My Shining Hour-Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Eugenie Baird 

10 How Sweet You Are-Kay Armen And The Balladiers

January 29, 1944

8 Speak Low (When You Speak Love)-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Billy Leach

10 Cherry-Harry James and his Orchestra

February 5, 1944

8 No Love, No Nothin'-Ella Mae Morse with Dick Walters and his Orchestra

10 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me-Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, Trumpet solo - Cootie Williams

February 12, 1944

9 I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night-Frank Sinatra, Vocal with Chorus [Uncredited] - The Bobby Tucker Singers

February 19, 1944

7 Holiday For Strings-David Rose and his Orchestra

9 Mairzy Doats-Al Trace and his Silly Symphonists, Vocals - "Red" Maddock and Al Trace and group

February 26, 1944

7 Mairzy Doats-The Merry Macs

March 11, 1944

9 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me-Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Woody Herman

10 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)-Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

April 1, 1944

8 When They Ask About You-Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kitty Kallen

10 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me-Stan Kenton and his Orchestra, Vocal - Red Dorris

April 8, 1944

7 I Love You-Enric Madriguera and his Orchestra, vocal refrain - Bob Lido

8 Mairzy Doats- The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

April 15, 1944

3 It's Love-Love-Love-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Skip Nelson and The Lombardo Trio

6 San Fernando Valley-Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

April 22, 1944

3 I Love You-Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

5 I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Dick Haymes

10 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)-Andy Russell with Al Sack and his Orchestra

April 29, 1944

8 I Love You-Jo Stafford With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

9 It's Love-Love-Love-The Four King Sisters with Male Chorus

May 6, 1944
8 Don't Sweetheart Me-Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Wayne Marsh

9 Long Ago (And Far Away)-Helen Forrest And Dick Haymes, Vocal Duet With Orchestra

May 13, 1944

7 Long Ago (And Far Away)-Jo Stafford With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

10 Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet-Ella Mae Morse With Dick Walters' Orchestra

May 20, 1944

10 Long Ago (And Far Away)-Perry Como, Baritone With Mixed Chorus

May 27, 1944

7 I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)-Ink Spots

8 I'll Be Seeing You-Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

June 3, 1944

9 I'll Be Seeing You-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Frank Sinatra

10 Amor-Andy Russell With Al Sack and his Orchestra

June 10, 1944

9 G.I. Jive-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

June 17, 1944

11 Swinging On A Star-Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Vocal with Williams Brothers Quartet and Orchestra

13 G.I. Jive-Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

15 Straighten Up And Fly Right-The King Cole Trio

July 1, 1944

13 Good Night, Wherever You Are-Russ Morgan And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Russ Morgan

16 You Always Hurt The One You Love-Mills Brothers

July 8, 1944

7 Amor-Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

9 Long Ago (And Far Away)-Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

July 29, 1944

7 His Rocking Horse Ran Away-Betty Hutton With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

August 5, 1944

7 Time Waits For No One-Helen Forrest

9 I'll Walk Alone-Martha Tilton With Orchestra

August 12, 1944

7 I'll Walk Alone-Dinah Shore with Mixed Chorus

September 2, 1944

7 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

September 16, 1944

6 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)-Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

9 It Had To Be You-Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest, Vocal Duet With Orchestra

10 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine-Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Vocal - Anita O'Day

September 23, 1944

10 It Had To Be You-Betty Hutton With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

September 30, 1944

8 Till Then-Mills Brothers

10 It Could Happen To You-Jo Stafford With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

October 7, 1944

6 I'll Walk Alone-Mary Martin

October 14, 1944

9 Together-Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes, Vocal Duet With Orchestra

10 Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking)-Evelyn Knight

October 21, 1944

8 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine-Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Vocal - Anita O'Day

10 The Trolley Song-The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

October 28, 1944

4 Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)-Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

November 4, 1944

9 How Many Hearts Have You Broken-Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Vocal - Gene Howard

10 It Had To Be You-Artie Shaw and his Orchestra

November 11, 1944

10 Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stockin')-Russ Morgan And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Al Jennings

November 25, 1944

4 I'm Making Believe-Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

9 Don't Fence Me In-Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

December 9, 1944

10 The Trolley Song-Judy Garland With Georgie Stoll And His Orchestra

December 16, 1944

5 Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall-Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

December 23, 1944

8 The Trolley Song-Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and Marilyn Duke

December 30, 1944

5 I Dream Of You-Andy Russell With Orchestra

7 White Christmas-Frank Sinatra with Chorus