Almanac: 1945 Billboard debut

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Billboard National Top 10

January 6, 1945

5 There Goes That Song Again-Russ Morgan And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Russ Morgan

6 I Dream Of You-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Freddie Stewart

January 13, 1945

3 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive-Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

6 Rum And Coca-Cola-Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

8 There Goes That Song Again-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Nancy Norman

January 20, 1945

4 Don't Fence Me In-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Billy Williams

7 There Goes That Song Again-Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Georgia Carroll 

8 Don't Fence Me In-Kate Smith with 4 Chicks and Chuck

January 27, 1945

6 Cocktails For Two-Spike Jones and his City Slickers, Vocal refrain - Carl Grayson

7 I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)-Frank Sinatra

10 I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)-Perry Como with Orchestra

February 3, 1945

6 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive-Arie Shaw and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Imogene Lynn

9 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive-Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

10 Don't Fence Me In-Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights, Vocal Chorus - Gene Walsh

February 10, 1945

7 I'm Beginning To See The Light-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kitty Kallen

8 Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)-Frankie Carle and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Phyliss Lynne

9 A Little On The Lonely Side-Frankie Carle and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Paul Allen 

February 17, 1945

6 Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)-Frank Sinatra

March 3, 1945

7 Rum And Coca-Cola-Abe Lyman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Rose Blane 

8 Rum And Coca-Cola-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe, The Norton Sisters and Rosemary Calvin

9 Candy-Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

March 10, 1945

10 I Wanna Get Married-Gertrude Niesen

March 17, 1945

9 I'm Beginning To See The Light- Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Joya Sherrill

10 Dream-The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

March 24, 1945

2 My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time-Les Brown and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Doris Day

3 My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time-The Phil Moore Four, Vocal refrain - Phil Moore, Billy Daniels and The Phil Moore Four

April 7, 1945

9 Sentimental Journey-Les Brown and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Doris Day

10 A Little On The Lonely Side-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Jimmy Brown

April 14, 1945

6 There! I've Said It Again-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters

7 Just A Prayer Away-Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers, Ethel Smith At The Organ, Victor Young And His Orchestra

7 My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time-Johnny Long And His Orchestra And Dick Robertson, Vocal Choruses - Dick Robertson and Frances Lane

7 Stuff Like That There-Betty Hutton With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

9 Laura-Woody Herman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Woody Herman

10 Candy-Dinah Shore

10 Just A Prayer Away-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Billy Williams and the Kaye Choir

May 5, 1945

5 Chloe-Spike Jones and his City Slickers, Vocal refrain - Red (Swamphead) Ingle

7 I'm Beginning To See The Light-Ella Fitzgerald And Ink Spots

8 Caldonia-Woody Herman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Woody Herman

10 Laura-Freddy Martin and his Orchestra

May 19, 1945

10 Bell Bottom Trousers-Tony Pastor and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Ruth McCullough and Tony Pastor

May 26, 1945

10 Laura-Dick Haymes

10 You Belong To My Heart-Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Jimmy Saunders

June 2, 1945

6 Caldonia-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

7 Dream-Frank Sinatra with Ken Lane Singers

8 You Belong To My Heart-Bing Crosby and Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra

9 Laura-Johnnie Johnston With Paul Baron and his Orchestra

June 9, 1945

10 Sentimental Journey-Hal McIntyre and his Orchestra

June 16, 1945

7 Bell Bottom Trousers-Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Ferdy, Slim and Quartet

10 Bell Bottom Trousers-Louis Prima and his Orchestra, Vocal - Lily Ann Carol, Louis Prima and Chorus

June 23, 1945

6 Bell Bottom Trousers-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Jimmy Brown and Ensemble

June 30, 1945

8 Sentimental Journey-The Merry Macs

10 Chopin's Polonaise-Carmen Cavallaro And His Orchestra, Piano Solo - Carmen Cavallaro

July 7, 1945

10 Gotta Be This Or That-Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Benny Goodman

July 14, 1945

4 On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe-Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston and his Orchestra

10 I Wish-Mills Brothers

10 Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well-Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris and Congregation

July 28, 1945

9 If I Loved You-Perry Como

10 On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe-Bing Crosby with Six Hits And A Miss and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

August 4, 1945

9 Bell Bottom Trousers-Jerry Colonna

9 Tampico-Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Vocal - June Christy

August 11, 1945

8 On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - The Sentimentalists

10 Good, Good, Good (That's You-That's You)-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Billy Williams and Nancy Norman

August 18, 1945

5 Till The End Of Time-Perry Como

10 I'm Gonna Love That Gal (Like She's Never Been Loved Before)-Perry Como

September 8, 1945

10 I Wish I Knew-Dick Haymes

September 22, 1945

8 Along The Navajo Trail-Dinah Shore

8 11:60 P.M.-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kitty Kallen

10 Till The End Of Time-Dick Haymes

September 29, 1945

7 Along The Navajo Trail-Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

10 It's Only A Paper Moon-Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Dottie Reid 

10 On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe-Judy Garland and The Merry Macs 

October 6, 1945

7 I'll Buy That Dream-Dick Haymes And Helen Forrest 

10 Hong Kong Blues-Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - "Skeets" Herfurt

October 13, 1945

8 I'll Buy That Dream-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kitty Kallen

10 It's Been A Long, Long Time-Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Irene Daye

October 20, 1945

10 It's Been A Long, Long Time-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kitty Kallen

10 It's Been A Long Long Time-Bing Crosby with Les Paul And His Trio

October 27, 1945

10 Chickery Chick-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Nancy Norman, Billy Williams and The Kaye Choir

November 3, 1945

8 That's For Me-Dick Haymes

November 17, 1945

6 It's Been A Long Long Time-Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Vocal - June Christy

8 It Might As Well Be Spring-Dick Haymes

9 That's For Me-Jo Stafford

November 24, 1945

7 I Can't Begin To Tell You-Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro, At The Piano

8 Waitin' For The Train To Come In-Peggy Lee, Guitar solo - Dave Barbour

10 Holiday For Strings-Spike Jones and his City Slickers

10 The Honeydripper-Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra and The Delta Rhythm Boys 

10 Waitin' For The Train To Come In-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Kitty Kallen

December 1, 1945

8 It Might As Well Be Spring-Paul Weston and his Orchestra With Margaret Whiting

December 8, 1945

9 Dig You Later (A-Hubba Hubba Hubba)-Perry Como and The Satisfyers with Russ Case and his Orchestra

10 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)-Frank Sinatra

December 15, 1945

5 Symphony-Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Clyde Rogers

8 Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief-Betty Hutton with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

9 Symphony-Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Liza Morrow

December 22, 1945

10 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters

December 29, 1945

9 It Might As Well Be Spring-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Billy Williams