BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (DISC JOCKEY PLAYS CHART:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1945*
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No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY-LES BROWN ORCH. & DORIS DAY-JUNE 1770 2 THERE! I'VE SAID IT AGAIN-VAUGHN MONROE ORCHESTRA,NORTON SISTERS-May 1620 3 ON THE ATCHISON,TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE-JOHNNY MERCER,PAUL WESTON ORCHESTRA,PIED PIPERS-August 1278 4 DON'T FENCE ME IN-BING CROSBY,ANDREWS SISTERS & VIC SCHOEN ORCHESTRA-January 1272 5 CANDY-JOHNNY MERCER,JO STAFFORD,PAUL WESTON ORCHESTRA,PIED PIPERS-March 1216 6 TILL THE END OF TIME-PERRY COMO, RUSS CASE ORCHESTRA-September 1202 7 DREAM-PIED PIPERS, PAUL WESTON ORCHESTRA-May 1102 8 I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT-Harry James Orchestra & Kitty Kallen-April 992 9 GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT-Benny Goodman Orchestra-July 964 10 IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME-Harry James Orchestra, Kitty Kallen-November 962 11 Chickery Chick-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Nancy Norman, Kaye Choir-November 948 12 Sentimental Journey-Hal Mcintyre Orchestra, Frankie Lester-July 924 13 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive-Johnny Mercer,Paul Weston Orchestra,Pied Pipers-March 88814 My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time-Les Brown Orchestra,Doris Day-April 870 15 Caldonia-Woody Herman Orchestra-May 792 16 Tampico-Stan Kenton Orchestra, June Christy-September 784 17 It's Been A Long, Long Time-Bing Crosby, Les Paul Trio-December 768 18 Rum And Coca-cola-Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen Orchestra-February 766 19 On The Atchison,Topeka And The Santa Fe-Bing Crosby,Six Hits And A Miss-August 720 20 Till The End Of Time-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-September 694 21 I'll Buy That Dream-Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-October 654 22 Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-March 654 23 I'll Buy That Dream-Harry James Orchestra, Kitty Kallen-October 640 24 Chopin's Polonaise-Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra-August 638 25 Bell Bottom Trousers-Tony Pastor Orchestra, Ruth Mccullough-June 632 26 Laura-Woody Herman Orchestra-May 616 27 There Goes That Song Again-Russ Morgan Orchestra-January 606 28 A Little On The Lonely Side-Frankie Carle Orchestra, Paul Allen-March 588 29 If I Loved You-Perry Como, Russ Case Orchestra-August 586 30 Bell Bottom Trousers-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Slim Ferdy Quartet-June 546 31 I'm Beginning To See The Light-Duke Ellington Orchestra,Joya Sherrill-March 536 32 It Might As Well Be Spring-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-December 500 33 Just A Prayer Away-Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers-April 496 34 That's For Me-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-November 486 35 Waitin' For The Train To Come In-Peggy Lee,Dave Barbour Orchestra-December 480 36 You Belong To My Heart-Bing Crosby, Xavier Cugat Orchestra-June 478 37 It Might As Well Be Spring-Paul Weston Orchestra,Margaret Whiting-November 472 38 It's Been A Long,Long Time-Charlie Spivak Orchestra,Irene Daye-December 466 39 Twilight Time-Three Suns-March 439 40 Cocktails For Two-Spike Jones & The City Slickers-February 434 41 Stuff Like That There-Betty Hutton, Paul Weston Orchestra-April 432 42 The Trolley Song-Judy Garland, George Stoll Orchestra-January 422 43 It's Been A Long,Long Time-Stan Kenton Orchestra,June Christy-November 392 44 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive-Bing Crosby,Andrews Sisters,Vic Schoen Orchestra-March 350 45 Dream-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Artie Wayne-July 346 46 Yah-ta-ta Yah-ta-ta (Talk, Talk, Talk)-Bing Crosby, Judy Garland-May 338 47 Dream-Frank Sinatra, Ken Lane Singers-June 332 48 Laura-Freddy Martin Orchestra-May 330 49 Don't Fence Me In-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams-February 320 50 Candy-Dinah Shore, Al Sack Orchestra-May 318 51 Good,Good,Good (That's You-that's You)-Xavier Cugat Orchestra,Del Campo-June 308 52 My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time-Phil Moore Four,Billy Daniels-April 306 53 The Trolley Song-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, Marilyn Duke-January 304 54 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive-Artie Shaw Orchestra,Imogene Lynn-February 296 55 There's No You-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 296 56 I Wish I Knew-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-September 268 57 If I Loved You-Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter Orchestra-September 264 58 Waitin' For The Train To Come In-Harry James Orchestra,Kitty Kallen-December 262 59 Sentimental Journey-Merry Macs-June 260 60 Along The Navajo Trail-Bing Crosby,Andrews Sisters,Vic Schoen Orchestra-October 254 61 (Did You Ever Get) That Feeling In The Moonlight-Perry Como,Satisfiers-October 248 62 A Kiss Goodnight-Woody Herman Orchestra-August 244 63 There Goes That Song Again-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Nancy Norman-February 242 64 I Dream Of You-Andy Russell, Paul Weston Orchestra-January 234 65 White Christmas-Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers-December 232 66 I'll Buy That Dream-Hal Mcintyre Orchestra,Frankie Lester-October 228 67 Chloe-Spike Jones & The City Slickers-May 226 68 My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time-Johnny Long Orchestra,Francis Lane,Dick Robertson-April 226 69 I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,Freddie Stewart-January 220 70 That's For Me-Jo Stafford-October 216 71 I'm Gonna Love That Gal (Like She's Never Been Loved Before)-Perry Como,Russ Case Orchestra-October 216 72 I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)-Frank Sinatra,Axel Stordahl Orchestra-February 208 73 I Wish-Mills Brothers-May 200 74 There Must Be A Way-Charlie Spivak Orchestra, Jimmy Saunders-July 198 75 Till The End Of Time-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-October 196 76 Bell Bottom Trousers-Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Jimmy Brown-July 192 77 Bell Bottom Trousers-Jerry Colonna-July 188 78 On The Atchison,Topeka And The Santa Fe-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,Sentimentalists-August 184 79 Evelina-Bing Crosby-February 183 80 Laura-Johnnie Johnston, Paul Baron Orchestra-June 174 81 The Three Caballeros-Bing Crosby,Andrews Sisters,Vic Schoen Orchestra-March 172 82 11:60 Pm-Harry James Orchestra, Kitty Kallen-October 168 83 Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,Nancy Norman-March 160 84 Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow-Frank Sinatra, Charioteers-December 152 85 More And More-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Bonnie Lou Williams-April 150 86 Gotta Be This Or That-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,Nancy Norman,Kaye Choir-August 144 87 Close As Pages In A Book-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Jane Harvey-May 144 88 Hong Kong Blues-Hoagy Carmichael-October 142 89 You Belong To My Heart-Charlie Spivak Orchestra, Jimmy Saunders-June 138 90 If I Loved You-Harry James Orchestra, Buddy Divito-July 138 91 There! I've Said It Again-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra,Teddy Walters-July 136 92 Laura-Jerry Wald Orchestra, Dick Merrick-May 134 93 In The Middle Of May-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Martin Men-December 130 94 The More I See You-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-July 128 95 A Door Will Open-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,Stuart Foster,Sentimentalists-December 126 96 Rosemary-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Michael Douglas-September 126 97 On The Atchison,Topeka And The Santa Fe-Tommy Tucker Time,Don Brown,Three Two Timers-August 126 98 I Should Care-Martha Tilton, Eddie Miller Orchestra-March 126 99 Opus No. 1-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-March 122 100 I Should Care-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,Bonnie Lou Williams,Sentimentalists-April 120 101 Laura-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-June 116 102 There Goes That Song Again-Billy Butterfield Orchestra,Margaret Whiting-February 112 103 I'm Wastin' My Tears On You-Tex Ritter & The Texans-January 109 104 Caldonia-Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, Ace Harris-May 108 105 My Guy's Come Back-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Liza Morrow-December 102 106 The More I See You-Harry James Orchestra, Buddy Divito-August 102 107 Here Comes Heaven Again-Perry Como,Russ Case Orchestra-December 102 108 June Is Bustin' Out All Over-Hildegarde, Guy Lombardo Orchestra,Song Spinners-August 100 109 Sleigh Ride In July-Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter Orchestra-March 100 110 Always-Guy Lombardo Orchestra,Stuart Foster-January 98 111 Angelina-Louis Prima Orchestra & Chorus-January 97 112 Meet Me In St. Louis,Louis-Guy Lombardo-January 97 113 Along The Navajo Trail-Dinah Shore, Al Sack Orchestra-September 96 114 There Goes That Song Again-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Georgia Carroll-February 92 115 Along The Navajo Trail-Gene Krupa Orchestra, Buddy Stewart-October 92 116 Let's Take The Long Way Home-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-March 92 117 Always-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,Arthur Wright-January 90 118 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye-Benny Goodman Orchestra,Peggy Mann-March 90 119 And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine-Ella Fitzgerald,Johnny Long OrchestraSong Spinners-January 88 120 A Cottage For Sale-Billy Eckstine-October 86 121 I Should Care-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 86 122 If I Loved You-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-October 84 123 Gotta Be This Or That-Glen Gray,Casa Loma Orchestra, 'fats' Daniels-September 84 124 Baia-Bing Crosby, Xavier Cugat Orchestra-June 84 125 The Blond Sailor-Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen Orchestra-October 84 126 The Honeydripper-Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, Delta Rhythm Boys-December 82 127 You Can't Get That No More-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-March 80 128 I Don't Want To Love You (Like I Do)-Phil Brito,Paul Lavelle Orchestra-January 80 129 I'll Be Walkin' With My Honey (Soon,Soon,Soon)-Sammy Kaye Orch.,Nancy Norman,Billy Williams-November 78 130 There Must Be A Way-Johnnie Johnston, Paul Baron Orchestra-August 78 131 Bell Bottom Trousers-Jesters-June 78 132 Horses Don't Bet On People-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Clyde Rogers-September 76 133 Yah-ta-ta Yah-ta-ta-Harry James Orchestra, Kitty Kallen-May 74 134 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings-Martha Stewart-April 74 135 I Should Care-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Teddy Walters-April 72 136 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)-Frank Sinatra,Axel Stordahl Orchestra-December 70 137 My Guy's Come Back-Dinah Shore, Russ Case Orchestra-November 68 138 Tippin' In-Erskine Hawkins Orchestra-May 68 139 Waitin' For The Train To Come In-Johnny Long Orchestra,Dick Robertson-December 66 140 Sleigh Ride In July-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Bonnie Lou Williams-February 64 141 Autumn Serenade-Harry James Orchestra-November 64 142 Everytime-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Glenn Hughes-April 64 143 Don't Fence Me In-Kate Smith,Jack Miller Orchestra,4 Chicks & Chuck-March 62 144 More And More-Perry Como-April 62 145 I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)-Perry Como-February 58 146 White Christmas-Frank Sinatra-December 58 147 Lily Belle-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Gene Conklin,Martin Men-September 48 148 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings-Johnnie Johnston,Paul Baron Orchestra-March 48 149 Can't You Read Between The Lines?-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra,Jean Cromwell-June 46 150 Hong Kong Blues-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, 'skeets' Herfurt-October 46 151 Sleigh Ride In July-Dinah Shore, Al Sack Orchestra-February 46 152 I Don't Care Who Knows It-Harry James Orchestra, Kitty Kallen-April 46 153 The Trolley Song-Guy Lombardo Orchestra & Stuart Foster-January 46 154 Some Sunday Morning-Dick Haymes,Helen Forrest,Victor Young Orchestra-October 44 155 Out Of This World-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-July 44 156 You'll Never Walk Alone-Frank Sinatra, Ken Lane Singers-September 44 157 A Friend Of Yours-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Stuart Foster-July 44 158 On The Atchison,Topeka And The Santa Fe-Judy Garland,Merry Macs, Lyn Murray Orchestra-October 44 159 Stranger In Town-Martha Tilton, Eddie Miller Orchestra-July 42 160 Tain't Me-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-June 42 161 Jimmy's Blues-Count Basie Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing-October 42 162 All Of My Life-Three Suns-April 42 163 All Of My Life-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams-April 42 164 Can't You Read Between The Lines?-Kay Kyser Orchestra,Dolly Mitchell Trio-August 42 165 I'm Beginning To See The Light-Ella Fitzgerald, Ink Spots-April 40 166 Love Letters-Dick Haymes, Victor Young Orchestra-September 40 167 He's Home For A Little While-Dinah Shore, Al Sack Orchestra-April 40 168 There! L've Said It Again-Modernaires,Paula Kelly,Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-July 40 169 Out Of This World-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Stuart Foster-July 38 170 A Kiss Goodnight-Freddie Slack Orchestra, Liza Morrow-July 38 171 Robin Hood-Les Brown Orchestra, Butch Stone-February 38 172 I'm Gonna Love That Guy-Benny Goodman Orchestra,Dottie Reid-November 38 173 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)-Perry Como-March 38 174 All Of My Life-Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers-May 38 175 Just A Prayer Away-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams,Kaye Choir-April 38 176 It's Only A Paper Moon-Benny Goodman Orchestra,Dottie Reid-November 38 177 Northwest Passage-Woody Herman Orchestra-September 36 178 What Makes The Sunset?-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-May 36 179 Tico- Tico-Ethel Smith, Bando Carioca-January 34 180 I'm Making Believe-Hal Mcintyre Orchestra, Ruth Gaylor-February 34 181 Boogie Woogie-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-September 34 182 Temptation-Perry Como-June 32 183 One Meat Ball-Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen Orchestra-February 32 184 Something Sentimental-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra,Norton Sisters-November 30 185 Caldonia Boogie-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-June 30 186 Surprise Party-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra-November 30 187 I Love You,I Love You,I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams-Charlie Spivak Orchestra & Irene Daye-April 30 188 What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For-Betty Hutton,Paul Weston Orchestra-November 28 189 Promises-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams-November 28 190 Captain Kidd-Ella Mae Morse, Billy May Orchestra-May 28 191 Fishin' For The Moon-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, Norton Sisters-November 28 192 Aren't You Glad You're You?-Pied Pipers, Paul Weston Orchestra-December 26 193 Candy-Jerry Wald Orchestra, Kay Allen-May 26 194 Rum And Coca-cola-Abe Lyman, Californians, Rose Blane-March 26 195 If You Are But A Dream-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-January 24 196 Sleigh Ride In July-Les Brown Orchestra, Gordon Drake-March 24 197 There Goes That Song Again-Kate Smith, Jack Miller Orchestra-January 20 198 You Always Hurt The One You Love-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,Billy Williams-January 19 * The first Disc Jockey plays chart was published on January 20,1945. For the weeks prior to January 20 the Billboard Juke Box plays charts were used in compilation of this list.