AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1940
1-BEGIN THE BEGUINE-JOE LOSS;ANDREWS SISTERS-MAY 2560
2-SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE WITH YOU-JOE LOSS-August 2182
3-OH JOHNNY OH JOHNNY OH-JOE LOSS;ANDREWS SISTERS-August 1914
4-TILL THE LIGHTS OF LONDON SHINE AGAIN-JOE LOSS-August 1810
5-SOUTH OF THE BORDER (DOWN MEXICO WAY)-JOE LOSS;CARSON ROBINSON-January 1630
6-BLUE ORCHIDS-JOE LOSS;GLENN MILLER-May 1548
7-BEER BARREL POLKA (ROLL OUT THE BARREL)-ANDREWS SISTERS;JOE LOSS-April 524
8-THERE’S A BOY COMING HOME ON LEAVE-Ambrose;Flanagan & Allen-December 1308
9-WISH ME LUCK (AS YOU WAVE ME GOODBYE)-Gracie Fields-January 1300
10-WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR-Kate Smith;Glenn Miller-December 1254
11-Scatter Brain-Frankie Masters-August 1220
12-Run,Rabbit,Run-Flanagan & Allen;Joe Loss-April 1208
13-Over The Rainbow-Judy Garland;Nick Lucas-March 1108
14-An Apple For The Teacher-Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell-March 1056
15-F.D.R. Jones-Joe Loss;Flanagan & Allen-July 936
16-Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant-Major-Ambrose & His Orchestra-June 908
17-Rosita (Her Name Was Rosita)-Joe Loss;Ambrose-November 896
18-The Man That Comes Around-Tommy Tucker-October 842
19-The Man With The Mandolin-Nick Lucas-Horace Heidt-January 814
20-A Man And His Dream-Bing Crosby-March 768
21-She Had To Go And Lose It At The Astor-Harry Roy-October 680
22-(Forever) I’ll Remember-Ambrose & His Orchestra;Joe Loss-June 654
23-Shabby Old Cabby-Joe Loss-March 636
24-(We’re Gonna Hang Out) The Washing On The Siegfried Line-Jim Davidson-January 636
25-You’re The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)-Dick Todd-January 630
26-Good Luck (and The Same For You)-Billy Cotton-July 590
27-Nursie Nursie-Ambrose & His Orchestra-September 552
28-Love Never Grows Old-Ambrose & His Orchestra-August 540
29-Alla En El Rancho Grande (My Ranch)-Bing Crosby & The Foursome-May 462
30-Little Sir Echo-Bing Crosby;Horace Heidt-January 416
31-There’ll Always Be An England-Joe Loss-August 392
32-If A Grey Haired Lady Says “How’s Your Father”-Flanagan & Allen-July 384
33-In An Old Dutch Garden-Glenn Miller-October 346
34-Three Little Fishies-Kay Kyser-January 344
35-With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair-Dick Todd-December 288
36-Deep Purple-Bing Crosby;Jimmy Dorsey-January 230
37-Sunrise Serenade-Glen Gray;Horace Heidt-January 220
38-Wishing (Will Make It So)-Glenn Miller-January 210
39-Careless-Jim Davidson;Al Bowlly-July 190
40-One Day When We Were Young-Milliza Korjus;Joe Loss-January 180
41-Boomps-A-Daisy-Joe Loss-January 170
42-Playmates-Dick Robertson-December 152
43-Goodbye Sally-Ambrose & His Orchestra-September 144
44-The Gaucho Serenade-Dick Todd-September 136
45-We’re Off To See The Wizard-Jim Davidson-March 136