The 1940s was one of the most momentous decades in modern world history, seeing the transition from disastrous international conflict to peace, with the establishment of the United Nations, as well as an emergence from post-war austerity to a promise of greater prosperity at the same time that the Cold War was a looming threat. It also saw many changes in the music landscape as swing and bug bands became uneconomic and solo singers - the crooners and divas of what came to be known as the golden age of popular music - became the big stars of the day. The Billboard record sales chart was launched in July 1940, bringing a new authenticity to the tabulation of the biggest-selling records, and this great value 128-track 6-CD collection comprises every No. 1 during the decade in the Billboard Best Sellers, Most Played In Juke Boxes and Most Played By Disc Jockeys charts. For collectors, it provides a companion product to Acrobat's existing "America's No. 1s of The '50s" (ACFCD7501). It's a fascinating and hugely entertaining musical journey though those years, featuring all the big names of the era, from those whose careers stalled before the end of the decade to others, like Frank Sinatra, who enjoyed several more decades of stardom. It comes with a 48-page 15,000 word booklet with commentary on every track.

Tracklist:

Tommy Dorsey Orch./Frank Sinatra ;Pied Pipers - I'll Never Smile
Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter ; His Orch. - Only Forever
Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra - Frenesi
Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - Song of the Volga Boatman
Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell -
Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - My Sister and I
Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - Maria Elena
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; the Kaye Choir - Daddy
Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell - Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) 1
Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly - Blue Champagne 1
Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra - Piano Concerto in B Flat 1
Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Tex Beneke ; the Four Modernaires - Chattanooga Choo Choo 1
Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle ; the Modernaires - 1
Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - a String of Pearls 1
Woody Herman ; His Orchestra - Blues in the Night (My Mama Done 1
Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - Moonlight Cocktail 1
Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra - Tangerine 1
Harry James ; His Orchestra - Sleepy Lagoon 1
Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Harry Babbit ; Julie Conway - Jingle 2
Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra - (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo 2
Bing Crosby - White Christmas 2
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Frank Sinatra ; the Pied Pipers - There Are Such Things 2
Harry James ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - I Had the Craziest 2
Harry James ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - I've Heard That 2
Glenn Miller Orchestra with Skip Nelson ; the Modernaires - That Old 2
Benny Goodman ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - Taking a 2
Song Spinners - Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer 2
Dick Haymes ; the Song Spinners - You'll Never Know 2
Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra - in the Blue of 3
Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers - Sunday Monday or Always 3
Al Dexter ; His Troopers - Pistol Packin' Mama 3
Mills Brothers - Paper Doll 3
Andrews Sisters - Shoo-Shoo Baby 3
Glen Gray ; the Casa Loma Orchestra with Eugenie Baird - My 3
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra with Bob Eberly ; Kitty Kallen - Besame 3
Merry Macs - Mairzy Doats 3
Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians with Skip Nelson ; the 3
Bing Crosby - San Fernando Valley 3
Bing Crosby - I Love You 4
Harry James ; His Orchestra with Dick Haymes - I'll Get By (As Long 4
Bing Crosby - I'll Be Seeing You 4
Louis Jordan ; His Tympany Five - G.I. Jive 4
Bing Crosby ; Williams Brothers Quartet - Swinging on a Star 4
Mills Brothers - You Always Hurt the One You Love 4
Dinah Shore - I'll Walk Alone 4
Bing Crosby ; the Andrews Sisters - There'll Be a Hot Time in the 4
Ink Spots ; Ella Fitzgerald - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall 4
Ink Spots ; Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Making Believe 4
Bing Crosby ; the Andrews Sisters - Don't Fence Me in 5
The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca Cola 5
Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive 5
Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - Candy 5
Les Brown Orchestra with Doris Day - My Dreams Are Getting Better 5
Harry James ; His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen - I'm Beginning to See 5
Pied Pipers with Paul Weston ; His Orchestra - Dream 5
Vaughn Monroe Orchestra with the Norton Sisters - There! I've Said It 5
Les Brown Orchestra with Doris Day - Sentimental Journey 5
Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - on the Atchison, Topeka and 5
Perry Como - Till the End of Time 6
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Chickery Chick 6
Harry James ; His Orchestra with Helen Forrest - It's Been a Long 6
Bing Crosby with Les Paul ; His Trio - It's Been a Long Long Time 6
Freddie Martin ; His Orchestra with Clyde Rogers - Symphony 6
Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallero at the Piano - I Can't Begin to 6
Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra with the Norton Sisters - Let It 6
Betty Hutton - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief 6
Johnny Mercer ; the Pied Pipers - Personality 6
Frankie Carle ; His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Oh What It 6
Frank Sinatra with Alex Stordahl's Orchestra - Oh What It Seemed to 7
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Betty Barclay - I'm a Big Girl 7
Perry Como - Prisoner of Love 7
Dinah Shore with the Sonny Burke Orchestra - the Gypsy 7
Ink Spots - the Gypsy 7
Perry Como - Surrender 7
Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - to Each His Own 7
Freddy Martin ; Hir Ochestra with Stuart Wade - to Each His Own 7
Frank Sinatra - Five Minutes More 7
Ink Spots - to Each His Own 7
Frankie Carle ; His Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes - Rumours Are 8
Kay Kyser Orch with Michael Douglas ; the Campus Kids - Ole 8
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams - the Old 8
Hoagy Carmichael - Huggin' and Chalkin' 8
King Cole Trio - (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons 8
Count Basie ; His Orchestra with Harry Edison ; Bill Johnson - Open 8
Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra with Stuart Wade - Managua 8
Three Flames - Open the Door Richard: 8
Dinah Shore with the Morris Stoloff Orchestra - Anniversary Song 8
Ted Weems ; His Orchestra - Heartaches 8
Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians - Managua Nicaragua 9
Ray Noble Orchestra with Buddy Clark ; Anita Gordon - Linda 9
Frank Sinatra - Mam'selle 9
Art Lund - Mam'selle 9
Harmonicats - Peg O' My Heart 9
Perry Como ; the Satisfiers - Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to 9
Jo Stafford with Red Ingle ; the Natural Seven - Temptation (Tim- 9
Buddy Clark with the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra - Peg O' My Heart 9
Tex Williams ; His Western Caravan - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That 9
The Three Suns - Peg O' My Heart 9
Francis Craig ; His Orchestra - Near You 10
Vaughn Monroe - Ballerina 10
Art Mooney ; His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover 10
Peggy Lee - Manana (Is Soon Enough for Me) 10
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Choir - Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell 10
Nat King Cole - Nature Boy 10
Ken Griffin with Jerry Wayne - You Can't Be True, Dear 10
Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Gloria Wood - Woody Woodpecker 10
Al Trace ; His New Orchestra - You Call Everybody Darlin' 10
Doris Day ; Buddy Clark - Love Somebody 10
Pee Wee Hunt ; His Orchestra - Twelfth Street Rag 11
Margaret Whiting - Tree in the Meadow 11
Dinah Shore and Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons and Bows 11
Spike Jones ; His City Slickers George Rock - All I Want for 11
Evelyn Knight ; the Stardusters - a Little Bird Told Me 11
Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae - My Darling, My Darling 11
Evelyn Knight ; the Stardusters - Powder Your Face with Sunshine 11
Blue Barron ; His Orchestra - Cruising Down the River 11
Les Brown ; His Orchestra - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 11
Russ Morgan ; His Orchestra with the Skylarks - Cruising Down the 11
Mel Torme - Careless Hands 12
Vaughn Monroe - Riders in the Sky 12
Russ Morgan ; His Orchestra Vocal By the Skylarks - Forever and 12
Perry Como with Fontane Sisters - 'A' You're Adorable 12
Perry Como - Some Enchanted Evening 12
Vic Damone - You're Breaking My Heart 12
Vaughn Monroe - Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) 12
Frankie Laine - That Lucky Old Sun 12
Margaret Whiting ; Jimmy Wakely - Slipping Around 12
Frankie Laine ; the Muleskinners - Mule Train 12
Gene Autry ; the Pinafores - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 13
Andrews Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I'

UPC: 824046600525
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 2.8.19
Format: CD

Americas No 1s Of The 40s / Various - America's No. 1's Of The '40s (CD)