BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S TOP SINGLES OF 1941 1-CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO-GLENN MILLER-NOVEMBER 1406 2-PIANO CONCERTO IN B FLAT-FREDDY MARTIN-October 1390 3-FRENESI-ARTIE SHAW-January 1386 4-GREEN EYES-JIMMY DORSEY-September 1146 5-MARIA ELENA-JIMMY DORSEY-June 964
AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1943 1-WHITE CHRISTMAS-BING CROSBY-JULY 2478 2-I DON’T WANT TO WALK WITHOUT YOU-FLANAGAN & ALLEN-March 1868 3-THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ-BING CROSBY;VERA LYNN-March 1704 4-MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU-BING CROSBY;GLENN MILLER-August 1500 5-WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON (ALL OVER THE WORLD)-VAUGHN MONROE;VERA LYNN-September 1398
AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1955 1-(WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK-BILL HALEY & THE COMETS-SEPTEMBER 1296 2-I NEED YOU NOW-EDDIE FISHER-March 1240 3-UNCHAINED MELODY-AL HIBBLER;LES BAXTER-October 1184 4-HOLD MY HAND-DON CORNELL;NAT “KING” COLE-February 1158 5-SOFTLY,SOFTLY-RUBY MURRAY-September 1046
UNITED KINGDOM’S (National Music Express)TOP SINGLES OF 1956 1 I’LL BE HOME-PAT BOONE-JUNE 1000 2 A WOMAN IN LOVE-FRANKIE LAINE-October 950 3 WHATEVER WILL BE,WILL BE-DORIS DAY-August 946 4 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN-JOHNNIE RAY-December 944 5 ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ-KAY STARR-March 942