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*May – [[Woody Guthrie]] writes and records "[[Roll On, Columbia, Roll On]]" and "[[Grand Coulee Dam (song)|Grand Coulee Dam]]" among other folk songs in [[Portland, Oregon]] on a commission from the [[Bonneville Power Administration]]; these are released as ''[[Columbia River Collection]]''.
*May – [[Woody Guthrie]] writes and records "[[Roll On, Columbia, Roll On]]" and "[[Grand Coulee Dam (song)|Grand Coulee Dam]]" among other folk songs in [[Portland, Oregon]] on a commission from the [[Bonneville Power Administration]]; these are released as ''[[Columbia River Collection]]''.
*[[May 10]] – London's Queen's Hall, venue for [[The Proms]], is bombed by the Luftwaffe. The concert series relocates to the [[Royal Albert Hall]].
*[[May 10]] – London's Queen's Hall, venue for [[The Proms]], is bombed by the Luftwaffe. The concert series relocates to the [[Royal Albert Hall]].
*[[August 18]] – In a brutal police operation in [[Nazi Germany]], over 300 [[Swing Kids]] are arrested, marking the end of tolerance to [[swing music]].
*[[August 18]] – In a brutal police operation in [[Nazi Germany]], over 300 ''[[Swingjugend]]'' ("Swing kids") are arrested, marking the end of tolerance to [[swing music]].
*''date unknown''
*''date unknown''
**[[Alan Lomax]] (working for the [[Library of Congress]]) discovers [[Muddy Waters]] and [[Son House]], among others
**[[Alan Lomax]] (working for the [[Library of Congress]]) discovers [[Muddy Waters]] and [[Son House]], among others
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*''[[Four Star Favorites]]'' – [[Artie Shaw]]
*''[[Four Star Favorites]]'' – [[Artie Shaw]]


==Top Popular Recordings==
==Top Popular Recordings 1941==


For each Year in Music (beginning 1940) and Year in Country Music (beginning 1939), a comprehensive Year End Top Records section can be found at mid-page (popular), and on the Country page.
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The following songs appeared in [[Billboard Hot 100#History|The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records' chart]] during 1941. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. Regional charts determined the 11-25 rankings each week, and records that failed to score on the main chart were ranked by highest position. Additional information was obtained from the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref> and other sources as specified.

The charts are compiled from data published by Billboard magazine, using their formulas, with slight modifications. Most important, there are no songs missing or truncated by Billboard's holiday deadline. Each year, records included enter the charts between the prior November and early December. Each week, fifteen points are awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. This is our adjustment to Mr. Whitburn's formula, which places no. 1 records on top, then no 2 and so on, ordered by weeks at that position. This allows a record with 4 weeks at no. 1 that only lasted 6 weeks to be rated very high. Here, the total points of a song's complete chart run determines its position. Our chart has more songs, more weeks and may look nothing like Billboard's, but it comes from the exact same surveys.

Before the [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Hot100]] was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. As Billboard did starting in the 1940s, the three totals for each song are combined, with that number determining the final year-end rank. For example, 1944's "[[A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin]]" by Bing and the Andrews Sisters finished at no. 19, despite six weeks at no. 1 on the 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'(JB) chart. It scored 126 points, to go with its Best-Selling chart (BS) total of 0. Martha Tilton's version of "I'll Walk Alone" peaked at no. 4 on the Juke Box chart, which only totalled 65 points, but her BS total was also 65, for a final total of 130, ranking no. 18. Examples like this can be found in "The Billboard" magazine up to 1958. By the way, the 'Records Most-Played On the Air' chart didn't begin until January 1945, which is why we only had two sub-totals.

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Our rankings are based on Billboard data, but we also present info on recording and release dates, global sales totals, RIAA and BPI certifications and other awards. Rankings from other genres like '[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]' or 'Most Played Juke Box Race Records', Country charts including 'Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records', 'Cashbox magazine', and other sources are presented if they exist. We supplement our info with reliable data from the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref> and other sources as specified.
The following songs appeared in [[Billboard Hot 100#History|The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records' chart]] during 1941.
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* "That Lovely Weekend" w.m. [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]] & Moira Heath
* "That Lovely Weekend" w.m. [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]] & Moira Heath
* "There Goes That Song Again" [[Allie Wrubel]]
* "There Goes That Song Again" [[Allie Wrubel]]
* "There, I've Said It Again" w.m. [[Redd Evans]] & Dave Mann
* "[[There! I've Said It Again|There, I've Said It Again]]" w.m. [[Redd Evans]] & Dave Mann
* "This Is New" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[Kurt Weill]]
* "This Is New" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[Kurt Weill]]
* "[[This Time the Dream's on Me]]" w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Harold Arlen]]. Introduced by [[Priscilla Lane]] in the film ''[[Blues in the Night (film)|Blues in the Night]]''.
* "[[This Time the Dream's on Me]]" w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Harold Arlen]]. Introduced by [[Priscilla Lane]] in the film ''[[Blues in the Night (film)|Blues in the Night]]''.
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! Composer !! Composition !! Date !! Location !! Performers
! Composer !! Composition !! Date !! Location !! Performers
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| [[William Alwyn|Alwyn, William]] || ''[[Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra]]'' || 1941-11-03 || Bedford, UK || [[Watson Forbes|Forbes]] / [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]] – [[Adrian Boult|Boult]]<ref>[http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.570704&catNum=570704&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English Naxos Records]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hg8WAxFjyrAC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=william+alwyn+1941+bbc+pastoral+fantasia+%22watson+forbes%22&source=bl&ots=4WCgZ95Qir&sig=0evXctiW8DIrvehMwj5T_Ad-7Z0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwA2oVChMI--_S-I70xgIVhkAUCh3OzAt0#v=onepage&q=william%20alwyn%201941%20bbc%20pastoral%20fantasia%20%22watson%20forbes%22&f=false The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn]</ref>
| [[William Alwyn|Alwyn, William]] || ''[[Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra]]'' || 1941-11-03 || Bedford, UK || [[Watson Forbes|Forbes]] / [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]] – [[Adrian Boult|Boult]]<ref>[http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.570704&catNum=570704&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English Naxos Records]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hg8WAxFjyrAC&dq=william+alwyn+1941+bbc+pastoral+fantasia+%22watson+forbes%22&pg=PA78 The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn]</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Samuel Barber|Barber, Samuel]] || [[Violin Concerto (Barber)|Violin Concerto]] || 1941-02-07 || Philadelphia || [[Albert Spalding (violinist)|Spalding]] / [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] – [[Eugene Ormandy|Ormandy]]<ref>[http://nyphil.org/~/media/pdfs/program-notes/1415/BarberConcerto%20for%20Violin%20and%20Orchestra.pdf New York Philharmonic]</ref>
| [[Samuel Barber|Barber, Samuel]] || [[Violin Concerto (Barber)|Violin Concerto]] || 1941-02-07 || Philadelphia || [[Albert Spalding (violinist)|Spalding]] / [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] – [[Eugene Ormandy|Ormandy]]<ref>[http://nyphil.org/~/media/pdfs/program-notes/1415/BarberConcerto%20for%20Violin%20and%20Orchestra.pdf New York Philharmonic]</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Béla Bartók|Bartók, Béla]] || [[String Quartet No. 6 (Bartók)|String Quartet No. 6]] || 1941-02-07 || New York City || [[Kolisch Quartet]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6OCOvvu0O1wC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=bartok+quartet+6+kolisch+1941&source=bl&ots=orbpCc6yXU&sig=cIAJ_tzO1LArPAAHtNfS2JpoeDk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAmoVChMIzfOerZjoxgIVywfbCh2bqQh-#v=onepage&q=bartok%20quartet%206%20kolisch%201941&f=false Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide]</ref>
| [[Béla Bartók|Bartók, Béla]] || [[String Quartet No. 6 (Bartók)|String Quartet No. 6]] || 1941-02-07 || New York City || [[Kolisch Quartet]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6OCOvvu0O1wC&dq=bartok+quartet+6+kolisch+1941&pg=PA32 Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide]</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[Matinées musicales]]'' || 1941-06-27 || Rio de Janeiro || [[American Ballet Company|American Ballet Company Orchestra]] – [[Emanuel Balaban|Balaban]]<ref>[http://classicalnotes.blogspot.com.es/2011/01/matinees-musicales-britten.html MUSIClassical Notes]</ref>
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[Matinées musicales]]'' || 1941-06-27 || Rio de Janeiro || [[American Ballet Company|American Ballet Company Orchestra]] – [[Emanuel Balaban|Balaban]]<ref>[http://classicalnotes.blogspot.com.es/2011/01/matinees-musicales-britten.html MUSIClassical Notes]</ref>
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| [[Alberto Ginastera|Ginastera, Alberto]] || ''[[Concierto argentino]]'' || 1941-07-18 || Montevideo, Uruguay || [[Hugo Balzo|Balzo]] / [[SODRE Symphony Orchestra|SODRE Symphony]] – [[Lamberto Baldi|Baldi]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|31583|Alberto Ginastera: ''Concierto argentino''}}</ref>
| [[Alberto Ginastera|Ginastera, Alberto]] || ''[[Concierto argentino]]'' || 1941-07-18 || Montevideo, Uruguay || [[Hugo Balzo|Balzo]] / [[SODRE Symphony Orchestra|SODRE Symphony]] – [[Lamberto Baldi|Baldi]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|31583|Alberto Ginastera: ''Concierto argentino''}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Bernard Herrmann|Herrmann, Bernard]] || [[Symphony No. 1 (Herrmann)|Symphony]] || 1941-07-27 || New York City || [[CBS Symphony Orchestra|CBS Symphony]] – Herrmann<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-1mUcGRpt0EC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=herrmann+cbs+symphony+1941&source=bl&ots=pq6iwMc8h9&sig=Al5RnCTsfTDi60l4fZUM2FkzZbA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwA2oVChMIluLQrofoxgIVhA9yCh3cBgAu#v=onepage&q=herrmann%20cbs%20symphony%201941&f=false Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann]</ref>
| [[Bernard Herrmann|Herrmann, Bernard]] || [[Symphony No. 1 (Herrmann)|Symphony]] || 1941-07-27 || New York City || [[CBS Symphony Orchestra|CBS Symphony]] – Herrmann<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-1mUcGRpt0EC&dq=herrmann+cbs+symphony+1941&pg=PA89 Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann]</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Paul Hindemith|Hindemith, Paul]] || [[Cello Concerto (Hindemith)|Cello Concerto]] || 1941-02-07 || Boston || [[Gregor Piatigorsky|Piatigorsky]] / [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]] – [[Sergei Koussevitzky|Koussevitzky]]<ref>[http://www.schott-music.com/shop/show,33092,cmss,3369.html#show_details Schott Music]</ref>
| [[Paul Hindemith|Hindemith, Paul]] || [[Cello Concerto (Hindemith)|Cello Concerto]] || 1941-02-07 || Boston || [[Gregor Piatigorsky|Piatigorsky]] / [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]] – [[Sergei Koussevitzky|Koussevitzky]]<ref>[http://www.schott-music.com/shop/show,33092,cmss,3369.html#show_details Schott Music]</ref>
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*[[Bernard Herrmann]] – ''[[The Devil and Daniel Webster (film)|The Devil and Daniel Webster]]''
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] – ''[[The Devil and Daniel Webster (film)|The Devil and Daniel Webster]]''
*[[Erich Korngold]] – ''[[The Sea Wolf (1941 film)|The Sea Wolf]]''
*[[Erich Korngold]] – ''[[The Sea Wolf (1941 film)|The Sea Wolf]]''
*[[Franz Waxman]] - ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''
*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] – ''[[49th Parallel (film)|49th Parallel]]''
*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] – ''[[49th Parallel (film)|49th Parallel]]''


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* ''[[High Kickers]]'' Broadway production opened on October 31 at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] and ran for 171 performances.
* ''[[High Kickers]]'' Broadway production opened on October 31 at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] and ran for 171 performances.
* ''[[It Happens on Ice]]'' Broadway [[Revue]] opened on July 15 at the [[Center Theatre (New York City)|Center Theatre]] and ran for 386 performances.
* ''[[It Happens on Ice]]'' Broadway [[Revue]] opened on July 15 at the [[Center Theatre (New York City)|Center Theatre]] and ran for 386 performances.
* ''[[Lady Behave (musical)|Lady Behave]]'' London production opened at [[Her Majesty's Theatre|His Majesty's Theatre]] on July 24 and ran for 401 performances
* ''[[Lady Behave (musical)|Lady Behave]]'' London production opened at [[His Majesty's Theatre, London|His Majesty's Theatre]] on July 24 and ran for 401 performances
* ''[[Lady in the Dark]]'' Broadway production opened on January 23 at the [[Alvin Theatre]] and ran for 467 performances.
* ''[[Lady in the Dark]]'' Broadway production opened on January 23 at the [[Alvin Theatre]] and ran for 467 performances.
* ''[[Let's Face It!]]'' Broadway production opened on October 29 at the [[Imperial Theatre]] and ran for 547 performances.
* ''[[Let's Face It!]]'' Broadway production opened on October 29 at the [[Imperial Theatre]] and ran for 547 performances.
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* ''[[Road to Zanzibar]]''
* ''[[Road to Zanzibar]]''
* ''[[San Antonio Rose (film)|San Antonio Rose]]'' starring [[Robert Paige]], [[Jane Frazee]], [[Eve Arden]] and [[The Merry Macs]]
* ''[[San Antonio Rose (film)|San Antonio Rose]]'' starring [[Robert Paige]], [[Jane Frazee]], [[Eve Arden]] and [[The Merry Macs]]
* ''[[Sis Hopkins]]'' starring [[Judy Canova]], [[Bob Crosby]], [[Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|Jerry Colonna]] and [[Susan Hayward]]
* ''[[Sis Hopkins (1941 film)|Sis Hopkins]]'' starring [[Judy Canova]], [[Bob Crosby]], [[Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|Jerry Colonna]] and [[Susan Hayward]]
* ''[[Smilin' Through (1941 film)|Smilin' Through]]''
* ''[[Smilin' Through (1941 film)|Smilin' Through]]''
* ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]''
* ''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]''
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*[[January 15]] – [[Captain Beefheart]], musician and artist (died 2010)
*[[January 15]] – [[Captain Beefheart]], musician and artist (died 2010)
*[[January 18]] – [[David Ruffin]] ([[The Temptations]]) (died 1991)
*[[January 18]] – [[David Ruffin]] ([[The Temptations]]) (died 1991)
*[[January 20]] – [[Ron Townson]], [[The 5th Dimension]] (died 2001)
*[[January 20]] – [[Ron Townson]] ([[The 5th Dimension]]) (died 2001)
*[[January 21]]
*[[January 21]]
**[[Plácido Domingo]], operatic tenor
**[[Plácido Domingo]], operatic tenor
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**<!--January 24-->[[Neil Diamond]], singer-songwriter
**<!--January 24-->[[Neil Diamond]], singer-songwriter
**<!--January 24-->[[Aaron Neville]], R&B and soul vocalist and musician ([[The Neville Brothers]])
**<!--January 24-->[[Aaron Neville]], R&B and soul vocalist and musician ([[The Neville Brothers]])
* [[January 27]] – [[Bobby Hutcherson]], African-American jazz musician (died 2016)
* [[January 27]] – [[Bobby Hutcherson]], American jazz musician (died [[2016 in music|2016]])
*[[January 28]] – [[Cash McCall (musician)|Cash McCall]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)
*[[January 28]] – [[Cash McCall (musician)|Cash McCall]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died [[2010 in music|2010]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/in-memoriam-cash-mccall-january-28-1941-april-20-2019/|title=In Memoriam Cash McCall|date=30 April 2019|website=Blues Magazine|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[February 4]] – [[John Steel (drummer)|John Steel]], rock drummer [[The Animals]]
*[[February 4]] – [[John Steel (drummer)|John Steel]], rock drummer [[The Animals]]
*[[February 5]] – [[Barrett Strong]], singer-songwriter
*[[February 5]]
**[[Henson Cargill]], country singer (died 2007)
**[[Barrett Strong]], Motown singer-songwriter (died 2023)
**[[Cory Wells]], rock singer ([[Three Dog Night]]) (died 2015)
*[[February 6]] – [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], singer (Dave Berry and the Crusaders)
*[[February 6]] – [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], singer (Dave Berry and the Crusaders)
*[[February 11]]
*[[February 11]]
**Earl Lewis ([[The Channels]])
**Earl Lewis, doo-wop singer-songwriter ([[The Channels]])
**[[Sérgio Mendes]], Brazilian keyboard player and Latin American musician<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington - Morphine|publisher=MUZE|year=2006|page=705}}</ref> (died 2024)
**[[Sergio Mendes]], Latin American musician
**[[Tom Rush]], folk & blues singer
**[[Tom Rush]], folk & blues singer
*[[February 12]] – [[Dominguinhos]], Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer (died 2013)
*[[February 12]] – [[Dominguinhos]], Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer (died 2013)
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*[[April 21]] – [[Jim Owen (singer-songwriter)|Jim Owen]], country singer-songwriter (died [[2020 in music|2020]])
*[[April 21]] – [[Jim Owen (singer-songwriter)|Jim Owen]], country singer-songwriter (died [[2020 in music|2020]])
*[[April 28]]
*[[April 28]]
**<!--April 28-->[[Peter Anders (songwriter)|Peter Anders]], [[The Tradewinds]]
**<!--April 28-->[[Peter Anders (songwriter)|Peter Anders]], songwriter [[The Tradewinds]]
**<!--April 28-->[[Ann-Margret]], actress and singer<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul Michael|title=Movie Greats: The Players, Directors, Producers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQwnAQAAIAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Garland Books|page=1950}}</ref>
**<!--April 28-->[[Ann-Margret]], actress and singer<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul Michael|title=Movie Greats: The Players, Directors, Producers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQwnAQAAIAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Garland Books|page=1950}}</ref>
*[[April 30]] – [[Johnny Farina]] ([[Santo & Johnny]])
*[[April 30]] – [[Johnny Farina]] ([[Santo & Johnny]])
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*[[June 1]] – [[Edo de Waart]], conductor
*[[June 1]] – [[Edo de Waart]], conductor
*[[June 2]]
*[[June 2]]
**[[William Guest (singer)|William Guest]], R&B/soul singer ([[Gladys Knight & the Pips]]) (died 2015)<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2015-12-27 |title=William Guest, Longtime Member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dies at 74 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/28/arts/music/william-guest-longtime-member-of-gladys-knight-and-the-pips-dies-at-74.html |access-date=2023-03-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
**[[William Guest (singer)|William Guest]], R&B/soul singer ([[Gladys Knight & the Pips]])
**[[Charlie Watts]], rock drummer ([[The Rolling Stones]]) (died 2021)<ref>{{cite book|first=Cleveland|last=Amory|title=Celebrity Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfsZAAAAYAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Harper & Row|isbn=978-0-9615476-0-8|page=251}}</ref>
**[[Charlie Watts]], rock drummer ([[The Rolling Stones]]) (died 2021)<ref>{{cite book|first=Cleveland|last=Amory|title=Celebrity Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfsZAAAAYAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Harper & Row|isbn=978-0-9615476-0-8|page=251}}</ref>
*[[June 5]] – [[Martha Argerich]], pianist
*[[June 5]] – [[Martha Argerich]], pianist
*[[June 7]] – [[Jaime Laredo]], Bolivian-American violinist and conductor<ref>{{cite book|first=Niels A.|last=Miller|title=Encyclopedia of Music Philately|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HkE7AAAAMAAJ|year=1963|publisher=American Topical Association|page=9}}</ref>
*[[June 7]] – [[Jaime Laredo]], Bolivian-American violinist and conductor<ref>{{cite book|first=Niels A.|last=Miller|title=Encyclopedia of Music Philately|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HkE7AAAAMAAJ|year=1963|publisher=American Topical Association|page=9}}</ref>
*[[June 8]] – [[Fuzzy Haskins]], musician (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=2023-03-23 |title=Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/arts/music/fuzzy-haskins-dead.html |access-date=2023-03-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[June 8]] – [[Fuzzy Haskins]], musician
*[[June 9]] – [[Jon Lord]], rock keyboard player and composer ([[Deep Purple]]) (died [[2012 in music|2012]])
*[[June 9]] – [[Jon Lord]], rock keyboard player and composer ([[Deep Purple]]) (died [[2012 in music|2012]])
*[[June 10]]
*[[June 10]]
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*[[June 15]] – [[Harry Nilsson]], singer-songwriter (died [[1994 in music|1994]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Alyn Shipton|title=Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZceAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1|date=8 August 2013|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-975657-5|pages=1}}</ref>
*[[June 15]] – [[Harry Nilsson]], singer-songwriter (died [[1994 in music|1994]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Alyn Shipton|title=Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZceAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1|date=8 August 2013|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-975657-5|pages=1}}</ref>
*[[June 16]] – [[Lamont Dozier]], songwriter (died [[2022 in music|2022]])
*[[June 16]] – [[Lamont Dozier]], songwriter (died [[2022 in music|2022]])
*[[June 23]] – [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Grateful Dead]])
*[[June 23]] – [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Grateful Dead]]) (died 2019)
*[[June 24]] – [[Erkin Koray]], Turkish musician
*[[June 24]] – [[Erkin Koray]], Turkish musician
*[[July 5]] – [[Terry Cashman]], record producer and singer-songwriter
*[[July 5]] – [[Terry Cashman]], record producer and singer-songwriter
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*[[July 17]]
*[[July 17]]
**<!--July 17-->[[Spencer Davis]], instrumentalist ([[The Spencer Davis Group]]) (died 2020)
**<!--July 17-->[[Spencer Davis]], instrumentalist ([[The Spencer Davis Group]]) (died 2020)
**<!--July 17-->[[Gribouille]], singer (died 1968)
**<!--July 17-->[[Gribouille]], chanteuse (died 1968)
*[[July 18]]
*[[July 18]]
**<!--July 18-->[[Lonnie Mack]], rock and blues guitarist (died 2016)
**<!--July 18-->[[Lonnie Mack]], rock and blues guitarist (died 2016)
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*[[July 19]] – [[Vicki Carr]], singer
*[[July 19]] – [[Vicki Carr]], singer
*[[July 22]]
*[[July 22]]
** [[Estelle Bennett]] ([[The Ronettes]]) (died [[2009 in music|2009]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/estelle-bennett-singer-with-the-ronettes-1609210.html|title=Estelle Bennett: Singer with the Ronettes|last=Leigh|first=Spencer|date=February 14, 2009|website=The Independent|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
** [[Estelle Bennett]] ([[The Ronettes]]) (died 2009)
** [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], American musician
** [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], American musician
*[[July 25]] – [[Manny Charlton]] ([[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]) (died 2022)
*[[July 25]] – [[Manny Charlton]], hard rock lead guitarist and record producer ([[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]) (died [[2022 in music|2022]])
*[[July 26]] – [[Brenton Wood]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 26]] – [[Brenton Wood]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 27]] – [[Johannes Fritsch]], composer and violist (died 2010)
*[[July 27]] – [[Johannes Fritsch]], composer and violist (died 2010)
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*[[August 2]] – [[Doris Coley]] ([[The Shirelles]]) (died 2000)
*[[August 2]] – [[Doris Coley]] ([[The Shirelles]]) (died 2000)
*[[August 3]] – [[Beverly Lee]] ([[The Shirelles]])
*[[August 3]] – [[Beverly Lee]] ([[The Shirelles]])
*[[August 4]] – [[Timi Yuro]], soul singer (died 2004)
*[[August 14]]
*[[August 14]]
**[[David Crosby]], rock singer-songwriter ([[The Byrds]], [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]])
**[[David Crosby]], rock singer-songwriter ([[The Byrds]], [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]]) (died 2023)
**[[Connie Smith]], country singer-songwriter
**[[Connie Smith]], country singer-songwriter
*[[August 19]] – [[Alain Boublil]], librettist
*[[August 19]] – [[Alain Boublil]], librettist
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*[[August 22]] – [[Marvell Thomas]], African-American Memphis blues keyboardist (died 2017)
*[[August 22]] – [[Marvell Thomas]], African-American Memphis blues keyboardist (died 2017)
*[[August 24]] – [[Kenny Rogers]], country musician (died 2020)
*[[August 24]] – [[Kenny Rogers]], country musician (died 2020)
*[[August 26]] – [[Chris Curtis]] ([[The Searchers (band)|The Searchers]]) (died 2005)
*[[August 26]] – [[Chris Curtis (musician)|Chris Curtis]] ([[The Searchers (band)|The Searchers]]) (died 2005)
*[[August 27]] – [[Cesária Évora]], [[Morna (music)|morna]] vocalist (died 2011)
*[[August 27]] – [[Cesária Évora]], [[Morna (music)|morna]] vocalist (died 2011)
*[[August 28]] – [[Joseph Shabalala]], choral director ([[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]]) (died 2020)
*[[August 28]] – [[Joseph Shabalala]], choral director ([[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]]) (died 2020)
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**[[James Seals]] ([[Seals and Crofts]]) (died 2022)
**[[James Seals]] ([[Seals and Crofts]]) (died 2022)
*[[October 21]]
*[[October 21]]
**<!--October 21-->[[Manfred Lubowitz]] ([[Manfred Mann]])
**<!--October 21-->[[Manfred Mann (musician)|Manfred Mann]], born Manfred Lubowitz, rock keyboardist and singer-songwriter ([[Manfred Mann]])
**<!--October 21-->[[Steve Cropper]], [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]]
**<!--October 21-->[[Steve Cropper]], R&B guitarist ([[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]])
*[[October 24]] – [[Helen Reddy]], singer (died 2020)
*[[October 24]] – [[Helen Reddy]], singer (died 2020)
*[[October 28]]
*[[October 28]]
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**<!--November 2-->[[The Tremeloes|Brian Poole]], singer ([[The Tremeloes]])
**<!--November 2-->[[The Tremeloes|Brian Poole]], singer ([[The Tremeloes]])
**<!--November 2-->[[Bruce Welch]], guitarist and singer ([[The Shadows]])
**<!--November 2-->[[Bruce Welch]], guitarist and singer ([[The Shadows]])
*[[November 5]] – [[Art Garfunkel]], singer
*[[November 5]] – [[Art Garfunkel]], singer ([[Simon and Garfunkel]])
*[[November 6]] – [[Doug Sahm]] ([[Sir Douglas Quintet]]) (died 1999)
*[[November 6]]
**[[James Bowman (countertenor)|James Bowman]], countertenor (died 2023)
**[[Guy Clark]], folk singer-songwriter (died 2016)
** [[Doug Sahm]], Tex-Mex musician ([[Sir Douglas Quintet]]) (died 1999)
*[[November 8]] – [[Simon Standage]], baroque violinist
*[[November 8]] – [[Simon Standage]], baroque violinist
*[[November 9]] – [[Tom Fogerty]], rock rhythm guitarist ([[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]) (died 1990)
*[[November 9]] – [[Tom Fogerty]], rock rhythm guitarist ([[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]) (died 1990)
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*[[January 23]] – [[Dobri Hristov]], composer, 65
*[[January 23]] – [[Dobri Hristov]], composer, 65
*[[February 5]] – [[Miina Härma]], Estonian organist, composer, and conductor, 76<ref>{{cite book|first=Tiit|last=Kändler|translator-first=Küllike|translator-last=Lengi-Cooper|title=A Hundred Great Estonians of the 20th Century|location=Tallinn|publisher=Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers|year=2002|page=52|isbn=978-9-98570-103-4}}</ref>
*[[February 5]] – [[Miina Härma]], Estonian organist, composer, and conductor, 76<ref>{{cite book|first=Tiit|last=Kändler|translator-first=Küllike|translator-last=Lengi-Cooper|title=A Hundred Great Estonians of the 20th Century|location=Tallinn|publisher=Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers|year=2002|page=52|isbn=978-9-98570-103-4}}</ref>
*[[February 13]] – [[Blind Boy Fuller]], blues musician
*[[February 13]] – [[Blind Boy Fuller]], blues musician, 36 (sepsis)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blueskc.org/blind-boy-fuller/ |title=Kansas City Blues Society|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[February 15]] – [[Guido Adler]], musicologist, 85<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Randel|editor-first=Don Michael|title=The Harvard biographical dictionary of music|year=1996|publisher=Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn=0-674-37299-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/harvardbiographi00rand/page/5 5]|chapter=Adler, Guido|chapter-url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/harvardbiographi00rand/page/5}}</ref>
*[[February 15]] – [[Guido Adler]], musicologist
*[[February 19]] – Sir [[Hamilton Harty]], conductor and composer, 61
*[[February 19]] – Sir [[Hamilton Harty]], conductor and composer, 61
*[[February 21]] – [[La Bolduc]], Québécois singer, 46 (cancer)
*[[February 21]] – [[La Bolduc]], Québécois singer, 46 (cancer)
*[[March 11]] – Sir [[Henry Walford Davies]], composer, 71
*[[March 11]] – Sir [[Henry Walford Davies]], composer, 71
*[[March 12]] – [[Ernst Décsey]], music critic, 70
*[[March 12]] – [[Ernst Décsey]], music critic, 70
*[[March 17]] – [[Wassily Sapellnikoff]], pianist
*[[March 17]] – [[Wassily Sapellnikoff]], pianist, 73
*[[March 20]] – [[Oskar Baum]], music teacher and writer, 58<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url= |title=Lexikon deutsch-jüdischer Autoren |publisher=K. G. Saur |year=1992 |isbn=3-598-22680-2 |editor-last=Archiv Bibliographia Judaica |volume=I (A - Benc) |location=Berlin |pages=398–404 |language=de |chapter=Baum, Oskar |doi=10.1515/9783110975864 |oclc=979630446 |chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110975864.398}}</ref>
*[[March 20]] – [[Oskar Baum]], music teacher and writer
*[[March 27]] – [[Primo Riccitelli]], Italian composer, 65
*[[March 27]] – [[Primo Riccitelli]], Italian composer, 65
*[[April 6]] – [[Henry Burr]], Canadian popular singer, 59 (throat cancer)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000490 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050520085326/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000490 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-05-20 |title=Burr, Henry |author=Edward B. Moogk |publisher=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada }}</ref>
*[[April 6]] – [[Henry Burr]], popular singer
*[[April 17]] – [[Al Bowlly]], popular singer, 43 (explosion)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/0/B29B64CC82627D3A80257C2F0033417A?OpenDocument|title=Blue Plaque For Singer Al Bowlly|date=25 November 2013|access-date=19 September 2014|publisher=English Heritage}}</ref>
*[[April 17]] – [[Al Bowlly]], popular singer
*[[April 19]] – [[Johanna Müller-Hermann]], Austrian composer and teacher
*[[April 19]] – [[Johanna Müller-Hermann]], Austrian composer and teacher
*[[April 21]] – [[Agustín Bardi]], tango composer, pianist and violinist, 56 (heart attack)
*[[April 21]] – [[Agustín Bardi]], tango composer, pianist and violinist, 56 (heart attack)
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**<!--May 1-->[[Howard Johnson (lyricist)|Howard Johnson]], lyricist
**<!--May 1-->[[Howard Johnson (lyricist)|Howard Johnson]], lyricist
*[[May 18]] – [[Milka Ternina]], Croatian dramatic soprano
*[[May 18]] – [[Milka Ternina]], Croatian dramatic soprano
*[[May 23]] – [[Slavko Osterc]], Slovenian composer
*[[May 23]] – [[Slavko Osterc]], Slovenian composer, 45
*[[May 30]] – [[Edmund L. Gruber]], composer (born 1879)
*[[May 30]] – [[Edmund L. Gruber]], composer (born 1879)
*[[June 17]] – [[Johan Wagenaar]], organist and composer, 78
*[[June 17]] – [[Johan Wagenaar]], organist and composer, 78
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*[[September 18]] – [[Louis Feuillard]], French cellist and professor (born 1872)
*[[September 18]] – [[Louis Feuillard]], French cellist and professor (born 1872)
*[[September 19]] – [[Enrique Saborido]], tango pianist and composer, 64
*[[September 19]] – [[Enrique Saborido]], tango pianist and composer, 64
*[[October 2]] – [[Jef Denyn]], carillon player, 79
*[[October 3]] – [[Wilhelm Kienzl]], Austrian composer and conductor (born 1857)
*[[October 3]] – [[Wilhelm Kienzl]], Austrian composer and conductor (born 1857)
*[[October 8]]
*[[October 8]]

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For each Year in Music (beginning 1940) and Year in Country Music (beginning 1939), a comprehensive Year End Top Records section can be found at mid-page (popular), and on the Country page.

The charts are compiled from data published by Billboard magazine, using their formulas, with slight modifications. Most important, there are no songs missing or truncated by Billboard's holiday deadline. Each year, records included enter the charts between the prior November and early December. Each week, fifteen points are awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. This is our adjustment to Mr. Whitburn's formula, which places no. 1 records on top, then no 2 and so on, ordered by weeks at that position. This allows a record with 4 weeks at no. 1 that only lasted 6 weeks to be rated very high. Here, the total points of a song's complete chart run determines its position. Our chart has more songs, more weeks and may look nothing like Billboard's, but it comes from the exact same surveys.

Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. As Billboard did starting in the 1940s, the three totals for each song are combined, with that number determining the final year-end rank. For example, 1944's "A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" by Bing and the Andrews Sisters finished at no. 19, despite six weeks at no. 1 on the 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'(JB) chart. It scored 126 points, to go with its Best-Selling chart (BS) total of 0. Martha Tilton's version of "I'll Walk Alone" peaked at no. 4 on the Juke Box chart, which only totalled 65 points, but her BS total was also 65, for a final total of 130, ranking no. 18. Examples like this can be found in "The Billboard" magazine up to 1958. By the way, the 'Records Most-Played On the Air' chart didn't begin until January 1945, which is why we only had two sub-totals.

Our rankings are based on Billboard data, but we also present info on recording and release dates, global sales totals, RIAA and BPI certifications and other awards. Rankings from other genres like 'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs' or 'Most Played Juke Box Race Records', Country charts including 'Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records', 'Cashbox magazine', and other sources are presented if they exist. We supplement our info with reliable data from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954[3] and other sources as specified. The following songs appeared in The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records' chart during 1941.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra "Chattanooga Choo Choo"[4] Bluebird 11230 May 7, 1941 (1941-05-07) July 25, 1941 (1941-07-25) US BB 1941 #1, US #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, 253 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1996, ASCAP song of 1941, Oscar Nomination 1941 (film 'Sun Valley Serenade')
2 Freddy Martin and His Orchestra "Piano Concerto In B Flat"[5] Bluebird 11211 June 16, 1941 (1941-06-16) July 3, 1941 (1941-07-03) US BB 1941 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 230 points
3 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)"[6] Decca 3629 February 3, 1941 (1941-02-03) February 1941 (1941-02) US BB 1941 #3, US #1 for 10 weeks, 18 total weeks, 171 points, 1,000,000 sales[7]
4 Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye "Daddy"[8] Victor 27391 March 31, 1941 (1941-03-31) April 25, 1941 (1941-04-25) US BB 1941 #4, US #1 for 8 weeks, 19 total weeks, 170 points
5 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Green Eyes"[9] Decca 3698 March 19, 1941 (1941-03-19) April 1941 (1941-04) US BB 1941 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 28 total weeks, 153 points, 1,000,000 sales[7]
6 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra "Maria Elena"[10] Decca 3698 March 19, 1941 (1941-03-19) April 1941 (1941-04) US BB 1941 #6, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks, 142 points, 1,000,000 sales[7]
7 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Elmer's Tune"[11] Bluebird 11274 August 11, 1941 (1941-08-11) August 29, 1941 (1941-08-29) US BB 1941 #7, US #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 126 points
8 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Frank Sinatra) "This Love of Mine"[12] Victor 27508 May 28, 1941 (1941-05-28) July 11, 1941 (1941-07-11) US BB 1941 #8, US #3 for 4 weeks, 27 total weeks, 111 points
9 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra "Blue Champagne"[13] Decca 3775 April 29, 1941 (1941-04-29) June 1941 (1941-06) US BB 1941 #9, US #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 84 points
10 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Frank Sinatra & Connie Haines & Pied Pipers) "Oh Look At Me Now"[14] Victor 27274 January 16, 1941 (1941-01-16) February 1941 (1941-02) US BB 1941 #10, US #2 for 6 weeks, 14 total weeks, 81 points
11 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra "My Sister and I"[15] Decca 3710 March 19, 1941 (1941-03-19) April 1941 (1941-04) US 1941 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 79 points
12 Horace Heidt And His Musical Knights "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire"[16] Columbia 36295 July 24, 1941 (1941-07-24) August 1941 (1941-08) US BB 1941 #12, US #2 for 2 week, 17 total weeks, 77 points
13 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra "I Hear a Rhapsody"[17] Bluebird 10934 October 14, 1940 (1940-10-14) November 1940 (1940-11) US BB 1941 #13, US #2 for 6 weeks, 18 total weeks, 76 points
14 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Yes, Indeed!"[18] Victor 27421 February 17, 1941 (1941-02-17) May 23, 1941 (1941-05-23) US BB 1941 #14, US #4 for 3 weeks, 24 total weeks, 73 points
15 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra "Yours"[19] Decca 3657 February 3, 1941 (1941-02-03) March 1941 (1941-03) US BB 1941 #15, US #2 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 73 points
16 Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra "Perfidia (Tonight)"[20] Victor 26334 December 19, 1940 (1940-12-19) January 7, 1941 (1941-01-07) US BB 1941 #16, US #3 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks, 70 points
17 Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra "I Hear A Rhapsody"[21] Decca 3570 October 14, 1940 (1940-10-14) November 1940 (1940-11) US BB 1941 #17, US #3 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks, 55 points
18 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "Song Of The Volga Boatmen"[22] Bluebird 11029 April 24, 1941 (1941-04-24) February 1941 (1941-02) US BB 1941 #18, US #1 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, 53 points
19 Freddy Martin and his Orchestra "The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade)"[23] Bluebird 11147 April 24, 1941 (1941-04-24) May 16, 1941 (1941-05-16) US BB 1941 #19, US #2 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 53 points
20 Bing Crosby "Dolores"[24] Decca 3644 December 23, 1940 (1940-12-23) February 1941 (1941-02) US BB 1941 #20, US #2 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 52 points

Additional recordings of historical interest, and songs that crossed over from Hillbilly (Country) and Race (R&B):

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
23 Andrews Sisters "(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time"[25] Decca 3622 November 14, 1940 (1940-11-14) February 1941 (1941-02) US BB 1941 #23, US #5 for 5 weeks, 18 total weeks, 48 points
25 Harry James and His Orchestra "You Made Me Love You"[16] Columbia 36296 May 20, 1941 (1941-05-20) August 1941 (1941-08) US BB 1941 #25, US #5 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 41 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2010
46 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra "Star Dust"[26] Victor 27230 October 7, 1940 (1940-10-07) December 6, 1940 (1940-12-06) US 1941 #46, US #6 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, 12 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1988
56 Bing Crosby "San Antonio Rose"[27] Decca 3590 December 16, 1940 (1940-12-16) February 1941 (1941-02) US BB 1941 #56, US #7 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 9 points, 1,000,000 sales[7]
87 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "New San Antonio Rose"[28] OKeh 05694 April 16, 1940 (1940-04-16) August 1940 (1940-08) US BB 1941 #87, US #11 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1940 #9, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 29 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales,[3] Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, Library of Congress artifact added 2003
86 Dinah Shore "Yes, My Darling Daughter"[29] Bluebird 10920 October 4, 1940 (1940-10-04) November 8, 1940 (1940-11-08) US BB 1941 #86, US #11 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
88 Andrews Sisters "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"[30] Decca 3598 January 2, 1941 (1941-01-02) January 20, 1941 (1941-01-20) US BB 1941 #88, US #11 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000
91 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra "Take the "A" Train"[31] Victor 27380 February 15, 1941 (1941-02-15) April 11, 1941 (1941-04-11) US BB 1941 #91, US #12 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1976
95 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra "Because of You"[32] Bluebird 11094 December 12, 1940 (1940-12-12) March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28) US 1941 #95, US #12 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
99 Louise Massey and the Westerners "My Adobe Hacienda"[33] Okeh 6077 January 27, 1941 (1941-01-27) March 1941 (1941-03) US BB 1941 #99, US #13 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #10, USHB #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks
131 Gene Autry "You Are My Sunshine"[33] Okeh 6274 June 18, 1941 (1941-06-18) July 10, 1941 (1941-07-10) US BB 1941 #131, US #16 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #1, USHB #1 for 20 weeks, 50 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[3]
142 Sons of the Pioneers "Cool Water"[34] Decca 5939 March 27, 1941 (1941-03-27) April 1941 (1941-04) US BB 1941 #142, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #12, USHB #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks
167 Bing Crosby "You Are My Sunshine"[35] Decca 3952 July 8, 1941 (1941-07-08) August 1941 (1941-08) US BB 1941 #167, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
147 Gene Autry "Be Honest with Me"[28] Okeh 5980 August 20, 1940 (1940-08-20) January 17, 1941 (1941-01-17) US BB 1941 #147, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #3, USHB #1 for 6 weeks, 58 total weeks
154 Ernest Tubb "Walking the Floor Over You"[36] Decca 5958 April 26, 1941 (1941-04-26) May 28, 1941 (1941-05-28) US BB 1941 #154, US #18 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #2, USHB #1 for 10 weeks, 72 total weeks
251 Bing Crosby "It Makes No Difference Now"[37] Decca 3590 December 16, 1940 (1940-12-16) February 1941 (1941-02) US BB 1941 #251, US #23 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
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Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Alwyn, William Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra 1941-11-03 Bedford, UK Forbes / BBC Symphony – Boult[38][39]
Barber, Samuel Violin Concerto 1941-02-07 Philadelphia Spalding / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[40]
Bartók, Béla String Quartet No. 6 1941-02-07 New York City Kolisch Quartet[41]
Britten, Benjamin Matinées musicales 1941-06-27 Rio de Janeiro American Ballet Company Orchestra – Balaban[42]
Britten, Benjamin Sinfonia da Requiem 1941-03-30 New York City New York Philharmonic – Barbirolli[43]
Britten, Benjamin String Quartet No. 1 1941-09-21 Los Angeles Coolidge Quartet[44]
Copland, Aaron Piano Sonata 1941-10-21 Buenos Aires Copland[45]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Canti di prigionia 1941-12-11 Rome [unknown ensemble] – Previtali[46]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Piccolo concerto per Muriel Couvreux 1941-05-01 Rome [unknown ensemble] – Previtali[47]
Ginastera, Alberto Concierto argentino 1941-07-18 Montevideo, Uruguay Balzo / SODRE Symphony – Baldi[48]
Herrmann, Bernard Symphony 1941-07-27 New York City CBS Symphony – Herrmann[49]
Hindemith, Paul Cello Concerto 1941-02-07 Boston Piatigorsky / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky[50]
Messiaen, Olivier Quatuor pour la fin du temps 1941-01-15 Görlitz, Germany Le Boulaire, Akoka, Pasquier, Messiaen[51]
Novák, Vítězslav De Profundis 1941-11-20 Brno, Czechoslovakia Reinberger / Prague Radio Symphony – Bakala[52]
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Symphonic Dances 1941-01-03 Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[53]
Schuman, William Symphony No. 3 1941-10-17 Boston Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky[54]

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  1. ^ Oggi: settimanale di politica, attualità e cultura. 1987.
  2. ^ Ralph P. Locke; Cyrilla Barr (January 1, 1997). Cultivating Music in America: Women Patrons and Activists Since 1860. University of California Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-520-08395-0.
  3. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  4. ^ "Victor matrix PBS-061245. Chattanooga choo choo / Tex Beneke; The Four Modernaires; Glenn Miller Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Victor matrix PBS-061301. Piano concerto in B flat / Freddy Martin Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Decca matrix 68652. Amapola (voBE, HOC) / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Decca Records 20th Anniversary". The Billboard: 46. August 28, 1954.
  8. ^ "Victor matrix BS-063320. Daddy / Kaye Choir; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Decca matrix 68840. Green eyes / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Decca matrix 68834. Maria Elena / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "Victor matrix BS-067630. Elmer's tune / Ray Eberle; Glenn Miller Orchestra; Modernaires – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "Victor matrix BS-065917. This love of mine / Frank Sinatra; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Decca matrix 69091. Blue Champagne / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Victor matrix BS-058760. Oh! Look at me now / Connie Haines; The Pied Pipers; Frank Sinatra; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Decca matrix 68833. My sister and I / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Columbia 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36000–36499". www.78discography.com. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "Victor matrix BS-056483. I hear a rhapsody / Bob Carroll; Charlie Barnet Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "Victor matrix BS-060908. Yes indeed! / Sy Oliver; Jo Stafford; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Decca matrix 68653. Yours (Quiereme mucho) / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  20. ^ "Victor matrix BS-037626. Perfidia / Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "Decca matrix 68461. I hear a rhapsody / Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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