Big Band Hits of the War Years

#1 Songs of 1940
1.. All the Things You Are - Tommy Dorsey
2.. Blueberry Hill - Glenn Miller
3.. The Breeze and I - Jimmy Dorsey
4.. Careless - Glenn Miller
5.. Darn That Dream - Benny Goodman
6.. Ferry Boat Serenade - Andrews Sisters
7.. Fools Rush In - Glenn Miller
8.. Frenesi - Artie Shaw
9.. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey
10.. Imagination - Glenn Miller
11.. Imagination - Tommy Dorsey
12.. In the Mood - Glenn Miller
13.. Indian Summer - Tommy Dorsey
14.. Make Believe Island - Mitchell Ayres
15.. Only Forever - Bing Crosby
16.. Sierra Sue - Bing Crosby
17.. There I Go - Vaughn Monroe
18.. Trade Winds - Bing Crosby
19.. When You Wish Upon A Star - Glenn Miller
20.. Where Was I? - Charlie Barnet
21.. The Woodpecker Song - Glenn Miller
#1 Songs of 1941
1.. Amapola - Jimmy Dorsey
2.. Beat Me Daddy (Eight To the Bar) - Will Bradley
3.. Blue Champagne - Jimmy Dorsey
4.. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
5.. Daddy - Sammy Kaye
6.. Dream Valley - Sammy Kaye
7.. Elmer's Tune - Glenn Miller
8.. Green Eyes - Jimmy Dorsey
9.. High On A Windy Hill - Jimmy Dorsey
10.. I Don't Want To Set the World On Fire - Horace Heidt
11.. I Hear A Rhapsody - Jimmy Dorsey
12.. In The Mood - Glenn Miller
13.. Intermezzo - Guy Lombardo
14.. Maria Elena - Jimmy Dorsey
15.. My Sister and I - Jimmy Dorsey
16.. 'Till Reveille - Kay Kyser
17.. Tonight We Love (Piano Concerto In B Flat) - Freddy Martin
18.. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow & Me) - Ink Spots
19.. You and I - Glenn Miller
#1 Songs of 1942
1.. Blues In the Night - Woody Herman
2.. Deep In the Heart Of Texas - Alvino Ray
3.. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Glenn Miller
4.. He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings - Kay Kyser
5.. I Don't Want To Walk Without You - Harry James
6.. I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller
7.. Jersey Bounce - Benny Goodman
8.. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Kay Kyser
9.. Moonlight Cocktail - Glenn Miller & his Orchestra
10.. Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James
11.. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place - Benny Goodman
12.. Tangerine - The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
13.. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
14.. The White Cliffs Of Dover - Kay Kyser
#1 Songs of 1943
1.. All Or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra with Harry James
2.. As Time Goes By - Rudy Vallee
3.. Comin' In On A Wing and A Prayer - Song Spinners
4.. I Had The Craziest Dream - Harry James Orchestra
5.. I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James
6.. In The Blue Of Evening - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
7.. It Can't Be Wrong - Dick Haymes
8.. Let's Get Lost - Vaughn Monroe
9.. Mister Five By Five - Harry James
10.. Moonlight Becomes You - Bing Crosby
11.. Paper Doll - Mills Brothers
12.. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter
13.. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Kay Kyser
14.. Sunday, Monday, Or Always - Bing Crosby
15.. Taking A Chance On Love - Benny Goodman
16.. That Old Black Magic - The Glen Miller Orchestra
17.. There Are Such Things - Tommy Dorsey
18.. When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World) - Vaughn Monroe
19.. You'll Never Know - Dick Haymes with The Song Spinners
#1 Songs of 1944
1.. Bésame Mucho - Jimmy Dorsey
2.. Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
3.. G. I. Jive - Louis Jordan
4.. I Love You - Bing Crosby
5.. I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby
6.. I'll Get By - Harry James
7.. I'll Walk Alone - Dinah Shore
8.. I'm Making Believe - Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots
9.. It's Love, Love, Love - Guy Lombardo
10.. Mairzy Doats - Merry Macs
11.. My Heart Tells Me - Glen Gray
12.. Shoo Shoo Baby - The Andrews Sisters
13.. San Fernando Valley - Bing Crosby
14.. Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby
#1 Songs of 1945
1.. Accentuate the Positive- Johnny Mercer
2.. Candy - Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford
3.. Chickery Chick - Sammy Kaye
4.. Dream - Pied Pipers
5.. I Can't Begin To Tell You - Bing Crosby w/Carmen Cavallaro
6.. I'm Beginning To See the Light - Harry James
7.. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby with Les Paul
8.. It's Been A Long, Long Time - Harry James
9.. My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time - Les Brown
10.. On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer
11.. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters
12.. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown
13.. There, I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe
14.. Till the End Of Time - Perry Como
15.. White Christmas - Bing Crosby

Courtesy of Frank Santiago